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The Marine Lance Corporal son of a close friend of mine was one of the earliest killed in the 'insurgency' in Najaf.
Though devasted, this family honored our country, God and their son in every detail throughout their time of grieving.
But I'm willing to cut this devastated father a whole lot of slack. Everyone reacts to tragedy differently. Some people snap.
He and the rest of this family are in my prayers.
I'm sure the media will make Ameica out to be that bad guy for an irrational response from a family.
It sounds like the Marines were able to handle this with real professionalism and grace, which comes as no surprise.
I cannot imagine the loss of my son. I've lost two great friends within the last 9 months. Both were horrific, out of the blue tragedies. It breaks my heart to hear of this father's grief and his reaction to it. God help me if I ever become as cold and jaded as some of the responses i've read on this thread. This isn't about politics or liberals or conservatives. This is about human life. The man lost his son.
Very, very sad.
I don't see how anyone can read so much into this. Nobody KNOWS for sure how they will act at moments like this. Shock can do some amazing things. The man had just learned his son had died. I'm guessing he loved his son much and took it rather hard. Not something to be made fun of.
To all those cruel posters who said this man was a criminal. I think this story tells all. Passion, Love Caring.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1201263/posts