I FEEL THAT MS. SHEEHAN NEEDS TO GO HOME AND FINISH GREEVING. THIS ACT OF SELFISHNESS IS OUT OF LINE. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN IN THE MILITARY A TOTAL OF 7 YEARS, AND I REMEMBER SITTING IN JAPAN, WATCHING THE TOWERS FALL TO THE GROUND. I REMEMBER SEEING TERRIFIED FAMILY MEMBERS AS WE BOARDED OUR SHIP AND HEADED FOR THE GULF. I WAS THERE. SHE NEEDS TO PULL BACK AND THINK OF ALL THE INDIVIDUALS OVER THERE, FIGHTING FOR THE FREEDOM OF SPEACH SHE SO FREELY USES. MY HUSBAND AND HIS BAND OF BROTHERS WERE IN IRAQ FOR A YEAR. NOT ONE DAY WENT BY THAT I DIDNT PRAY TO GOD TO BRING HIM HOME, AND BLESS THE ONES THAT WERE LOST. I VOTED FOR PRESIDENT BUSH, BOTH TIMES! HE IS THE ONLY REASON I JOINED THE MILITARY MYSELF. I WILL STAND BEHIND HIM 110%. HAS SHEEHAN SERVED IN THE MILITARY? AND FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE THIS IS ANOTHER VIETNAM- YOUR WRONG. I TOO BELIEVE VIETNAM SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED, BUT DO YOU REALLY THINK WE SHOULNT HAVE GONE IN TO IRAQ? THAT IS THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE STATEMENT. DID THOSE PEOPLE NOT WATCH AND LISTEN AS OUR CITIZENS DIED DURING A HORRIFIC DEED? I AM DEEPLY SORRY SHE LOST HER SON, BUT DO REMEMBER MS. SHEEHAN, YOUR SON WAS HONORABLE AND WAS FIGHTING TO DEFEND YOU, AND YOU ARE WILLING TO LOSE EVERYTHING INCLUDING RESPECT OVER SOMETHING SELFISH AND SILLY. GOD REST YOUR BOY AND ALL THOSE WE HAVE LOST IN A FIGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM.
Thank you for injecting some reality into this story. We can strongly disagree with Cindy Sheehan's position and we should point out her damaging & untruthful statements & those of the groups surrounding her.....and you did it respectfully and with a civil tone.
You wrote:
"I WAS THERE. SHE NEEDS TO PULL BACK AND THINK OF ALL THE INDIVIDUALS OVER THERE, FIGHTING FOR THE FREEDOM OF SPEACH SHE SO FREELY USES"
You put beautifully the American spirit in that phrase. Thanks to you and your husband for serving and protecting us, even ones like Cindy Sheehan.