Twice-deployed Airman demands apology from Colin Kaepernick
THE PENTAGON – NFL Quarterback Colin Kaepernick's refusal to stand for the national anthem has riled many Americans, including a twice-deployed Air Force captain who is demanding that he apologize.
“His behavior is absolutely reprehensible, ” Capt. Amanda Munson was overheard to say rather loudly in the direction of some Pentagon correspondents gathered outside that building’s briefing room. “Kaepernick has no idea the true cost of freedom and the sacrifice involved! I demand he apologize!" Munson reportedly added, to anyone listening.
According to David Wood, the senior military correspondent for the Huffington Post, Munson seemed to be hovering around the Pentagon’s press area early Friday.
“It was weird, like she was following us. She was always just within earshot, and kept talking loudly to, well…no one. Or maybe anyone, really. At one point, she said something like ‘…do you have any idea what walking on nothing but gravel for 60 days does to the mind? I’ve almost done that!’”
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