Former President Donald Trump promised Gold Star parents that he would form a “commission” to find answers about their son's death in his “first week” in office.
in his city hall event On Monday in Pennsylvania, Charles and Mary Strange, who lost their son Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Strange on August 6, 2011, called on President Trump for a “congressional hearing” into their son's death. “We have not received any opinions yet,” he said. I'll answer. ”
Michael Strange was killed along with “29 other U.S. military personnel” and “8 Afghan security forces” after “Taliban fighters shot down his helicopter” during a mission “southwest” of Kabul, Afghanistan It was done. According to to philadelphia inquirer.
The paper noted that Michael Strange was “a member of Navy SEAL Team 6, the elite unit responsible for the murder of Osama bin Laden.”
Michael was a cryptologist and a member of Navy SEAL Team 6, the elite unit responsible for killing Osama bin Laden. But at his core, he's a Wissinoming native, North Catholic High School graduate, and a “Philadelphia kid” through and through.
“I made a lot of promises on the first day, not the first day, but the first week,” Trump said. “We're going to train, baby, we're going to train, we're going to close the borders, we're going to do a lot on the first day. In the first week, we're going to set up a committee and – We're going to investigate.”
President Trump's comments came after Charles Strange called for a “congressional hearing” on getting answers about his son's death in Afghanistan.
“Mr. President, my son was killed along with 29 other people on August 6, 2011,” Charles Strange said. “This was the greatest loss of life in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan… 22 of them were Navy SEALs. To this day, we still don't have any answers – I wonder… Please, we would like a Congressional hearing.”
President Trump said of the Gold Star couple, “There are a lot of people in your shoes who want to know what happened and why this happened to their son or daughter. I'm going to do it within a week. So get ready to come to the White House.”
Trump added: “We're going to figure out what happened.” “I'm going to do it within the first week. My word is to you.”
