Apparently, he believed in the war he was fighting.
Poor Casey. Must be tough having your mom piss on your grave.
I don't think that America did NOT want to see that. It's not every family's wish that their child's coffin is displayed. A policy of long standing, IIRC.
He was killed instantly and he didn't suffer,
Yes, that's what they all want to believe.
Spare us the ravings of a lunatic. This deranged creature's 15 minutes cannot end soon enough for me. She apparently once thought her son's sacrifice worth it, and the acknowledgement it received from the president appropriate and satisfying...I guess that was before the George Soros/Jane Fonda money started pouring in...
PROTESTING SOLDIER MOM CHANGED STORY ON BUSH
Mon Aug 08 2005 10:11:07 ET
The mother of a fallen U.S. soldier who is holding a roadside peace vigil near President Bush's ranch -- has dramatically changed her account about what happened when she met the commander-in-chief last summer!
Cindy Sheehan, 48, of Vacaville, Calif., who last year praised Bush for bringing her family the "gift of happiness," took to the nation's TV outlets this weekend to declare how Bush "killed an indispensable part of our family and humanity."
CINDY 2004
THE REPORTER of Vacaville, CA published an account of Cindy Sheehan's visit with the president at Fort Lewis near Seattle on June 24, 2004:
"'I now know he's sincere about wanting freedom for the Iraqis,' Cindy said after their meeting. 'I know he's sorry and feels some pain for our loss. And I know he's a man of faith.'
"The meeting didn't last long, but in their time with Bush, Cindy spoke about Casey and asked the president to make her son's sacrifice count for something. They also spoke of their faith.
"The trip had one benefit that none of the Sheehans expected.
"For a moment, life returned to the way it was before Casey died. They laughed, joked and bickered playfully as they briefly toured Seattle.
For the first time in 11 weeks, they felt whole again.
"'That was the gift the president gave us, the gift of happiness, of being together,' Cindy said."
CINDY 2005
Sheehan's current comments are a striking departure.
She vowed on Sunday to continue her protest until she can personally ask Bush: "Why did you kill my son?"
In an interview on CNN, she claimed Bush "acted like it was party" when she met him last year.
"It was -- you know, there was a lot of things said. We wanted to use the time for him to know that he killed an indispensable part of our family and humanity. And we wanted him to look at the pictures of Casey.
"He wouldn't look at the pictures of Casey. He didn't even know Casey's name. He came in the room and the very first thing he said is, 'So who are we honoring here?' He didn't even know Casey's name. He didn't want to hear it. He didn't want to hear anything about Casey. He wouldn't even call him 'him' or 'he.' He called him 'your loved one.'
Every time we tried to talk about Casey and how much we missed him, he would change the subject. And he acted like it was a party.
BLITZER: Like a party? I mean...
SHEEHAN: Yes, he came in very jovial, and like we should be happy that he, our son, died for his misguided policies. He didn't even pretend like somebody...
END
On her current media tour, Sheehan has not been asked to explain her twist on Bush; from praise to damnation!
Developing...
She reminds me of the Jersey Girls. Almost 3000 were killed on September 11th and in the aftermath the very radicalized and partisan Jersey Girls became the official spokes people for all others for all the Sept. 11 related events.
Now it appears that Ms. Sheehan, a very bitter and vicious politically active partisan is now the spokes person for the 1700+ killed in the Iraq War. I'm sure we'll hear more from her than all the rest put together. Perhaps she can team up with the Jersey Girls.
Your 15 minutes are going to end soon.
According to her there have been no US female casualties?
If the pentagon had published pictures of his coffin, she would be screaming about them using his death for propaganda.
"Our son joined the Army in 08/00. He loved it... He reenlisted for another 4 years"
"Our son joined the Army in 08/00. He loved it... He reenlisted for another 4 years"
"Our son joined the Army in 08/00. He loved it... He reenlisted for another 4 years"
"Our son joined the Army in 08/00. He loved it... He reenlisted for another 4 years"
"Our son joined the Army in 08/00. He loved it... He reenlisted for another 4 years"
"Our son joined the Army in 08/00. He loved it... He reenlisted for another 4 years"
"Our son joined the Army in 08/00. He loved it... He reenlisted for another 4 years"
"Our son joined the Army in 08/00. He loved it... He reenlisted for another 4 years"
"Our son joined the Army in 08/00. He loved it... He reenlisted for another 4 years"
"Our son joined the Army in 08/00. He loved it... He reenlisted for another 4 years"
"Our son joined the Army in 08/00. He loved it... He reenlisted for another 4 years"
"Our son joined the Army in 08/00. He loved it... He reenlisted for another 4 years"
"Our son joined the Army in 08/00. He loved it... He reenlisted for another 4 years"
This poor pathetic woman is to be pitied. I do wish her family would take her home and tend to her.
I wonder who taught her son about honor, respect, courage, and love of country?
She damn sure did not!
Go to this website: http://www.remember.org/witness/cowling.html and read the letter to home written by Lt. William Cowling, one of the liberators of the Dachau concentration camp. Pay special note to the next to the last paragraph. People of his parents' generation evidently had a different concept of service than those of the present generation.
--tgslTakoma did the legwork on this story yesterday (as usual) on this thread:"**
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1458638/posts
And here, too:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1458809/posts
this person does need help strong help this person do not know good G-D help this person!!!!!!!!!!!!thank you
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 — A group of about 600 U.S. military families, upset about the living conditions of soldiers in Iraq, are launching a campaign asking their relatives to urge members of Congress and President George W. Bush to bring the troops home. ''We're growing more and more disturbed about the conditions that are developing. Our concerns are both for our troops and the people in Iraq,'' said Nancy Lessin, a founder of Families Speak Out, formed last fall to oppose the war in Iraq. -------- "US military families push to bring Iraq troops home," by Niala Boodhoo, via Drudge / (P)MSNBC Families Speak Out is Military Families Speak Out.
so, who's Nancy Lessin? Well...
To: MindBender26
Here Nancy Lessin, AFL-CIO shill.
3 posted on 08/13/2003 2:21:34 PM PDT by dandelion
To: seamole; Ernest_at_the_Beach
Remember Nancy Lessin and husband Charley Richardson? They were active in the anti-war movement before the war. Remember the FR links?
8 posted on 08/13/2003 2:31:05 PM PDT by Shermy
To: tbpiper
Lookee Here!!! Here's more on Nancy Lessin - AFL/CIO & Democrat Shill too: all wrapped up in one nice package
From the Dartmouth Review March 23, 2003
http://69.57.157.207/archives/000948.php
Nancy Lessin, the mother of a US Marine currently stationed in the Gulf and one of those bringing suit to stop a potential war, cited as her motivation that ‘we worry about Joe, we don’t want him to be wounded or die. We don’t want him to be forced to wound or kill innocent Iraqi civilians. That would kill part of him and part of us.’
10 posted on 08/13/2003 2:46:12 PM PDT by dandelion
To: Shermy; MindBender26
Reuters is copying heavily from a recent Guardian piece of agitprop.
Susan E. Schumann of Shelburne Falls, Mass., (mother of Justin) was co-plaintiff in the MFSO lawsuit in March. (Real nice of her to name the city and building in which Justin sleeps at night.)
Nancy Lessin's military family do not support her. Lessin showed up in Philadelphia on July 4th with a bunch of like-minded folks.
11 posted on 08/13/2003 2:47:07 PM PDT by seamole