Letter Writing Request!

In Memory of: Army SGT Rickey Jones, 21, of Kokomo, Ind; killed Feb. 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Hawijah, Iraq

CJ, at A Soldier’s Perspective is trying very hard to get a grass roots letter writing campaign to the family of Army SGT Rickey Jones, Who was killed by a roadside bomb north of Baghdad.

An earlier post which included this disturbing news writing, “The home of Sgt. Rickey Jones was egged Saturday, three days after Jones’ family learned the 21-year-old and three other soldiers had been killed by a roadside bomb north of Baghdad. His family also received phone calls in which the caller said: “I’m glad your son is dead.”

Add to this the fact that Jones’ relatives and police are bracing for the possibility that a Topeka, Kan.-based group, widely known as the Phelps clan, will protest at his funeral Monday.

These sycophants would not comprehend patriotism unless it was a member of their family. A sad comment though is even then it would not hit them.

I too am asking my readers to join with CJ in his campaign. This is a quote from his blog: “If you own a blog, please post this effort on your respective blogs and ask your readers to post it on their blogs. If you are as disgusted as I am and would like to write a letter to have delivered to this family, please email Lauren (MyWay716@aol.com) for more information. The good people over at Operation Military Pride are helping facilitate the delivery of these letters.”

The families stricken with loss should never have to deal with sick, disgusting individuals such as this. They have Fred Phelps and his clan following military funerals creating disturbances under the guise of First Amendment freedom, even though a cemetery is private property, now families must contend with total childish antics such as this? This disturbing act far transcends the normal protesting the troops must contend with, it transcends common decency, values and all America holds sacred. It is a disgusting, act and I pray law enforcement catches up with them.

Come on folks; show them we will not go peacefully into the night on this one. This has no bearing on supporting a war; this is a family’s loss. Let’s join CJ and do something about this one.

Ranter,