Posted on 11/04/2006 7:19:58 AM PST by Impeach98
REBUILDING IN THE GULF
Parents of fallen troops in surprise visit to Iraq
Secretly arrive in country to offer support to military, rebut John Kerry
Parents of U.S. troops who died in Iraq have quietly slipped in to the Middle East nation to offer support to its people and to American servicemen and women.
Coming on the heels of Sen. John Kerry's widely publicized comment suggesting military service is a refuge of the lazy and uneducated, the parents say they also want to rebut the Massachusetts Democrat.
"I am spitting mad at John Kerry for insulting our troops. Duck and run was his specialty in Vietnam," said Gold Star mother Debra Argel.
Justin Johnson, who died in Iraq, is one of the soldiers being remembered
in a visit to the Middle East nation by his parents and other Gold Star families.
Organizer Move America Forward said, to its knowledge, no other such trip to Iraq by families of fallen troops had ever taken place.
Joe and Jan Johnson, whose son Justin died in Sadr City, also expressed anger at Kerry. The family's story is featured in the newly released book "American Mourning", which recounts how Joe Johnson, himself, joined the military to serve in Iraq.
"These were grown adults we are talking about, not kids who didn't know what they were doing," said the couple's statement. "Contrary to Kerry's belief, they made an 'educated' decision to join the military, most of them after 9/11, so they knew the possibilities of going to war were pretty good and they chose to serve anyway."
"American Mourning" – which contrasts the Johnsons with the family of Justin's war buddy, Casey Sheehan – tells how Kerry tried to recruit the Johnsons at their sons' funeral to speak out against President Bush and his Iraq policy.
The Gold Star parents want to see the newly liberated Iraq for which their children gave their lives, Move America Forward said, pointing out most of the country's provinces are without the violence shown daily by international media.
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WorldNetDaily covers surprise Gold Star family trip to Iraq - PING!
WND now reporting on the surprise Gold Star Family trip to Iraq! PING!!!
The story is spreading!!
FNF mentioned the trip this morning.
Bravo and GOD Bless.
In my best Mark Levin raised voice I type, "I wonder why Cindy Shithand, who has so conveniently traveled the world to meet new and exciting ANTI AMERICAN SOCIALISTS, HAS NEVER ONCE GONE TO IRAQ TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE TROOPS? WHY NOT? CUZ SHE'S A BIG DOPE! YOU HEARD ME! ISAID IT AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. CINDY SHITHAND IS A BIG DOPE!"
BUMP!
LOL!
God Bless These Brave Families...
“It’s at the intersection of apparently indestructible ancient ignorance and cheap, widely available western technology that the dark imponderables of the future lie.” Mark Steyn
LOL!
Shithand....too funny. And soooo appropriate.
These families have paid such a dear price for us, and by going to Iraq, they are still paying emotionally, all for the troops and for our country.
God bless them and their sense of doing the right thing.
I'd write more but I can't see the keyboard so well right now.
Thank You Bump.
bttt
God Bless tham all.
But they'd have met a lot more celebrities if they'd gone to Crawford instead.
God bles them. These are our true heroes.
bump
is the lame stream media giving this any coverage???
Very true. Though they made the choice we would make. If given the opportunity to go to Crawford and meet celebrities or go to Iraq and be with the troops "in country" FReepers would rather go to Iraq.
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