Posted on 11/04/2006 12:51:37 AM PST by Jim Robinson
In a stunning and historic trip under the utmost secrecy, a delegation of families of fallen U.S. troops have traveled to Iraq to counter critics of the war effort, just days before the Nov. 7 midterm elections.
The delegation of “Gold Star Families” agreed to provide the Sacramento Union with an exclusive account of their trip to Iraq based on the assurance that news of their mission would not be published until they had safely left Amman, Jordan.
So secret is their trip that even members of the Bush Administration were kept in the dark about their planned activities.
They’ve come to Iraq from cities throughout America as part of a 12-person delegation in a history-making effort – no other coordinated group of “Gold Star Families” has ever traveled to Iraq, and they come with a message that is sure to ignite a firestorm of debate.
“The American people are shown a skewed picture of the situation in Iraq day after day by the international news media. We felt it was time to allow the families of U.S. troops who died in Iraq to come see the progress being made in Iraq and report it back to the American ,” said Melanie Morgan, Chairman of Move America Forward.
Move America Forward, a Sacramento-based pro-troop non-profit organization is organizing the 10-day journey to Iraq. The group previously led a contingent of radio talk show hosts to Iraq in July 2005.
To demonstrate their contention that things are better in Iraq than what has been portrayed in many news accounts, the delegation is intentionally traveling to Iraqi provinces that have largely been free of the violence that has erupted in Baghdad and the surrounding Sunni triangle.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacunion.com ...
Excellent. Thanks for all of your hard work.
Certainly haven't heard them calling to cut and run from New Orleans with it's murder rate coming up faster than it's rebuilding. Matter of fact they are desperate to do "nation building" in that democrat stronghold.
May God be with these Gold Star families as they remind our soldiers how treasured they really are by real Americans. And there are many more of us than the media can count.
Yep, this is the suprise. Be on the lookout for an official announcement shortly.
Can't wait for the reports. :)
Awesome!
How neat! This is super great! Prayers for all those involved in this trip.
Talk about an experience of a lifetime! Can't wait to hear your stories when you get back.
Those loons from the left are beyond disgusting!
God Bless the Gold Star Families .. they continue to be in my prayers
Here is the official announcement:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1732139/posts
Prayers for safety and success PING!
here's the secret!
prayers for their safety
F&F just mentioned this. Showed web site
Terrific idea for supporting our troops.
"psst...it ain't a secret anymore. i'm posting this article on every islamist and anti-coalition message board i can find. " "it would be such an ironic tragedy if these hacks died on their trip...hahaa" -> Posted by jar jar / Nov 04, 2006
Absolutely incredible! And then they wonder why they are called traitors?
Thanks bitt. I've been looking for this news article for the past hour. Should known it would be on FR!
Gracias amigo.
Little by little we're getting the word out! I just hope these poor families can endure the travel and physical demands from the time zone changes and long hours. They are wonderful people. Go listen to their audio clips at:
It will bring tears to your eyes!
Thanks, Jim. God Bless everyone on this trip throughout Iraq and keep them safe.
God Bless Our Troops, God Bless President Bush and God Bless America!
FReep On!
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