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Trump preaches unity to vets after fiery political speech

Continued from Front Later in the speech, Trump
He withdrew from his suit said Americans aren’t de-
pocket the written state- fined by the color of their
ment he’d read the day skin, the size of their pay-
a woman was killed by a check or their political par-
man who’d plowed a car ty.
through counter-protest- “Our hearts beat for Amer-
ers, but he skipped over ica. Our souls fill with pride
the trouble-causing part every time we hear the na-
that he’d freelanced at tional anthem,” Trump said.
the time: his observation “This is the spirit we need to
that “many sides” were to overcome our challenges.”
blame. When Medal of Honor re-
That, as well as his reiteration cipient Donald Ballard
days later that “both sides” joined the president on
were to blame for the vio- stage and offered praise
lence that led to the death for Trump, saying the presi-
of Heather Heyer and two dent would “drain the
state troopers, led Demo- swamp” of Washington,
crats and many Republi- Trump smiled and tipped
cans to denounce Trump his hand that he was in-
for not unmistakably call- deed being restrained.
ing out white supremacists “That was very risky,” Trump
and other hate groups. The President Donald Trump speaks at the National Convention of the American Legion, Wednesday, told the veteran. “I didn’t
president awoke Wednes- Aug. 23, 2017, in Reno, Nev. know what was going to
day still thinking about (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) happen.”q
the rally, as evidenced by ference, Trump seemed
his Twitter account. “Last more congenial. He even
night in Phoenix I read the thanked Sen. Dean Heller,
things from my statements a Nevada Republican with
on Charlottesville that the whom he has openly and
Fake News Media didn’t repeatedly feuded. He dis-
cover fairly,” he wrote. cussed his early efforts to
“People got it!” restructure and improve
By the time he arrived at the Veterans Administra-
the American Legion con- tion.

Navy dismisses commander of

7th Fleet for warship accidents

By KEN MORITSUGU bridge resource manage-
Associated Press ment. It will include training
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. and an expert assessment
Navy dismissed the com- of each ship. The Navy
mander of the Asia-based said that Rear Adm. Phillip
7th Fleet on Wednesday Sawyer, who had already
after a series of warship been named as Aucoin’s
accidents raised questions successor, would assume
about its operations in the command immediately.
Pacific. On Monday, the destroyer
A two-sentence statement USS John S. McCain and
said Adm. Scott Swift, com- an oil tanker collided off
mander of the U.S. Pacific Singapore, injuring five sail-
Fleet, had relieved Vice ors and leaving 10 others
Adm. Joseph Aucoin “due missing. Seven sailors died
to a loss of confidence in in June when the destroyer
his ability to command.” USS Fitzgerald collided with
The move follows four Navy a container ship off Japan.
accidents in the Pacific Swift, speaking Tuesday at
since late January, includ- a news conference in Sin-
ing two collisions that left gapore where the McCain
sailors dead and missing. is now docked, said Navy
“While each of these four divers had found remains
incidents is unique, they of some of the missing in
cannot be viewed in isola- a flooded compartment
tion,” Swift said earlier. in the ship. He also said
He said the Navy will carry Malaysians assisting in the
out a “deliberate re-set” search had found a body,
of all its ships in the Pacific, but it had not been deter-
focused on navigation, mined if it was a McCain
mechanical systems and crew member.q