US PRISON LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Military veterans who competed at the January 6th Insurrection have come forward to applaud Niger’s veterans for taking the trophy at this year’s Coup D'état Challenge 2023, an international tournament to overthrow a government.

In a letter released by Warden James W. French, Larry Brock, a retired Air Force Lt. Col. and active duty prisoner who led the U.S. to a win at the Coup D'état Challenge two years ago, wrote, “You gotta hand it to Niger’s grunts for their tenacity. They gave us a scare with their failed revolt in 2021. That one nearly cost us our trophy. Now here we are in 2023 and they’re standing on the podium and the palace steps. It just really points to the importance of believing in a dream.”

Coup D'état Challenge 2023 proved a roaring success for Niger, capturing both the top honors and their president on July 26th. The annual tourney gives restless militias a way to compete without actually fighting each other and is judged by a neutral body in Switzerland.