If you think war is wrong, read this (letter to mom from soldier in Kuwait)

[Feiny]

I would like to see his photo....did you get this from a paper? If so, can we get a link?

[Alberta's Child]

I admire this young man's self-control. My letter would have been much more abbreviated . . .

Dear Mom:

If I ever find out that you've been participating in an anti-war demonstration, I'm going to see to it that you die alone in a nursing home.

Sincerely,

Alberta's Child

[Enemy Of The State]

no, as I stated above, it was sent via e-mail. sorry for the lousy formatting

[Joe Boucher]

And may GOD go with you Lonnie.

[F.J. Mitchell]

Bump! and keep bumping to the top, until everyone sees this.

[pipecorp]

Keep it Going

[KansasCanadian]

I admire this young man's self-control. My letter would have been much more abbreviated . . .

I received a similar anti-war email from my mother...I chose not to dignify it with a response

[Enemy Of The State]

Thats what I was thinking too.

[Dubya]

I emailed this letter to my cousin and she has been writting to him or emailing. Where she works all of them are going to send him some stuff and stay in touch.

If I had received a letter like this when I was in the Marines my heart would have been broken.

Good post keep it bumped.

[bellevuesbest]

Thanks for posting that. Let's all send Lonnie a letter.

[EverOnward]

This young man has the vision that sees beyond the years. He has the wisdom of our founding fathers. He is the reason America is what she is. May God bless him and his fellow soldiers. My respect and gratitude to them all.

[TheOtherOne]

Dear Mom: I'm going to see to it that you die alone in a nursing home

Nice. You are willing to have Americans die so Iraqis can have the freedoms you would condemn your own mother for expressing. I would argue and disagree with my mom, but never, never, would I relish the thought of her dying alone due to speaking her mind as an American. Shame on you for thinking otherwise about your mom.

[Enemy Of The State]

Note the corpsman's mailing address.

[Gun142]

Pingski

[Libertarianize the GOP]

bump

[Skywalk]

You are not obligated to care for anyone, including your mother if she is not obligated to follow a moral life. AC didn't say he'd kill her, just that supporting immoral views(ie. marching for Nazis, KKK, Communists) warrants a break in relations. You can say that you believe monkeys should re-enact the Civil War, but that doesn't mean people aren't supposed to look at you like you're insane.

WOuld I go as far? No, but I doubt he would. It's called hyperbole and exaggeration to make a point.

[Alberta's Child]

Notice how I never questioned a parent's "right" to do anything. People should always have a right to be wrong.

But if I'm putting my life on the line for my country and my mother demonstrates against the cause that I am fighting for, then I have no qualms about casting her off because in reality she has already disowned me.

It should also be noted that this works both ways, even if there is no "combat" aspect to it for one of the people involved. If I'm a parent and I learn that my 20-something year-old kid is leading anti-war demonstrations on his college campus, I can assure you that the check for his next tuition payment is going to bounce.

[TheOtherOne]

You are not obligated to care for anyone

Caring for and seeing to it that your own mother dies alone are two different things.

Also, I am more than sure Alberta can defend himself. Lastly, it was hyperbole, yet it was quote ironic that he was willing to chastise his mother for speaking her mind - yet is willing to have American's die so Iraqis will have that right.