Regardless of the principal's slanted personal view on the war in Iraq which was evidenced by her lame excuse for not allowing this RECENT graduate of the high school to be honored, this is too reminiscent of the way I was treated 35 years ago when I was in the military.
I prayed at that time that no future members of our armed forces would ever have to endure ill-treatment and scorn by fellow citizens. It appears this principal merely took her lead from our esteemed legislators who express lip-service in support of our military personnel but miss no opportunity to defile their memory.
This is merely conjecture, but I suspect if an anti-war "celebrity" offered to speak at the school on the day of Pfc. Fonseca Jr.'s funeral, she would have waived the "one assembly per day rule".
May Pfc. Jesus Fonseca Jr. now reside in the arms of his namesake and may his family take solace knowing that they will be the focus of my prayers today. I humbly thank him for his service to our country and his service to people he will never meet who will experience democracy because of his unselfish bravery.
God bless,
EODGUY