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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Thank you President Biden for your hugs, empathy, and encouragement. Let’s @BringRidgeHome !

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

4 months

To all military spouses, your military member’s career will be affected by everything you do and say. #LtRidgeAlkonis is being punished for MY advocacy and nothing more. @SecDef @SECNAV shame on you. @POTUS your military leaders are failing your service members.

Andrew Eubanks

@EubanksAndrew

4 months

The @USNavy has denied Ridge Alkonis his promotion to LCDR. Alkonis was selected and scheduled to be promoted on Oct 1, 2021; however it was put on hold while the legal case in Japan played out. After the court case completed in 2022, Alkonis’s chain-of-command (including the…

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

2 months

He gave my voice a platform & without it I don’t believe Ridge would be home. Thank you @jaketapper ! It was surreal and wonderful to have you both in the same room. To wrongfully detained families, find your platform, find your champion. To @POTUS finish the job #BringThemHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

I’m SO grateful that the amendment passed, but it’s watching the entire US Senate express confidence in #LtRidgeAlkonis and our family that has me in tears. What a gift!!! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Mike Lee

@SenMikeLee

1 year

I’m grateful to my Senate colleagues for standing with the family of Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis. As Lt. Alkonis sits in a Japanese prison on the eve of Christmas, we cannot leave his family wondering how they will feed themselves or keep a roof over their heads. #BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

This is hard to watch & as I sit here with my ❤️ racing I’m struggling to know what to say. No one makes it out of the military untouched by suicide & mental health crises. It doesn’t have to be this way. @jaketapper @OrenCNN thank you for giving Brandon’s parents a voice.

The Lead CNN

@TheLeadCNN

1 year

Why hasn't the Pentagon fully implemented a law intended to reduce military suicides? @OrenCNN reports

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

These ladders are brought to you by our sweet little man “for the prisoners to climb out of jail, but the one with the dots is for daddy because it’s the fastest.” #prisonbreak5yoedition @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

5 months

Today I told my kids that their dad wouldn’t be home for Christmas. @POTUS can still make their dreams come true. Finish the job. @BringRidgeHome

Robert C. O'Brien

@robertcobrien

5 months

@POTUS has multiple tools at his disposal to #FreeRidgeAlkonis —or at least allow him to spend Christmas with his wife and kids while he awaits action from the U.S. Parole Commission. The American people want to see this sailor reunited with his beautiful family.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Thank you @jaketapper for once again spotlighting the need to @BringRidgeHome I pray that the next time we do this will be to welcome #LtRidgeAlkonis back onto US soil!

The Lead CNN

@TheLeadCNN

1 year

Brittany Alkonis, the wife of a U.S. Navy Lieutenant detained in Japan for nearly 300 days, asks President Biden to press Japanese officials for her husband’s release

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

It’s normal for me to be behind on the latest trends so it’s fitting that my order from Jan arrived today and can already be retired. @freethehero is a symbol of hope for so many, this shirt will still serve as a reminder of that 💕 @BOFHcampaign #bringthemhome @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

I’m back in DC! @RepWesterman I’m honored to be your guest at the State of the Union. I was really hoping that the next time I was here I would have ridge in tow. In lieu of that, I look forward to spending the next 44 hours working with Congress to @BringRidgeHome

Rep. Bruce Westerman

@RepWesterman

1 year

I am pleased to announce my guest for this year's State of the Union address will be Mrs. Brittany Alkonis. Brittany is the wife of U.S. Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis, who is unnecessarily imprisoned in Japan. Read my full statement and more about Lt. Alkonis:

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

9 months

The promises being made at Camp David today are impossible to fulfill without women and men willing to sacrifice their lives to defend these Nations. Our military is in crisis and will only get worse if we don't ~Do better ~Be better ~Protect our people ~ @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Such an honor. Such an experience. Thank you @RepWesterman for allowing me to be your guest last night. We're going to do it. We're going to @BringRidgeHome

Andrew Eubanks

@EubanksAndrew

1 year

There was another topic last night that Democrats & Republicans agreed on— #LtRidgeAlkonis . In conversations with POTUS & Speaker McCarthy, both promised to @BringRidgeHome . #SOTU

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

@EubanksAndrew @USNavyCNO You couldn’t find a record of it because #LtRidgeAlkonis never said it. I was in the courtroom and Ridge never said any such thing. He wasn’t negligent; he experienced a sudden and unforeseen medical emergency! @USNavyCNO your claims are harmful and wildly unprofessional.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

10 months

Bags are packed and we're taking the red-eye back to DC. Last year it took 61 days of protesting & homeschooling in front of the @WhiteHouse to be invited in. 1 yr later and 359 days into his sentence, we've still failed to @BringRidgeHome @POTUS @JakeSullivan46 it's time.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Today my 5 yo asked if daddy died in jail. Then, how I knew he didn’t die, and if he did die, who would tell us? These are the moments that set my ❤️ on fire. @POTUS @VP @SecBlinken @JakeSullivan46 @USAmbJapan You can bring peace to this little boy’s heart. @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

“There’s always reason for hope.” Thank you @SenMikeLee . I believe that 95% of our country’s leaders want to do the right thing and I’m here for it. @POTUS , it’s time. Take your Naval Officer that has honorably served you and Japan for his entire adult life. @BringRidgeHome

Ryan Schmelz

@RyanSchmelzFOX

1 year

“There’s always reason for hope.” As President Biden heads to Japan, @SenMikeLee is calling on POTUS to try and get Naval Officer Ridge Alkonis released from detention. Senator Lee has joined @BringRidgeHome in advocating for Alkonis to be released.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

2 years

@EubanksAndrew @BauerOutage @Dodgers @YouTube The past 1.5 years have been incredibly difficult and so far there’s no letting up. This package, however, brought smiles to all. #LtRidgeAlkonis loves baseball and LOVES the Dodgers. Thank you @BauerOutage !

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

It’s called #hostagejustice for a reason. #LtRidgeAlkonis is wrongfully detained, designated or not. He represents the best the @USNavy has to offer and should be home with his 3 small children this Christmas, not locked up in a prison. @USNavy @POTUS @SecDef @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

I couldn’t be more grateful for the support of @SenAlexPadilla and @RepMikeLevin @POTUS , @SecBlinken & @USAmbJapan I pray that you made the most of this weekend by aggressively seeking to @BringRidgeHome !

Jake Tapper

@jaketapper

1 year

First on CNN: May 19 letter from @SenAlexPadilla and @RepMikeLevin asking President Biden/VP Harris to raise the issue of Lt Alkonis's imprisonment with the Japanese PM and secure his transfer to the US justice system

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

254 days detained. 227th day of a 1095 day sentence. ⁦ @SecDef ⁩ ⁦ @SECNAV ⁩ ⁦ @USForcesJapan ⁩ ⁦ @CNFJ ⁩ Do better. Be better. Protect your people. ⁦ @BringRidgeHome ⁩

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

2 years

It’s a new month which means the kids and I get two more 30 min visits with #LtRidgeAlkonis Will these be our last? @SecDef & @SECNAV please answer the ETP and put an end to this uncertainty.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

I was just woken up by the best phone call! THANK YOU to all 100 US Senators. Your continued support has brought us one giant leap closer to justice! Merry Christmas and God Bless ❤️ @SenMikeLee you did it! It’s a miracle! Enjoy Christmas, and then let’s @BringRidgeHome !!!

Andrew Eubanks

@EubanksAndrew

1 year

The Senate unanimously approved an amendment to continue #LtRidgeAlkonis ’s pay/benefits! A Christmas miracle for @BrittanyAlkonis ! Thank you @SenMikeLee !

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

The SOFA absolutely must be renegotiated, regardless of when #LtRidgeAlkonis is returned to the US. It’s Ridge today, but it could be any service member tomorrow. This should have never been allowed to happen. Shame on you @USNavy @USForcesJapan @CNFJ

Mike Lee

@BasedMikeLee

1 year

. @JapanGov recklessly continues to turn a blind eye not only to the injustice it has inflicted on Lt. Ridge Alkonis, but also to the breadth, depth, and intensity of the support Alkonis has within Congress. #BringRidgeHome . @kishida230 : 🕰️ 10 days. #RenegotiateUSJapanSOFA

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

5 months

Thank you @JamesRosenTV for always being willing to speak out for @BringRidgeHome @POTUS you told me you would get #LTRidgeAlkonis home. Trading one cage for another is not fulfilling that promise.

RNC Research

@RNCResearch

5 months

"Is President Biden committed to getting [Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis] home to his family before Christmas?" KIRBY: "I'm gonna refer you to the Justice Department"

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

I’m struggling to find the words right now. @SenMikeLee if you don’t mind I’m going to borrow a few of yours: Inexcusable. Reprehensible. Disgraceful. These aren’t just for #LtRidgeAlkonis @SecDef they’re for every military family. INEXCUSABLE. REPREHENSIBLE. DISGRACEFUL.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

"Throughout this ordeal, Ridge’s treatment has highlighted the utter lack of legal protection afforded to American service members and families stationed in Japan." 1/5

Andrew Eubanks

@EubanksAndrew

1 year

MOMENTS AGO: @BrittanyAlkonis ’s mother testified before a Utah legislative committee in support of House Concurrent Resolution 4, calling on Congress to review the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement and investigate the case of #LtRidgeAlkonis .

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

"Thank you @JasonKander for reminding us all that trauma is often shared with those we love the most and there is nothing wrong with asking for help. Alone in a prison cell isn’t the ideal place to experience mental health struggles, but I’m better for it just the same." ~Ridge

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

6 months

One of Ridge’s close friends, a naval officer, died by suicide. The memorial service is today. Unable to attend, Ridge asked for a mutual friend, a senior naval officer, to visit him in prison. The Navy’s @FLEACT_Yokosuka response is worse than rejection, it’s silence.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

I still believe it. Today more than ever I believe that @POTUS can @BringRidgeHome @jaketapper Thank you for your unwavering dedication to justice and to the wrongfully detained. #BringThemHome

Jake Tapper

@jaketapper

1 year

@BrittanyAlkonis More here:

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

This evening I had the privilege of dining with @robertcobrien , former National Security Advisor and Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs. The Ambassador and I share a common goal, to @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Nana asked the kids if they were “impressed that [their] mom met and spoke with @POTUS ?” 9 yo’s response: “No. I’d be impressed if she were the queen of the universe… Or if she got us a trampoline.” 🙄 Tough crowd. I, however, am incredibly proud of us! 1/3

Andrew Eubanks

@EubanksAndrew

1 year

ICYMI: Navy spouse @BrittanyAlkonis spoke w/ POTUS at #SOTU2023 . The President promised to @BringRidgeHome !

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Worth the flight but excited to go home to our babies tomorrow. President Biden told me “we’re going to get this done.”

James Rosen

@JamesRosenTV

1 year

Pursuing her campaign to #BringRidgeHome , @BrittanyAlkonis , wife of Ridge Alkonis — the Navy lieutenant and father of three imprisoned in Japan — had a brief meeting with @POTUS after #sotu2023 . Did the president press the case when he hosted Japan’s prime minister last month?

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

We’re back at it. Thank you @NewsNation Adrienne & @JoeKhalilTV for your commitment to @BringRidgeHome To all families of wrongful detainees (designated & not), today is a hard day. Happy, but hard. My ❤️ is always with you, even though we’re a bit further away @BOFHcampaign

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

4 months

The fire community has been showing up for @BringRidgeHome from day one & yesterday @LACoFDPIO , @LAFD and local @IAFFofficial took it to the next level! Thank you for helping us show #LTRidgeAlkonis just how loved he is. @POTUS let’s bring an end to the injustice today.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

#LTRidgeAlkonis is kind, respectful, hard working, doesn’t gossip, is generous in thought & word, dedicated to the success and betterment of those around him, & has spent his entire adult life in the service of his country, his family & Japan. @POTUS I miss him @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

6 months

One of Ridge’s repeated requests in prison has been to receive command visits from a naval officer he knows. Yet the CO of @FLEACT_Yokosuka won’t approve it out of pettiness. Even on Veteran’s Day, the @USNavy continues to fail #LtRidgeAlkonis .

Mike Lee

@BasedMikeLee

6 months

U.S. Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis is a hero, currently imprisoned in Japan. It’s time to bring him home. #BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

5 months

Thank you @jaketapper Looking forward to the day #LTRidgeAlkonis and I can join you to celebrate his release. @POTUS don’t put my kids through another Christmas of turmoil. @BringRidgeHome

Jake Tapper

@jaketapper

5 months

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

2 years

Good morning from the @JapanEmbDC ! Just doing what we can until @POTUS @SecBlinken @JakeSullivan46 @SecDef @SECNAV decide to #BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Survival these days requires delegation. Lili is becoming our resident pancake master so I can try to get a little extra sleep on Saturdays. We all miss weekend breakfasts cooked by Master Chef #LtRidgeAlkonis , but we’re finding our way as we wait for @POTUS to @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

4 months

This is the closest they’re getting to daddy this Christmas. I’m grateful to all those that showed up to show Ridge and all the other inmates at MDC LA some holiday love! @POTUS @JakeSullivan46 This is not home. Finish the job. @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

9 months

1 yr later and I still can't tell my kids: ~Where they'll be starting school in 11 days. ~Where we'll be living next week, next month, or next year ~When @POTUS is going to @BringRidgeHome

Daniel Woodruff

@danielmwoodruff

9 months

Supporters of imprisoned Navy lieutenant try to get Biden's attention during Utah visit #utpol ⁦ @POTUS ⁩ ⁦ @BringRidgeHome ⁩ ⁦ @BrittanyAlkonis ⁩

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Tomorrow the kids and I get our 30 minutes with #LtRidgeAlkonis . I’m so grateful to @BasedMikeLee and the ENTIRE US Senate for making this possible. What breaks my heart is that it took an act of Congress to force @DeptofDefense to do the right thing by it’s service member.

Mike Lee

@SenMikeLee

1 year

It shouldn't have taken an Act of Congress, but I'm grateful the Senate voted unanimously to secure continued pay and benefits for the Alkonis family. The next step is for @POTUS to #BringRidgeHome .

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

@USNavyCNO actively spread lies and misinformation to the public. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that the @SecDef denied the ETP to support our family. A new low for the service chief. How can you excuse intentionally campaigning against one of your sailors?

Andrew Eubanks

@EubanksAndrew

1 year

@USNavyCNO Admiral Gilday made the below public comments about #LtRidgeAlkonis . After scouring through court documents and press releases, I’ve been unable to find any record of the quote Admiral Gilday attributes to LT Alkonis.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

7 months

Upon leaving the prison Jr said, “Mommy, how many years has daddy been in jail? He’s lived there more than he’s lived with us.” 15 months to a 5yo is an eternity. Hostage justice IS. NOT. JUSTICE. No crime was committed. @POTUS @USAmbJapan @JakeSullivan46 @BringRidgeHome !!!

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

4 months

7 hours from now #LtRidgeAlkonis will start yet another year in prison. @POTUS our service members deserve better than this. Our military families deserve better than this. Finish the job and @BringRidgeHome

Mike Lee

@BasedMikeLee

4 months

No Navy dad—including @POTUS —would want his son or daughter to go through what happened to Lt. Alkonis. @POTUS should release Alkonis today.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Encouraging @BringRidgeHome supporters - & anyone else reading this - to reach out to a veteran today. It’s unfathomable, but service members do not get the mental health care they need to deal with the scars the @DeptofDefense gifts them.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Tomorrow will be the 280th day our three young children have to spend without their father. This doesn’t include 27 days of pretrial confinement. Or the years Ridge spent deployed, protecting our country. @POTUS @VP @JakeSullivan46 you can end this. You can @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

2 years

💔 when I saw the mural’s condition until I learned the symbolism behind it. An incredibly moving piece but so hard to look at. Every face amplifies the pain. I wish I could have faith that every detainee would be brought home before their picture washed away. #bringridgehome

Andrew Eubanks

@EubanksAndrew

2 years

Arriving in DC today, @BrittanyAlkonis came to M St. to remember the wrongful detainees of @BOFHcampaign .

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

. @SenAlexPadilla @BringRidgeHome , it’s the only thanks I need.

Senator Alex Padilla

@SenAlexPadilla

1 year

To all military spouses: Thank you. Our country is stronger because of your sacrifice. On this #MilitarySpouseAppreciationDay , we recognize your strength and thank you for your unwavering support to our nation’s heroes.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

5 months

Thank you @RepLaLota and @RepMikeLevin for your continued support of not just #LTRidgeAlkonis , but of all our service members. This nightmare needs to end. @POTUS and @SecDef watched the injustice for 936 days. Do the right thing. @BringRidgeHome

Congressman Nick LaLota

@RepLaLota

5 months

After @RepMikeLevin and I visited with LT Alkonis in a federal detention center in Los Angeles today, I’ve become certain about five things: 1) Ridge and Brittany Alkonis are two of the strongest and most resilient people I’ve ever met.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

“Mommy, if the President is getting daddy home, why is he stilled in jail?” @POTUS @VP @JakeSullivan46 I’m grateful for what’s been done, but we need to finish the job. @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

7 months

Fury is what I feel tonight after holding my daughter as she cried “I want daddy” “why can’t daddy come home?” & “why can’t I have daddy back?” @POTUS @JakeSullivan46 @USAmbJapan @SecDef @SECNAV @StateSPEHA 443 days in prison. WHY!? And what is gained by allowing this injustice?

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

2 years

“Sometimes all that protects a wrongfully detained American is a journalist.” -JF #LTRidgeAlkonis surrenders himself tomorrow. Pls help to #BringRidgeHome @NaveedAJamali @jaketapper @CNN @ABC @FoxNews @Reuters @WSJ @ocregister @etuckerAP @MSNBC @Newsweek

Jonathan Franks

@jonfranks

2 years

Thank you @Reuters and @humeyra_pamuk for covering the @BOFHcampaign mural this week. Sometimes all that protects a wrongfully detained American is a journalist.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

"We just want him back on US soil." Yes @SenMikeLee , it's time. There's no legitimate argument for not transferring #LtRidgeAlkonis to the US immediately. @SecDef @SECNAV @DoD_USD_PR Let's put an end to this injustice and @BringRidgeHome

Mike Lee

@SenMikeLee

1 year

Mike Lee Discusses: Lt. Ridge Alkonis It’s time to heal this senseless wound. It’s time to #BringRidgeHome .

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

"bear one another's burdens.. mourn w/ those that mourn.. comfort those that stand in need of comfort" Today we lost our 3rd loved one since Ridge's detainment. He should be here serving and comforting, instead he is locked in a cage. @POTUS We need him. @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

2 years

@POTUS we won’t be at the @WhiteHouse this weekend. The children have unionized and are demanding weekends and holidays. But, we haven’t gone far. Just call my name and I’ll be there 🎶 @FLOTUS @SecBlinken @JakeSullivan46 @SecDef @SECNAV #BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

It’s a sound I’ll be replaying in my head all weekend. To me, that applause is for every leader, staffer and reporter that in the last 19 months has joined us in our fight for justice. Thank you!

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

#LtRidgeAlkonis loves to hear news of wrongfully detained Americans coming home. Today Jr. and I got to tell him about Paul Rusesabagina. He was shocked & so happy. He sends his ❤️from prison. @StateSPEHA @SecBlinken @POTUS @VP you @freethehero ! Now let’s @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

This opportunity —speaking w/ @potus about #LtRidgeAlkonis —is what my three children and I have been fighting so long for. It didn’t disappoint; thank you Pres Biden! Let’s @BringRidgeHome to his children!

Andrew Eubanks

@EubanksAndrew

1 year

A special interaction b/w Pres Biden & @BrittanyAlkonis , the wife of wrongfully-detained Navy #LtRidgeAlkonis .

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

2 years

Welcome home @POTUS ! I hope your weekend was as rejuvenating as ours. We’re rested and ready to work with you to @BringRidgeHome We’re outside the @WhiteHouse now and all we need is 10 minutes.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

1/3 DoD inmates haven’t received “comfort items” in months. It was finally explained to wrongfully imprisoned #LtRidgeAlkonis that DoD’s budget for these items has run dry. @SecDef @SECNAV @USNavy @CNFJ @USForcesJapan @PacificFleet @US7thFleet

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

8 months

First day of kindergarten! Last thing he said before he got into bed last night, “I want daddy to bring me to school.” It’s one pain after another. How many milestones does #LTRidgeAlkonis have to miss? What was done today to @BringRidgeHome @POTUS @USAmbJapan @DeptofDefense

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Brittany Alkonis

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1 year

Prison. Our kids can see #LtRidgeAlkonis for two 30 min visits/mon, behind glass, with each vying for opportunities to speak before time runs out. They’re always excited to go, but each time it’s followed by days of heartache. @POTUS @SecDef Protect Your People #BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

5 months

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share just a little bit more of this story. @POTUS you said you would bring him home. MDC is not home. Our service members deserve more. Finish the job. @BringRidgeHome

FOX News Radio

@foxnewsradio

5 months

He’s no longer in prison in Japan, but Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis is still not free. His wife @BrittanyAlkonis believes he never committed a crime and is now asking President Biden to aid in his release. She joins the Rundown to share their family's story

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

8 months

The candle of hope for detained Americans was dimmed today. @GovRichardson , thank you for your selfless service. “He lived his entire life in the service of others… helping to free people held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad"

Former top US diplomat Bill Richardson dies aged 75 - BBC News

The former US envoy to the UN won praise for his work freeing detained Americans around the world.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

How can America trust you with their sons and daughters in a time of war, when we can’t trust you to protect us from our allies during a time of peace? @SecDef @SECNAV @USForcesJapan @CNFJ , this is shameful. Do better. Be better. Protect your people. @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

2 years

“I am built for this. After 4 years at the @NavalAcademy , 2 years as a missionary, and many deployments… I am comfortable being uncomfortable. The urgency is about the kids.” #LtRidgeAlkonis A letter that finally wasn’t returned to sender.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

I’ve visited #LtRidgeAlkonis to tell him family members have died, friends have died, & loved ones are sick. Each time he has a very small window to process his grief and ask whatever questions he can think of while I’m present & before he’s sent back to his solitary cell. 1/3

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Another visit with our favorite guy. It 💔 that seeing their dad behind glass for 1hr/mon is becoming… normal? But the kids express daily how much they ache for a hug. 255 days in prison 867 days to go @SECNAV @SecDef Protect your people. @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

9 months

Going to the US to advocate for #LtRidgeAlkonis is not a decision I make lightly. With no phone privileges, Ridge and I have to communicate the old fashioned way. Monday morning was better than any Christmas as I received the pieces of my heart that piled up while away 💕

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

The kids decorated our mini tree forest today. We’re going through the motions, but the joy and lightheartedness that used to burst forth from them is gone. @SecDef @SECNAV this is cruelty for cruelty’s sake. Answer the ETP. @POTUS @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

9 months

I believe it when I'm told they want #LtRidgeAlkonis home, but I also believe when they say I "can't assume that what's in [my] husband's best interest is what's in the @USNavy or the alliance's best interest." The day that changes is the day they @BringRidgeHome TY @jaketapper

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

2 years

@BauerOutage for the package, but even more so for the words, thank you 💕 #LtRidgeAlkonis pitched for @NavalAcademy & his love for baseball, & more specifically the Dodgers, still runs deep. We look forward to joining you for that game one day!

Andrew Eubanks

@EubanksAndrew

2 years

Thanks @BauerOutage for discussing the tragic situation of my good friend #LtRidgeAlkonis on your channel! @Dodgers via @YouTube

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2 years

Girls went back to the classroom today! Grateful to counselors that listened & placed them w/teachers that were best for this uncertain time in their lives. @SecDef @SECNAV @USNavy How much longer do they have w/their teachers and friends? How many more visits w/ #LtRidgeAlkonis

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@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

As always, @USNavy @SecDef @SECNAV @DoD_USD_PR @USFJ_J @CNFJ @FLEACT_Yokosuka Do better. Be better. Protect your people. and @BringRidgeHome 5/5

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

3/3 In 13 days our pay and benefits will be turned off, I won’t be able to support our children or Ridge, and I clearly won’t be able to count on the @USNavy to do so either. @SecDef @SECNAV @CNFJ @USForcesJapan @USPacificFleet @US7thFleet #AnswerTheETP @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Thank you @RepLaLota ! I appreciate not only your efforts to @BringRidgeHome , but also your dedication to the wellbeing of service members everywhere. Fixing the SOFA may be a long fight, but I’m here for it. 1. @BringRidgeHome 2. Make sure this never happens again

Congressman Nick LaLota

@RepLaLota

1 year

#NY01 While President Biden is in Japan, he should effectuate the release of Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis, who has been in a Japanese Prison for almost a year now. Read what I wrote the President here 👇

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

This man… He is goodness He is strength He is dedication He is perseverance He is love He’s everything the world needs more of and yet, he and everything he has to give, are locked away. I’ll never understand how this was ever allowed to happen. ⁦ @BringRidgeHome ⁩

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

2 years

Traded books for a diff kind of education 2day. @RepMikeLevin it was an honor to be escorted by your CoS around congress to deliver thank you notes and express gratitude to all of our Nation’s leaders that have committed to help you #BringRidgeHome

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@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

I held my crying 9yo this evening, thinking of the children of all ages who are gathered in DC this week, fighting for the release of their wrongfully detained parent. 1000s of miles apart, these children are connected in pain. @POTUS @FreeKaiLi #BringThemHome @BringRidgeHome

Andrew Eubanks

@EubanksAndrew

1 year

At last night’s @BOFHcampaign vigil, @HarrisonLi15 shared his father’s journey to America w/just a suitcase & $200. His father, Kai, worked hard to create a life of increased opportunity for his family. Now, Kai is wrongfully detained by the #CCP . It’s time to @FreeKaiLi !

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Thank you @SenMikeLee You’re right, I’m not going away. Each day that passes only leaves me more resolved to stand up for #LtRidgeAlkonis and any other member of our mil family that needs an advocate. I’m eternally grateful to all those that continue to fight alongside us.

Mike Lee

@BasedMikeLee

1 year

6. In the meantime, please know this: @BrittanyAlkonis is an effective spokeswoman for her husband’s cause. She’s not going away. Neither are her children. Neither am I and my colleages. Neither are the thousands (soon to be millions) of Americans calling on you to fix this.

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@BrittanyAlkonis

5 months

Thank you @Montel_Williams This isn’t just about Ridge, this is about all of our service members. They deserve better than this. @POTUS a cage in Metropolitan Detention Center is not home. Finish the job. @BringRidgeHome

Montel Williams

@Montel_Williams

5 months

3/ Please, Mr. @POTUS , we don’t need to traumatize a 10, 8, and 5 year old AGAIN. Sir, we do not leave service members behind, and junior partners shouldn’t dictate the course here. Thank you, @jaketapper @LelandVittert , @DanaPerino , for giving @BrittanyAlkonis a platform.

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@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

@VP Thank you @VP The fight is far from over. We still need you to @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

2 years

Hey @USForcesJapan @CNFJ @ACSTokyo hint hint…

Jonathan Franks

@jonfranks

2 years

This is heartbreaking at it didn’t have to be this way. #LtRidgeAlkonis should be on a plane home to the USA. The Japanese Government should expel Lt. Alkonis and hand him over to the Provost Marshall to be returned to the United States…

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@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

For 21 months this battle has been grueling, and at most times has felt impossible, but we’ve come so far. We may be a little worse for the wear, but we’re going to keep fighting. Flighting to @BringRidgeHome And fighting to protect all our women and men ordered overseas. 2/3

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@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Or when his statements were misconstrued to fit the prosecutor’s false narrative? Or when we were extorted for $1.65 million USD? Or when #LtRidgeAlkonis was blackmailed to rescind evidence? Where was your sense of “justice” then, @USNavyCNO ? And where is it now?

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@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

2/3 “Comfort items” include toiletries, underwear, letter writing materials, shoes required to workout, etc. There are 11 DoD inmates. Family and friends are prohibited from supplying these items. @SecDef @SECNAV @USNavy @CNFJ @USForcesJapan @PacificFleet @us7thfleet

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@BrittanyAlkonis

2 years

It was a good day.

James Rosen

@JamesRosenTV

2 years

Minutes after a @WhiteHouse meeting that included @jakeSullivan46 , @VPOTUS stands with @BrittanyAlkonis , wife of Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis, imprisoned in Japan, as part of efforts to #BringRidgeHome .

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@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Thank you @greta @JamesRosenTV & @NEWSMAX for the coverage today. James has been doing all he can to @BringRidgeHome & bring joy to our kids since last summer. I showed this to them knowing they would be excited. They immediately remembered the “cupcake man” and “joke guy!”

Jonathan Franks

@jonfranks

1 year

Thank you to @greta and to @JamesRosenTV for covering @BringRidgeHome for @NEWSMAX . We are not asking for special treatment for #LtRidgeAlkonis , we are asking for the treatment he would have received were he Japanese.

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@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Every branch of Gov has called for the transfer of #LtRidgeAlkonis back to the US. With so many problems facing the Indo-Pacific, why is Ridge’s unjust detainment the hill DoD and JP are willing to die on. This is absurd. @BringRidgeHome

Mike Lee

@BasedMikeLee

1 year

We face a common enemy. That enemy is NOT Lt. Ridge Alkonis.

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

During these visits he’s always behind glass. I can’t so much as hold his hand or give him a brief hug as he takes on heartbreaking news. He’s gone nearly 8 months without touching another human. He says that it’s an odd sort of loneliness. 2/3

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@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Would be a dream come true for our three young children—they miss their dad.

Mike Lee

@BasedMikeLee

1 year

. @POTUS , please #BringRidgeHome on Air Force One when you return from your G7 meetings in Japan.

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@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Looking forward to sitting down with @DanaPerino at Fox this morning.

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@BrittanyAlkonis

5 months

“These individuals have lost far too much precious time with their loved ones, and their families have suffered” was the reason @POTUS gave for granting Alex Saab clemency and returning him to Venezuela. Grant #LtRidgeAlkonis clemency. @BringRidgeHome

US, Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus fugitive contractor 'Fat Leonard'

The United States has freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the return of a fugitive...

apnews.com

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Thank you @PhilipWegmann for sharing @SenMikeLee ‘s strong message to @SecDef today. I have had the pleasure of speaking to enough Congress Members to believe him when he says that if the Department of Defense won’t act, Congress will. Approve the ETP. @BringRidgeHome

Philip Melanchthon Wegmann

@PhilipWegmann

1 year

"We must correct this wrong," @SenMikeLee says of Japanese imprisonment of Lt. Ridge Alkonis He urges @SecDef to act, promising, if Defense Dept doesn't, Congress will "DoD may or may not like whatever legislation we put in place in order to do it," Lee warns. "It'll happen."

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Yesterday was a big day! Ridge’s sister, Quinn, competed in the Boston Marathon, while Ridge, Jr. was learning to ride his bike 💕 #LTRidgeAlkonis would have given anything to be a part of these moments. We would have given anything to have him be here. @BringRidgeHome

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Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

2 years

This is why I need to speak to @POTUS , I need someone above @SecDef that can help.

Jonathan Franks

@jonfranks

2 years

🚨 @BrittanyAlkonis tells @LelandVittert on @NewsNation that she and her kids feel “abandoned” by DoD…

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@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

Thank you @DanaPerino & @SenMikeLee for standing up for service members and their families. We’ve never asked for soft or special treatment, we’re simply asking for fair treatment. For the treatment #LtRidgeAlkonis would have received had he not been a US service member.

Mike Lee

@SenMikeLee

1 year

The longer Ridge remains in Japanese custody, the louder we will get. @kishida230 , this isn't going away. #BringRidgeHome

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@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

I’m relieved to report that incarcerated @DeptofDefense affiliated Americans in Japan, including wrongfully detained #LtRidgeAlkonis , will be receiving their supply run on Monday morning.

Brittany Alkonis

@BrittanyAlkonis

1 year

1/3 DoD inmates haven’t received “comfort items” in months. It was finally explained to wrongfully imprisoned #LtRidgeAlkonis that DoD’s budget for these items has run dry. @SecDef @SECNAV @USNavy @CNFJ @USForcesJapan @PacificFleet @US7thFleet

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Brittany Alkonis

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9 months

@jaketapper asks Kirby if @POTUS will address #LtRidgeAlkonis w/ @kishida230 this week. The idea that this is a legal problem in a political box has passed. There is nothing legally keeping Ridge from be being transferred back to the US today. What is? 👉

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