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@Tim Comments about you:
2 years ago (Navy Times Facebook post to Navy officer Chattanooga gunman article): Ryan Martinez “Good job. That’s why your a CO always thinking ahead combat mindset forward thinking. Super proud of this dude.” 🙂 | Ronda Hoover Terry “They ought to give them a medal, and a raise.”
Public FB post and links to the Stripes article: Scoot Mueller August 2, 2015 at 8:35am · “In my eyes, Navy Lt Cmdr Tim White should be honored.” 🙂 | Some commenters on his post said they agree and another said this: Rocky Napier “He should get a medal. Who knows how many lives he and the Marine saved.”
Rolling Thunder Washington, DC Inc. August 6, 2015 FB post that links to a Navy Times article that doesn’t show up. This former Navy nurse says: Wendy Mallory Sawyer “Would be a sad day for the military if after losing 4 Marines and 1 sailor on that day in Chattanooga, and the only one coming to their defense is an officer who had a sidearm and saved more from getting killed that day. Also hope the above is not a delay to let feelings like these cool down so charges can be done at later date. This officer was a hero and deserves our country’s respect and honor.” 🙂 | Margaret Ellen Carroll Adams “This gets me! LCDR White is the CO and people are questioning WHY he used a gun to protect his fellow service members! Get over it people! I don’t care if it was a civilian gun or a military gun he was doing what he had to do! God Bless him.” 🙂 | Lee Caruana-Underwood “they should give him a flippin medal” Someone commented with “exactly” 🙂 | John Riedel “About time our military has the right to protect themselves on their own soil. Thank you sir, to put your career on the line having the courage to be prepared & do the right thing! Your heroism saved lives, beat down a terrorist & instituted change. Like 911, the rules of engagement have changed to end this kind of violence & loss!” 🙂 | Carol Dustin “The thought of charging Lt. Camdr. Tim White, will cause an uprising by everyone in the AL, VFW and DAV!” 😮 | Barbara Yates Click “I have never protested in my life but in this case I will make every effort to be there if they go after this hero!” 🙂 | Jo-Ellyn Booker “There had better NEVER be charges brought against this HERO!!!” 🙂 | Tony Ricci “He should be given a medal.” 🙂 | Layunna Johnson “Great !!!Much respect given.” 🙂 | Michael LaWall “Still, “not at this time”, BS. He should be investigated for a Bronze Star, that should be the story line.” 😮 | Merry Ronn Bosshart Walton “they better not...would be so wrong” 🙂 | Pattie Lamoon “he should be given a medal” 🙂 | Pauline Webster “He should be giving a MEDAL !!!”
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@Franicia Thank you for sharing those comments with me. Thank you for also posting on Instagram and our website. I hadn't thought about the fact that my thoughts hadn't been published previously (about the terrorist detonating, hostages, etc.).
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@Tim You’re welcome, Sweetheart! It was a blessing to do and I was praying to know what I could do for you. As things come up, I try to do them if they seem best. I’m glad we’re able to talk about these things. Since you hadn’t thought about it before, what goes through your mind about those thoughts of yours not having been published before?
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@Franicia I assume people may wonder why I didn't try to shoot the terrorist again since I still had a full magazine left. They may wonder why I left the building instead of staying inside too. Even though I didn't see a more assailants, the presence of multiple assailants was very likely. There was really no way that I would've known that there weren't more, and I was assuming that there was. One sub-compact pistol against one assault rifle is bad enough. One against multiple was even worse. I kind of think that I was out of options after my initial shots. The only option that I had was to get out. I can't think of any way that staying would've been helpful.
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@Tim Yes, that’s true. Those are good points. Do you think I relayed a good amount of information through my little story?
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@Franicia Yes, I do.
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@Tim Were you thinking that you wanted to write too?
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@Franicia No, I don't think that I should be writing about that yet.
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@Tim I thought that was the case.
@Tim What part specifically were you glad I mentioned or gave you some sort of relief?
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@Franicia My thoughts that the terrorist was rigged with explosives. I assumed that he was going to detonate himself once he was inside the building. I thought that it was also great that you shared my comfort knowing that I would be in the presence of God if I died and that I fully trusted that the Lord would take care of you and the children.
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@Franicia I also just remembered another thought that I had -- I was thinking that he would detonate himself initially since he didn't fire at me. It seemed like he was more interested in getting inside of the building than returning fire. Then, when I heard him firing in very rapid succession, he didn't seem interested in negotiating or taking hostages. I never heard him say or yell anything, so he wasn't demanding anything as far as I could tell. My thoughts were very fluid, and I wasn't leaving because I was afraid to die -- I wasn't afraid of that but was only dreading the pain. I was truly trying to do the very best thing for my Sailors and Marines.
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@Tim I’m so glad! Thank you for also sharing those thoughts with me. It encourages me and also helps me to know how much of a help and blessing I am and was able to be for you. I know a lot of people don’t realize those things and they don’t have to and yet it does put a lot of thoughts to rest. It’s so easy for people in hindsight to say they would have done something or wish it would have gone another way, but have never been thrust into that sort of life and death (and terrorist attack) situation which lasted seconds. I think of Sully and service members faced with an ambush by the enemy and not expecting it during time of peace.
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@Franicia I think that's why the comments from CB are so hurtful. He is completely incorrect with his assumptions of what I was thinking and doing. Staying in my office was dangerous. Jumping out of my window was dangerous. Running to the front gate was dangerous. Firing at the terrorist with my personal weapon was suicidal and potentially detrimental to my career.
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@Tim Yes, those comments are hurtful. I love what you said about all those potential dangers. He’s a coward for attacking a hero, creating lies, assuming he knows what happened to you, and more. It’s why you were Commanding Officer material and not him. You were trained to a certain degree for that day. At the Academy, they’ve taught you with the mindset that you have to look past yourself and to look at the ship and the unit as a whole because you have to think like an officer. They knew that they were training you all to be potentially commanders of ships and large units and potentially even Admirals. It’s a big responsibility and a whole other level of thinking that’s beyond intelligent, but also constantly adjusting, constantly re-evaluating the situation, and assessing dangers, scenarios, probabilities, and more.
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@Tim Has anyone written to you about what I shared yeterday?
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@Franicia No. You?
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@Tim Just comments I’ve shared. Julie from the Red Cross says she is praying for our family. Beau shared the post and called you his hero brother. Leslie Mounts liked it on LinkedIn and asked to be connected on FB. The contractor who came to our house after your COC liked it on LinkedIn too. Teena Gravitt thanked me for sharing those personal thoughts.
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