Parents of Fallen Marine Make Plea to Bush. (please rate)

[Scout1071]

Sad story DU. Another sad story.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050817/ap_on_re_us/marine_s_family_speaks;_ylt=ArTIQhxVmqyyFx78IxrVQmhH2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MjBwMWtkBHNlYwM3MTg-

[MoJoWorkin]

1. done, thanks

[Pirate Smile]

38. Here is some of the article, if anyone has missed it:

"Schroeder, 23, died two weeks ago in a roadside explosion, one of 16 Ohio-based Marines killed recently in Iraq.

The soldier's father said his son and other Marines were being misused as a stabilizing force in Iraq.

"Our comments are not just those of grieving parents," Paul Schroeder said in front of the couple's home. "They are based on anger, Mr. President, not grief. Anger is an honest emotion when someone's family has been violated."

Palmer accused the president of refusing to make changes in a war gone bad. "Whether he leads them out by putting more troops on the ground or pulling them out — he can't just let it continue," she said.

-snip-
"We want to point out that 30 people have died since our son. Are people listening?" Palmer asked."

[yorkiemommie1]

2. done .... sure is being freeped

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[Scout1071]

6. Exactly. It was only rated 2 stars.

Shameful.

[Maru Kitteh]

3. Please people, rate this story up then KICK!

No more dead kids.

[leesa]

4. Kick

[Daphne08]

5. Done!

[Scout1071]

7. Shameless kick. It's too important DU.

[EST]

8. check

[Scout1071]

10. I don't care if I have to kick all night. I want DU to see and rate this

story!

[Coloradan4Truth]

9. Done - Keep kicked. n/t

[Scout1071]

13. Thank you. This is a MUST READ.

[SaveAmerica]

11. Give me a K...

[Scout1071]

12. K!

[SaveAmerica]

14. Give me an I...

for Ill Conceived Wars.

[Scout1071]

21. I!

For I appreciate our troops! But.....I want accountability!

[OhioChick]

15. Done...............n/t

[SalmonChantedEvening]

16. done! small favor to ask...

Hit post #602 on the message board and rec it please?

:D

[Scout1071]

20. Errr?

No comprenda?

[SalmonChantedEvening]

25. At the bottom of the article

Click on "discuss"

look for message # 602 - it's a call to join the protest next month in DC.

[Scout1071]

29. Roger.

I'm definitely working on it.

[Douglas Carpenter]

17. done and kick and recommended

http://www.iwtnews.com/

[Scout1071]

37. Thanks for recommending. I hope our whole community reads this article.

[Booster]

18. Rated and kick. A very sad story; another very brave family.

[Scout1071]

19. Thank you spenbax.

This story needs to be seen. We should send this family flowers or something to show we care.

[Maru Kitteh]

22. Rating is definately creeping up, let's keep it going n/t

[FreedomAngel82]

23. How sad

:( I liked these two:

<"We consider her the Rosa Parks of the new movement opposing the Iraq war," Palmer said.>

And this part: <Their son went to Iraq filled with optimism about the mission but gradually became disillusioned with the war's progress, his parents said.

"He said the longer it went on the less and less worth it seemed," Palmer said. "They're not doing the job right now. It's not the fault of the troops. It's the fault of the plan.">

Bush has ruined so many families and lives. :cry:

[FreedomAngel82]

24. I just rated

it's three and a half stars out of 442 votes at 12:10am est.

[pnorman]

46. It's now two and a half stars, with 487 votes cast.

Keep getting out the vote, but don't get discouraged. By their own boasts, Freepers have a whole repertoire of tricks to circumvent safeguards against multiple voting. And they gleefully employ them. There are some decent people of principle in Freeperland, but the bulk of them will do ANYTHING in behalf of their "cause" --- closet-Stalinoids!

pnorman

[Gelliebeans]

26. done and thanks for posting n/t

[pinklefoot]

27. done

The first post of hopefully many.

[Scout1071]

28. I did nothing. These parents deserve it.

My heart breaks for them tonight.

[Pam-Moby]

30. Done-thank n/t

[EC]

31. kick

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[AlwaysDemocrat]

32. Done - 2.5 stars 464 votes (N/T)

[Scout1071]

33. SHAMEFUL. IT'S BEING FREEPED BIG TIME.

[SaveAmerica]

34. Give Me a C...

FOR CINDY!!!

[Scout1071]

36. C...........FOR CINDY!!!

[Spike from MN]

35. Done. How sad.

I just can't imagine how it must feel losing a child to a war based on lies. A war that you were opposed to from the start. The lies have been exposed (somewhat) and yet the country, or rather, the media, remains complacent, letting the neo-cons shift their bogus cause for the war from WMDs to "liberating Iraqis" to "fighting terrorists" and nothing is done about it. I'm glad that Cindy is out there fighting for the troops and their families. IMHO, they couldn't ask for better representation. Let's hope the country wakes up and faces the reality of the true price of war.

[SaveAmerica]

43. I agree, they gave the ultimate sacrifice.

[Scout1071]

44. We The People are waking up. Those of us on DU just give to give

a few people a gentle shake. They know the truth. We need to let them know it's ok. They were wrong to support him, but that's behind us. Let's rally, get him out and right this ship.

On that note, I really am going to bed now.

See you tomorrow DU!

[ohtransplant]

39. Done!, Recommended, and Kicked! n/t

[Scout1071]

41. Thank you. And on that note....I must bid you good night DU.

I'll wake up and bump this again. Be sure of that!

[SaveAmerica]

40. Finally, give me a K...

for parents with strength enough to stand up through their pain and do what they can to Kick GW out of office! For the kids.

[Scout1071]

42. K! For Keeping the hope alive.

[JoMama49]

45. rated it up - still on 3 1/2 stars, tho n/t

[B Calm]

47. Done! KICK

[rumpel]

48. done

[burrowowl]

49. Done

[wildeyed]

50. rate it up.

Still at only 2-1/2 stars.

"He said the longer it went on the less and less worth it seemed," Palmer said. "They're not doing the job right now. It's not the fault of the troops. It's the fault of the plan."

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

51. Freeper alert!!!

2 1/2 stars??? Come on!

[Ignis]

52. Done...

Creeping up to 2 & 1/2 stars now.

[Scout1071]

53. Kickin' cause I'm home from work and on DU for the first time today.

[annabanana]

54. done. . . . . . .n/t