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   From: yourdime@outlook.com   
      
   The year 2023 didn’t turn out great for everybody, especially for one Joe   
   Abodeely—who had his life’s work closed down due to his own stupid,   
   hateful and discriminatory words.   
      
   Abodeely is a Vietnam War veteran who has been the curator of the Arizona   
   Military Museum in Phoenix for the last four decades. Only recently was he   
   forced to step down after the museum was closed permanently.   
      
   More from the Arizona Republic:   
      
   The letter said Abodeely also used profanity on the tour, called “all   
   Americans” stupid, and “told the members of the tour group that they knew   
   nothing of the realities of the Vietnam era because they were too young,   
   brainwashed, stupid, duped, uneducated, or uncaring.”   
      
   That conduct was “unacceptable and will not be tolerated,” the letter   
   read.   
      
   Abodeely has nobody to blame but himself. Shortly after the letter went   
   public, he was ordered to go through diversity, equity, and inclusion   
   training by the Arizona National Guard.   
      
   Yet still, despite the warnings he was given, he continued to make more   
   hateful statements. In an interview with a reporter, he allegedly claimed   
   that a mannequin of a soldier with a “hand on its hip” was meant to   
   represent gay soldiers, according to the Arizona Republic   
      
   As a result, Abodeely has stepped down as the curator.   
      
   Even though the war vet is no longer involved with the museum, it’s still   
   going through some tough times. For the last couple months, the museum has   
   been closed due to state support being removed.   
      
   The Arizona National Guard is currently looking for someone else to run   
   the museum and has plans to open it again to the public in the future.   
      
   https://www.yahoo.com/news/wont-believe-racist-things-80-210500145.html   
      
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