Posted on 07/22/2007 7:22:16 PM PDT by darrylsharratt
Haditha Marine Dad speaks to John Murtha
Throughout this Haditha investigation our family has believed in the innocence of our son L/Cpl Justin Sharratt- we knew he was innocent. There are things I do not understand and I would like to find the answers. We do not seek revenge, but we would like to see justice. In a conversation with Congressman John Murtha, my questions still remain unanswered. With the help of the American people, I hope to find justice.
On Wednesday morning, July 17th I spoke with Congressman John Murtha via telephone from his Washington, DC office. We had a courteous conversation. I knew what to expect from a career politician and Congressman Murtha did not disappoint. Mr. Murtha avoided answering the hard questions and I was unable to press him for the answers. I wanted the conversation to remain amicable and decided to let him speak and avoid a heated confrontation.
At no time during the dialogue would Mr. Murtha acknowledge the impending exoneration of my son. I pressed him to use the word exoneration but the best I could get was things seem to have gone well in your sons Article 32. The General is a fair man and I believe he will do the right thing. I replied, Lt. Col Paul Ware presented a strong recommendation for exoneration and we are anticipating Lt. Gen James Mattis following this recommendation.
Mr. Murtha asked me if I had served in the military. He recalled his visits with injured Marines, soldiers and sailors. He said he supports our troops and it is the war he does not condone. Mr Murtha believes combat operations in Iraq have put an enormous strain on our Armed Forces. The stress of combat situations has led our troops to kill innocent civilians. I pointed out to Mr. Murtha, Our Haditha Marines are innocent until proven guilty. It seems he is again denying our Marines their Constitutional rights of due process and the presumption of innocence. Mr. Murtha replied that we have a Marine(Mendoza) testifying that innocent women and children were killed in Haditha. I retorted that he is again believing the reports of the media and Mendoza was granted immunity for his lies. Mendoza has changed his testimony at least two times. NCIS may have threatened him with deportation and denial of US citizenship. This time I scolded him, I witnessed their(NCIS) conduct first hand in my sons Article 32.
I questioned Congressman Murtha as to his statements of 17 May 2006. On national television, in front of millions of Americans, he stated Marines killed innocent civilians in cold blood. I asked him why he denied these Marines their Constitutional rights of due process and the presumption of innocence. Again the Congressman used his experience to side step the answer. Mr. Murtha stated his intentions were to point out the stress our military was under in Iraq. He replied we would not win the hearts of the Iraqi people by killing women and children. I again snapped, Our Haditha Marines have not been convicted of killing innocents and are innocent until proven guilty.
I believe this conversation was the first step in obtaining justice for Our Haditha Marines. I did not expect Mr. Murtha to admit to or apologize for any wrongdoing in his role to railroad my son and his Marine comrades. The American people now know that his unfounded and untruthful allegations were used to further his political agenda. It is my intention to ask the Congress of the United States to censure Representative John Murtha and hold hearings to explain his conduct in respect to the Haditha incident. I will ask the American people to question his blatant disregard for the Constitutional rights of Our Haditha Marines. I will campaign to the voters of Pa Congressional District 12 to oust Representative Murtha from his elected office. The American people deserve better, we must demand better representation from our elected officials.
Darryl Sharratt
Proud American, Proud father of L/Cpl Justin L. Sharratt
God keep you and your son well, sir. I am certain that true justice will come for those marines. In the end the truth always prevails.
You are a saint to keep your composure, as you did, while speaking with this deceitful and wicked man. I am not certain that I would have maintained my temper as well.
I must wonder about the intelligence of those who vote to vest such a debased individual with the powers of elected office.
I keep our soldiers in my prayers daily. My wife and I will remember your son and his mates in our Rosary.
RTO
Thank you for the ping, RDTF!
BUMP!!!
We sure do.
Parents have an affinity to their children that no other will ever know. In these extraordinary circumstances, there’s something very unique about the parents that are coming to the aid of their children who fought for our Country and now find themselves embattled in political persecution.
Thank you for posting your comments. Our prayers are with you Mr. Sharratt, your son, your family, and your son’s fellow Marines.
Interesting.
You and your son hang in there. Our prayers are with you.
As Michael Savage might say, Murtha is a “human piece of human turd.”
Kick his ass, Seabass!
I hope you succeed in your goal and I think there are many of us who would be pleased to help you rid this area of Congressman Murtha. He has used the plight of your son and others to further his own political goals without any consideration for the damage he caused not only to the families of those involved, but to our military and our country.
AMEN!
Amen, and Thank You, Mr Sharratt. Please know there are a lot of folks standing beside you and your son and the other Marines in this intolerable process.
Thanks, Red, for keeping us updated.
A big Thank You to JimRob for giving us a place to investigate the truth and facts that the Lame Stream Media will not divulge.
I am sorry, Mr. Sharratt. I couldn’t read the whole thing as I felt I was going to explode. Murtha is absolutely disgusting and a disgrace.
I am praying for your son and the other men. It could have been my son. He went through Haditha a day or so before yours did. God bless and stay strong.
My sentiments, exactly!
Thank God for men like your son and fathers like you.
"I'm throwing your son under the bus to score a few points against Bush."
That corksmoker. I've got a little son.....
Keep it up! Don't stop! I'm in the Army and I support your son. I never believed he and his comrades were guilty for an instant!
We are proud of your son, and his brothers and sisters at arms. We are especially proud of the job they have done under less than desirable conditions. Like having that jerk Murtha lying about them!
WRM, MSgt, USAF (Ret.)
Thanking your family and your son for ya'll's fine service to this country.
Thank you for sharing your conversation with us. John Murtha, once again, exposed himself for the coward he is. He showed AGAIN how he is not willing to give OUR troops the presumption of innocence—even at a TIME OF WAR.
Please know how grateful we are for your son and all the heroes who put their lives on the line everyday so that people like Murtha can continue to spill their bilge.
I am so humbled by that.
I will continue to hold all of you in my prayers.
I thought I’ve heard Murtha say he had military sources as well as Time Mag. Anyone ever dig to find out who? They may be worse than Murtha in the end. Fortitude and patience - what strength you possess.
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