And we thank God for Jim Robinson and the inspiration to start this wonderful gathering place that has accomplished so much in support of our troops and our nation!
Posted on 08/24/2005 5:28:57 PM PDT by Swordmaker
I just spoke with SoldiersPrayingMom and Jim Robinson on the caravan about 100 miles out of Yuma. Jim reports the weather is about 108º outside but nice and cool inside his van. Jim reports they are making good time and are on schedule.
Several more vehicles have joined the caravan along the way and they have been well received at all stops. Protesters are always there being obnoxious.
After a good conversation with Jim, he handed me back to SoldiersPrayingMom.
As many of you know, SoldiersPrayingMom (Ruth) is the mother of freeper jmpmst4u2 (Greg), a US soldier working with the Iraqi Wolf Brigade, who has been allowing us share in his "Greg's letters home" by allowing me to post them on FreeRepublic. Jmpmst4u2 has had some remarkable experiences in Iraq.
Yesterday, his mother was meeting up with the "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy" caravan in Sacramento to ride down to Fresno to join Jim Parkinson for the rest of the tour, when her husband said "Hey, Ruth, that guy over there looks a lot like Greg!" He was right... because it WAS Greg, home for a 14 day leave!
Ruth was in a quandary. Here was her son home to spend some time with his family, and she was on her way to confront Cindy Sheehan in Crawford, TX. After hugs and lots of weeping, she told Greg of her quandary. He said "Mom, I want you to go. I need you to go. The guys over there in Iraq need you to go."
"It was," she said, "the hardest decision I have ever made."
When asked by Marine Moms' Deborah Johns "Why are you here... your son is home for a visit." Ruth replied "I have my orders from my sergeant... I have to go!"
Greg was the man quoted in the AP article on the caravan who confronted the protesters in Sacramento, telling them "You are ruining the morale over there!" (Incidentally, his Mom and Jim did not know about the article... I got to tell them.;^)> )
Ruth reported that she and Deborah Johns were interviewed by this morning in Los Angeles.
Wonderful story! God Bless them all.
And we thank God for Jim Robinson and the inspiration to start this wonderful gathering place that has accomplished so much in support of our troops and our nation!
can you imagine if we'd had FR and other alternate media going back 38 years ? We wouldn't have had a VN then, either !
Consider it done :-)
Wish all y'all could be with us!!
News from Jim Robinsons van in the You Don't Speak For Me Tour PING
Me 2!
Go Jim!
Thanks for the ping.
It is so good to hear from Jim.
I will admit it; I sure envy them. I wish I could have joined the caravan.
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You are a great American, Jim.
Ah ... so that's what it is. Allergies. Darn ... my eyes are still burning. God bless these parents and their son. Rather, God has blessed us with them!
BTTT
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What a wonderful Mom! That's a hard sacrifice to make.
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Someone needs to fly her home after the protest so she doesn't miss any more of his leave.
I believe the full quote was "I love the terrorists who killed my son."
LOL! Yup, that's where I saw it first and used my pingee list. I should have waited a minute for a heads up from Tonk and referenced this thread. Ah well...
Now yer scarin' me! :o)
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