SEAL Turns the Tables, Issues This 4-Word Order to Commander in Chief

We all know that a Navy SEAL is a formidable fighter who deserves and earns a whole lot of respect. What we may never know is whether social media messages from legendary retired SEAL Marcus Luttrell — messages that caught fire and went viral on both Facebook and Twitter — may have had any influence on a just-announced decision by President Obama.

Obama has now ordered flags at a variety of government locations, including the White House, to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the five service members killed last week by the Chattanooga gunman. Many are saying that this is a clear reversal of what the president had previously indicated . . .

Many people, Luttrell among them, had sharply criticized the president for not honoring the five murdered U.S. war fighters by ordering flags to be lowered. Prior to Obama’s order, issued at midday on Tuesday, House Speaker John Boehner made sure flags at the U.S. Capitol were flying at half-staff in memory of the four Marines and one sailor who were killed when a man being investigated as a possible Islamic terrorist opened fire on two military installations. (Read more from “SEAL Turns the Tables, Issues This 4-Word Order to Commander in Chief” HERE)

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