Young Marine Blasts Rep. Murtha at Town Hall Meeting (Not Marine, Soldier)

The Post Chronicle ^ | 1/14/06 | Jim Kouri

[RepublicNewbie]

During a Town Hall meeting earlier this week Democrat Congressmen John Murtha (PA) and Jim Moran (VA) touted their call for a withdrawal from Iraq, an unexpected turn of events occurred.

Moran and Murtha continued the anti-war diatribes which included their relating talks they've had with military officers and rank-and-file troops in Iraq. Murtha has said the military is broken, morale within the ranks is poor, we need to pullout immediately, and other defeatist rantings.

Murtha had just finished his presentation during the Virginia townhall meeting, in which he added that he feared a slow withdrawal may give people the impression the US achieved victory (God forbid Americans think we're victorious), when he opened the meeting for a question and answer session.

At that point a man stood and spoke:

"Yes sir my name is Mark Seavey and I just want to thank you for coming up here. Until about a month ago I was Sergeant Mark Seavey infantry squad leader, I returned from Afghanistan. My question to you, (applause)

"Like yourself I dropped out of college two years ago to volunteer to go to Afghanistan, and I went and I came back. If I didn't have a herniated disk now I would volunteer to go to Iraq in a second with my troops, three of which have already volunteered to go to Iraq. I keep hearing you say how you talk to the troops and the troops are demoralized, and I really resent that characterization. (applause) The morale of the troops that I talk to is phenomenal, which is why my troops are volunteering to go back, despite the hardships they had to endure in Afghanistan.

[ASA Vet]

Sgt Mark Seavey was a member of Company C.

Stonewall Brigade

[Marine Inspector]

Thanks for the info.

It probably would have been easier for everyone, if you posted that info in your first reply to me.

[LibKill]

Unlike most Marines I think that when a Soldier is mistaken for a Marine it is a compliment to the Corps!

No disrespect to the Army. They do good work.

[red irish]

Thank you and to your family.

[Gosh I love this neighborhood]

Thank you for your service and God Bless you.

[rodguy911]

I saw the video it was awesome!! Murthuuh and Moron looked like the traitors they are.

[rodguy911]

"He's just an old fart enjoying the spotlight."

Hardly! Murtha is trying his best to stay out of jail! He and a relative of Pelosi played fast and lose with defense dept. funds while awarding contracts, well documented here on fr. He's probably scared sh!tless and this is all undoubtedly some rat lawyers dream diversionary tactic.

[rodguy911]

Your story needs to be told over and over again, thank you for your service to our country.

[freema]

Did you see it said in another article he's interviewed for this coming Sunday's 60 Minutes. Says most of our troops will be out by the end of this year. I don't know what alternate universe dough boy lives in, but a bunch of 'em just came home. DOH!

[vigilante2]

thanks for the ping

[Windsong]

Bump!

[RatRipper]

Touche!

[pattty]

raynearhood, Thank You for your service to our country!

[gatorbait]

He added the fact that Sergeant Seavey was ARMY, not a Gyrene. Simple enough.

[definitelynotaliberal]

I thank you for everything that you do and have done. We honor you.

[definitelynotaliberal]

Who said that? It's beautiful. Could you post a link?

[marblehead17]

ping

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Please do not continue to say he was not a Marine, after all we know they do everything and no other service need take any credit.

[Marine Inspector]

He added the fact that Sergeant Seavey was ARMY, not a Gyrene. Simple enough.

And in his first post he called him a Marine.

Not so simple anymore.

[Zechariah11]

We salute and thank you.