{"id":546370,"date":"2021-05-30T20:20:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T00:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=546370"},"modified":"2021-05-30T20:21:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T00:21:00","slug":"afghan-vet-joey-jones-reflects-on-memorial-day-in-raw-twitter-thread-i-cant-drink-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghan-vet-joey-jones-reflects-on-memorial-day-in-raw-twitter-thread-i-cant-drink-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan Vet Joey Jones Reflects On Memorial Day In Raw Twitter Thread: \u2018I Can\u2019t Drink Anymore\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafghan-vet-joey-jones-reflects-on-memorial-day-in-raw-twitter-thread-i-cant-drink-anymore%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=546370&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jones.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Afghan veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/afghan-vet-johnny-jones-on-bidens-gun-control-plan-thatll-trigger-2022-gop-landslide\">Johnny \u201cJoey\u201d Jones<\/a>&nbsp;posted a raw, powerful message to Twitter on Saturday, reflecting on the upcoming Memorial Day holiday and paying tribute to his fallen brothers.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, a Marine vet who lost both legs above the knee and suffered serious damage to his right forearm and both wrists in 2010 when he served as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD\/Bomb) technician in Afghanistan, detailed why he \u201ccan\u2019t drink\u201d anymore, haunted by the memories of those who fought for our freedom and never made it back home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t drink anymore,\u201d Jones posted in a Twitter thread. \u201cWhen I do, the ghosts show up. They put their arm on my shoulder, look at me, body parts missing, faces half blown off. They smile with what is left of their smile. They look at me with wisdom I can\u2019t fathom and hold me with love I can\u2019t understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just can\u2019t face them,\u201d the veteran continued. \u201cHow do I look upon a man with honest eyes, knowing I\u2019m here breathing, laughing, complaining and he\u2019s lying dead beneath my\u2026 us. I can\u2019t have that tough conversation with any of them. The one where I tell them I miss them. Where I say I\u2019m sorry and they&nbsp;reply \u2018for what?\u2019 The conversation where they ask me about their kids-toddlers then, adults now-their widows.. some remarried and happy, some drowning in sorrow and regret.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t look upon their faces and keep a dry eye,\u201d Jones wrote. \u201cSo when I drink, and my brothers come, I cry. I get angry.&nbsp;I see visions of hell and feel resentment for heaven. I see spoiled children laughing around me, the lucky ones who haven\u2019t seen behind those curtains, the many. I hate them for their ignorance, I hate I didn\u2019t die when I should\u2019ve to keep them that way. So I don\u2019t drink.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead,\u201d he closed, \u201cI smile. I Remember them as they were. I watch their kids grow and find love and speak their names and tell their stories as often as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.528700906344\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I just can\u2019t face them. How do I look upon a man with honest eyes, knowing I\u2019m here breathing, laughing, complaining and he\u2019s lying dead beneath my\u2026 us. I can\u2019t have that tough conversation with any of them. The one where I tell them I miss them. Where I say I\u2019m sorry and they<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnny_Joey\/status\/1398815267652784128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.515527950311\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I see visions of hell and feel resentment for heaven. I see spoiled children laughing around me, the lucky ones who haven\u2019t seen behind  those curtains, the many. I hate them for their ignorance, I hate I didn\u2019t die when I should\u2019ve to keep them that way. So I don\u2019t drink.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnny_Joey\/status\/1398815269716430850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.5106382978723\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Instead, I smile. I Remember them as they were. I watch their kids grow and find love and speak their names and tell their stories as often as I can: GYSGT Floyd Holley: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8bxWUHZa25\">https:\/\/t.co\/8bxWUHZa25<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnny_Joey\/status\/1398815278650204165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jones specifically mentioned the following fallen heroes: GYSGT Floyd Holley,&nbsp;SSGT David B. Lyon, SSgt Joey Fankhauser, SSgt Steve Dunning, Nick Sprovtsoff,&nbsp;Dan Patron, EJ Pate, Dave Day, Justin Schmalstieg, Top Fedder, Chris Eastman, Adam Perkins, Chris Eckard, Adam Benjamin, Daniel Greer, and Chris McDonald.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.7058823529412\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">SSGT David B. Lyon: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1bW5lKyvQ6\">https:\/\/t.co\/1bW5lKyvQ6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnny_Joey\/status\/1398815421629878273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.7058823529412\">\n<p lang=\"no\" dir=\"ltr\">SSgt Steve Dunning: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GNmTSFsB7w\">https:\/\/t.co\/GNmTSFsB7w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnny_Joey\/status\/1398815905933561856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.3636363636364\">\n<p lang=\"ht\" dir=\"ltr\">Dan Patron: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1xiy3vndLI\">https:\/\/t.co\/1xiy3vndLI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnny_Joey\/status\/1398816067598835714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.2666666666667\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dave Day: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/27cltp805P\">https:\/\/t.co\/27cltp805P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnny_Joey\/status\/1398816243138838528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.2\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Top Fedder: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HONkNkjhlT\">pic.twitter.com\/HONkNkjhlT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnny_Joey\/status\/1398816459971829761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.4556962025316\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Adam Perkins: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z90sYn9h5k\">https:\/\/t.co\/z90sYn9h5k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnny_Joey\/status\/1398816637999108101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.5\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Adam Benjamin: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HPiQRzpWI8\">https:\/\/t.co\/HPiQRzpWI8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnny_Joey\/status\/1398816850759360516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My best friend from 8th grade. Marine. Mentor and brother. Chris McDonald: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZdU5dSnPjg\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZdU5dSnPjg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnny_Joey\/status\/1398817501136494595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kamala-harris-faces-backlash-for-obtuse-grotesque-memorial-day-tweet\">Kamala Harris Faces Backlash For \u2018Obtuse,\u2019 \u2018Grotesque\u2019 Memorial Day Weekend&nbsp;Tweet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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