"Dear Joshua, I hope you die!" -- J. Sparling (Walter Reed patient)

Fox & Friends ^ | 12/5/05 | Mware

[mware]

This story was reported on Fox and Friends this morning.

Joshua Sparling just got to Walter Reed last week and received ONE letter from someone writing in a child's printing. Among other things it told him to die. The soldier has the card on the wall of his room. I know FReepers can counter this despicable action with some of our own letters.

Joshua Sparling

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

6900 Georgia Avenue N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20307-5001

Update: Since Joshua will undoubtedly be overwhelmed by America's response, please consider sending (instead of or in addition to Joshua) cards to these find troops:

Excerpt from Brian K. at FNC:
If you have the time, please try and include the others I met along with Col. North and Col. Hunt at Walter Reed:

Capt. James Ollinger
Sgt. Zavian Simspon
Specialist Brian Radke
Specialist Jason Braase
Sgt. David Nevins
Sgt. Jose Ramos
Cpl. Todd Bishop
Sgt. Ryan Donnelly
Sgt. Eva Diane Cochran

[mware]

Let him know we care

[saveliberty]

thank you!

[mewzilla]

Thanks for posting this. The info will also be available on the FOX & friends blog today at some point. I hope they put up a copy of that letter. It was a despicable thing to send.

[Bahbah]

Great. Thanks. We'll see it gets on the Tony Snow Show thread as well. I'd love to find the letter writer and administer a thrashing.

[Ros42]

I saw this earlier and have already written to Joshua. :)

[mware]

Did you see the front of it> It had all these Christmas stamps. I guess Walter Reed thought it looked innocent enough. It think it was signed Miguel and some other work near it.

I was rushing around the house and missed that part. I was so stunned by the ending DIE, that everything else on the screen seemed to disappear to my sight.

[areafiftyone]

Thank you so much for posting this. I heard about it on Fox and Friends this morning and was sooo angry at this. I am going out at lunch and buying a beautiful Christmas Card for Joshua Sparling! Could you believe that horrible card was the only Christmas card he got? I am sure after this post he'll be swamped with cards from wonderful Freepers!

[armydawg1]

Done and in the mail this morning.

God bless you Joshua!

[mewzilla]

It looked like a kid wrote it. If an adult put a kid up to do that...The hosts were also wondering if some adult did it, pretending to be a kid. In any case, it was a truly despicable thing to do. But didn't the letter have a return address? I'm wondering if someone shouldn't check that out.

[Fawn]

Will do.

[Coldwater Creek]

I do not want to sound cynical, but are we sure that this is for real? We are a military family so do not jump on me for this question.

[MarMema]

Book mark for later

[mware]

I think it is real.

The letter was sent to Walter Reed. He got it there. I suspect some git who saw in a local newspaper that he was wounded sent the letter.

[Lil'freeper]

bump for later

[mewzilla]

I hope FNC follows up and tries to find out who sent it.

[DCMB]

Why is the letter up on his wall??? I'll personally go
over to Walter Reed and bring him some cards and gifts to
make up for this atrocity.

[Arrowhead1952]

The hosts were also wondering if some adult from DU did it.

That is my bet. I'll put a Christmas card in the mail to a fellow soldier today.

[mware]

Brian K. and Col. Hunt visited Walter Reed together over the weekend. Brian said that he was so affected by the letter that he just decided to put it on his wall.

[OpusatFR]

Card ready to be mailed with check.

Hey, send this kid some cash while we are at it.

They do have to pay for the extra goodies I understand. If that isn't right please correct me.

[Samwise]

Why is the letter up on his wall??? I'll personally go over to Walter Reed and bring him some cards and gifts to make up for this atrocity.

Well, this makes me so mad I could just spit. I'll send a card; thanks for going in person.

[Coop]

I hope you'll consider joining us this Friday evening outside of Walter Reed. Info here

[Coop]

I'll make the same offer as on the other thread. If anyone would like to send something personally, FReepmail me for my address and I'll be glad to deliver it to the Mologne House (a lovely transitional location for wounded Walter Reed troops and their families).

[mware]

Bump for Joshua.

[Coop]

For those not aware, here's an example of the low levels to which the left will stoop.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530310/posts

[mware]

another bump for all those in Walter Reed.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Just your average Berzerkley graduate.

[Blood of Tyrants]

I'm going to put $5 in it, too. It ain't much but if a few more can throw in some money, he can have a real nice dinner.

[backinthefold]

I am pinging you, you need to read this, then decide to ping your own list. I remember sometime last year, when Race Bannon needed our help, everyone was pinging every ping list on FR.

 

Isn't this one of those situations? Lets flood Walter Reed with cards letters and gifts.

[mware]

Agreed but lets see that everyone gets letters. Sure would like to send some Christmas Stockings to the guys and gals.

[Coop]

There are two fronts in this war: the obvious combat front against terrorists and their networks, and the more ambiguous front against the hate-filled "blame America first" crowd.

Our troops are fighting the combat front. It's up to us to pick up the slack on the home front.

[Coop]

Sure would like to send some Christmas Stockings to the guys and gals.

You may send them to me, if you wish. I will guarantee delivery. FReepmail me for more details.

[Jen from Tn.]

on the way!

[Mo1]

Our troops are fighting the combat front. It's up to us to pick up the slack on the home front.

BTTT

[backinthefold]

See post 22... 

 

Here is the list I just received from Coop in a freepmail of wanted items

 

Here is a partial list of wanted items:
toiletries (toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap...)
calling cards (to call buddies in Iraq and Afghanistan)
dvds, books, cds
current magazines
disposable cameras
t-shirts, clothes
candy, snacks
cigarettes
anything else you think they’d enjoy

 

I posted, lets flood Walter Reed. I am sending as many cards as me and my family can sign, and leaving them un-adressed, so they can just be handed out to all the wounded  there. Coop is gonna get a care package, and Walter Reed is going to get a large envelope with dozens of cards.

[Coop]

FYI

[GOPJ]

Some adult liberal got his kid to hand-copy a hate letter.

If we must have laws against "hate speech" then now's the time to use those laws. Track down the liberal who had his kid write this and throw the book at him.

[RobFromGa]

truly descpicable. you have Freepmail.

[StarCMC]

Joshua Sparling just got to Walter Reed last week and received ONE letter from someone writing in a child's printing. Among other things it told him to die. The soldier has the card on the wall of his room.

What the HECK??? There are some REAL sickos out there. LAdies and gents, can we PLEASE send this young hero some Get Well and Thank You Cards -- I'd love to hear that his wall is covered with them by the end of this week. Let's get off our butts and DO THIS!! Can I please get a shout out from the peeps who will participate?? Yes, it will cost you 37 cents to mail a letter. And another dollar or so for a card. And little gas money when you go to purchase your card. Don't you think it's worth it???

[BIGLOOK]

On board.

[Fintan]

Some adult liberal...

 

Just for future reference, "adult liberal" is an oxymoron.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Falling in. Thank you for the ping, Star.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Star people can also do it for free from the cozy comfort of their living room sofa. Please see this post from Doug from Upland for how to dos:

SEND A FREE CARD BY MAIL ,TO WALTER REED JOSHUA SPARLING-FROM YOUR COMPUTER-NO STRINGS-SEE THIS

[backinthefold]

"adult liberal" is an oxymoron

 

I have better conversations with my 12 year old, than I do with my 52 year old hippy brother... wouldn't surprise me if he took a crayon and wrote this himself

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Coop]

Can I please get a shout out from the peeps who will participate??

I'm not John Kerry, and I'm reporting for duty!

[TX Bluebonnet]

Bookmark for later

[doug from upland]

Three FReepers and I paid for a bunch of cards to be sent that are very easy to personalize and send. You don't even have to leave your computer. THIS IS A REAL CARD, NOT AN E-CARD.

Send me a note: freeper@verizon.net and I'll send instructions how to send one on us.

[GOPJ]

Just for future reference, "adult liberal" is an oxymoron.

You're right. I'm wrong.

Thanks for the correction :)

[boxerblues]

Can you beleive this crap!

I'll send this brave man a very nice card