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Funeral Held for Soldier Killed in Ark. Attack
newsmax.com ^ | 6/8/09 | unknown

Posted on 06/09/2009 4:58:58 AM PDT by Bulldawg Fan

CONWAY, Ark. -- A soldier shot and killed at a military recruiting office in Arkansas last week was laid to rest Monday, though what his headstone will eventually read is still unknown.

Pvt. William Andrew Long's family must still decide whether his tombstone lists him as the first soldier to die at the hands of a terrorist since Sept. 11, 2001.

Police say Long was shot and killed June 1 by Abdulhakim Muhammad, 23, a Muslim convert, at a recruiting center at a suburban Little Rock strip mall. Muhammad, who also allegedly injured another Army private, targeted soldiers "because of what they had done to Muslims in the past," authorities said.

Daris Long, the dead private's father, has said he believed his son was a casualty of war. Federal prosecutors are deciding whether to press terrorism charges against his killer.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; US: Arkansas
KEYWORDS: bledsoe; terrorism; williamlong
You probably didnt see this in the dying media. Its very unpolitically correct. Afterall, with Obama's second triumphant visit to our Muslim friends and Michelles continued tour of Europe on our dime, bothersome news like this goes to the back page if it gets covered at all.

Regardless, rest in peace young man. We hardly knew you but know of the honor, traditions and meanings you carried so well. God bless your family.

1 posted on 06/09/2009 4:58:58 AM PDT by Bulldawg Fan
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To: Bulldawg Fan

I am still outraged at that vile woman who came to harass the FReepers remembering him.


2 posted on 06/09/2009 5:00:35 AM PDT by FreepShop1
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To: Bulldawg Fan

God Bless and Keep him.


3 posted on 06/09/2009 5:08:34 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: Bulldawg Fan

and has Obama said a word about this terror attack?


4 posted on 06/09/2009 5:10:07 AM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <----go there now,----> tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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To: Bulldawg Fan
Federal prosecutors are deciding whether to press terrorism charges against his killer.

How do you think the Muzzie-in-chief will handle this? Silence?

5 posted on 06/09/2009 5:12:04 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Once a Republic, Now a State, Still Texas)
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To: Bulldawg Fan

Line Of Duty: YES
Combat Related: YES
RIP


6 posted on 06/09/2009 5:23:13 AM PDT by onedoug (SARAH!)
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To: Bulldawg Fan

I think you meant that it is “politically incorrect” for the media to cover this heinous act because:

a) This murder was VERY incorrect to any decent person. And the demented MSM would think it was “incorrect” to cover it because it doesn’t fit in their meme.

b) Hardly “unpolitical.” The lack of coverage was VERY political by the MSM because they are generally anti-military. God forbid if anybody should be sympathetic with members of the military unless said individuals are victims of government oppression.

Just my two cents.


7 posted on 06/09/2009 5:33:46 AM PDT by 12Gauge687 (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice)
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To: FreepShop1

What happened?


8 posted on 06/09/2009 5:53:31 AM PDT by panthermom
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To: Bulldawg Fan

God be with this soldier, his family and friends.


9 posted on 06/09/2009 6:08:30 AM PDT by greatplains
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