(CNN) Shocked by Donald Trump's call for the creation of a national database to register Syrian refugees coming into the country to prevent terrorism, one former U.S. marine came up with the perfect comeback.

Tayyib Rashid, who describes himself as an "Ahmadi Muslim—Marine—American—Dad—Husband" on his Twitter account, wrote to the 2016 presidential hopeful: "Hey @realDonaldTrump, I'm an American Muslim and I already carry a special ID badge. Where's yours?"

His response was retweeted over 33,000 times. A barrage of posts soon followed from fellow service men and women with the hashtag #MuslimID.

To bad you'll never see this on the news Muslim soldiers who fight to protect this nation from terrorists pic.twitter.com/RQl2wriaKb — Captain Queerbeard (@deadhead1991) November 22, 2015

Mr.Donald Trump Would you like to visit the Grave of Fallen American MUSLIM Hero in Arlington:Winner of Purple Heart pic.twitter.com/7fhUGI0GmM — agamjd (@agamjd) November 22, 2015

Healthcare professionals, humanitarians and a police sheriff were among the many who followed suit, posting their IDs.

Hey @realDonaldTrump here's my #MuslimID I take care of your sick, regardless of race, religion or creed. pic.twitter.com/V0Y62tsMLl — Shabbir Hossain, MD (@ShabbirHossain) November 21, 2015

Hey @realDonaldTrump, here is my #MuslimID. Proudly working at the @UN to help address dire needs of the world. pic.twitter.com/qQbPxgTNAA — Hazami Barmada (@HazamiBarmada) November 21, 2015