Terri's brother, Bobby Schindler, received a purple heart from a Vietnam Veteran as a gift for Terri. Bobby read the veteran's letter out loud after the funeral Mass for Terri. The veteran condemned Terri's execution by a black robed judge.
Posted on 04/05/2005 9:30:44 PM PDT by FairOpinion
thanks for posting that photo. May the Schindler family and friends find comfort at this most difficult time.
The SHAME of it is.... we already have such documents; they've been present since the founding of this country! That is why our US Congress had to get involved.
The under-reporting of the number of people at her funeral Mass is exactly the same thing that the media does when reporting on pro-life rallies.
another account of the funeral mass last night.
Earlier reports had said that King seemed to bend over backwards to support MRS and George J. Felos. Maybe King was torn between what CNN though was popular and what he thought was right.
Possibly. The shows were before Terri died and the testimony of two young women, Jodi? and a gal with Brittish accent were heartwrenching. Both had been given up by the medicos as "brain-dead". The part that King (and me)was fascinated by was that family refused to give up and both girls were begging for the same for Terri's family.
Bobby Schindler drew gasps, and tears, when he held aloft an item he said arrived in the mail at his parents' house March 31, the day Terri died.``I don't know if you can see,'' Schindler said. ``It's a purple heart.''
A Vietnam veteran had sent his medal, the nation's oldest military decoration that is given to those killed or wounded in battle, saying he and his wife wanted Terri to have it, her brother explained.
``Innocence must suffer so that the wicked can be punished,'' Bobby Schindler said
Terri's brother, Bobby Schindler, received a purple heart from a Vietnam Veteran as a gift for Terri. Bobby read the veteran's letter out loud after the funeral Mass for Terri. The veteran condemned Terri's execution by a black robed judge.
This article is full of lies (cardiac arrest and Felos spewing that junk about how she died peacefully etc). And it continues . . .
You won't get an argument from me. NEVER FORGET!!!
Never forget what Terri went through. NEVER FORGET!!
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We all feel angry about Terri's execution. Terri's barbaric death won't be in vain. We have to continue to fight against judidicial tyranny. Fr. Frank Pavone said that we must all fight to ensure that there will never be another execution of a disabled person by court order.
The media failed to report that Florida Senator Daniel Webster and House Representative Dennis Baxley attended Terri's funeral Mass. Both men supported the bill that would have saved Terri's life.
Radio host Glenn Beck gave a moving and tearful testimony of how Terri affected his life. Glenn said that Terri performed a miracle by bringing people of all faiths and political beliefs together.
Good for King Vanity! I understand his frustration!
How beautiful! When I read Bobby's words, I burst into tears! The Schindlers are blessed to have each other, and we are blessed by them as well.
Even though I didn't see the show you're referring to, I'm gonna take a guess that the two women were Joni Eareckson-Tada and Kate Adamson. Do those sound like the names you might have heard? They have both come out strongly in defense of Terri's life.
"We are with you," the Schindlers are told at their memorial service for daughter and sister Terri Schiavo.
By GRAHAM BRINK, Times Staff Writer
April 6, 2005
After tears, Bobby Schindler held up a Purple Heart sent by a Vietnam War veteran who said Terri Schiavo was killed by U.S. enemies and deserved the award.
GULFPORT - The Rev. Frank Pavone asked a packed church on Tuesday night to honor the memory of Terri Schiavo by going forth and building a "culture of life."
Pavone, to much applause, emphasized that all life is sacred, that all lives have meaning, no matter what form they come in.
"God calls on us to go forth from this place to work together, to preach and witness together," Pavone boomed, a bank of Easter lilies behind him, "so what happened in this tragic case will never happen again."
Pavone and several other speakers elicited applause, even standing ovations, from the 700 people who overflowed onto the steps outside the Most Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church for Schiavo's memorial service.
Schiavo died Thursday, 13 days after the court-ordered removal of her feeding tube. Her plight, and the struggle between her husband and her family, made headlines around the world and drew hundreds of strangers in the past few weeks to the Pinellas Park hospice where she eventually died.
None of the speakers mentioned Michael Schiavo, the husband who argued for years that his wife would not have wanted to be kept alive, given the brain injuries she sufferred. Terri was referred to by her maiden name, Terri Schindler, throughout the service.
Many in attendance Tuesday had never met Terri Schiavo. They came in support of her family. "I know I speak for millions when I say to you tonight four simple words," Pavone said to the Schindler family seated in the front row. "We are with you."
Schiavo's brother, Bobby Schindler, had trouble beginning his rememberence to his sister. After choking back tears, he held up a Purple Heart sent to the family by a Vietnam War veteran. The sender indicated that Schiavo was killed by enemies of the United States, and thus, deserved the award, Schindler said to a standing ovation.
Suzanne Vitadamo, Terri Schiavo's sister, turned to her mother and said she ached for her the most. She praised Schiavo for setting an example of how to fight.
"You have shown the world what perseverance and determination are all about," Vitadamo said.
Radio talk show host Glenn Beck, who in recent years has supported the Schindlers' fight to keep Schiavo alive, stopped repeatedly to wipe away tears as he spoke to the congregation.
He focused on how Schiavo's case brought together a mix of supporters that spanned the political spectrum. Republican U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay and conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh were on the same side as liberal activist and actor Susan Sarandon and former Democratic presidential contender Jesse Jackson, Beck pointed out.
"Terri is performing her first miracle," Beck said.
Schiavo's body was cremated after an autopsy. A court order gave Michael Schiavo control of his wife's body, though he must inform her parents of any memorial services and the location of the cemetery. The court order does not say how much notice Michael Schiavo has to give the Schindler family. He has said he will bury his wife's remains in a plot in Pennsylvania.
"The (Schindler) family is basically at the mercy of (Mr. Schiavo) showing kindness," the Schindlers' lawyer, David Gibbs III, said before attending the service. "If he chooses to inflict additional pain, that's his choice."
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/04/06/Tampabay/_Schiavo_memorial_exh.shtml
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"If he chooses to inflict additional pain, that's his choice."
Because it doesn't specify a deadline for Michael, I have no doubt that he will keep them in the dark. That type of behavior has been his choice all along.
God bless Terri and the Schindler family.
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