Posted on 11/03/2006 3:06:24 PM PST by meg88
David Ward said his daughter told him that while the picture was meant to be private, her unit is happy their message is getting across.
"When they saw and heard what Kerry said, they were just furious and they were sitting around and one thing led to another," he said.
The elder Ward said he completely approves of his daughter's message.
Kerry is a preening peacock and the best way to respond to him is with humor," he said.
Ward said his daughter was particularly incensed by Kerry's comments because her résumé is nothing like the "stuck" soldier the senator seemed to describe in his comment.
Heather Ward has 3 1/2 years of college credits in chemistry and biology and is about to graduate when she gets back. She hopes one day to be a radiologist, he said.
And what's more, she joined the armed forces soon after 9/11 because she wanted to help her country, her dad said.
"These aren't uneducated people with no options in life," he said.
Ward said his daughter read yesterday's Post online, and saw herself on the front page. He said she is the soldier holding up the far right end of the sign.
"She got a kick out of that," he said.
The picture drew heaps of praise, even as the military declared that the soldiers cannot talk to the press about what they did.
Bush press secretary Tony Snow told a Fargo, N.D., radio station that the photo was "wonderful and shows a great sense of humor."
On the Web site of the National Guard unit known as the "Red Bulls," the Kerry crack was hugely popular, as well-wishers flooded the message board with support.
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Hat tip to the Iowa National Guard as well! Fantastic work!
I lived in Sioux City and worked at KCAU many, many moons ago. Good people in Iowa. :)
I know they have limited headline space but I think they left a word out of this headline:
"INSIDE UNIT THAT OUTWIT TED KERRY"
It should have read:
Inside Unit that Outwit Halfwit Kerry
"It is a violation of military rules for service members to get involved in elections, and it was unclear if the members of the unit - the 1/34 Brigade Troops Battalion - would face any discipline for the stunt."
John Kerry is not running for office. The unit was responding to denigrating comments against them during war, thus giving aid and compfort to the enemy.
There is no grounds for discipline.
There is STARE DECISIS (the Senate's favorite jurist approval expression).
And that is: Kerry must RESIGN!
Kerry called on Lott to resign. Kerry was the 1st to do so.
Now, Kerry must do as he demanded. STARE DECISIS!
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