The army is evil. The pentagon is evil. The administration is evil. America is evil.
But the folks that mocked their son and belittled their son and called him names not worth repetition because he left athletics to serve his country are not evil, apparently, because the parents have joined with them.
I respect their son's service. HE is a hero.
I respect their pain.
I do not respect their reaction to pain. I have had my fill of parents presuming to speak for their children against the choice they made to serve their country. They can speak, but I refuse to listen any longer.
To continue to do otherwise is to desecrate their son's sacrifice, a sacrifice that was heroic despite the cause.
I can't understand how many parents just don't get it.
Undermining the cause for which your child sacrificed his or her life is the most effective means of dishonoring their memory.
The Army's actions on this tragedy stink from beginning to end. So why don't you magnanimous patriots lighten up on this brave man's puzzled and heartbroken family?
"I have had my fill of parents presuming to speak for their children against the choice they made to serve their country."
It's interesting how many of you are expressing similar thoughts, yet obviously don't see the absolute ridiculousness of it. How is it you guys feel the parents shouldn't speak, but you can? Why are they wrong speaking on a matter they are personally involved in when you're not involved at all. How is it you know better than they?