Talk:John W. Nicholson Jr.

Controversy about his leadership

http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/20/marine-special-operator-highlights-dark-truths-behind-obamas-new-afghan-war-general/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.44.79.16 (talk) 05:38, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

"That Court of Inquiry cleared all Marines of any wrongdoing following a three-week trial. It also determined that neither Nicholson nor his staff carefully reviewed the April investigation prior to slamming Marines publicly in May at the Pentagon."

"Every time this guy puts on a uniform and flies over to Afghanistan, he ends up getting promoted and Americans ended up dying at astronomical rate,” Galvin told TheDCNF."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/01/28/meet-the-next-commander-in-afghanistan-who-has-deeper-experience-there-than-almost-any-u-s-general/

"Nicholson’s career has not been without controversy, however.

In March 2007, a group of Marine Special Operations troops working in Nicholson’s sector was accused of overreacting to an insurgent attack and killing civilians. Days afterward, in an email to more senior commanders, Nicholson requested that the Marine unit be pulled out of Afghanistan, citing both the shooting and what he viewed as deception by the unit’s commander.

Nicholson’s wish was granted — but to some Marines, Nicholson’s request, as well as an apology he delivered to villagers and later read aloud to the press, seemed prejudicial and unfair. Gen. James Conway, then commandant of the Marine Corps, told reporters that Nicholson had been “premature to apologize” before the event had been investigated. The next year, a military court of inquiry that cleared the Marines of wrongdoing agreed, and concluded that Nicholson’s request had been “inappropriate” in its haste." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.44.79.16 (talk) 05:49, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

With the recent release of the movie "The Outpost", there will be public questions about who first located the Kamdesh PRT that became known as COP Keating. Then-Colonel Nicholson was the brigade commander linked to the decision, as noted on the Battle of Kamdesh wiki page. It seems fair to mention it with Nicholson's bio under questions about his leadership, as he has had several questionable calls. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.26.116.72 (talk) 04:13, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

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Copyviocore

Whichever IP user created the "career" section appears to have briefly copied NATO stuff that is on these websites:

• http://web.archive.org/web/20150322160647/https://www.lc.nato.int/articles.php?page_id=49
• http://www.gecmun.com/uploads/2/3/7/0/23702810/gecmunii_nato.pdf

this will need to be fixed up. I've commented out the copyvio sections. -- Callinus (talk) 22:38, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

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Adding to his career history

Would it be admissible to further describe his earlier career history? Also of note is his record now as the longest serving U.S. Commander in Afghanistan. AllTheWayAroundTheWorld (talk) 06:08, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

Identify theft

I was on Words with friends, where I was fraudulently given Johns picture with another name attached. Through checking, I found that it was connected to a money scam that is connected to Africa. I just wanted you to know. If you need more information you can contact me. My email is d_dfreego@msn.com. Thank you for your service. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1C1:8801:846C:31C9:81B7:5F92:B2BD (talk) 20:21, 31 January 2019 (UTC)

fraud

While on words with friends and through another website, I was sent a picture of John Nicholson Jr as supposedly a Julius Wilson. This person had used John's picture to commit fraud. By thorough checking, I found out that it was connected to a site in Africa where I was asked to transfer money (I didn't). I just wanted John to know that someone is using his photo to commit fraud. I'm not sure what to do with the information but I thought here was a good place to start. 2601:1C1:8801:846C:31C9:81B7:5F92:B2BD (talk) 20:43, 31 January 2019 (UTC)

Scammer,this person has been scamming me for a year ,and i found him in Ghana i want him brought to justice

This person maybe in the forces ,but he living in Ghana and has been scamming me and probably others too ,i want justice and i will get it one day 2A02:C7E:601:B400:10EE:1475:D02:30E0 (talk) 01:54, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Fake Dating Profiles

I have run across profiles with his name and photo on Dating apps and in dating groups in Facebook. A little due diligence shows its not legit. 64.56.2.25 (talk) 11:33, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

THANKS FOR THE RECOGNITION. AT LEAST ONE PERSON BELIEVES WE ARE NOT ALL SCAMMERS AND NOT EVERYONE SEEKING A COMPANION. WE SERVE A GREAT GOD. THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR PRAYERS. MICK 75.107.102.84 (talk) 23:52, 22 January 2024 (UTC)