'Thank you for your service': Democrats praise Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's military tenure after he announces his retirement

• Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday thanked US Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman for his service, shortly after he announced he would be retiring from the military.
• "History will remember Lieutenant Colonel Vindman as an American patriot," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement.
• "Today the United States lost the national defense expertise of a decorated war hero due to political retaliation from a president who dodged the draft," Rep. Val Demings, one of the House impeachment managers, also said.
• Vindman on Wednesday announced he had submitted his retirement details to the Army, "an organization I love," after 21 years of service.
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Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday thanked US Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman for his service, shortly after he announced he would be retiring from the military.

"History will remember Lieutenant Colonel Vindman as an American patriot, who proved his heroism both on the battlefield when he earned a Purple Heart and in the House impeachment trial when he spoke truth to power," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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