About a month ago the Naval Special Warfare Group 2 of Virginia Beach set the Twittersphere ablaze after video surfaced of their military convoy flying a Trump flag on their lead vehicle.
Photos and videos of the 'event' quickly spread around the internet and prompted a full Navy investigation into the incident. Here's a photo of the convoy:
And here is the original video that made the rounds, complete with the full commentary of an obviously emotionally scarred Hillary voter.
Navy SEAL convoy flies Commander-in-Chief Trump flag.. #USA #quote #socialmedia #fb #nfl #nba #tcot #breaking #newspic.twitter.com/CrEOpjz1Au
— People's Digest (@dinrout) February 3, 2017
Now, fast forward a month and Lt. Jacqui Maxwell has just announced that the world can go on spinning again because some of America's finest soldiers have been appropriately disciplined for their 'heinous' crime. Per the Washington Post:
Lt. Jacqui Maxwell, a spokeswoman for Naval Special Warfare Group 2, said in a statement to The Washington Post that punitive actions were taken but declined to comment on the precise nature of the punishment or how many individuals were affected.
“The inquiry was completed between the unit’s commanders and service members,” Maxwell’s statement said. “It has been determined that those service members have violated the spirit and intent of applicable DoD regulations concerning the flying of flags and the apparent endorsement of political activities. Administrative corrective measures were taken with each individual based on their respective responsibility.”
“Department of Defense and Navy regulations prescribe flags and pennants that may be displayed as well as the manner of display,” Maxwell said last month.
“Naval Special Warfare strives to maintain the highest level of readiness, effectiveness, discipline, efficiency, integrity, and public confidence,” her statement continued. “To this end, Naval Special Warfare leaders are committed to thoroughly and impartially investigating all non-frivolous allegations of misconduct. Where misconduct is present, the Naval Special Warfare commander responsible for ensuring good order and discipline within his unit will make a disposition decision as to the appropriate administrative and/or disciplinary action, if any.”
We don't know about you but we're ever so thankful for this special snowflake who helped to expose the hateful and insensitive actions of these soldiers. Imagine if they behaved this way during a deployment...they might offend some terrorists and start an international crisis.