I posted a short little snippet of this a while ago and called it good … for a minute. It just flew all over me, but I was going to let it go at that one little bit and a referral to the original article. But you know me, I can’t let it go. It just blows me away that these people who call for the murder of our Troops do so openly and without one second of consequence to themselves.

They are cowards. They cover their faces and march in protests in places like Portland where they don’t have to worry about snipers or roadside bombs. They don’t have to worry about dictators making them disappear for their sedition and treason. They don’t have to look into the eyes of their enemies. They don’t have to look into the eyes of those that they seek to bring down. They don’t have to look into the eyes of someone who is trying to kill them.

They can go home and go to bed and not realize the damage they do. They are just out having a good time with their classmates. Just another day out for a good time trying to bring down the government of the United States.

Just another day having a good time, hiding their faces, and calling for the death of MY SON.

They take for granted that people like you and me will just sit and steam about their outrageous and cowardly behavior. They know we aren’t likely to come looking for them nor will we gun them down. Its a safe shot for them. They can walk around with their signs in Portland with the sure knowledge that they are perfectly safe. They will sleep in their warm beds tonight and attend their classes tomorrow to assist them in whatever career they will enter to further their Capitalistic dreams of material wealth. They will sleep in safety while OUR sons don’t sleep. When our sons can sleep they are awakened by bombs, mortars and being literally jolted out of their beds. Our sons sleep fitfully, if at all, because the enemy lurks just out of sight waiting for any opportunity they can to take the lives of our sons. That is why I choose not to just sit and steam about these protesters calling for the deaths of your sons and mine.

God help me, I despise them. I despise them for their cowardice. I despise them for their disloyalty to our nation. I despise them for their lack of understanding of the fortunes they inherit simply by accident of birth. I despise them because they have no idea what they are doing.

The men and women that they are asking Soldiers to FRAG are our sons and daughters. While they are out chanting and covering their disgusting cowardly faces, our sons and daughters are fighting people with REAL guns and a REAL will to kill them. This isn’t a GAME. This isn’t a GAME for the men and women who are fighting an enemy determined to kill them in a land as foreign to our way of life as you can get.

Here’s a clue you little wussy snotty-nosed pimply-faced prissy wimps. We have an all volunteer army so WHAT IS IT YOU THINK YOU ARE PROTESTING? You are free to go about your little meaningless lives and pursue your dreams of driving Beamers under our Capitalistic system without any interference from the unpleasantness on the other side of the world because you apparently weren’t raised with ONE SINGLE OUNCE of a sense of responsibility to your OWN FREAKING COUNTRY. You worthless pieces of the lowest form of scum.

You have NOTHING to be protesting because your small little lives aren’t being disrupted. Go back to class. Go drink wine and eat cheese in the park and discus the philosophy of Marxism with your intellectually enlightened elitist latte liberal friends and leave the work of this nation to people who can deal with real life. You can’t. You’ve proved it over and over. You have nothing worthwhile to contribute and are only a weight the rest of us have to carry around.

You call for the death of our Officers. Do you know who the Officers are?? They are our sons. You are calling for the death of MY SON!!! YOU PIECES OF STINKING ROTTING TRASH. You think you have no blood on your blood soaked hands because you haven’t got the guts to do anything but run your ridiculously filthy mouths. I don’t even wish you dead - so why do you wish my son dead? Do you even THINK about what you are saying or are you really just that evil/misguided/stupid/silly?

Now shut up, sit down, suck on your bong, cry to your mamas about how everybody is unfair to you and let the adults run the freaking nation.

Photos and notes on the protests at Gateway Pundit.

Once again, the anti-war movement show their true colors. Gateway Pundit has a series of photos from Indymedia of the anti-war protests in Portland showing posters calling on troops to kill their officers. Indefensible.

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Others with opinions about this: Vocal Minority, The McGehee Zone, Instapundit, Marooned In Marin

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Maureen O’Haire gave birth to five children, adopted another four and cared for more than 50 foster kids. Now she’s playing mother hen to an entire platoon of Marines.

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Amber Birdsall only wanted one thing for her 7th birthday. She wanted her stepfather to be home to help her celebrate. That wasn’t very likely to happen seeing as her stepfather was serving a ten month tour in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Amber told her mother what she wanted and her mother told her stepfather, Army Spc. Glenn Johnson. He put in for leave but it was highly unlikely he’d get it. He’s scheduled to complete his tour in June and it would be unusual for him to get leave this close to the end of his tour. To his surprise he was granted over a week leave. He was able to go back home in time for Amber’s birthday.

Sanford, Michigan

The soldier’s flight arrived in Flint, Mich., early Sunday afternoon and he was whisked away to Northern Lanes Recreation, a bowling alley in Sanford where his stepdaughter’s birthday party was taking place.

Northern Lanes employees were in on the ruse and kept him hidden in the bar.

When Amber and her 9-year-old sister, Kathy Birdsall, opened a colorfully wrapped refrigerator box, Glenn Johnson was inside.

In addition to spending a lot of time at home with his family, Glenn Johnson and his wife planned a late celebration of their five-year wedding anniversary, which was on Valentine’s Day.

“I told her she needs to get a baby sitter and a new outfit,” he said. “I’ll take care of the rest.”

Amber had thought she might be getting a bike for her birthday. She told her mother, “This is way better than bikes,”

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We are coming up on the 4th anniversary of the capture of Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin. He was captured by al-Qaeda in Iraq on April 9, 2004 when the convoy he was traveling with was ambushed outside of Baghdad. Following the ambush a video of a captured Maupin was aired by Arab network al-Jazeera. A couple of months later the insurgents released a grainy video of an execution and claimed it as Maupin. There was no way to identify the person being executed in the video and the family did not feel it was Matt.

His parents have been forced to accept a role they never asked for and certainly would never have wanted. They are now advocates for missing soldiers. They have founded The Yellow Ribbon Support Center.

The St. Petersburg Times

“I figured that if I don’t do this work Matt’s going to go away, and I’m not going to let that happen,” said Keith Maupin, who quit his job to run the foundation. “We need to make people aware that we do have guys missing over there, and we need to support the ones who are there.”

The Yellow Ribbon Support Center grants scholarships and sends care packages to troops. It’s sent more than 10,000 boxes and 90 computers to Iraq. In the boxes is a button with their son’s picture and a message that reads, “My name is Matt Maupin. Please remember my face.”

Keith Maupin, Matt’s father, recently visited Wesley Chapel in the St. Petersburg area to tell Matt’s story to a group of veterans and military families at the Support Our Troops warehouse where volunteers stuff care packages for deployed troops.

WESLEY CHAPEL - Keith Maupin hangs hope for his son’s safe return from Iraq on a deep feeling in his heart. It’s all he has.

His son, Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin, was captured April 9, 2004, when his convoy was ambushed outside Baghdad. The U.S. military continues to list him as “missing-captured.”

It’s not much, but it’s enough for Maupin’s parents.

“Matt’s my buddy. He’s my friend. He’s my hero, and I’m not going to give up on him,” said Keith Maupin during a visit to Wesley Chapel on Wednesday. “I know he’s there in my heart, and I feel he’s still alive. And if he’s not alive they can’t hurt him anymore.”

This is really too painful for me to write. I can’t imagine the purgatory that these parents are enduring. They aren’t celebrating the return of their son nor can they put him to rest. They are left just waiting. I just can’t imagine it and frankly don’t like to let my mind even go there. But then how can we not let our minds go there? As they say, but for the Grace of God, there go I.

Men like Matt Maupin volunteer to do their duty for our country. We have a duty to them to never forget them.

Please. Remember his face.

The Patriot Guard are organizing a rally in Berkeley, California to show support for our Men at Arms. This is, of course, in response to the craziness that has gone on in Berkeley over their disdain of our Troops and everything that America stands for.

Help get the word out!

On March 22, 9:00AM, we will all meet and/or stage at the Watergate Market, 2390 Powell St, Emeryville.

Click Here for map of meeting point.

The rally point was picked in that it has food and fuel readily available. When getting off the freeway, there is a Chevron Station on one side of the freeway, and a Shell on the other (the direction you’ll be heading). There is a Denny’s where you get off and the Watergate Market has sandwiches (I believe). Across from the Market is the Emeryville Police Dept. There is parking along the street to the left of the EPD. You will directed to parking when you arrive. Currently, there will not be a “formal” check in, but see me when you get there. I’m not hard to find. When you eat or fuel in this location or any location outside of Berkeley, please keep the receipts - if we have a big enough group, I will collect those receipts and deliver them to the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce on Monday the 24th. Hopefully with the assistance of the news media.

We will depart at 10 for Berkeley. The Emeryville police will assist us in getting on the freeway. ( If you are driving directly to the city - not driving in with the “convoy”, please meet at the recruiting office.) There will be 3 approach routes to Berkeley that will be announced at that morning. All approach routes will lead to the US Marine Officer Selection Office at 64 Shattuck Square - it’s a one way street and therefore will be on your left side. After driving past the recruiting office, please park your vehicles carefully as I’m quite sure the parking police will be around. I would park one vehicle (includes motorcycles) per parking place as long as you don’t mind the paring fees - also - I’ve been warned about feeding the meters. Move your wheels periodically so as not to get cited or towed. Coordinate with each other on shifting vehicles. If you park in lot that is restricted to customers, then buy a cup of coffee or a coke, or whatever. I can make a drink last a LONG time. While wandering around like any other tourist, if you talk to shop owners, please remember, we’re not there to get in THEIR faces, but to make a point to the City Council. If our presence, our taking parking places, our not spending money has a negative impact on the individual business owners, they will need to go to make a decision on who to recall and who to vote for. If the individuals don’t like the war, don’t like the administration, don’t like the military, GTG, but what the City Council has done is baloney! Besides, if they don’t like the military, then why would they want our money.

I’m asking Melanie Morgan and MAF to start speaking at 12 in front of the Recruiting Office. Other speakers are welcome. I’m asking Capt Lund and some of his staff to be there, in uniform of course.

Purpose of this Mission is to show support for the troops in general, all veterans, and for the Marine Recruiting Office. It is not for physical confrontation - that needs to be avoided. We need to set the example - Code Pink, ANSWER and the other moonbats would love to see us get slammed in the media and they will try to do that. On Feb 12 there were a couple of people attending who apparently were there just to cause trouble. Please be careful. I am by no means saying “turn the other cheek”. I’m just asking that you are careful with any response - let them take the fall.

If you need places to camp or stay - please remember to get a place outside of Berkeley.

I need some volunteers - one or two to handle billeting for those that need it arriving Friday nite and/or staying Saturday nite. I need a couple of riders - 4 to 8 - to help get people to Shattuck Square and then to help with getting people pointed to parking areas. I’m also asking a local CB/HAM/motorcycle club to help with any communications necessary. If your scoot is equipped with comm gear, please ID yourself at check in (IF you want to be put to work). And I need couple of people to help coordinate at the staging area.

Currently we know that Trader Vic’s is offering us a banquet room that evening for a buffet dinner. They are also giving us 15% off coupons. We will work on some more like minded stuff.

Response - if you are coming, please respond with just numbers - I only need names if you are available to help (you pick the category). And I need to know numbers for Trader Vic’s - they have 2 different room sizes and need to put one aside for us. Normally I respond to every email. HOWEVER, because of the anticipated volume of response, I will only respond on offers to help or to questions.

Doug Lyvere
PGR Regional Ride Captain
SgtMaj, Marine ret

www.patriotguard.org
www.eaglesup.us

Date: Saturday, March 22, 2008
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm
Duration: 480 minutes
Priority: High
Access: Public
Created by: Eagles UP! West
Updated: Monday, March 3, 2008 12:10am
Participants: Patriot Accessible

Thanks for the heads up from Political Pistachio

It figures this would come out after my son is out of Baghdad, but he’s still in Germany so I’ll still take advantage of this!

The USPS is supporting the troops. They have put out a larger flat rate box and are offering it for shipment to military destinations at $2 less than domestic destinations. HOOAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From a USPS news release:

WASHINGTON, DC — Planning to send a care package to a U.S. military service member serving abroad? Send it after March 3 to take advantage of a new flat-rate box from the U.S. Postal Service that is 50 percent larger and delivered for $10.95 to an APO/FPO address —- $2 less than for domestic destinations.

“This is the first time the Postal Service has offered a special price for our armed forces serving overseas,” said Postmaster General John Potter. “We’re proud that family and friends will be able to use this new larger-sized box to send much appreciated packages from home to our dedicated troops overseas.”

The new Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate Box (12″ x 12″ x 5 ½” or 800 cubic inches) will be available in Post Offices nationwide beginning March 3, but customers can begin ordering them Feb. 20 at usps.com/supplies or by calling 800-610-8734. Some of the new boxes are co-branded with the logo of America Supports You, which is a Department of Defense program that connects citizens offering support to the military and their families.

“It’s terrific that the Postal Service continues to think of ways to help Americans support our troops and their families. Postage is always a concern when shipping care packages, and this new flat-rate box means our home front groups and supportive citizens can do more with their resources,” said Allison Barber, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. “We’re especially pleased that some of the boxes will bear the America Supports You logo reminding our service members that they have our nation’s support.”

The $2 discount is applied when the Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate Boxes are shipped to an APO/FPO destination. The two existing flat-rate boxes (11 ?” x 3 ?” x 13 ?” and 11″ x 8 ½” x 5 ½”), which currently retail for $8.95 for U.S. addresses, are not available for the military discount. All flat-rate boxes can be used for international shipping.

The new flat-rate boxes will be available in Post Offices starting March 3. The America Supports You branded box will be available online, at select Post Offices near military bases, or by calling 800-610-8734.

Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate Box Prices
Domestic Shipping
$12.95

Military Shipping
APO/FPO Addresses
$10.95
International Shipping*

*20-pound weight limit
For more information, please visit usps.com.

Thanks for the heads-up from Ahwatukee Musings

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My blogging friend at Don’t Ever Put Down The Pen! lost his son in the Global War on Terrorism last August. I first met Ed Kirkpatrick online when he read something I had written about Forward Operating Base Falcon. Both of our sons were based there during the same time period.

Details Magazine has done a profile on his son, Sergeant Scott Kirkpatrick that has just been published.

Here’s what Ed writes about the article …

Last September, though a friend, Marti and I were contacted by a writer for Details Magazine, Ian Daly. Details was undertaking to profile twelve fallen soldiers over the next year and Ian hoped we might consent to his writing a story about Scott. Not knowing either Details or Ian Daly, I went to the magazine’s website. I was not impressed so our answer was, “Thank-you, no.”

After hearing our response, Ian respectfully thanked us but made one more appeal. He understood our reaction to the website, as it is targeted at young men, 18-30 and frankly is just a little trashy. Whatever the reason is for the dichotomy, the magazine is more tasteful, still targeted at the same demographic, but more like its sister publication, GQ. Ian sent us some samples of articles and interviews he has written over the last couple of years and after reading these, we agreed to meet with him at a memorial poetry reading in Scotts’ honor.

Marti and I took an instant liking to Ian and so we spent a full day with him riding around the area showing him all the places where Scott had grown up and lived before he enlisted and talking and remembering. The day ended up at our home with one of Marti’s famous dinners of oven fried chicken, seasoned rice, fresh asparagus and her homemade apple pie for dessert. The meal was Scott’s favorite. That was in September and Ian still talks about that pie!.

Today, the January issue of Details Magazine, with Ian Daly’s profile of Scott hit the newsstands. Ian did a wonderful job and we think anyone who knew Scott would be interested to read this piece. Be sure to read the printed article and not the web-version as the end product is much nicer there are lots more photos, including me in my famous fairy suit….! but if you insist, here is the link… The Fallen: Sergeant Scott Kirkpatrick

Boy that pie sure paid off! Thanks Ian!

I hope you will go by and give it a read.

I wrote just a little bit ago about how Rite Aid had treated the mother of a fallen hero, Cpl. Christopher Mason. Since I wrote that post, I found more at Bear Creek Ledger.

It seems that Lamar Sign Company has given the Masons the use of digital billboards within sight of the Rite Aid store free of charge.

Digital Billboard placed in view of Rite Aid store, hooah!

Lamar Sign Company has posted a digital billboard out in front of the Rite Aid where Chris’ mother was working; here are the images that are being displaced at no charge to us… Thank you Lamar Sign Company, maybe you guys can teach Rite Aid what true concern for Fallen Warriors is all about, you are all true Patriots:

Rite Aid has contacted us, they say they plan to respond soon…..

I am asking everyone on MySpace… and if possible on all the other networking communities, to light a candle in support of our Fallen Soldiers, and their families.

By lighting a candle and placing it as your profile photo you are letting the Warriors of Freedom who stand on the Battlefield, so we may sleep without fear of terrorism, know that if they fall their families will not stand alone.

We should all stand up and show Corporate America we stand for something that’s greater than ourselves, as Chris believed the flag of this great nation does. (ref: Chris’s MySpace page).

MySpace let us all show the world we stand with our men and women who pay in blood for our freedom.

If you do not have one or need one quickly you are welcome to use Chris’ candle.

but please place a candle of some type as your profile photo as soon as possible. Any candle will do. I am asking everyone to burn the candle until this issue with Rite Aid concerning the statement that compared losing a son or daughter in The War on Terrorism “is no different than someone’s house burning down”….. is resolved. And with all the pressue you folks are putting on them you can bet it will be soon.

“Strength and Honor”
Cpl Chris Mason’s dad - Garland Mason (USMC / US Paratrooper retired)

Tribute to military families. The magic for me in making this video was featuring real military families. They are the true stars of this video. Produced & Directed by John Donegan Productions.

I developed and wrote the treatment (the script) and cast, directed, shot and edited the video. My script received Pentagon approval to shoot with the 101st Airborne at Ft. Campbell and the music video actually premiered in a theater there for the troops before being broadcast on TV. It now can be viewed in almost 200 countries on Armed Forces TV.

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Pfc. Alexander Cesario of Somerville, N.J., a forward observer with A Co, Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, displays his father Adam’s American flag on a rooftop in Baghdad’s Suleikh neighborhood.
As a Soldier in Vietnam, the elder Cesario flew the flag every day - including a three day period when he was missing in action - and his son now carries it with him on patrols in Iraq. Photo by Sgt. Michael Pryor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs.

Flag of My Father: Paratrooper Keeps Flag Carried by Dad in Vietnam
Story by Staff Sgt. Mike Pryor, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs
Baghdad, Iraq

Like any Soldier, Pfc. Alexander Cesario always makes sure he has all his essential equipment before he goes outside the wire. For Cesario, that means his weapon, radio, and night vision goggles, as well as one special, personal item – an American flag his father brought home from Vietnam.
Cesario, a Somerville, N.J., native serving as a forward observer with Company A., Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, has carried his father’s flag with him on every mission since being deployed to Iraq a year ago.

The flag was first acquired by Cesario’s father, Adam, 61, when he was a young paratrooper serving in Vietnam. The elder Cesario never let a day go by without unfurling the flag, no matter where he was or what he was doing.

“(My dad) flew that flag every day, even if he had to put it up on a radio antenna,” Cesario said.

At one point, a mission went wrong and Cesario’s father was cut off from the rest of his platoon. For three days, he had to hack it out of the jungle alone, with the Vietcong in hot pursuit. But even on the run, he still managed to raise the flag each day.

“He didn’t stop moving at all for those three days, except to fly that flag,” Cesario said.

When Cesario’s father returned from the war, he put the flag into safekeeping. He was so protective of it that even family members were rarely allowed to handle it.

“It was like his prized possession,” Cesario said.

Nothing could make the elder Cesario part with the flag until Alexander, 19, was deployed to Iraq this year. After he began patrolling the streets of Baghdad, Cesario decided he wanted to carry on his father’s tradition. After some arm-twisting, he convinced his dad to mail him the flag.

The flag arrived with step-by-step instructions on how to take care of it, Cesario said. He recalled the final step with a laugh: “If you lose it, don’t bother coming home.”

Despite the threat of exile, Cesario takes the flag with him everywhere. It is his way of paying tribute to his father, he said.

“I wanted to honor him,” Cesario said, “It meant a lot to him, and because of that, it means a lot to me.”

Cesario keeps the flag tucked into the front flap of his body armor, close to his heart. He said he’s looking forward to redeploying and returning the flag – now a veteran of two wars – to its rightful owner. Eventually Cesario, who is single, said he would like to pass the flag on to his own son, when he has one. There’s only one problem.

“I’ll have to pry it away from my dad first,” he joked.

I love the fact that we still have wonderful young men in this country who are still willing to stand up and be counted when the country needs them. Generation after generation, the United States produces these awesome young men (and women).

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Sgt Freedom shares his Top Ten things he wants to happen in 2008. I found this via Bear Creek Ledger. This is the 24th and final episode for 2007. I have to say, the guy has a way of expressing his opinion and his opinion is pretty right on.

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h/t: Lubbock Marine Family