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Joseph Williams: My son died for a good cause
Email from Move America Forward ^ | November 12, 2005 | by Joseph Williams

Posted on 11/12/2005 5:19:10 PM PST by Jim Robinson

Fellow Americans:

I'm so very proud of my son who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

He knew the mission was important, and he understood that the war in Iraq was central to the war on terrorism.

Sadly, my son (Lance Cpl. Michael Jason Williams) lost his life in combat in this war. My life changed forever when I got a knock at my door, informing me that Michael had been killed in action. My son is my hero.

As a father, I can't tell you what a gut-wrenching blow it was, and still is. Not a day goes by I don't think about my child. But the Anti-American, anti-war crowd that pretends to 'support the military, but not the mission' are a pack of liars.

Some people, like Cindy Sheehan and Michael Moore, have tried to exploit the death of Michael and others who lost their lives in Iraq, in order that they might advance their far left political agenda.

If we don't stand up to the Cindy Sheehans, Michael Moore's and the politicans who are using Michael's death to further their agenda of undermining our Commander-in-Chief, then Michael Jason William's devotion to this great country will be rendered meaningless.

I know from bitter experience.

I am a Vietnam veteran.

I don't know what is so hard for the people in today's anti-war movement to understand. Radical Islamic Extremists are determined to kill Americans and destroy our way of life.

In Iraq the terrorist insurgency is led by a fellow named Zarqawi, his position is the leader of "Al Qaeda in Iraq" yet the anti-war crowd marches through our streets proclaiming that the war in Iraq has nothing to do with the war against terrorism.

Well, I've had enough of the misguided, anti-military and even anti-American rhetoric from the anti-war crowd. They seem to be rooting for our enemies more than our own troops at times.

So I've decided to help fight back.

I've leant my voice and my story - and the story of my son's sacrifice for his nation - to Move America Forward, for them to use in a national radio ad campaign.

You can hear the ad here: http://www.moveamericaforward.org/Link/audio/7452

Right now we're trying to raise enough money to purchase the time on radio stations around the country to make sure this message is heard.

Please, support this effort by making a contribution to help pay for the airtime for this radio commercial. I would be honored to have you help get this message out.

Contribute online here: http://www.MoveAmericaForward.org/Contribution

Or mail in a contribution to this address:

Move America Forward ATTN: Pro-Troop Holiday Ad Fund P.O. Box 1497 Sacramento, CA 95812

Thank you for reading my letter.

Sincerely Yours,

Joseph Williams Vacaville, California


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: caravan; cindysheehan; fallen; iraq; militaryfamilies; supportourtroops; supporttroopsweekend; veteransday; waronterrorism
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To: Jim Robinson
Bump!


81 posted on 11/21/2005 4:58:37 AM PST by W04Man (Bush2004 Grassroots Campaign We Did It! NOW.... PLEASE STAY THE COURSE!)
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To: shezza
What a hero, like so many others. We all need to stop and remember those who have died so that others could live in freedom. All of our freedoms we owe to those who were willing to sacrifice. We have liberated hundreds of millions of people in war after war. I do not know of a family who has not suffered personal loss in at least one of these wars.
And now some of them forget. How truly sad that is.
82 posted on 11/21/2005 10:01:30 PM PST by oldenuff2no
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To: rockthecasbah
They are inflicting casualties at a rate of 20-1 and then see s**t like ?Are we losing in Iraq? on TV and the print media

I share your sentiments about the media; however, a 20:1 kill ratio is not sustainable in the long run. There are a lot more of them than there are of us. We will either have to ramp up our lethality to a kill ratio of hundreds or thousands to one, which will mean a great deal more civilian casulties, or we will suffer the death of a thousand cuts as we did in Vietnam. Win convincingly, or get out.

83 posted on 11/25/2005 10:10:40 PM PST by ccmay
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To: Jim Robinson

Go to: http://www.forest.ws/WeSupportU.htm


84 posted on 11/26/2005 9:20:03 PM PST by KeyLargo
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To: Jim Robinson

Bump for later.


85 posted on 11/29/2005 6:07:42 AM PST by ghostrider
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To: Radix

Sometimes I go through the channels and listening to Fox and Cnn is like watching an American channel and the soviet union channel. and Murtha continues to degrade the military with a straight and sober face, I just don't get it. For the democratic party they can not let the Iraqi war be a victory. I have to admit it they scare me. And Hillery has so much money, I would hate to see her as President more than those who hate Bush.


86 posted on 12/02/2005 7:56:35 AM PST by red irish (Gods Children in the womb are to be loved too!)
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