Posted on 09/20/2004 7:34:36 PM PDT by flutters
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A local soldier back from the war in Iraq said he was beaten at an area concert because of what was printed on his T-shirt, NBC 4's Nancy Burton reported.
Foster Barton, 19, of Grove City, received a Purple Heart for his military service in Iraq. He almost lost his leg last month after a Humvee he was riding in ran over a landmine.
Barton said he was injured again Friday night in a crowded parking lot as he was leaving the Toby Keith concert at Germain Amphitheatre. The solider was injured so badly that he can't go back to Iraq as scheduled.
"I don't remember getting hit at all, really," said Barton, a member of the 1st Calvary Division. "He hit me in the back of the head. I fell and hit the ground. I was knocked unconscious and he continued to punch and kick me on the ground."
Barton and his family said he was beat up because he was wearing an Iraqi freedom T-shirt.
"It's not our fault," Barton said. "I'm just doing a job."
According to a Columbus police report, six witnesses who didn't know Barton said the person who beat him up was screaming profanities and making crude remarks about U.S. soldiers, Burton reported.
One witness, a friend of the alleged attacker, said Barton hit first. Police said they do not think that witness is credible since the six other witnesses said Barton was hit from behind.
Barton's mother said she has a message for her son's alleged attacker, who police said ran into the crowd after the incident and was not arrested.
"He needs our prayers, just like the insurgents, because he's a coward," Cindy Barton said.
After a two-week leave, Barton was supposed to return to Iraq Tuesday. But his broken nose will delay his return.
Barton is waiting for doctors to tell him when he can return to active duty. He said wants to go back as soon as possible because his unit was just attacked. Eleven soldiers were wounded and two were killed, he said.
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Where's the rope?
Please ping me on this also. Thanks.
This article confused me -- until I read that this incident happened in the parking lot outside the concert. There's probably no place on earth that a U.S. soldier would be more loved than INSIDE a Toby Keith concert!
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Another hero ambushed by a Kerry supporter.
How's this for a plan. Send this punk into Iraq, drop him off in the middle of Baghdad with a big American flag tatood on his back, and then tell him to find his way home. I'd give him a cellphone and tell him if he needs help he can call the the the 1st Cav.
No, no. We are the must remain civil when this happens. We shouldn't retaliate or even defend ourselves.</can I get a side of SARCASM with that?>
REMEMBER THIS ONE IN JULY??
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/jamieson/181422_robert09.html
Veteran gets rude welcome on Bainbridge
Remember this one from last year?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,82395,00.html
Thursday, March 27, 2003
MONTPELIER, Vt. — A group of Vermont teen-agers threw rocks at a uniformed female Vermont National Guard sergeant last week, in the latest example of a service member facing hostility in the United States.
Washington mayor apologizes to veteran for parade insult
marinecorpstimes ^ | July 15, 2004 | Associated Press
Posted on 07/15/2004 11:52:55 PM EDT by DuckFan4ever
Associated Press
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. — Mayor Darlene Kordonowy has apologized to an Iraq war veteran who says he was called a murderer when he marched in a July 4 parade here. “Even if politically we are perceived as left-leaning, it does not mean that is how we treat people,” Kordonowy told The Sun newspaper of Bremerton. “We are also very tolerant and respectful of different points of view.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1172378/posts
Veteran gets rude welcome on Bainbridge [It's Baaaak!]
Seattle Post-Intelligencer ^ | July 9, 2004 | ROBERT L. JAMIESON Jr
Posted on 07/09/2004 6:24:18 AM EDT by johnny7
Think about the Seattle area -- Bainbridge Island to be exact -- and you think scenic views and liberal-minded tolerance. At least the killer views are still there.
The bucolic island's deep reputation for civility got a gut check this week during the annual Grand Old Fourth of July celebration. That's when Jason Gilson, a 23-year-old military veteran who served in Iraq, marched in the local event. He wore his medals with pride and carried a sign that said "Veterans for Bush." Walking the parade route with his mom, younger siblings and politically conservative friends, Jason heard words from the crowd that felt like a thousand daggers to the heart. "Baby killer!" "Murderer!" "Boooo!"
After one, anyway. Not sure if the attacker had been in the concert or was just waiting to start something afterwards.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1168098/posts
Veteran gets rude welcome on Bainbridge [It's Baaaak!]
Seattle Post-Intelligencer ^ | July 9, 2004 | ROBERT L. JAMIESON Jr
Posted on 07/09/2004 6:24:18 AM EDT by johnny7
Think about the Seattle area -- Bainbridge Island to be exact -- and you think scenic views and liberal-minded tolerance. At least the killer views are still there.
The bucolic island's deep reputation for civility got a gut check this week during the annual Grand Old Fourth of July celebration. That's when Jason Gilson, a 23-year-old military veteran who served in Iraq, marched in the local event. He wore his medals with pride and carried a sign that said "Veterans for Bush." Walking the parade route with his mom, younger siblings and politically conservative friends, Jason heard words from the crowd that felt like a thousand daggers to the heart. "Baby killer!" "Murderer!" "Boooo!"
Remember this one from last year?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,82395,00.html
Thursday, March 27, 2003
MONTPELIER, Vt. — A group of Vermont teen-agers threw rocks at a uniformed female Vermont National Guard sergeant last week, in the latest example of a service member facing hostility in the United States.
National Guard spokesman Capt. Jeff Roosevelt said the woman was not injured in Friday's incident, which took place in Plainfield, but said the woman had decided she would no longer wear her uniform outside of work.
I would not have believed this story -- still think it sounds funny -- but for the picture you posted.
No cojones? Girlie men?
I cannot believe it, either. It is, indeed, a sad situation when ordinary citizens are fearful to the point of not getting involved in situations such as this one.
What have we, as a citizenry, come to?
YOUZAH!
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