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On Friday, November 11, 2005, a hate group that calls itself the "Westboro Baptist Church" decided to protest the funeral of fallen soldier PFC Tyler Mackenzie, who was killed in Iraq from an IED. The funeral was held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder Day Saints in Greeley. If you are not familiar with this group, you can see their website to get all the gory details. Here is their schedule for future "protests". Even though PFC Mackenzie was not gay, this group randomly protests soldier's funerals, holding up signs that say things such as "Thank God for...

CHELSEA — God spoke with the roar of revving motorcycle engines during a protest Tuesday by six members of a Kansas church that believes God is punishing the U.S. for protecting homosexuals by killing soldiers overseas. Chelsea residents, however, believed God spoke on their behalf as the engines of more than 100 Veterans of Foreign Wars motorcycles drowned out the voices of the Westboro Baptist Church members who were allowed to protest from 1-1:30 p.m. before the 2 p.m. funeral services for Staff Sgt. John Glen Doles. The protesters were escorted by police from the Chelsea Police Station to and...

'Don't ever forget what I died for' Letter from Iraq read at soldier's funeral Saturday, February 05, 2005 By Sheila Grissett East Jefferson bureau Nine months ago, Sgt. Michael Scott Evans II wrote a farewell letter to loved ones -- just in case. On Friday, a week after Evans and two other young Louisiana National guardsmen were killed during a Jan. 28 attack, his words were read to family and friends in a Metairie chapel filled beyond capacity. "I will start by stating that I am proud of what I've done with my life, and that none of it would...