Hawaii's Tulsi Gabbard Joins Water Protectors at Standing Rock

[Judi Lynn]

Source: OpEd News

General News 12/4/2016 at 00:10:50
Hawaii's Tulsi Gabbard Joins Water Protectors at Standing Rock

By Georgianne Nienaber




Congresswoman Gabbard with Standing Rock Sioux
Chairman Dave Archambault II (center right) and supporters


U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard's (D-HI) Twitter handle is an accurate summation of the unpretentious woman who stood before 400 Veterans and Water Protectors at Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates, North Dakota. It was a frigid Dakota Saturday night, and you could have heard the proverbial pin drop echo against the metal walls as she addressed the crowd. Gabbard served two tours of duty in the Middle East, and she continues her service as a Major in the Army National Guard. In 2005 she completed a 12-month tour in Iraq, where she served in a field medical unit as a specialist with a 29th Support Battalion medical company. Gabbard was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal at the end of the tour.

The vets were proud to have one of their own in a visible leadership role. It was written on their faces and obvious in the occasional tear that was quickly wiped away.

In a show of solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux, Congresswoman Gabbard is joining thousands of veterans from across the United States who have come to Standing Rock and the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation to protest the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The pipeline, if approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, would cross under the Missouri River and threaten not only the water supplies of Standing Rock, but also that of the Cheyenne River Sioux to the south.

In a statement to the Oceti Sakowin Camp Gabbard said, "I'm participating in the Dakota Access Pipeline protest because of the threat this project poses to water resources in four states serving millions of people."

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[turbinetree]

1. K&R

[Achilleaze]

2. Excellent

Thanks to One and All.


As far as I can see, our Corporate-Pravdalike "Newsy" shows (R) are by and large pretending that this is not happening. They failed America with Comrade Casino (R), and they are failing America with Standing Rock. What a bad joke.

[Plucketeer]

3. It must be EASIER

to find "comfortable shoes" than we've been led to believe.

[JudyM]

4. Good! This is picking up steam even as the temps drop.

We are all rooting for you guys! Stay strong.

[Arazi]

6. Amazing! Stay warm and safe Tulsi