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March 16, 2021
Lt. Col. Yevgeny "Eugene" Vindman, who was fired last year from his job in the Trump White House after he raised concerns about the former president's dealings with Ukraine, is set to be promoted to a full colonel, the Army said Tuesday.
Vindman is the twin brother of Alexander Vindman, who was a key witness in the Ukraine impeachment inquiry. The brothers were both Army officers serving on the National Security Council when they raised concerns about former President Donald Trump's phone call to Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July 2019. They told an NSC lawyer that Trump's phone call, in which he sought to pressure Kyiv for political dirt on his then political opponent, Joe Biden, was potentially illegal.
"I am deeply grateful for the trust and confidence the U.S. Army and the Judge Advocate Generals Corps have placed in me with selection for promotion to Colonel. They stood their ground despite intense pressure during the last administration," Yevgeny Vindman said in a statement.
The promotion was first reported by Politico.
Vindman was on a promotion list released on Tuesday, Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Gabriel Ramirez said.'
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/yevgeny-vindman-fired-trump-white-123900783.html
underpants
(182,064 posts)Blue Owl
(49,739 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,530 posts)The Unmitigated Gall
(3,697 posts)niyad
(112,063 posts)The Unmitigated Gall
(3,697 posts)Longtime reader!
niyad
(112,063 posts)Mickju
(1,792 posts)FakeNoose
(32,202 posts)Thank you Lt. Col. Vindman!
Me.
(35,454 posts)Demovictory9
(32,297 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(23,655 posts)We know Trump fired the true Patriots that were guarding us from this Kompromised pResident. Good to know that we managed to survive a president that tried to destroy this country to keep his creditors happy.
2Gingersnaps
(1,000 posts)There is a long list of true patriots that need to be made whole after the criminal activities of the traitor in thief, and his pack of sycophants.
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)Last edited Mon May 3, 2021, 11:05 PM - Edit history (1)
Wounded Bear
(58,362 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)uponit7771
(90,193 posts)pazzyanne
(6,500 posts)I approve this action wholeheartedly!
BobTheSubgenius
(11,530 posts)What happened to him was total banana republic horse s_! It should have embarrassed any decent American, and infuriated any military person worth his or her salt.
Took a while, but the scales are tipping back.
Permanut
(5,383 posts)as it did in the 1950's under the McCarthy era BS.
Ligyron
(7,574 posts)Triggering magats day by day.
Congratulations full bird Colonel Vindman!
ailsagirl
(22,833 posts)I felt so bad for him when fg (former guy) ousted him, and I was keeping my fingers crossed that hed somehow be reinstated... and now he has!!
TomSlick
(11,013 posts)The next step is that promotion to Colonel requires Senate approval. I assume (or at least hope) that will not be a problem.
HOOAH!
niyad
(112,063 posts)I take some comfort in the knowledge that the Colonel promotion list goes before the Senate as a list - not one individual at a time. The list is usually confirmed by unanimous consent. However, it has been held-up in the past when some Senator was unhappy a constituent was not on the list.
Keep a good thought.
msfiddlestix
(7,260 posts)That's news to me, amazing what I keep learning every day.
TomSlick
(11,013 posts)O-6 =
Army, Air Force, and Marines - Colonel
Navy and Coast Guard - Captain.
msfiddlestix
(7,260 posts)I mean in terms of proceeding through. Like it's done fairly quickly I would presume. normally.
TomSlick
(11,013 posts)I remember checking the Congressional Record everyday looking for the approval.
msfiddlestix
(7,260 posts)Armed Services Committee approves via "housekeeping" procedures when it feels like getting around to it. sounds like.
TomSlick
(11,013 posts)It's usually pro forma. There as a hold-up with my list for awhile. Some Senator was demanding information for why a constituent was not on the list (it least, that was the rumor for the delay).
I can assure you that no Senator knew anything about me - or cared.
msfiddlestix
(7,260 posts)why bother, or what's the point of requiring Senate approval. I suppose it's an oversight thing, which be useful if it was really oversight that took place. Go figure.
COL Mustard
(5,750 posts)Now lets get Sasha promoted
burrowowl
(17,593 posts)Ilsa
(61,656 posts)SunSeeker
(51,295 posts)Link to tweet
Alex Vindman is also on the Board of Directors of the Renew Democracy Initiative. https://rdi.org/our-leadership/#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjEwNTEiLCJ0b2dnbGUiOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D
Link to tweet
Ilsa
(61,656 posts)especially international policy issues? He'd be a great diplomat.
msfiddlestix
(7,260 posts)Fantastic, and gives me a measure of hope desperately needed.
SunSeeker
(51,295 posts)mdbl
(4,972 posts)he deserves the same.
UTUSN
(70,435 posts)SunSeeker
(51,295 posts)electric_blue68
(14,512 posts)but as a 2nd gen half Ukrainian-American it makes me extra happy. And for his brother.
tavernier
(12,299 posts)Oh sure, the promotion as well. But the real honor is being able to tell his grandchildren that he was fired by Trump because of his patriotism to his country.
niyad
(112,063 posts)LiberalFighter
(50,343 posts)SunSeeker
(51,295 posts)USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Politicub
(12,162 posts)And no one is more deserving.
I dont know why this news makes me tear up, but it does.
marble falls
(56,029 posts)Ironic, isn't it? Both the "general" and the Colonel both have similarly ranked brothers.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Imallin4Joe
(752 posts)whathehell
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