We will stand tall in front of terrorism and defeat it. We as soldiers are not afraid of what may happen. We are only afraid of Americans not being able to understand why we are here.
God bless our troops.
Posted on 03/14/2003 11:26:37 PM PST by AgThorn
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I thought you might find this letter interesting. I checked this out with the Las Vegas Review-Journal and it is for real. If you can't get to the paper through the website below try www.reviewjournal.com and search Saturday for Letter to Mom. God bless our troops. And our Country. Barbara
See the letter in full belowA California mother whose son is right now in Kuwait poised to knock Saddam's block off, wrote her son asking how he would feel if she joined other
relatives of service members in an anti-war demonstration in Hollywood last
month. After reading her son's response, she elected not to participate.
You can read Navy corpsman Lonnie J. Lewis' full letter, reprinted on
Saturday in the Las Vegas Review Journal, by going to:
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Saturday, March 08, 2003
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
LETTER TO MOM
Dear Mom,
It's really your decision to march if you want to or not. You are the one who has to decide if what we are doing out here is right or not. My opinion is not yours.
I do, however, have things I would like for you and Grandma and everyone else at home to know.
I am a United States soldier. I was sworn to defend my country against all enemies, foreign and domestic. People may not agree with the things we are ordered to do. I would like to address those people by telling them that terrorism is not only a threat to us as Americans, but to many other innocent people in the world.
What type of country would we be if we didn't defend the rights and freedoms of others, not because they're Americans, but how about just because they're human?
We live in a country where people feel secure with their daily lives. They do business like usual and don't worry about the thought of terrorism actually happening to them.
The people of 9-11 thought the same thing. We now know that it can happen to anyone at any time.
Yet as Americans we're afraid of losing our soldiers to defend our security. I can only speak for myself when I say that my life is an easy expense to ensure that my family and friends can live in peace.
I strongly believe in what we are doing and wish you were here to see for yourselves the honor and privilege that American soldiers aboard this ship are feeling, knowing that we are going to be a part of something so strong and so meaningful to the safety of our loved ones. Then you would know what this potential war is about.
We will stand tall in front of terrorism and defeat it. We as soldiers are not afraid of what may happen. We are only afraid of Americans not being able to understand why we are here.
I ask for your courage as Americans to be strong for us; I ask for your understanding in what we believe is right. I ask for your support in what we are sworn to do: defend our country and the life of all.
We will succeed in our task and will end the threat of terrorism in our back yard. We will also end the threat of terrorism in our neighbors'.
We have to remind ourselves of what this country stands for: life, liberty and justice for all. In order to maintain those rights we have to stop the threat of terrorism.
I am proud to be here. I will be coming home, but not until I know that it's going to be safe for all Americans and for everyone I love.
My family is first. My country is where they live. I will defend it.
Lonnie J. Lewis
Navy corpsman
C Co. 1/4 WPN PLT
UIC 39726
FPO AP 966139726
P.S. Mom, please send this to everyone who has a hard time understanding why we are here. Ask the paper to put what I've said in a column so that others will know why we are here and what we are here for.
I love you all and will be home soon. I left my address so that if anyone feels like writing to let me know how they feel, they can.
More good sense than his mother, but that's because he had his world view corrected by boot camp.
Liberalism is a mental illness, hopefully his mother will recover.
These are truly the heroes of this generation.
God bless these men and women in uniform.
I was listening to Sean Hannity battle it out with Mike Farrel last Friday, on Hannity's radio program.
I cringed when Farrell kept referring to our men and women in the Armed forces as boys and girls.
These MEN and WOMEN of the Armed Forces are the honored and respected ones. Boys, like Mike Farrell, will never seem to understand that.
These Americans, the ones who are not able (or are unwilling) to understand the reasons for the war, are our greatest enemy, as are the terrorists.
We shall fight, or we shall die.
IF these faint of heart, who oppose fighting for freedom, and the oppressed, it is they who will suffer death many times over.
Every man dies... but not every man lives!
We will stand tall in front of terrorism and defeat it. We as soldiers are not afraid of what may happen. We are only afraid of Americans not being able to understand why we are here.
God bless our troops.
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