Posted on 02/28/2006 5:06:32 AM PST by Samwise
Edited on 02/28/2006 6:01:07 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
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I'm sending a sympathy card care of:
Kokomo High School
2501 S. Berkley Road
Kokomo, Indiana 46902
Maybe if we flood them with care, we can undo a little of the evil they are enduring.
8 posted on 02/28/2006 8:15:16 AM EST by Samwise Kokomo, February 27 - For the family who lives in a modest home in Kokomo the fatal Iraq attack came last week.
Then the attack at home followed.
Vandals defaced the home of Sgt. Rickey Jones' family. Eggs were thrown and flags were stolen. Sgt. Jones, a Kokomo High School graduate, was one four soldier's with the 101st killed west of Baghdad last week.
So who, one week before his burial in his hometown, would vandalize a fallen hero's house. Neighbor Robyn Ousley is at a loss to explain.
"I have no idea. Somebody pretty, pretty awful."
Another friend, Bill Swaggerty, says there is more than vandalism for the family to deal with.
"They're calling here and saying 'I'm glad your son is dead' and it's wrong."
The family's neighbors have closed ranks, bringing food and flying flags at half-staff. All are signs of respect for Sgt. Jones.
But there is a threat of disrespect from out of state.
The same Kansas church group that has been picketing soldier's funerals around the U.S. and Indiana will be in Kokomo too. The group claims U.S. soldier deaths are punishment for U.S. tolerance of Gays.
Kokomo police will have extra security and are running extra patrols at the house. Swaggerty, a veteran himself, says he convinced Rickey Jones to join up. He can't believe Sgt. Jones' memory would be attacked in this way.
"It's wrong. He would come home on leave. His friends (were) very respectful to my wife and my family. He was a very good kid."
Swaggerty supports a move in the legislature to keep protesters back from military funerals.
Neighbor Ousley agrees. "He just went over there for us. I think it is awful."
Services for Sgt. Jones are set for next Monday. In the meantime Kokomo police have increased patrols around his family's house.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
When my wife's uncle was killed in Korea, someone broke into the house during the funeral and stole all the Christmas presents.
There are some sick people in this world.
Send the perps over there to Iraq. Drive into the interior of the country, and let them go...
I recall another case where a home of a dead soldier had all it's flags stolen and the widow's (?), sister's (?) car was burned?
The left claim's compassion but has no heart, no soul. It's false compassion to make them feel good about themselves and to justify being judgemental of others.
This is a "Hate Crime" against a military family. Where's the feds?
I'm sending a sympathy card care of:
Kokomo High School
2501 S. Berkley Road
Kokomo, Indiana 46902
Maybe if we flood them with care, we can undo a little of the evil they are enduring.
ping
Stories like this make me realize that I am right in beleiving that the Freedom of Speech/1st Amendment should be solely restricted to those who actuall care about U.S. citizens and are Pro-American. Meaning that anti-americans and those in the leftist press/media should be silenced and imprison for their treasonious views.
My God. This breaks my heart! I can't even imagine what this young man's family is going through. I agree with another poster that they should take the perps to Iraq and drop them off. And I mean it seriously.
Is this supposed to be a religious group???? Or a cult??
Who would do such a thing? It doesn't make any sense. Cindy Sheehan? Al quaeda? Weasels? Satanic worshippers? Code Pink? Witches? Low life Scum?
Tonk, news about our country's peaceful anti-war crowd.
But, then again, could this be Muslims?
"Tonk, news about our country's peaceful anti-war crowd.
But, then again, could this be Muslims?"
My money's on the Anti-war bunch.
I'm starting to view Democrats and libs the same way I few the filthy Islamics. It's not nice.
The ugly face of the Left.
Great idea. Thanks.
agree with another poster that they should take the perps to Iraq and drop them off. And I mean it seriously.
why do we have to always find a way to have somebody else take care of our dirty business, this has been going on since vietnam where we all tsk tsk & hope somebody does something about it. my answer would probably land me in jail but i think it's getting to that point where we are going to have to fix this problem ourselves....
Home of Indiana University... well, I guess we know where to look for the perps...
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