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Pfc. Joshua Sparling Update (some "sad" news, but he is still very upbeat)
Michelle Malkin ^
| Wednesday March 8th, 2006
| Michelle Malkin
Posted on 03/08/2006 1:41:07 PM PST by ajolympian2004
Pfc. Joshua Sparling
Many of you will remember the story of Pfc. Joshua Sparling, the wounded soldier who received a disgusting death-wish greeting card in December while hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Sean Hannity has kept close contact with Sparling and interviewed him yesterday about his condition. Sad news:
Sparling's leg will have to be amputated below the knee--but he wants to "get back to [Fort Bragg] and "jump right back in his unit (the 82nd Airborne)." We are so fortunate to have men like Pfc. Sparling.
I've uploaded the audio. Listen here (thanks to reader Tony J.).
Landry's Life has photos of her recent visit with Pfc. Sparling at Walter Reed.
Keep him in your prayers.
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Previous:
Pfc. Joshua Sparling speaks
Thank you, Joshua Sparling
Counter the hate
A batch of goodness
Unhinged scumbag of the year (Bluto has more.)
Good wishes for Pfc. Joshua Sparling
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 82ndairborne; army; foxnews; greatamerican; gwot; hannity; iraq; iraqifreedom; joshuasparling; malkin; michellemalkin; seanhannity; sparling; talkradio; usarmy; walterreed; waronterror; wot
To: Landry Fan
Michelle linked to your site for the most recent Joshua Sparling photos!
To: ajolympian2004
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:41:53 PM PST
by
TASMANIANRED
(The Internet is the samizdat of liberty..".Liberty is the right and hope of all humanity"GW Bush)
To: ajolympian2004
Can anyone post the picture of the scumbag who sent the letter again? What a toolbox - and ugly too.
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:42:59 PM PST
by
Sax
To: ajolympian2004
Bump and thanks to Pfc Sparling for his sacrifice and continued morale.
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:44:24 PM PST
by
W04Man
(Bush2004 Grassroots Campaign We Did It! NOW.... PLEASE STAY THE COURSE!)
To: All
In the interview Joshua has some choice words for the terrorist in North Carolina who ran over the students and for the teacher in Colorado, Jay Bennish, who compared the American flag to the nazi flag. Joshua also mentions that for the first time he gets to go home to Michigan, for on month. He sounded very happy about that.
To: ajolympian2004; Landry Fan
Way to go Landry Fan! What a coup!
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:44:42 PM PST
by
Hoodlum91
(pcottraux says I'm special!)
To: Coop
Joshua Sparling update ping
To: ajolympian2004
God bless Joshua. May all go well with his surgery, and may he return to a normal lifestyle soon.
Prayers up for him and all the troops!
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:53:56 PM PST
by
Palladin
("Governor Lynn Swann."...it has a nice ring to it!)
To: ajolympian2004
He doesn't need the leg anyway. Prosthetics are advanced and getting better. Without the leg, he is still ten times the man of most men. He can do anything he wants with the rest of his life. The best of his life is still to come for this brave young man. I see nothing but good coming from this man's life.
Godspeed to you son. Your money is no good in my town.
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:54:27 PM PST
by
Search4Truth
(Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God - Thomas Jefferson.)
To: Palladin
God bless Joshua. May all go well with his surgery, and may he return to a normal lifestyle soon. What is amazing is that he must keep this halo device attached to his left leg for about another nine months so that bone growth below his knee can keep progressing before they perform the amputation. Joshua said that he is in a lot of pain each day.
One can only hope their sons and daughters grow up to be as courageous and patriotic as Joshua Sparling.
To: Sax
The letter.
The piece of filth who wrote it.
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:59:04 PM PST
by
mware
(A teacher of geography.)
To: ajolympian2004
I have some recent photos, too. But my chest is still sore from all the thumping yesterday (bad inside joke), so I won't post them.
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posted on
03/08/2006 2:14:18 PM PST
by
Coop
(FR= a lotta talk, but little action)
To: ajolympian2004; the irate magistrate; kcar; ianschwartz; rcocean; Jenny Hatch; jan in Colorado; ...
Malkin ping!
Please FReepmail me if you would like to be added to, or removed from, the Michelle Malkin ping list...
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posted on
03/08/2006 3:45:55 PM PST
by
cgk
(I don't see myself as a conservative. I see myself as a religious, right-wing, wacko extremist.)
To: ajolympian2004
God please be with this young man and with the surgeons. Please comfort and strengthen this man's love and reliance on You. God bless his family and friends. Be with all Your children serving this country.
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posted on
03/08/2006 3:50:44 PM PST
by
nancetx
(Not afraid to be politically incorrect!)
To: cgk
What is it about Malkin I don't like? I agree with most everything she writes and says...maybe it's the way she writes and says it, I don't know...does anyone else know what I'm saying?
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posted on
03/08/2006 4:16:11 PM PST
by
Hildy
To: mware
I somehow missed this part. Does someone have a link to the story about the scumbag?
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posted on
03/08/2006 4:28:24 PM PST
by
Politicalmom
(Must I use a sarcasm tag?)
To: ajolympian2004
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posted on
03/08/2006 4:37:12 PM PST
by
Dante3
To: Politicalmom
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posted on
03/08/2006 5:10:11 PM PST
by
mware
(A teacher of geography.)
To: Politicalmom
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posted on
03/08/2006 5:10:12 PM PST
by
mware
(A teacher of geography.)
To: Calpernia
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posted on
03/08/2006 5:48:41 PM PST
by
lowbridge
(I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather. Not screaming, like his passengers.)
To: TASMANIANRED
A dear family friend, Stephanie Browning, is in a similar situation. She was wounded last October and is still healing a severe leg wound. Stephanie is very proud of her service, but even more proud of the people she serves with and what they have accomplished.
The following is an excerpt from a Bakersfield news station KGET TV interview of Stephanie after Assemblyman Kevin McCarthy announced Stephanie as his pick for "Woman of the Year" last week.
Last October, Browning earned the Purple Heart after being wounded in Iraq, when her convoy was bombed. Shrapnel broke her right leg, an injury which nearly forced doctors to amputate. Her chin still bears a scar of the blast.
But, Browning says she is proud to have served her country and that the honor should recognize her military family, still battling violence in Iraq.
“I'm not accepting the award for myself, but I'm accepting it for the soldiers still there,” she said.
Meantime, Assemblyman McCarthy says she is a hero to all of us. “She's a great example I think for Kern County and for Bakersfield,” he said.
I am so proud of Stephanie not just for her courage in Iraq but for her courage in speaking out about the need to support the troops and recognize the valuable sacrifice they make for all of us.
Stephanie went to a music event in Santa Barbara with me a couple of weeks ago. The concert was attended almost exclusively by anti-war Bush Haters. She made such a wonderful impression with her outstanding character and spirit. She definitely changed some hearts that night.
To: mware
I believe a Freeper spoke to the FBI about this piece of Shite and his web site.
The FBI were going to investigate this AH.
Its been several months now, any one know of the outcome, if any??
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posted on
03/08/2006 5:55:44 PM PST
by
Candor7
(Into Liberal Flatulence Goes the Hope of the West)
To: Hildy
Can you be more descriptive?
Is it attitude or?
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posted on
03/08/2006 6:02:33 PM PST
by
visualops
(www.visualops.com)
To: Candor7
I haven't heard anything check with Coop he might know.
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posted on
03/08/2006 6:08:33 PM PST
by
mware
(A teacher of geography.)
To: mware
Thanks, I'll get with Coop.
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posted on
03/08/2006 6:36:15 PM PST
by
Candor7
(Into Liberal Flatulence Goes the Hope of the West)
To: visualops
She just takes everything way too seriously and with a bit of arrogance. I like a bit of humor once in awhile...and I don't see that in her. Just not my taste.
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posted on
03/08/2006 8:26:27 PM PST
by
Hildy
To: ajolympian2004
Thank you so much for posting this thread. I'll be happy to ping my FoxFan list and also my Miscellaneous ping list.
Pfc. Joshua Sparling will remain in my prayers...
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posted on
03/08/2006 8:39:44 PM PST
by
nutmeg
(NEVER trust democRATs with our national security)
To: StarFan; Dutchy; Timesink; VPMWife78; ajolympian2004; Gracey; Alamo-Girl; RottiBiz; FoxGirl; ...
FoxFan ping!
Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my FoxFan list. *Warning: This can be a high-volume ping list at times.
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posted on
03/08/2006 8:48:35 PM PST
by
nutmeg
(NEVER trust democRATs with our national security)
To: mware
Wow, Fox News actually had that POS on air? Also... is "Human Excrement" the real graphic there, or was it Photoshopped in? Appropriate title...
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posted on
03/08/2006 8:51:04 PM PST
by
nutmeg
(NEVER trust democRATs with our national security)
To: alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; DKNY; Doctor Raoul; ELS; ...
ping!
Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.
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posted on
03/08/2006 8:52:18 PM PST
by
nutmeg
(NEVER trust democRATs with our national security)
To: ajolympian2004; Coop
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posted on
03/08/2006 8:56:04 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: Hildy
Would the fact that she is a very attractive young woman have any bearing on your feelings toward Michele? Also the fact that she is as smart as a whip?
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posted on
03/08/2006 9:20:16 PM PST
by
JoeBob
(If you live like sheep the wolves will eat you.)
To: JoeBob
Her looks have nothing to do with it. Her manner annoys me...
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posted on
03/08/2006 9:21:37 PM PST
by
Hildy
To: Hildy
Michelle rocks.......
What's your gripe about her? Too pretty? Want her to look more like Ivins or Hillary, or ?
Michelle does a great job, and speaks her mind.
How in the world can that bother you?
To: Hildy
oops......and let me add. When you read a thread like this, about a young soldier going through so much. It's pitiful that all you focus about is the one reporting the story. Why would that be?
Because you hate the message.....
How lame is that?
God Bless this young man.
To: Hildy
What is it about Malkin I don't like? Do I detect a bit of the Green Eyed Monster?
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posted on
03/08/2006 10:58:03 PM PST
by
Doctor Raoul
(COLD PINK: Frigid Womyn For Peace)
To: nutmeg
To: Hildy
I think I know what you mean; on a mission about Important Issues. But one doesn't get to a position such as hers- pundit, speaker, writer, etc., unless you feel you have something to say, and have the confidence to say it.
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posted on
03/09/2006 3:23:10 AM PST
by
visualops
(www.visualops.com)
To: All
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posted on
03/09/2006 5:25:42 AM PST
by
Landry Fan
(Piglet says "I won't lego of my legos!" and I'm glad Bennish isn't my teacher.)
To: mware
Thanks, somehow just seeing this little maggot helps put this all in perspective, I figured his picture needed to be here. He looks like an Adam's Family reject.
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posted on
03/09/2006 5:26:18 AM PST
by
Sax
To: Sax
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posted on
03/09/2006 5:44:14 AM PST
by
Landry Fan
(Piglet says "I won't lego of my legos!" and I'm glad Bennish isn't my teacher.)
To: Politicalmom
I missed the part about the perp too. And the link someone gave to answer your question is just to the original story. If you find out more please ping me. thanks
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posted on
03/09/2006 10:05:57 AM PST
by
Bigg Red
(Never trust Democrats with national security.)
To: Bigg Red
Look at the last few posts on that thread. There is a link to the proper thread. :)
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posted on
03/09/2006 11:57:10 AM PST
by
Politicalmom
(Must I use a sarcasm tag?)
To: cgk
Thank you for the ping Michelle.
I will share this report with others.
To: Hildy
So, did you go out and walk your rat today?
To: Politicalmom
Look at the last few posts on that thread. There is a link to the proper thread.
&&
Thanks.
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posted on
03/10/2006 7:29:23 AM PST
by
Bigg Red
(Never trust Democrats with national security.)
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