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| Alexander Semyon Vindman is a retired purple heart recipient, United States Army lieutenant colonel who was the Director for European Affairs for the United States National Security Council until he was reassigned on February 7, 2020.His identical twin brother, Yevgeny Simon Vindman, is an Army lieutenant colonel and JAG Officer who was assigned as an attorney on the National Security Council staff handling ethics issues, until he was dismissed from that post on February 7, 2020, the same time as Alexander was removed from his NSC post. Vindman has an older brother, Leonid Simon Vindman, who also served as an Army officer.
In July 2018, Vindman accepted an assignment with the National Security Council. In his role on the NSC, Vindman became part of the U.S. delegation at the inauguration of Ukraine's newly elected President, Volodymyr Zelensky. The five-member delegation, led by Rick Perry, United States Secretary of Energy, also included Kurt Volker, then U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, Gordon Sondland, United States Ambassador to the European Union, and Joseph Pennington, then acting chargé d'affaires.
In July 2020, Vindman retired after 21 years in the military. He cited vengeful behavior and bullying by President Trump and administration officials after he complied with a subpoena to testify in front of Congress during Trump's impeachment hearings. At the time of his retirement, Vindman's promotion to the rank of colonel had been abnormally stalled by the administration. On August 1, 2020 Vindman authored an opinion in a Washington newspaper addressing his retirement. "
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President Trump was infuriated by Vindman's testimony last year, calling him "very insubordinate" and claiming the National Security Council staffer "incorrectly" recounted what was said during his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
At the White House's request, the Pentagon's inspector general opened a preliminary inquiry into "allegations of inappropriate behavior" leveled at Vindman, according to Politico. The allegations were unsubstantiated and the inquiry was closed, a defense official said.
A recent immigrant from Ukraine when it was Ukraine, Soviet Socialist Republic of Soviet Union, is Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman. He came over at age 3 in 1979 with his twin brother, Vevgeny and an older brother, Leonid, and his father, Semyon (Simon) Vindman. They lived in Brooklyn, New York's Brighton Beach. His maternal grandmother came either with them or another way, for she was with them in the States. He speaks Ukranian, Russian and English, all fluently. Commissioned in 1999 as an infantry officer, Vindman received a Purple Heart medal for wounds he received from an IED attack in the Iraq War in 2004. Vindman became a foreign area officer specializing in Eurasia in 2008, and assumed the position of Director for European Affairs with the NSC in 2018.
To be a Colonel has its qualifications. "It is equivalent to the naval rank of captain in the other uniformed services. By law, a colonel must have at least 22 years of cumulative service and a minimum of three years as a lieutenant colonel before being promoted. The pay grade for colonel is O-6."
Alexander's promotion was due but not forthwith and he wanted to know what was holding it up. He was promoted to the rank of major in 2008, and to lieutenant colonel in September 2015. During his Army career, Vindman earned the Ranger Tab, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, and Parachutist Badge, as well as four Army Commendation Medals and two Defense Meritorious Service Medals.
I have found that my paternal ancestors were from Lithuania, but have many DNA matches from Ukraine. It was a part of the Pale of Settlement where Jews were allowed to live as they were not allowed in Russia, proper. On Wikipedia, there is no mention of Alexander's religion or parent's religion nor does it say that he speaks Yiddish. That language may have died out with the people in Ukraine, or at least in his family if he is Jewish or had Jewish ancestors. Since Russia has an atheistic society, many Jews were forced into that as well since synagogues and churches were closed down by the government. His name does follow the Jewish custom, which would be Alexander, son of Semyon, Vindman. Brighton Beach was a popular neighborhood of new immigrants from Russia, Jewish or non-Jewish.
Vindman that are Jewish shows up in Buenos Aires with 5 burials there. In the Jewish cemetery of La Tablada, Buenos Aires, is buried some people with this surname. When people haven't been able to come to the USA, they do look elsewhere. I believe that Alexander has Jewish roots. By the way, Alexander was a favorite first name for Jewish babies as Alexander the Great did a lot for Jews.
Alexander's position as Lt. Col reminds me of a former Jewish Lt. Col in the USA army: Mickey Marcus. David "Mickey" Marcus (World War II), Army lieutenant colonel, West Point graduate, divisional judge advocate, division commander; attended the "Big Five" meetings; volunteered to join D-Day airborne assault without formal training; received Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star, and British decorations; volunteered to Israeli Army to defend against Transjordan Arab Legion; became first Israeli brigadier general; served as commander of Jerusalem front. That was back in the days of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. All this an evidently wasn't enough to be a colonel?
Robert Magnus, general, was a former assistant commandant of the Marine Corps during WWII. Robert Magnus, is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 30th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from September 8, 2005 to July 2, 2008. He retired from active duty on July 17, 2008 after 38 years of total service.
Now, there are about 1.3 million active-duty service personnel , or less than one-half of 1 percent of the U.S. population. The army is the largest U.S. military service, followed by the navy, air force, marine corps, and coast guard. Jews in all make up 1,8% of USA population and total about 4.2 million according to Pew research of 2013.. The largest individual religious preference was No Religious Preference at nearly 23% of the military. “Unknown” was the fifth-largest at 6.2%. After Twelve Christian selections (including two for no denomination), Atheist is in the #15 position. 88 different religious preferences, including 73 Christian denominations and all non-Christian denominations, fall below Atheist. The top five states for recruitment in 2018 were California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and New York, which is reflective of their relatively large populations.. My 2 male Jewish cousins served in the army.
Resource:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Vindman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Magnus
https://heavy.com/news/2019/10/alexander-vindman-family-wife-parents-brother/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Marcushttps://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/demographics-us-military#:~:text=Now%2C%20there%20are%20about%201.3,percent%20of%20the%20U.S.%20population.&text=The%20army%20is%20the%20largest,marine%20corps%2C%20and%20coast%20guard.
https://www.pewforum.org/2013/10/01/chapter-1-population-estimates/
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/alexander-vindman-promotion
A recent immigrant from Ukraine when it was Ukraine, Soviet Socialist Republic of Soviet Union, is Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman. He came over at age 3 in 1979 with his twin brother, Vevgeny and an older brother, Leonid, and his father, Semyon (Simon) Vindman. They lived in Brooklyn, New York's Brighton Beach. His maternal grandmother came either with them or another way, for she was with them in the States. He speaks Ukranian, Russian and English, all fluently. Commissioned in 1999 as an infantry officer, Vindman received a Purple Heart medal for wounds he received from an IED attack in the Iraq War in 2004. Vindman became a foreign area officer specializing in Eurasia in 2008, and assumed the position of Director for European Affairs with the NSC in 2018.
To be a Colonel has its qualifications. "It is equivalent to the naval rank of captain in the other uniformed services. By law, a colonel must have at least 22 years of cumulative service and a minimum of three years as a lieutenant colonel before being promoted. The pay grade for colonel is O-6."
Alexander's promotion was due but not forthwith and he wanted to know what was holding it up. He was promoted to the rank of major in 2008, and to lieutenant colonel in September 2015. During his Army career, Vindman earned the Ranger Tab, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, and Parachutist Badge, as well as four Army Commendation Medals and two Defense Meritorious Service Medals.
I have found that my paternal ancestors were from Lithuania, but have many DNA matches from Ukraine. It was a part of the Pale of Settlement where Jews were allowed to live as they were not allowed in Russia, proper. On Wikipedia, there is no mention of Alexander's religion or parent's religion nor does it say that he speaks Yiddish. That language may have died out with the people in Ukraine, or at least in his family if he is Jewish or had Jewish ancestors. Since Russia has an atheistic society, many Jews were forced into that as well since synagogues and churches were closed down by the government. His name does follow the Jewish custom, which would be Alexander, son of Semyon, Vindman. Brighton Beach was a popular neighborhood of new immigrants from Russia, Jewish or non-Jewish.
Vindman that are Jewish shows up in Buenos Aires with 5 burials there. In the Jewish cemetery of La Tablada, Buenos Aires, is buried some people with this surname. When people haven't been able to come to the USA, they do look elsewhere. I believe that Alexander has Jewish roots. By the way, Alexander was a favorite first name for Jewish babies as Alexander the Great did a lot for Jews.
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| Lt. Col. David Mickey Marcus born February 22, 1901 in Manhattan, New York, New York Service in USA for 24 years, then helped Jews in Palestine create Israel with Hagana. Marcus's Jewish parents, Mordechai Marcus and Leah (née Goldstein), came from Iași, Romania. Born on Hester Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side, Marcus was bright and athletic. He attended Boys' High School, in Brooklyn, and was then accepted at West Point in 1920 and graduated with the class of 1924. After completing his active duty requirement, he attended Brooklyn Law School. He spent most of the 1930s as an Assistant United States Attorney in New York, prosecuting gangsters such as Lucky Luciano. In 1940, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia named Marcus Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction for the City of New York.
He was in the service from 1924 to 1948. After leaving active duty, Marcus had continued his army service in the Organized Reserve Corps. In 1939, he joined the Judge Advocate General's Corps, and became Judge Advocate of his Army National Guard unit, the 27th Infantry Division, which was federalized in 1940. Though as a legal officer, he was not supposed to command troops, he wrangled a unit command during the 1941 Louisiana Maneuvers.
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| General Robert Magnus, born April 28, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, New York Awards: Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Achievement Medal. He was the youngest child of a bookkeeper and a seamstress. His family moved from Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood to the working class community of Levittown, Long Island, "a mile and a half from a potato farm". Magnus was sent to a Conservative Hebrew school three days a week and celebrated his bar mitzvah at the Hicksville Jewish Center on Long Island. |
Robert Magnus, general, was a former assistant commandant of the Marine Corps during WWII. Robert Magnus, is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 30th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from September 8, 2005 to July 2, 2008. He retired from active duty on July 17, 2008 after 38 years of total service.
Now, there are about 1.3 million active-duty service personnel , or less than one-half of 1 percent of the U.S. population. The army is the largest U.S. military service, followed by the navy, air force, marine corps, and coast guard. Jews in all make up 1,8% of USA population and total about 4.2 million according to Pew research of 2013.. The largest individual religious preference was No Religious Preference at nearly 23% of the military. “Unknown” was the fifth-largest at 6.2%. After Twelve Christian selections (including two for no denomination), Atheist is in the #15 position. 88 different religious preferences, including 73 Christian denominations and all non-Christian denominations, fall below Atheist. The top five states for recruitment in 2018 were California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and New York, which is reflective of their relatively large populations.. My 2 male Jewish cousins served in the army.
Resource:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Vindman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Magnus
https://heavy.com/news/2019/10/alexander-vindman-family-wife-parents-brother/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Marcushttps://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/demographics-us-military#:~:text=Now%2C%20there%20are%20about%201.3,percent%20of%20the%20U.S.%20population.&text=The%20army%20is%20the%20largest,marine%20corps%2C%20and%20coast%20guard.
https://www.pewforum.org/2013/10/01/chapter-1-population-estimates/
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/alexander-vindman-promotion
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