But for this father, anger mixed with pain. Michael Waters-Bey believes his son, a staff sergeant specialist in helicopter maintenance, died needlessly in a war that does not make sense.
Holding up a photograph of his son, Michael Waters-Bey, who described himself as a "naturalized Muslim," said he wished he could speak directly to the dead Marine's commander-in-chief.
Asked what he would tell President Bush (news - web sites), he said: "This was not your son or daughter. That chair he sat in at Thanksgiving will be empty forever."
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