Posted on 11/01/2005 7:11:57 AM PST by LibertyRocks
OPERATION HERO ALERT:
Funeral Services for Seargent Evan Seam Parker
Counter-Protest of WBC
Wednesday, 11/2/2005*
South Haven Public School - South Haven, KS
OPERATION HERO is spreading word of a planned picket by Westboro Baptist Church
during the memorial service of Seargent Evan Seam Parker.
Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church will be picketing during the
funeral service for Sgt. Evan Seam Parker on Wednesday, November 2 in South Haven, KS.
This anti-Troops/anti-war "liberal" hate group will be protesting
from 1pm - 2pm outside the High School where services are being held.
The funeral service is scheduled to begin at 2pm, so Fred and his protestors are
purposely protesting during the time when most people will be arriving for the services themselves.
Please show your support for this hero!
Info about Seargent Evan S. Parker
Obituary at ArkCity.net
Sgt. Evan Seam Parker
http://www.arkcity.net/obits.shtml
Email Request for Counter-Protest Support at the Funeral!
My tiny home town in KS lost one of our own, Sergeant Evan Parker, 25,
died Oct 26th from shrapnel head & neck wounds rec'd in Iraq.
We just got word today that Fred Phelps (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=fredphelps )
plans to protest the war at the funeral this Wednesday.
Do you have suggestions on how to counter &/or turn out a huge number of active & reserve troops?
Anita and the whole town are upset, just don't need to see these protesters at the funeral of her son.
Here is the link for arrangements: http://www.arkcity.net/obits.shtml see obituaries for 10/31/05
Thanks
Media Reports:
Soldier hoped to join police
The Witchita Eagle
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/special_packages/iraq/13028190.htm
Arkansas City man dies in Iraq
The Witchita Eagle
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/state/13025506.htm
Military services Wednesday for Parker
Wellington Daily News
http://www.wgtndailynews.com/articles/2005/10/31/news/news2.txt
OUR HEROES DESERVE YOUR SUPPORT!
BACKGROUND INFO about the church group -
Search on keyword WBC or Fred Phelps here at FR to uncover a whole lot of info and stories
about their past activities. WARNING: It will make you sick!
Gore Political Ties to "God Hates Fags" Founders Uncovered -
http://www.lcrga.com/archive/200010251159.shtml
RE: WBC & FRED PHELPS - The Military's View...
FORCE PROTECTION (FP) ADVISORY MESSAGE 05-180
(THREAT TO MILITARY FUNERALS)// REF/A/MSG/CMC/051956Z JUL 05//REF A IS HQ USNORTHCOM FORCE PROTECTION (FP) ADVISORY MESSAGE 05-180 (THREAT TO MILITARY FUNERALS)// RMKS/
1. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION POSSIBLE TO ALL COMMANDS, UNITS AND PERSONNEL. ENSURE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS FOR ALL DOD PERSONNEL PARTICIPATING IN OR ATTENDING FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MILITARY MEMBERS.
2. USNORTHCOM IS TRANSMITTING THIS FP ADVISORY BASED ON RECENT REPORTS OF PROTEST GROUP ACTIVITIES TO PICKET MILITARY FUNERALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
2.A. A GROUP FROM WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH (WBC) LOCATED IN TOPEKA, KANSAS HAS PROTESTED OR IS PLANNING TO PICKET AND PROTEST AT PUBLIC FUNERALS OF PERSONNEL KILLED IN THE WAR ON TERRORISM. THIS GROUP HAS REPORTEDLY ANNOUNCED VIA THEIR WEBSITE THAT THEY INTEND TO PROTEST FUNERALS IN ALABAMA, CALIFORNIA, DELAWARE, IOWA, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, KANSAS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN, AND WEST VIRGINIA.
2.B. THERE IS NO INFORMATION TO INDICATE THAT THIS GROUP PLANS ANY FORM OF VIOLENT ACTIVITY AND THEY ARE NOT KNOWN TO INITIATE PHYSICAL CONTACT. HOWEVER, THIS GROUP DOES EMPLOY PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE TECHNIQUES INTENDED TO PROVOKE A HOSTILE RESPONSE OR OFFENSIVE REACTION FROM OTHERS. THEY WILL EMPLOY WRITTEN AND VERBAL INFLAMMATORY LANGUAGE AGAINST THE DECEASED PERSON, THEIR FAMILY, AND MILITARY PERSONNEL TO ELICIT DESIRED RESPONSES. THIS GROUP WILL THEN FILE A CIVIL ACTION IN AN EFFORT TO REACH A SETTLEMENT IN ORDER TO FUND FUTURE ACTIVITIES.
3. SERVICES AND MILITARY UNITS PERFORMING AND SUPPORTING PUBLIC ACCESSIBLE FUNERAL DETAILS SHOULD:
3.A. ENSURE LOCAL AREA THREAT ASSESSMENTS CONSIDER THIS AS A POTENTIAL THREAT.
3.B. COORDINATE WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT/CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES AT ANY TIME WBC MEMBERS OR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS ARE BELIEVED TO BE PROTESTING.
4. ALL DOD PERSONNEL/FAMILY MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN OR ATTENDING MILITARY FUNERALS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING:
4.A. SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF REPORTED ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WBC AND THEIR METHODS.
4.B. DO NOT PERSONALLY ENGAGE PROTESTORS IN ANY WAY; VERBALLY OR PHYSICALLY.
4.C. ALLOW CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES TO ADDRESS ANY INFLAMMATORY SITUATIONS OR EFFORTS TO IMPEDE THE FUNERAL PROCESSIONAL
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I would prefer to be there myself- but it is a bit of a drive from here and I do want to send a message to the parents and family of Evan. I pray that the family will know Americans do care and we think Phelps (*spit*) can pound sand. ( I really do not care for that guy.)
Hey lady - I was going to tell the FReeper involved to contact several folks.
First, since this is a small town, hopefully they have some rules as far as the necessity of having permits to gather. Other small towns have had success by granting permits for the IDIOTS at a location far away from the funerals. Contact the police and see if this can be done, or if they can be run out of town for lack of obtaining a permit if they don't.
Second, contact the local VFW and those in surrounding towns. There are a LOT of retired military folks out there who are very angry at this group and will show up to block the Phelps group from the vision of the grieving family of our hero.
Third, contact any biker groups that you know of locally -- a LOT of veterans are in bike clubs. (Motorcycle, I mean)
Fourth, whatever you do, do NOT promote violence against this moron who would deserve anything that could be dished out to him IMO. That's their MO. They want someone to do something to them that they can sue for. That's how they foot the bill to continue this disgraceful behavior.
Fifth, have someone who knows the family stay close by and watch the doors. In one instance, one of the TRAITORS walked right into the funeral home and gave a note to the mother of a fallen warrior. Make sure someone else reads the cards and letters that are left for the family BEFORE the family does to weed something like that out.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!
Mr. Silverback, can you ping your Kansas group to this??
BINO -- I believe his ordination was even revoked.
This breaks my heart. I'm so angry. Those who call themselves protesters, at a funeral are most vicious, heartless of people. The feelings inside of them are deadened, coldblooded or they are just plain evil. All they set out to do is to create more misery and pain of families who are already suffering and grieving. I wish I could go too.
Good advice Star.
Can you help?
Does anyone know how to contact the American Legion Riders? They did an excellent job down in Oklahoma counter-protesting these jerks... See this thread:
Bikers Disrupt Funeral Protest
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1500918/posts
Who has the number for Ted? There may be some Rolling Thunder guys around there.
Just a second
I'll look around.
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*PING*...for support for this hero!
I sent this letter to every person I could contact from the Arkansas Chapter page on the website:
There is a visitation for a fallen warrior in your town today and a funeral tomorrow at the High School gym. Word has it that Fred Phelps and his gang of inbred idiots are going there to protest at the funeral. I am a regular poster at FreeRepublic.com and we are looking for any way possible to nitify folks who might be available and in the area who could go and keep the lunatics from bothering the grieveing family of our hero. Is there any way you can notify your chapter members?
For reference, the thread on FreeRepublic can be found here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1513300/posts
Thank you for anything you can do!
Star xxxxx
(starcmc)
Thank you! I have written them an email detailing the situation. I also asked them to pass along the word if there are others they think should know... Hopefully, they will be able to contact people in the area who may be able to attend.
LOL... Well it can't hurt that they heard from both of us! (o:
Fred Phelps is a Democrat financial contributor and has run for office several times as a Democrat (even after Al Gore disavowed associating with him in the 1990s).
Fred Phelps ain't "one of ours". Whether he exists to smear religious conservatives or is another element of the hate filled left, I don't know. The KKK opposed Republicans until the 1920s when I guess it became bi-partisan. The prominent Klan members we know in the modern era: Sen Sheets Byrd and David Duke, were both Democrats, at least at one time.
Blame the media if you don't know what party he belongs to.
Lyndon LaRouche is also a hate filled Democrat. Not former Rat, he continues to seek the nomination of his party which he claims abandoned him.
I just sent an email to the contact listed for the national Rolling Thunder group. There are no chartered chapters in Kansas listed on their website, so I don't know if they'll be able to assist. Just thought I'd let you know I did send some word to the group. (o:
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