Tom Homan
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My dad, who was a war hero himself, respected that man more than anybody in the world. Your dad was a war hero? World War II, 11th Airborne. Wow.
My dad, who was a war hero himself, respected that man more than anybody in the world. Your dad was a war hero? World War II, 11th Airborne. Wow.
True story. So a couple of Bronze Stars, Purple Hearts, too. And never knew it. Never knew it until he got really sick. He had to go to assisted living. Found all these medals. He didn't want to talk about them. So I got him put in a shadow box. And when he was doing his will, you know, all these kids, hey, what do you want? What do you want? I just wanted one thing. I wanted the shadow box.
True story. So a couple of Bronze Stars, Purple Hearts, too. And never knew it. Never knew it until he got really sick. He had to go to assisted living. Found all these medals. He didn't want to talk about them. So I got him put in a shadow box. And when he was doing his will, you know, all these kids, hey, what do you want? What do you want? I just wanted one thing. I wanted the shadow box.
True story. So a couple of Bronze Stars, Purple Hearts, too. And never knew it. Never knew it until he got really sick. He had to go to assisted living. Found all these medals. He didn't want to talk about them. So I got him put in a shadow box. And when he was doing his will, you know, all these kids, hey, what do you want? What do you want? I just wanted one thing. I wanted the shadow box.
Because you never talked about it. And that's what I want. And I got it. It's hanging in my office right now. And one day it was hanging in my office, and I was vice director, and John Kelly, who was the secretary of Homeland Security, came in that day, right away keyed on that shadow box. He goes, they're not yours.
Because you never talked about it. And that's what I want. And I got it. It's hanging in my office right now. And one day it was hanging in my office, and I was vice director, and John Kelly, who was the secretary of Homeland Security, came in that day, right away keyed on that shadow box. He goes, they're not yours.
Because you never talked about it. And that's what I want. And I got it. It's hanging in my office right now. And one day it was hanging in my office, and I was vice director, and John Kelly, who was the secretary of Homeland Security, came in that day, right away keyed on that shadow box. He goes, they're not yours.
so he walked up to him he goes i said they're my dad my dad never displayed them my dad never talked about it but i know they're pretty impressive uh to get you know bronze star in world war ii he says yes it was he goes you know these all mean i said no i never so the picture his photographer was with and they took a picture of john kelly's walking through each of these medals i remember the one there's a rifle with a leaf around he goes no that means
so he walked up to him he goes i said they're my dad my dad never displayed them my dad never talked about it but i know they're pretty impressive uh to get you know bronze star in world war ii he says yes it was he goes you know these all mean i said no i never so the picture his photographer was with and they took a picture of john kelly's walking through each of these medals i remember the one there's a rifle with a leaf around he goes no that means
so he walked up to him he goes i said they're my dad my dad never displayed them my dad never talked about it but i know they're pretty impressive uh to get you know bronze star in world war ii he says yes it was he goes you know these all mean i said no i never so the picture his photographer was with and they took a picture of john kelly's walking through each of these medals i remember the one there's a rifle with a leaf around he goes no that means
He said, dad was in gunfire. Didn't hear it from a distance. He was involved. And she walked me through all these things. And he says, do you know how he earned it? I said, no. You still don't know? No, I don't. Wow. I read a few things. And when he came home from the war, there was a parade for him. So they talk about how he's wounded. in New Guinea.
He said, dad was in gunfire. Didn't hear it from a distance. He was involved. And she walked me through all these things. And he says, do you know how he earned it? I said, no. You still don't know? No, I don't. Wow. I read a few things. And when he came home from the war, there was a parade for him. So they talk about how he's wounded. in New Guinea.
He said, dad was in gunfire. Didn't hear it from a distance. He was involved. And she walked me through all these things. And he says, do you know how he earned it? I said, no. You still don't know? No, I don't. Wow. I read a few things. And when he came home from the war, there was a parade for him. So they talk about how he's wounded. in New Guinea.
The second time he got wounded, it was bad enough they sent him home. But John Kelly offered me, he said, look, I'll find out for you. For your permission, I can grab his records. Well, then he came back, said they were destroyed in a fire in Kansas, Kansas City or something. All his records were destroyed. So he couldn't get his hands on them. So my dad never talked about it. Wow.
The second time he got wounded, it was bad enough they sent him home. But John Kelly offered me, he said, look, I'll find out for you. For your permission, I can grab his records. Well, then he came back, said they were destroyed in a fire in Kansas, Kansas City or something. All his records were destroyed. So he couldn't get his hands on them. So my dad never talked about it. Wow.
The second time he got wounded, it was bad enough they sent him home. But John Kelly offered me, he said, look, I'll find out for you. For your permission, I can grab his records. Well, then he came back, said they were destroyed in a fire in Kansas, Kansas City or something. All his records were destroyed. So he couldn't get his hands on them. So my dad never talked about it. Wow.
There's a couple of things I've been involved in. Probably... created the Tom Holman you see today. People always ask me, I get this question a lot. Why are you always angry? Why are you always mad? Not so much now, but the last four years, right? Because I wake up every day pissed off under the Biden administration, because we handed that administration the most secure border in my lifetime.
There's a couple of things I've been involved in. Probably... created the Tom Holman you see today. People always ask me, I get this question a lot. Why are you always angry? Why are you always mad? Not so much now, but the last four years, right? Because I wake up every day pissed off under the Biden administration, because we handed that administration the most secure border in my lifetime.
There's a couple of things I've been involved in. Probably... created the Tom Holman you see today. People always ask me, I get this question a lot. Why are you always angry? Why are you always mad? Not so much now, but the last four years, right? Because I wake up every day pissed off under the Biden administration, because we handed that administration the most secure border in my lifetime.