VIDEO: ANOTHER VET TELLS OFF MURTHA/MORAN

MichelleMalkin.com ^ | January 7, 2006 | Michelle Malkin

[68skylark]

Sgt. Mark Seavey was outnumbered, but not alone at the moonbat townhall hosted by Reps. Jim Moran and John Murtha last week. Near the end of the marathon session, a Vietnam veteran, General Wagner, stepped up to the microphone to deliver a message from the mother of an Iraqi war vet who gave his life for his country and for the mission. After reading a scathing letter addressed to Murtha, Wagner talked about his own experience in Vietnam:

General Wagner speaks the truth

Download the video (.wmv file).

A snippet of Wagner's remarks:

I visit Walter Reed [Army Hospital] and talk to the young soldiers with their legs blown off. I know you do, too. I can't find one in a dozen that don't believe that they are fighting for a noble cause and are fighting to go back. And I think it's a disgrace when members of our Congress --just as they did in 1975 when they sold out the south Vietnamese--are selling out our soldiers today in Iraq!

You will be jumping out of your seat and cheering by the end of the clip. When Rep. Moran answers by delivering Cindy Sheehan-esque platitudes to the wild applause of the left-wing audience, Wagner does the only thing a decent man would do: He stands up and walks out.

General Wagner, wherever you are, thank you and God bless you.

[savedbygrace]

You're asking the wrong person.

[Delta 21]

From his .gov website (for what its worth now)

Military Service Awards

Distinguished Service Medal of the United States Marine Corps, upon his retirement from the Marine Corps Reserves for 37 years of distinguished service to his country, 1990.

Distinguished Service Medal, Pennsylvania's highest honor, 1977.

Meritorious Service Medal, Pennsylvania's second-highest honor, 1976.

Bronze Star with Combat V, 1966.

Purple Heart, 1966.

Purple Heart, second award, 1966.

Vietnamese Cross of Galantry, 1966.

American Spirit Honor Medal of the Marine Corps Recruit Department, 1952.

All this is nothing short of heroic for a patriotic soldier who fully supports his country and is willing to do what is needed to see that it stays the strongest in the world, but in his old age he has flushed it down the toilet with his cut and run cowardice.

Never surrender your upper hand to the enemy.

[Republican Wildcat]

Murtha looked shell shocked - especially on that other video with the Afghan veteran.

[MEG33]

Thanks for the ping. I did not watch but snippits of this meeting..and missed the General's great comments. God bless the Gen and Sgt Mark Seavey.

[MEG33]

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[StarCMC]

DARN STRAIGHT!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Bump for tomorrow and thanks for the ping!

[Loud Mime]

So, according to Moran, terrorism isn't worth fighting.

[Loud Mime]

When I look at Moran's face all I see is a power-mad zealot who wants an executive appointment.

He can only do that if the republicans lose the next election. He's doing everything he can to make that happen, even if his actions cause the death of more US troops.

Curse him in the strongest language.

[Loud Mime]

You're right, these congressmen are dangerous.

[devolve]

[jslade]

The whole townhall meeting is posted on C-Span.org.

[don-o]

bump for mark

[skr]

I'm glad the general is on America's side!

[samm1148]

I saw the end of that clip live that evening. If you watched the whole thing I picked up on this: They had one fat dude who "claimed" he had been a reservist in Iraq. This person then started spouting off that he got back, couldn't find a job, couldn't get health care one or two more democrat talking points--then he said he owed 30,000 in college loans. Hey wait a minute, I was in the service. The Montgomery GI bill pays for the majority of college expenses; so if he was 30,000 in debt was it because he went to a high-powered school--then why didn't he have a job? Most graduates of high powered schools get jobs. Or is he a fat democrat operative who never served a day in his life and was a plant?

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