Posted on 08/08/2005 7:38:47 PM PDT by armymarinemom
Edited on 08/08/2005 7:40:36 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
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After reading multiple posts related to a certain individual flip flopping about our President's demeanor when meeting with families who have lost a loved one at war, I have decided it is time to post a vanity about meeting our President. If anyone has had a similar experience please feel free to post your experience also. It may be helpful to go on the record and put how our President really treats Military Families. My husband and I both had the honor to meet Air Force One and shake hands with the President last year on Earth Day. He took time to talk with each individual that was allowed to on the tarmac. He spent just a brief few minutes with my husband and I but our meeting was entirely different from what Ms. Sheehan describes. The first big difference is that he knew our names and the names of all three of our sons serving. When I shook hands with him he had a big friendly smile on his face. He then kept my hand and held my hand with both of his. He stated that he knew the last year had been rough and that he hopes we understand just how important our son's duty and our support meant to our country. When he spoke about hard times he wasn't jovial at that point but very serious and very caring. I looked deep into our President's eyes and saw nothing but compassion for our family. My husband thanked our President for taking a hit in the polls over speaking our against photographing our fallen troops arriving back into the US. The President stated that he was glad to take the hit in order to maintain privacy. After our brief meeting we were then allowed to ride in the motorcade to the reserve for the speech. Our son in the Marine corp was already at the reserve. Our meeting with him was pointed out in his speech and he asked for my son to stand up. He then gave my son an order to tell his brothers that applause at this event was not just to him but for them too. My son acknowledged the order with a salute which the President returned. Note. Mom couldn't see well by then. After the speech we were then allowed to ride back to the airport in the motorcade. You just don't know how tempting it is to make a big L sign on your forehead to protestors riding behind the President! If our President is this compassionate meeting with a family who hasn't lost a loved one, Ms. Sheehan's version of his behavior makes no logical sense. |
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First entry in the blog, one of the last paragraphs.
Thank you very much for sharing with us.
I knew Sheehan was lying.
Again, thank you for everything.
Thank you very much for sharing with us.
I knew Sheehan was lying.
Again, thank you for everything.
Thank you for posting that.
Sad isn't' it. On a cool note. I just got home from greeting two plane loads of troops. One unit was from Fort Smith Ark. I met someone who knows my cousin!
Any chance you could go stand by the crawford ranch and see if the media covers you as much as it is covering the idiot standing there now?
God Bless And Keep you and your son and family.
LOL. Actually we have counter protested the Peace and Justice center up here. The families outnumbered the protesters and we greatly outnumbered Military Families Speak Out. Did the media notice? Nope.
"She claimed in an interview she was not involved in politics before this. I have heard Freepers allege otherwise though but haven't seen much proof yet."
I heard on talk radio that she was part of a protest against Bush last October, where they turned their backs on Bush's motorcade. Don't have any links or reference tho. It might have been Michael Savage, but not sure.
I wish that some moms in TX (who support our president and their sons' mission) would counter-protest Ms. Sheehan. To help make it clear that hers is a MINORITY viewpoint. Right now, most Americans (who get their news only from TV) think that all military moms are against the war.
God bless you and your sons. Thank them for protecting our country.
Well, I mean before her son's death.
That was after.
Will do. I think a lot of families would be more likely to speak up instead of protest. Most just try to ignore the whole mess and wish it would go away. Like it or not they need to speak up.
Thank you for your post, and may God keep your sons safe from harms way. MSM and others have used her grief to destroy her son's sacrifice. He chose to serve our country , she should respect and honor his bravery. They really do alot of harm to our troops abroad and those here at home. God Bless
Kerry at Reagan funeral, then seen living with a thumb up gesture. President Bush does not do photo ops, especially with the injured soldiers or fallen heros. He seems to always find time to visit troops and acknowledge their service . Media refuses to focus on anything positive.
Oh sorry. I thought you were wondering if she's been protesting before her current 'vigil' and after her son's death. I've heard several radio people mentioning that right after meeting Bush, she had glowing words for her experience, while now it's totally the opposite. If she was that supportive of Bush after her son died, she probably wasn't anti-Bush/war before he died. But I could be wrong, without documentation. Just guessing from what I've seen here and heard on the radio.
Thank you so much for sharing this. Thank your sons for their service. God Bless you all.
More proof that Sheehan is full of crap.
Very moving. Thank you, armymarinemom...
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