Former talk show host Montel Williams went before a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee Wednesday to make an impassioned plea for the release of U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi.
Tahmooressi made a wrong turn at the border in March, accidently crossing into Mexico with several firearms in his vehicle — firearms that are legal in the United States. The marine, who suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, has been held in a Mexican prison for the past six months.
Williams, a U.S. Navy and Marine Corp veteran, tearfully questioned the U.S. government’s commitment to members of the military.
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“To me, this is an abomination,” Williams said, his voice breaking with emotion. “He didn’t hesitate to say, ‘Aye aye, sir,’ to go off and serve. How dare we! How dare we, as a nation, hesitate to get that young man back! We sit here, in this city, and discuss sending more young people off to die!”
Watch his testimony here via C-SPAN:
It didn’t take long for word of Williams’ moving testimony to make it Twitter, prompting folks to offer their thoughts on the matter, including current and former members of Congress:
I want to thank @Montel_Williams for bringing awareness and sincerity to Sgt. Tahmooressi’s incarceration pic.twitter.com/plJbM4HKAz
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) October 1, 2014
I agree with @Montel_Williams and @PeteHegseth Mr. President, pick up your phone and #BringBackOurMarine NOW! #SgtTahmooressi cannot wait
— Rep. Tom Marino (@RepTomMarino) October 1, 2014
.@Montel_Williams, speaking tearfully on Tahmooressi case, told his own son not to enlist because he doesn’t know if US will have his back — Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) October 1, 2014
.@Montel_Williams tearfully demands President Obama call Mexican authorities and free Tahmooressi today, drawing applause from the crowd. — Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) October 1, 2014
“If we can’t treat the best (of us) better than we treat the worst,how dare you ask another man to put on the uniform.” by @Montel_Williams — Steph (@Steph93065) October 1, 2014
Wow – @Montel_Williams just delivered a hell of a speech on the US sergeant imprisoned in Mexico
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) October 1, 2014
@charliespiering @LucidJonFranks @Montel_Williams Not gonna lie, I straight up teared up. I am proud that my Nation makes men such as this — S.E. Bailey (@SEBailey4) October 1, 2014
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