Pro-war kin take down crosses at Sheehan site
By Joyce Howard PriceLet me see now. Each time he removed his son's cross, protesters replaced it. So Cindy Sheehan is beyond criticism and can pretend to speak on behalf of the fallen because she lost a son in the war, but those parents who object to their slain sons being used as political propaganda have no right to insist that their wishes be respected by the protesters.
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
August 25, 2005
Military families disturbed by a sea of crosses erected by anti-war protesters near President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, have removed crosses bearing the names of their fallen children and transferred them to another site to show support for American troops in Iraq.
Anti-war protesters "never asked for my permission to put up a cross for my son for their cause," said Gary Qualls, whose son was killed in Iraq. "They are not respecting our sons and daughters."
The rival cross camps are evidence of a growing public backlash against the anti-war campaign of California activist Cindy Sheehan, who blames Mr. Bush for son Casey's death in Iraq and has called for immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Gregg Garvey's son, Army Sgt. Justin Garvey, 23, was killed in Iraq in July 2003. On Tuesday, Mr. Garvey of Keystone Heights, Fla., removed two crosses bearing the name of his son that were posted at the Sheehan demonstration site -- dubbed "Camp Casey" -- outside the Bush ranch.
"I also picked up crosses of two colleagues [of his son], after their parents gave me permission to remove their crosses as well," Mr. Garvey said yesterday.
The crosses were erected by a group called Veterans for Peace as part of Mrs. Sheehan's protest that began Aug. 6.
"One by one, [Mrs. Sheehan's] crosses are coming down," said Mr. Qualls, whose son, Louis Qualls, 20, was a Marine reservist killed in Fallujah last fall.
Mr. Qualls, an Army veteran from Penwell, Texas, said he has removed three different crosses bearing his son's name from the nearly 600 erected on the narrow road leading to Mr. Bush's ranch. Each time he removed a cross, protesters replaced it, he said.
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The arrogant attitude demonstrated by the Cindy Sheehan supporters at Crawford Texas is despicable.
posted by John the Mad @ Thursday, August 25, 2005
4 Comments
4 Comments:
I had to volunteer to get into the military. I had to "pull Strings" to get to the Nam. It was my decision that got me there. I already knew up front that I might die there (almost did), and that it was a decision with certain built in possible finalities.
The problem with Moonbat Peaceniks is that they have no finalities. At the end of the day, protest, whatever... they can pack up their messkit and go home. If they were sincere in their protest, they could hold the protest in Iraq.
I have a bunch of friends that I respect very much. They ARE making their proDemocracy statement in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Any damned fool can be against something at home. You have to be brave and a believer to be for something, eyeball to eyeball, in the field.
But that is what, I was taught as a child, bravery and heroism are about.
Kermit
And you were taught well, my friend.
I don't understand why they are putting up more than one cross for each fallen soldier - the inflated numbers, as well as complete disregard for the wishes of the families, are totally despicable.
I don't understand why they can't respect the wishes of the parents. But, then again, I don't understand them & their Pink friends at all.
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