In Trump, I See a Combat Leader | The Free Press

When I led Marines in battle, I never showed my fear. Faced with gunfire, the former president had the same instinct. - Elliot Ackerman

When I led raids as a Marine Corps officer in Iraq and Afghanistan, I used to move around the objective with my hands in my pockets. 

I did this to show the Marines that I wasn’t afraid—even if I was. 

• Acting calm in a firefight wasn’t always easy, but it’s what a combat leader does. 
• Whatever you think of Trump, he proved himself to be a combat leader on Saturday...