Posted on 06/29/2005 4:07:34 PM PDT by MindBender26
This is a vanity post, but trust me, a well sourced one. (I'm an old network newsie and have about 8 more good sources on this than Rather had for his typeface fiasco.)
Here are the details:
A SF SGT E-5, James Stewart, will be buried in St. Petersburg, Florida on July 4, 2005. It's wholly appropriate that he be buried on our nation's birthday, because Sergeant Stewart gave his life for our country.... and all of us.
He was killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb, call an IED in MilSpeak. IED is short for "Improvised Explosive Device." It can be an old artillery shell wired to an electric blasting cap or just some explosives and a few pounds of rusty nails for shrapnel. They are nasty, and they are killing our men and women in Iraq.
His family has had time to get ready for the trauma of his funeral, but there is no way they can be ready for the latest insult to both his memory and all that is civilized.
A Topeka, Kansas freak has announced plans to disrupt the burial with chants, bull horns and signs that read, "Thank God for IEDs" "God Hates America," "This Soldier Is In Hell," and "God Wanted This Soldier Dead."
This is not a sick joke. The following is exurpted from a story on WCVB in Boston:
"A Marblehead soldier who was killed in Afghanistan is scheduled to be laid to rest, but a group from Kansas is expected to try to disrupt the services and police are on alert for any problems. Staff Sgt. Christoper Piper, 43, served in both Afghanistan and Iraq and was awarded a bronze star for his combat service."
"(The protesters) claim U.S. soldiers like Piper are dying because the country is being punished for its tolerance of what they see as immoral behavior, such as homosexuality. The group protested several weeks ago in Dracut and Lexington, Mass., carrying signs depicting homosexual sex, handing our leaflets with the message "Thank God for IEDs"
One little girl wrote them (the "protesters") regarding the pain they caused another dead soldier's family.
The protesters wrote back "We serve God; not your vulgar dumb ass. So we don’t care less what you think. We have one goal: publish. We’ve accomplished that goal with you. Have a nice day" (end of letter)
I would name names of these bastards and link to pictures of their vile signs, but JimRob doesn;t want it on FR. I agree with his position. Trust me, they are beyond belief.
These creeps are "protesting" at Sgt. Stewart's funeral at the Park Street Baptist Church, 3901 Park Street North (Park and 39th Ave North, about a mile south of Tyrone Mall) at 11:00 AM on Monday the 4th.
Since they want publicity, they will be there early for the cameras.
There will only be a few of them (they usually fly in from Kansas, but be on the lookout for vehicles with Kansas license plates.)
At some of their prior sick protests, vets and others were able to "convince" the sickos to vacate the area before the family arrived. This is not a call for violence, but I'm sure many of us can be very convincing when we see signs like these.
If any of us really give a damn about the men and women currently serving in harm's way, then this is the least we can do to support them and their families.
Sgt. Stewart volunteered to pay the ultimate price for our freedom. What are we willing to do for him?
So, whattya say? You think Grasshopper, Porcupine, Darth Mittleidos, ChuxsterS and Baby Hoagy need to tell Phelps he needs to Sh*t in his hat? I'm tempted to bring Miss Ursa...
If I had nothing left to live for, I would go to this funeral and shoot anyone who attempted to disrupt it in this fashion.
I would aim for groins.
FIND YOUR PEOPLE: If freepers are meeting in St. Pete, someone better make a large free republic sign so you csn get together. Rally for America in Clearwater, freepers everywhere but not together.
I really don't want to disrupt a funeral but that sure would make a good freep poster.
WBC claims America bombed their church. They say that Washburn University students bombed their church and God is punishing America by killing our troops. WBC is apparently organizing demonstrations at numerous funerals of our troops.
In the same sense that WBC is taking outrageous action against our troops, Code Pink is likewise protesting the war at an incredibly inappropriate site, i.e., at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, where many of most severely wounded troops from Iraq and Afghanistan are treated. FReepers have been peacefully counter-protesting the Pinkos.
A Marine who lost his foot to enemy action in Fallujah has told me that he doesn't want his fellow Marines and soldiers coming into Walter Reed Hospital only seeing the Code Pink war protestors. He stressed how important it was for FReepers to be there to peacefully counter the leftists' morale-sapping efforts.
If you can help counter this insult to wounded troops at Walter Reed this Friday night or on a later Friday night, please join us. Details are here:
FReepers vs. Code Pink at Walter Reed, June 24 (Join us July 1!)
Well .. if I was a Baptist .. I'd already be on the phone making a lot of waves.
and an al gore supporter in 2000
I wish I was in Kansas. A trip for them to Florida should be out of the question.
I detect the stench of Fred Phelps.
Godspeed Sgt. God bless your family and keep them safe.
To the NCOIC of the Honor Guard; Issue live rounds!
Might be kinda cool to launch some bottle rockets about the same time their signs come out. I do have a problem with them falling over just as they ignite, though, so sometimes they shoot kinda low.
Just google his name and you'll find out what a jackass he is.
*smooch*
The freak won't make it to the service - and very well may be attending his own funeral instead.
Go, Freepers!
gee freddie, whatever happpened to "love the sinner, but hate the sin?"
you hate filled democrat, I wouldn't pi$$ on you if you were on fire.
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