Howard Dean cites brother's execution by North Vietnamese in tweet saying 'F--- you, Donald Trump'

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (D) on Friday slammed President Trump for reportedly disparaging fallen service members, invoking his brother's capture and execution in the 1970s.

"My brother was captured in Laos in September of 1974 and executed by the North Vietnamese on December 14, 1974. F--- you, Donald Trump," Dean, a 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, said in a tweet.

Dean's brother, Charles Dean, and Australian Neil Sharman were captured by Laotian communist militants during a backpacking trip to the country in 1974 and executed later that year.

Both men were civilians at the time, but Charles Dean was classified by the U.S. government as a prisoner of war. His remains were repatriated in 2003.



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[nycbos]

1. I didn't know that about Dean's brother.

[rzemanfl]

2. +1 n/t.

[MontanaMama]

8. I didn't know this.

[niyad]

3. . . .

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Damn. Here is his tweet

Link to tweet

TEXT

Howard Dean
@GovHowardDean
My brother was captured in Laos in September of 1974 and executed by the North Vietnamese on December 14, 1974. Fuck you, Donald Trump.
2:23 PM · Sep 4, 2020

I KNOW that had to be a painful memory to bring up.

[dalton99a]

5. Kick

[turbinetree]

6. .....................

[mzmolly]

7. I still adore

Howard Dean. Even more so, now.

[xxqqqzme]

11. As was I.

I attended numerous fundraisers during his campaign. I remember Howard talking about his brother only once. (It may have been when the family was notified of the remains being returned)

"...In 1974, Dean's younger brother Charlie, who had been traveling through southeast Asia at the time, was captured and killed by Laotian guerrillas, a tragedy widely reported to have an enormous influence in Dean's life; he wore his brother's belt every day of his presidential campaign..."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Dean#Early_life_and_education

https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/27/us/dean-pauses-to-reflect-on-a-brother-s-long-trip-home.html

Dean Pauses to Reflect on a Brother's Long Trip Home, November 27, 2003

[amcgrath]

9. I am really hoping

That Trump letting the cat out of the bag about his disgust for the Armed Services is just him trying to distract the media from whatever Michael Cohen is going to say on the Rachel Maddow show at 9pm EST

[JI7]

10. This doesn't make sense at all

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I don't know why people always claim that fucked up things done by him are part of some plan.

[canetoad]

12. I remember the killing of Neil Sharman

Had no idea that it was Howard Dean's brother killed alongside him.

HD has more than enough reason to be angry.