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Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 5:36 PM Subject: Jane Fonda DISGUSTS Me My name is Joseph Williams, and my son, Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Jason Williams, died in Operation Iraqi Freedom.  Michael believed in the mission and he believed in the goodness and decency of America.I wanted to explain to you why it is that I decided to join Move America Forward's "THESE COLORS DON'T RUN" national patriotic caravan from March 8th - March 17th and why I hope you will do what you can to support this important effort in conjunction with the "Gathering of Eagles" event in Washington,...

Subject: Service Before Self My name is Debbie Argel Bastian.  I am the proud mother of Capt. Derek Argel, who was killed in action on Memorial Day, 2005 in the course of his service in Operation Iraqi Freedom.  It would be important to my son not to dwell on the circumstances surrounding his passing, but on his life and his brothers in Special Ops.I was raised the daughter of a career Marine and a Navy nurse.  I served in the Army, and am a Viet Nam era Vet.  Service before self was a common phrase in our home.  Derek felt...

Photos by Plea Deal and [Mrs] Trooprally Washington, November 17, 2006-- There is a faraway, yet penetrating look in the eyes of parents who have buried a child, no matter how well they have gotten on with their lives, no matter how much they are doing to honor their hero. It is a look that says, "Nothing is worth getting worked up about. Can you not see that small matters are insignificant? I am here, but part of me is here no longer; I live to honor that part." This 83rd week of the DC Chapter's Friday night troop-support rally...