Posted on 08/07/2016 10:57:26 AM PDT by real saxophonist
DENVER -- A Highlands Ranch man who says he was “disgusted” by Donald Trump’s comments about the mother of a Muslim U.S. Army Captain killed in Iraq, said he wants to do something about it.
Mike Sexton is asking people to show up at Fort Logan National Cemetery at 10 a.m. Sunday, to place flowers, or other tokens of appreciation, on the graves of Muslim soldiers.
He told Denver7 that if they can’t find any Muslim graves, they’ll place the flowers on graves of people who were different from them.
“For me, it may be Latino,” he said, “since I was raised Irish.”
He said the idea is to decorate a grave, “just to say we are all Americans here.”
Captain Humayun Khan’s father spoke at the Democratic National Convention. Shortly afterwards, Mr. Trump said, “If you look at his wife, she was standing there with nothing to say. She probably, maybe wasn’t allowed to have anything to say. You tell me.”
His comments ignited a firestorm of controversy from Democrats and Republicans.
“Capt. Khan gave his life for this country and that needs to be honored,” Sexton said.
“These people,” he added, pointing to grave markers at Fort Logan, “all sacrificed for this country, whether they were killed in action or whether they died comfortably in their beds after they sacrificed and went to war.”
Sexton
said, “We’re all Americans here. There are Jewish graves next to Christian graves. There are Native American symbols. There are Roman Catholic chalices."
And he said there are markers with "just names and no symbols.”
The Highlands Ranch man said he was home watching Saving Private Ryan, again, on the night Mr. Trump gave his “denigrating” remarks about the Khan’s.
“I wanted to remind myself what real sacrifice looks like,” he said. “I thought about the letter from Abraham Lincoln to Mrs. Bixby,” (who lost five sons during the Civil War.)
In the movie, the actor portraying General George C. Marshall, was faced with having to notify another World War II era mom about the loss of her sons. He read Lincoln’s letter, which said in part, “the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid such a costly sacrifice on the Altar of Freedom.”
“I felt I had to honor that,” he said. “So I just put a little group on Facebook and said, ‘come if you’d like,’ and I think I touched a nerve.”
Sexton said he hopes others will show up Sunday morning, “but if not, I’ll come and do it myself.”
Sexton said he has no military background, but added that his brother is in the Army.
“I’d like to think that other Americans would honor him, if he was in one of these graves.”
Sexton also told Denver7 that he’d like to “issue a challenge to anyone running for political office, from any party, from dog catcher to the President of the United States, that they do the same thing."
He said people can meet at the Welcome Center at 10 a.m. Sunday. The Center is at the main entrance to Fort Logan National Cemetery, just off Sheridan Boulevard.
I notice this guy’s umbrage at Trump’s comment did not do anything to answer whether Mrs. Khan is allowed to speak in public when in the presence of her husband.
"Dear Mrs. Bixby, thank you for sacrificing your progeny at the altar of my despotic ambitions. Love, Abie Babie"
He sounds like a drama Queen. With all of the background found out about Khizr Khan, you’d think the guy would pick something rise to hate on Trump.
Hey Sexton, tell us about the “honor” and “patriotism” of a Secy of State and her advisers, who knowingly maintained and unsecured server, then lied about it, and deleted 30k emails.
And lied about it to the FBI and to this day
Please continue to lecture us on honor and patriotism while your Chosen One continues to commit treasonous acts.
You’re a fraud and we all know it
More attempts to keep the Khan Family in the news to Elect Hillary and keep the Progressive cabal in power. Sorry, the Khan Family story has come and gone.
He needs to get underwear one size larger...
Another Dhimmi.
This Sexton guy is so incredibly naive. He must drink the libtard Kool-aid by the gallon. Whereas I recognize and appreciate the sacrifice made by Captain Khan, I do not appreciate his highly political and sleazy father trying to make political hay from it. Just let Sexton experience the terror of a homegrown Muzzlime attack such as Israel, France, Germany, etc. have experienced and then let’s see him decorating Muzzlime graves. He might be in his own, thanks to the Muzzies.
I’m disgusted by a man who uses his son as a human shield, hiding behind his son’s death while attacking on issues having nothing to do with his son’s death.
Khizr Khan is a shameless degenerate.
Is the Khan Mom a proponent of that seditious Sharia or not? That is the question that needs to be answered.
Interesting how leftists are suddenly showing concern for dead soldiers and their families...
These people are truly pathetic.
Anyone show up?
Hopefully he can put flowers on Maj Hassan’s grave soon
I was surprised at how many anti-Israel retired troops I ran into in Colorado.
You would never have guessed based on their conservative thinking.
So far it is the only State I have ran into this unusual combination of thought.
0bama and Hillary create more Gold Star Moms every day.
I bet if the MSM did a little digging, they would find that Mike Sexton is a Democrat operative, paid by the Hillary campaign.
Perhaps this person who has so much ‘umbrage’ stored up needs to find out more about Mr. Kahn:
www.freerepublic.com/focus/r-news/3456491/posts
Seems Mr Kahn has known & done business with Shrillary for a very long time period.
Apparently all comprehension skills have been turned over to the msm for dispensation. There certainly seems to be an absence of them in the lib ranks. And whatever the msm dispenses is gospel for these assclowns.
Apparently all comprehension skills have been turned over to the msm for dispensation. There certainly seems to be an absence of them in the lib ranks. And whatever the msm dispenses is gospel for these assclowns.
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