Dad was working at WHQ, while we lived in Bowie, Maryland (one of the bedroom communities for DC) The personal car he had at the time was a VW Bug. Why is that important? Other than being one of his favorite vehicle types, the VW Bug then, was a very light in weight car. A car that several large college football players would be able to lift, move, flip, etc.
My Grandparents, Dad's parents; were traveling to DC from North Jersey (outside of Elizabeth, NJ) by train for my Christening. During the travel from NJ to MD, the DC riots exploded. Dad was at work, and was to pick up his parents from the train station.
This was the first, and only time, that Dad straped a second firearm on, in a 23 year career with the Bureau.
As Dad left the Hoover building; driving, he could see the violent riot crowd moving towards his direction. He was in the VW Bug. He knew if he had stopped, he would be beaten and probably murdered by the rioters.
Dad gunned the engine and did not stop as he drove towards the rioters. Gaining speed as he drove closer, the rioters parted as the biblical Red Sea and he was able to get home safely.
My Grandparents, Dad's parents; were traveling to DC from North Jersey (outside of Elizabeth, NJ) by train for my Christening. During the travel from NJ to MD, the DC riots exploded. Dad was at work, and was to pick up his parents from the train station.
This was the first, and only time, that Dad straped a second firearm on, in a 23 year career with the Bureau.
As Dad left the Hoover building; driving, he could see the violent riot crowd moving towards his direction. He was in the VW Bug. He knew if he had stopped, he would be beaten and probably murdered by the rioters.
Dad gunned the engine and did not stop as he drove towards the rioters. Gaining speed as he drove closer, the rioters parted as the biblical Red Sea and he was able to get home safely.
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Why am I bringing this up now? As there are riots advertised to be around the country on 14 June 2025; the 250th Birthday of the UW Army, Flag Day; I will do what Dad did, and counseled his children to do: Do Not Stop for Rioters for the Mob will act violently and place your life at risk.
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Forwarded from Andy Ngo (Official)
Inspired by the violent insurrection in L.A., Antifa militants in Seattle besieged and attacked a federal building. They piled dozens of stolen Lime bikes and scooters in one entrance, hoping to set them ablaze so that the batteries would explode and injure. Read: https://thepostmillennial.com/antifa-anti-ice-militants-barricade-seattle-federal-building-with-electric-scooters-burn-american-flags?utm_campaign=64470
The Post Millennial
Antifa, anti-ICE militants barricade Seattle federal building with electric scooters, burn American flags
Just before 10 pm, they tore down the American flag from the federal building’s east flagpole and set it on fire. Minutes later, a second flag on the west plaza was also burned.
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