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Virginia Lawmaker Calls for Presidential Medals to Honor ROTC Heroes

Clear Facts
- Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, ISIS supporter and former Army National Guardsman, entered Old Dominion University ROTC classroom in Norfolk, Virginia, last Thursday morning.
- Jalloh shouted “Allahu Akbar” and opened fire, killing Lt. Col. Brandon Shah and injuring two cadets.
- Previously convicted of providing material support to ISIS, Jalloh was neutralized by ROTC cadets within ten minutes of the first 911 call.
- FBI Special Agent in Charge Dominique Evans stated cadets prevented further harm.
- Lt. Col. Shah was a combat aviator with two Bronze Stars and an Air Medal with Valor.
An ISIS-supporting terrorist exploited a gun-free zone to target American soldiers-in-training on U.S. soil.
Radicalized jihadi Jalloh should have faced denaturalization and deportation after his felony conviction under Biden’s DOJ.
Shah’s cadets, trained to defend America, rushed the attacker for their first confirmed enemy kill.
“If not for them,” Evans said, “I’m not sure what else he may have done.”
These future Army officers embodied bravery, moving toward the threat in line with FBI fight protocol and Shah’s training.
America must recognize these heroes with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for cadets and full posthumous honors for Shah.
Stand against apologies for patriotism; honor those fighting domestic Islamic terrorism.
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