By Derrick Anderson / TownHall / Sept 11, 2021 “What is/was your plan Mr. President? What was your contingency plan when the first shot was fired? Regardless of what that answer is, our Veterans and their families, Gold Star families, the Afghan people, and the American people deserve
“We still have US service members throughout the world, in harms way, that are going to rely on this aircraft again. And that’s what disheartens me, that’s what scares me, and thats what I’m mad about . . . that we haven’t fixed a problem that could potentially kill more of our service members.”
On this Memorial Day weekend, with 15,000 U.S troops still deployed to Afghanistan, we bring you a cautionary tale of how five U.S. soldiers, including two Green Berets, died there on the night of June 9, 2014.
November 16, 2023
Republican Candidate Derrick Anderson shares his insights on Israel’s security challenges and local Virginia concerns during an interview, highlighting his commitment to addressing inflation, drug crises, and veterans’ needs in Virginia’s seventh congressional district.
October 26, 2023
Derrick Anderson provides strategic expertise as he discusses the challenges and tactics involved in navigating Gaza’s labyrinthine tunnel system amidst the ongoing conflict.
October 22, 2023
Derrick Anderson, with firsthand IDF training, provides expert insights into Israel’s tactical approach amidst escalating tensions in Gaza.
October 19, 2023
Derrick Anderson, an IDF-trained combat veteran, delivers in-depth commentary on propaganda warfare, tunnel strategies, and moral decision-making in the Middle East.
October 18, 2023
Veteran and Virginia congressional candidate advocates for robust support for Israel and stresses the importance of showing strength in the Middle East amid the Biden administration’s challenges.
October 18, 2023
Former Green Beret and current Republican candidate for Virginia’s Congressional 7th District, Derrick Anderson, joins Salem: Wilkow! to emphasize his dedication to national security and fiscal responsibility priorities.
October 7, 2023
With endorsements from key conservative figures and a focus on issues like inflation and national security, Anderson aims to bring unity and change to Virginia’s seventh congressional district.
October 5, 2023
Veteran Derrick Anderson secures Senator Tom Cotton’s endorsement in his bid to flip Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, amplifying his campaign’s momentum.
October 1, 2023
Derrick Anderson, running for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, discusses his journey from military service to politics and his commitment to representing the people who raised him.
September 21, 2023
Derrick Anderson gains backing from Reps. Brian Mast and Mike Waltz, enhancing his campaign to win Virginia’s 7th District.
September 20, 2023
Derrick Anderson, a combat veteran seeking office in Virginia, highlights Biden’s Afghanistan missteps as a driving force behind his congressional bid, advocating for increased veteran representation in national leadership.
September 18, 2023
Derrick Anderson pledges a tireless campaign to represent Virginia’s 7th District, promising to combat overspending, tackle inflation, and advocate for a balanced budget in Washington.”
July 22, 2022
Senate Armed Services Committee recommended the Pentagon halt its programs countering military extremism
July 21, 2022
Pentagon should end ‘woke’ hunt for military extremism, says fmr Green Beret
June 20, 2022
Six Republicans are facing off in the GOP primary for Virginia’s 7th congressional district on Tuesday, hoping to take on incumbent Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger in November.
June 19, 2022
Virginia congressional candidate Derrick Anderson joined ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to discuss why he is running for Congress and the impact inflation has on America’s small businesses.
June 17, 2022
A former Army Ranger and lawyer seeks the Republican nomination to run for the 7th Congressional District seat.
June 15, 2022
Derrick Anderson is on with Joe in the final week of the campaign for the 7th Congressional District GOP Nomination to face Rep Abigail Spanberger. He talks about the economy, inflation, the match-up with Rep Spanberger and some mailers that have been sent out by a third party PAC that promote his candidacy wile attacking another candidate.
June 12, 2022
Virginia Republican House candidate Derrick Anderson said Democrat Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) “gets permission from Nancy Pelosi and the ‘Squad’ to vote a different way just so she can try to prop herself up” and appear moderate.
June 10, 2022
Bryce Reeves was right at home in Spotsylvania County, but — locked in a tight six-way race in one of the state’s most competitive congressional GOP primaries — the state senator still had to make his case.
June 1, 2022
After 19 children and two teachers were murdered in a Texas school shooting, area Democrats are offering several measures to combat such mass slayings.
June 1, 2022
In the race for the GOP nomination for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, Derrick Anderson received an endorsement from a new PAC; Yesli Vega called for spending on the U.S. border, criticizing a recent Ukraine spending package; and State Senator Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania) launched his second television ad, highlighting his “anti-woke” stance.
May 30, 2022
Jason Bacon is launching the PAC to support former Green Berets and a Navy SEAL running for Congress in the midterm elections
May 14, 2022
Former Green Beret Derrick Anderson joins a panel discussion with other veteran candidates running for Congress, emphasizing the significance of leadership and service in their decision to pursue political office.
April 22, 2022
Virginia Republican Derrick Anderson, a former Special Forces officer, believes Rep. Abigail Spanberger is an “opportunist” campaigning disingenuously as a moderate as she seeks reelection in Virginia’s newly redrawn toss-up Seventh District.
April 21, 2022
The pullback last year of all American troops from Afghanistan inspired Green Beret veteran Derrick Anderson, a Spotsylvania County native, to run for U.S. Congress.
April 18, 2022
Determining who the Republican front-runner may be in Virginia’s crowded 7th Congressional District primary largely depends on how one wants to define “front-runner.”
April 18, 2022
Nineteen attorneys general, led by Indiana, have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a lawsuit filed by Texas and Missouri against the Biden administration.
April 16, 2022
With only 3 Congressional seats expected to be competitive (all with Democratic incumbents), we’ll focus our round-up there. All information from www.fec.gov/data.
April 14, 2022
7th District Republican congressional candidate Derrick Anderson dropped by Culpeper today for the unveiling of the Lions Club eyeglasses sculpture in Rockwater Park. He sat down with the Star-Exponent after to talk about his campaign.
March 20, 2022
Virginia congressional candidate Derek Anderson shares perspectives on Fox News regarding Russia’s military strategy amid the conflict in Ukraine.
March 15, 2022
Derrick Anderson, 7th District Congressional candidate, will be the Guest Speaker at Madison County Republican Women’s dinner meeting from 6-8 p.m. tonight, March 15 at Fellowship Baptist Church, 725 Gate Rd. in Madison.
March 2, 2022
Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D, 7th, and two Spotsylvania County Republicans seeking to run against her in November issued starkly different reactions to President Biden’s State of the Union Speech Tuesday night.
February 28, 2022
Derrick Anderson, a Middle East combat veteran and Republican candidate for Congress in Virginia’s 7th District, was recently named to the “Young Guns on the Radar” list of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee.
February 22, 2022
The public is invited to free Health Matters program at noon today, Feb. 22 at Powell Wellness Center in Culpeper.
February 10, 2022
President Joe Biden visited a heavily Republican rural stronghold in Virginia on Thursday to join Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th, to push Congress to take action on proposals to reduce the price of insulin and other prescription drugs.
February 1, 2022
Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th, ended last year with $3 million in the bank to defend her congressional seat, now anchored in Northern Virginia instead of the Richmond suburbs, in midterm elections to determine political control of Congress.
January 27, 2022
Derrick Anderson won an endorsement from a former rival in the crowded field of Republican challengers to Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger in the new 7th Congressional District.
January 6, 2022
Derrick Anderson, a former Green Beret with six tours of duty in overseas conflicts for the U.S. Army, is making clear he’s still in the race to represent the newly configured 7th Congressional District, which includes his native Spotsylvania County.
October 15, 2021
Several weeks ago, my family and I visited a familiar camping spot at Lake Anna in Central Virginia. At the time, the withdrawal in Afghanistan had been announced and was underway, the debate over the infrastructure bill was beginning to take form, and Virginia as a whole became the national battleground for public education.
October 22, 2021
Derrick Anderson, a former Green Beret with deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, enters the political arena, driven by his frustration with the Biden Administration’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal and a steadfast commitment to serving the constituents of Virginia’s 7th Congressional District.
October 15, 2021
Derrick Anderson kicks off his congressional campaign, emphasizing his dedication to infrastructure investment and rural development in Central Virginia.
September 11, 2021
This past June, I visited the graves of two of my former Green Berets, Jason McDonald and Scott Studenmund. Both interred at Arlington National Cemetery, and both killed on June 9, 2014 in the largest friendly fratricide incident in the history of our war in Afghanistan.
July 11, 2018
“I’m the commander of this team. This is my team. I miss my guys tremendously. But at the end of the day, there’s nothing that myself or my Team Sergeant did that day or failed to do that day that caused that incident to happen. There’s a thousand different things that can happen during firefight missions. We made the decisions that we thought were best at the time on the ground for the guys that were getting shot at.”
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