To the calm, Mother Earth's
Waiting breast;
Duty done, Like the sun:
Going West.
SEMPER FI MARINE
Posted on 08/28/2006 3:02:29 PM PDT by Sergeant Tim
A United States Marine was laid to rest Saturday in Queens, New York. Lance Corporal Michael Gordon was killed, along with his platoon leader, by enemy sniper fire in Iraq on August 16.
The New York Daily News noted at LCpl Glover’s funeral, his uncle, former Chief of Department for the FDNY, Peter Hayden read from a letter Glover had sent from Iraq in which he said: "I am doing this to protect the ones I love." He added:
Glover enlisted in 2004, interrupting his studies at Pace Law School, because the 9/11 terrorist attacks left such a deep impression.
Glover gave his life, Hayden said, "So future Americans could grow up in a world where you could have a cup of coffee or get on a plane and not be concerned."
The Daily News reported:
In his eulogy, the Rev. Peter Rayder, who also grew up in Belle Harbor, compared Glover's sacrifice to that of Jesus Christ - "Both served people that rejected [their] message," Rayder said.
"He was always faithful in service, faithful to his friends and to his community. ... He also served because he knew people in Iraq needed to taste freedom."
"In a world where we honor and put on a pedestal famous athletes, rock stars and movie stars, I believe we should all be like Mike," said Rayder. "I want to be like Mike."
The New York Post used the Associated Press’ report that also quoted Chief Hayden and mentioned:
Glover was the nephew of a fire chief who led rescue operations at the World Trade Center's north tower. A close friend who worked as an equities trader for Cantor Fitzgerald was among the 2,749 people killed at Ground Zero.
His childhood home of Belle Harbor, an enclave of police officers, firefighters and government workers, was hard hit by the terror attacks, then devastated again two months later when an American Airlines jet broke apart and crashed, killing 260 passengers and five people on the ground.
Glover's call to public service extended past his willingness to go to war.
When Hurricane Katrina hit, friends recalled, he packed his car with food and water, recruited some friends and drove to New Orleans, where he participated in boat rescues.
The New York Times did its best to avoid mentioning LCpl Glover’s motivation for joining the Marines and his connections to 9/11. While they pointed out Glover was Chief Hayden's nephew, they left out the quotes from the Daily News and Post altogether. As to why he joined the Marines, they quoted Chief Hayden's son, Glover's cousin, who said, "Corporal Glover dropped out of law school in 2004, after only one year, to join the Marines. He had been feeling anxious, restless, ever since 9/11." The Times led off their report this way:
New York Times
August 27, 2006
Mourning a Marine, Remembering the Man
By ALAN FEUERA lot of words get tossed around in the Marine Corps: honor, service, duty, country, courage, faith.
But then there is death, which makes these things so sweet to a marine. It is the threat of death, the fact of death, that gives abstractions weight.
Compare that to how the New York Daily News led off:
New York Daily News
Honoring a fallen Marine
BY JOHN MICHAEL LAUINGER and DON SINGLETON
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Sunday, August 27th, 2006A Queens marine who was killed in Iraq this month in the fight "to protect the ones" he loves was buried after a tearful funeral in his home parish yesterday.
Hundreds of relatives, friends and fellow Marines of Lance Cpl. Michael Glover, 28, of Belle Harbor, filled St. Francis de Sales church on Rockaway Beach Blvd. for the service.
And also compare it to the AP report in the New York Post:
NEW YORK POST
IRAQ HERO MEMORIAL IN QUEENS
APAugust 27, 2006 -- A Long Island Marine who considered his service a tribute to firefighters lost on 9/11 was memorialized yesterday at a seaside church in Queens, a week after his death in Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Michael Glover, 28, of Garden City, was one of a pair of New York natives killed by a sniper on Aug. 16 while patrolling in Fallujah.
Stop the New York Times editors' note: May God bless Lance Corporal Michael Glover. We honor his service and sacrifice to our nation. Our prayers are with his family.
Thank you and may God Bless you Michael Glover.
For all of them:
Hit the streets!
http://www.americasupportsyou.com/americasupportsyou/index.aspx
I am not worthy of his sacrifice. Thank God for this fine soldier.
God bless you and keep you close Marine. We, as Americans, will try and do what you sacrificed your life for - to keep America safe and free forever.
God bless you and thank you Lance Cpl Glover. We at FR won't let the Slimes tarnish your honor.
My prayers are for his family and I thank God for men like him.
Very well said.
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