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Tale of Three Soldiers, published Lebanon newspaper 01.31.15

This is a tale of three soldiers. All of them have different life stories which are intertwined with each other because all of them have to do with the current President of the United States. First, there is Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi who spent seven months in a Mexican jail, including several torture sessions. He had served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and was credited with saving the life of at least one fellow soldier and was promoted on the battlefield. He was discharged honorably in 2012. In May of 2014, he took a wrong turn because of confusing road signs and ended up in Mexico instead of San Diego, and was arrested and placed in jail there where he was mistreated so badly he was afraid he was going to die. His mother and others continually asked the President to help him but the President refused to even mention his name or talk to his family. He was finally released in November 2014 due to the efforts of several American citizens, including U.S. Representative