Posted on 07/22/2006 10:34:59 AM PDT by wagglebee
OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma woman whose son was killed in Iraq wants his name off anti-war T-shirts being sold on the Internet. Judy Vincent of Bokoshe found out last year about the shirt that lists the names of about 1700 soldiers including her son's name _ Marine Corporal Scott Vincent who died two years ago.
The front of the shirt reads "Bush Lied" and the back reads "They Died."
Judy Vincent persuaded state lawmakers to pass a law making it a misdemeanor to use a soldier's name or likeness without permission. Now Congressman Dan Boren has introduced a similar bill in Congress.
The person selling the shirts identifies himself on his Web site as Dan Frazier and says in an open letter to family members that he's not trying to degrade the service of the soldiers. But he also says he won't stop selling the shirts.
Frazier also says it's "unlikely" he'll make any more shirts because they are not selling well.
That's because most American's support our troops, the President and the war you a**hole.
Good for Mom. I hope she wins big time.
Trying to make a quick buck off a fallen hero?
Do the left have no shame?
I find this prayer by Vietnam POW and Admiral Jeremiah Denton very fitting here:
It is the soldier, not the reporter,
Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the soldier, not the poet,
Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer,
Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier,
Who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.
Amen. God bless America.
I wonder if Maureen Dowd thinks her moral authority is absolute.
my friends late husbands name is on this despicable shirt.
I have notified her. She won't like it .
Maureen had better, but we will never read about it. I hope the mother wins and gets the shirts off the market soon.
There is a Bill that has been introduced to the House that a large number of families have been requesting for several years now. House Resolution 5755 will protect the names and faces of our loved ones from being used without permission from the service member or family member if the service member has given the ultimate sacrafice.
Many organizations and individuals have used the names and faces of fallen soldiers even after family members have requested that their loved ones name not be used. This is a pain that no family should have to endure. Seeing your loved one’s face or name used to promote a political agenda with a donation cup near has caused numerous families a lot of distress.
If you do not see your Representative’s name listed below as a sponsor please contact your Representative as soon as possible to give your feedback about this Bill.
You can find your Congressman’s or Congresswoman’s phone number or address at House.gov
Thomas Library:
Soldiers Targeted by Offensive Profiteering Act of 2006 (STOP Act) (Introduced in House)
HR 5755 IH
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5755
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members of the Armed Forces.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 11, 2006
Mr. BOREN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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