Jilly-
You could have come on the board and made a legitimate argument.
I agree, it is absolutely disrespectful for this to have happened.
But coming on FR and telling us we all suck is only going to get you booted.
ok, let's try this again. Please read this article to learn the real story about this family and the situation.
http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,84450,00.html
This family is a family of patriots and have repeatedly stated in interview that they do not wish for this to become "political." It is disappointing that this forum has taken the media's bait by doubting the story, the family, and even their truth - which is that their son was going to arrive at Lindburgh field with 1 soldier as an escort and then be forklifted onto a luggage cart.
They could easily have said "we got ours, we don't want to help anyone else because we are in mourning" but instead they are trying to help others. That is what the military and US does, right?