From the Judge:
“They ministered to men who needed them – to all – not only to their personal calling. No deputy general counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs was in the Ia Drang Valley. The veteran may be Jewish and his friends may be Christians – or Christians, atheists, Moslems, pagans, Shinto, and Sikh. “Friends,” of course, means all who appreciate what they did. The government cannot realistically speak for the religious sensibilities of the numerous and varied people of America, even if it were constitutional for it to try. It is for them to speak for themselves as when the President asked Rick Warren to speak for him in Jesus’ name at his inauguration. Americans are free – free to read, write, talk, and pray without permission from George III or other governmental power.”
What is this BS!
When I did Honor Guard duties I would present the folded flag to the deceases next of kin with the words... I present this flag from a grateful nation as a token of your husband’s true and faithful service to his Country, May God Bless you, and your family, and May God Bless the United States of America.
This un-American,Bit*h needs to go, like yesterday!