Posted on 09/26/2005 6:39:53 PM PDT by Mom of Two Soldiers
OPEN LETTER TO CINDY SHEEHAN:
Residing in the same town as you once resided and knowing your family, I must ask you, "Whatever are you thinking?"
Your son was the one who encouraged my youngest son to enlist. You were very proud of Casey and what he was doing then and he believed very much in what he was doing.
After Casey was killed, my eldest was one of the local airmen who brought him home, facing hostile fire to do so, so you would not not have to wait.
My daughter comforted you and your family. You two spent hours and hours engaged in heartfelt grief. At that time, you were very, very supportive of the President, of our soldiers and of what was occurring in Iraq.
Cindy, you've changed since the Kerry campaign contacted you in early July of last summer. You're not the same grieving mom, especially after you started traveling on the road to support John Kerry's campaign.
You've turned into a political puppet for those who are exploiting you and its not pretty nor does it do anything for Casey's memory. You're not the same, quiet compassionate woman we saw at church or downtown, when you proudly sat as the entire town showed up on Memorial Day to honor Casey and Mike Williams.
How can you justify berating the President for honoring the soldiers who died while protecting America and following the directives of the Congress and the Senate? How can you consistently state that you don't want your son's name to be acknowledged by him and on the same hand, turn around and use the name of Joe Williams' Mike, as an example for your cause despite the many requests of the family for you not to do so? How could you print Mike's name in your anti-war advertisement in the newspaper even after seeing the grief and effort his mother went through to go to Crawford to personally remove it from your cross. You knew it caused them pain.
Mike died honorably and his father, a Vietnam vet is very proud of him. He believed in what he was doing, just like Casey. How could you bring so much pain to the Williams family and so much pain to a nation because of your own anger?
Cindy, how can you do this to your kids who don't know how to explain your actions to anyone here in town? They went through a lot last summer and still are.
The hours, days and weeks following Casey's death were emotionally gut wrenching as many of us with children, husbands, wives, friends and other loved ones in the military comforted you while living with the fears for our own loved ones over there. Everyone went above and beyond because we all believed and still believe in how very right, honorable and courageous our loved ones are in their mission to keep America safe.
We all went through considerable anguish when Casey died and I suspect none moreso than you. But how can you justify your anguish and place it on a higher level than that of Joe Williams?
The treatment you've returned to everyone is inexcusable. Placing Mike Williams' name on a cross despite the family's objections was unforgiveable and the reaction of Mike's mother when she saw it was heartbreaking.
What you are doing to neighbors, to friends, Casey's battle buddies and to a nation of people who are having to relieve the ugly pain of the late 60s and the 70s is unfair.
This is about you, Cindy. Not about anyone else. When you turn your back on your neighbors, your friends, your family and act in this manner, it only evidences that there is no consideration toward anyone or anything else.
Finally, and most disturbing, how can you support a group that supported John Kerry, who on April 7th, on National Public Radio stated that Al Sadr had a "legitimate voice" and that the Coalition (including your son) should not have closed down his newspaper after he called for the deaths of U.S. troops.
You know better than anyone else, Casey was killed in Sadr City by the Al Sadr militants. How can you join ranks with those who support the terrorist who called for the death of your son?
Its beyond me, Cindy, and something I suspect, someday in the future, you'll look back on and with considerable pain.
We don't want that for you. I believe you need to sit down and think about it long and hard. You are bringing so much pain to this nation and its people.
Linda
I think that Cindy Sheehan might be bipolar (manic-depressive) and that the stress of losing her son has caused her to go off the deep end. I think that she is in the midst of a manic episode that has caused her to have very flawed judgement and to do outrageous things that she would not do in a normal state. According to testimonials of those who knew her personally, Ms. Sheehan has had a complete personality change since her son's death, which would bolster my theory. The manic state will not last forever, and at some point Ms. Sheehan will become very depressed. She will be horrified by her own behavior once she becomes rationally aware of it. At that point she will be at serious risk of suicide. If we do find that Ms. Sheehan is suffering from mental illness, as opposed to just being an anti-American traitor like the creeps egging her on, then we should forgive her and show compassion, provided she publicly repents her inexcusable behavior and denounces those who have made her their "useful idiot".
Lovely, heartfelt letter. I think you spoke for many.
This is chilling! I just took a shower and while I was in the shower, I was thinking the exact same thing!
If you know anything we can do to support Joe let us know. We do appreciate our troops AND their families.....
No she doesn't but thanks to the stupidity and laziness of the media, including FoxNews the public is being made to believe that she is in the majority. Even Brit was repeating the lies on his show this evening.
Just curious, what finally opened your eyes?
OK thanks for the info. I just wondered how she came on the scene. It seemed like just all of a sudden, there she was. And the media promoted her really quick.
Bump!
I haven't read through the rest of the posts here, but I imagine you might be able to get some support to have this published for the world to see. People need to read this letter and understand. Thank you for posting this letter.
Well, have at it.
bttt
Bumpity Bump Bump
Sheehan is running on empty and when she finally stalls she is going to be in a very dark and lonely place. Honestly, I feel for Cindy for that reason only... At this point I think only God can help her now for she is truly "in too deep" and in the arms of the "enemies".
Excellent letter.
Last bump for the night.
Thanks again, Linda.
At the rally on Sunday one speaker read his son's last letter and mentioned Cindy won't share her son's last letter with us. I wonder what it said?
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