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Thursday, September 18, 2025

Pentagon leaders are considering a new recruiting campaign that would encourage young people to honor the legacy of assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk by joining the military, according to two officials familiar with the planning.

The idea would be to frame the recruiting campaign as a national call to service, the officials said. Possible slogans that Pentagon leaders have discussed include "Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors," according to the officials.

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"Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors"

He never served, did he?

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-18 02:00 PM | Reply

They're really trying to milk this for all it's worth.

They've probably used up it's usefulness. I don't suspect these cynical ploys to do much.

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2025-09-18 02:00 PM | Reply

Good God Gravy Marie. Canonizing a racist bigot is abhorrent. We're in free fall now.

#3 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-09-18 02:03 PM | Reply

"The Legend of Charlie Kirk".

Too funny.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-18 02:03 PM | Reply

Is this like, The Legend of Zelda?

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-09-18 02:05 PM | Reply

No, Legend of Zelda is GOOD.

#6 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-09-18 02:31 PM | Reply

"Charlie Kirk was a man

Yes, a real man

And he vlogged for America to make all Americans free

From the coonskin hat on the top of Old Kirk

To the tip of his mighty boots

The rippen-est, roaren-est man

That MAGA ever knew".

#7 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-18 03:47 PM | Reply

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