[sinkspur]

To understand the families position imagine that the Commander in Chief was Clinton and otherwise the statements were identical. Would you then believe that the loved ones were dishonored?

What difference does it make who the president is? The military does what the commander-in-chief tells them to. I should hope their motivations don't shift with the elections.

I've only heard one family member trash Bush. The rest have more discretion, or they understand whtat being in the military means.

[mountaineer]

I believe the father in Baltimore later said that he was speaking out of grief, and said sometimes in the heat of the moment people say things they didn't mean. In any event, I thank him for the sacrifice his fine son made.