He has also combated piracy in Africa and performed human intelligence work in Eastern Europe.īut the essence of the man, and his zest for life, were put to the test during one particular deployment. The master sergeant has logged more than 20 deployments, from advising and counter-human-trafficking operations to counter-drug and counter-poaching missions. Kennedy has been to South America, the Caribbean - JSATs (Joint Security Assistance Training) and FIDs (Foreign Internal Defense) - Afghanistan and Iraq. “I enlisted while I was in grad school after 9/11,” he said, “and then went to Fort Benning for basic and then went to infantry school … and then it was like, Benning, Bragg, deployment, Bragg, Benning, deployment. Kennedy is currently assigned to the Texas National Guard’s Special Operations Detachment, but his armed forces foray began nearly two decades ago in the wake of 9/11. His collection of experiences sounds like a towering love song to life. Surviving life while embracing it could be a mantra for this Green Beret and once-top-ranked MMA Strikeforce and UFC fighter. But man, it’s cool that you can do that.’” I look at that and I’m like, ’That’s wrong in every way, shape and form. That angers me so much, and philosophically, emotionally, spiritually, I’m the antithesis of that. “That’s the idea of freedom, is that you’re free … I want them to be able to do things that make my blood boil. “If you’re not supporting somebody’s right - their constitutional right - how are you going to feel when they don’t support your constitutional right?” Kennedy said. Douglas Ladd at Take Your Shot Productions We partook in some sparkling water from a can and dove into the interview. I had a mask around my neck just in case, but Kennedy and his young children greeted me at the door and informed me a mask policy wasn’t in effect at the Kennedy home.ĭressed in workout shorts, a People’s Republic of Pineland T-shirt (a fictitious country used for staged invasions in Green Beret training) and a baseball cap turned backward, he appeared ready for come-what-may. I rolled up to Tim Kennedy’s well-appointed sprawling home in Cedar Park - one of many affluent suburbs north of Austin, Texas - during a vision-impaired rainstorm. This is surviving.”Īnd then came the concentration camp phase. The trainee disagreed, “It’s not cheating. Would you like some food? There’s 2,000 calories here.” “Even with her despicable behavior I do believe that every American is worth fighting for even those that hate their own country.The Green Beret trainee replied, “I don’t know, somebody buried them. Yet despite his disdain for Griner, Kennedy believes the athlete should not have to serve up to 10 years in prison. “Do you remember that time that you were protesting your own government and even requesting that the National Anthem not be played at your games then going back to this same government and pleading that they intervene on your behalf to get you out of a Russian prison after you illegally brought drugs into their country,” Kennedy wrote on Instagram. government after she was one of the athletes who knelt during the national anthem and protested the acts of police brutality that take place against Black people in the United States. Tim Kennedy believes it is contradictory for Griner to request the help and backing of the U.S. government to negotiate her release, a former UFC fighter called out the basketball star’s behaviour is both “Ironic” and “despicable.” As Brittney Griner-the WNBA star currently jailed in Russia for allegedly possessing cannabis-pleads with the U.S.
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