"Dear Joshua, I hope you die!" -- J. Sparling (Walter Reed patient)

Fox & Friends ^ | 12/5/05 | Mware

[mware]

This story was reported on Fox and Friends this morning.

Joshua Sparling just got to Walter Reed last week and received ONE letter from someone writing in a child's printing. Among other things it told him to die. The soldier has the card on the wall of his room. I know FReepers can counter this despicable action with some of our own letters.

Joshua Sparling

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

6900 Georgia Avenue N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20307-5001

Update: Since Joshua will undoubtedly be overwhelmed by America's response, please consider sending (instead of or in addition to Joshua) cards to these find troops:

Excerpt from Brian K. at FNC:
If you have the time, please try and include the others I met along with Col. North and Col. Hunt at Walter Reed:

Capt. James Ollinger
Sgt. Zavian Simspon
Specialist Brian Radke
Specialist Jason Braase
Sgt. David Nevins
Sgt. Jose Ramos
Cpl. Todd Bishop
Sgt. Ryan Donnelly
Sgt. Eva Diane Cochran

[mystery-ak]

What were we talking about last night.....What kind of POS would do this.....I could spit nails

[mware]

It looks like we may get a snow day tomorrow. I'm right in the path for the worst of it. I have two new box full of Christmas cards and will see all of them get a card tomorrow.

[Coop]

Thanks very much! We've got a covering on the ground right now - may get up to 6-8 inches here in NoVa.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[GummyIII]

Hey, Coop...I didn't see the exact wording on the card, but is it possible a kid meant to write something like "I hope you don't die"? We've all been guilty of accidentally leaving out a small word that causes big changes in meaning.

[Coop]

The mods added new patient names at Walter Reed.

[the anti-liberal]

Looks like 'soldier', added as an after thought.

[rampage8]

ping for address later

[mystery-ak]

Is it a good idead to add more names in a public forum?

[mware]

NO mistake look at the card after his signature.

[Siouxz]

It would be nice to think it was just an erroneous omission, but at the bottom of the letter it says, "P.S.: DIE!" Somebody seriously needs a boot up their @ss.

[AuH2ORepublican]

"is it possible a kid meant to write something like "I hope you don't die"?"

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I wish that was the case, but the sicko who wrote the letter (I doubt it was really a kid) wrote "I hope you have a good time dieing (sic) in the war" and ended the letter with "P.S. DIE."

Here's the letter:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1534174/posts?page=78#78

[Fierce Allegiance]

I think Walmart sells cd players cheap. Light to ship, too.

[GummyIII]

Ugh...ok. I was just making sure. Talk about a sicko, then. Thanks for the link, as awful as it is.

[Coop]

If there were any doubt, it was removed by the P.S., which simply read "DIE."

[Coop]

Is it a good idead to add more names in a public forum?

They're published on FNC's website.

[mystery-ak]

Ok.....nothing we can do about it then...I just hope these troopers don't recieve the same kind of card..

[d2e]

This could all be a set up, but I believe the name on the card is "Miguel Gallier"...

[Gucho]

PLEASE send this young hero some Get Well and Thank You Cards -- I'd love to hear that his wall is covered with them by the end of this week. Let's get off our butts and DO THIS!!


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