Sheehan Dishonors Sons Sacrifice
Posted on: Friday, 19 August 2005, 21:00 CDT
I am a disabled Vietnam veteran who lost many comrades in that violent place long ago, but I proudly volunteered to join the Army just as Casey Sheehan volunteered to join the Marines.
I truly believe in my heart Casey would be very unhappy by his mothers actions. She is tarnishing the memory and sacrifice her son made while serving as a volunteer in Iraq.
Cindy Sheehan has already met with the president. She should go home and strive to honor her son for the sacrifice he made. I feel she is being used as a pawn by the same kinds of people who caused so much damage to the morale of my comrades while we served in Vietnam and are striving to discredit and destroy the morale of our troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan today.
No one hates war as much as the soldiers who have experienced it, and I shed tears almost every day as I read or see on the news about the ever-increasing numbers of American troops being killed and maimed, but we cannot just cut and run.
President Bush did send us there based on false information about WMD, but terrorism against our country, Great Britain, Spain and the people of Iraq is very real. Our men and women are all volunteers who are striving to help the oppressed people of both Iraq and Afghanistan as well as hopefully deterring more terrorist acts in our country. We need to finish the job and not let the lost lives of Americans go in vain. Sadly, more lives are going to be lost and there will be more Gold Star Mothers. I want our troops home, but only when the people of Iraq and Afghanistan are free to choose their leaders.
I am a pacifist and a peace-loving individual who hates war, all wars, but sometimes we have to draw a line in the sand. Iraq is one of those places.
I had to draw one regarding the actions of Casey Sheehans mother. She has crossed a very sacred line, and she should know better. After all, her oldest son made the ultimate sacrifice while proudly serving his country as a volunteer in our Armed Forces. God bless America and our troops.
The writer lives in Greensboro.
Source: Greensboro News Record
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