Podcasts Culture Twenty One Gun Podcast #24 LTC Allen West - From leading troops in Iraq to Congress, it's all about attitude!

#24 LTC Allen West - From leading troops in Iraq to Congress, it's all about attitude!

Published: Dec. 9, 2019, 5 a.m.

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Allen West is an American political commentator, retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, author, and former member of the\\xa0U.S. House of Representatives.\\xa0West represented\\xa0Florida\'s 22nd congressional district\\xa0in the House from 2011 to 2013.

West was deployed to\\xa0Kuwait\\xa0in 1991 and\\xa0Iraq in 2003. In 2003, West was charged in an incident that involved the simulated execution of an Iraqi policeman. After an Article 32 hearing was held, West accepted the judgment and retired with full benefits as a lieutenant colonel in the summer of 2004. Asked if he would act differently under similar circumstances, West testified, "If it\'s about the lives of my soldiers at stake, I\'d go through hell with a gasoline can."

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