Phil Parlock, the human side...

[chiburb]

Phil Parlock, who has a daughter and son in the West Virginia National Guard, sat and cried when Lynch was brought from the Iraqi hospital.

``I could see my daughter in that situation,'' he said. ``I cried when she was captured, and I cried equally when she was rescued. I could identify with her parents.

``It was one of the most upbeat things of the war to get her back. In actuality, her capture and rescue may have empowered women who want to be in combat because this came out reasonably well. I think it may have made people more accepting of women in combat. But I don't.''

If women get in a position where they need to know how to defend themselves, they should know how, but they shouldn't purposely be put in that position, said Parlock, a Barboursville father of 10 children.

His son Philip, 20, is an intelligence analyst with the 2nd/ 19th Special Forces unit at Kenova. His daughter Pamela, 19, is a truck driver with the 1257th transportation group. She's now stationed at West Point, filling in for a deployed unit there.

There's a chance both could go overseas. The concern for a daughter's welfare in war would have to be a little more gripping than for a son's, he said. That's human nature.

``I worry every time I hear about these suicide bombers and sneaky ambushes, the unconventional war, where our guys are just getting killed,'' Parlock said. ``In a regular war, I would feel comfortable that she'd be alright. Now it's kind of funny, but I'm much more concerned than when it's a full blown war. But I still hope to see her get sent over to do some humanitarian aid. It would be a good experience for her. The Guard serves primarily in domestic assistance. She'd be serving humanity, the country and she'd be reasonably safe.''

http://lsj.gannettonline.com/gns/iraq/20030719-26621.shtml

[Bandit]

1. Well he at least walks the walk

Not like the great majority of Republicans who gladly send others off to war but not their own precious children. I guess there is some good in all.

[chiburb]

3. Yep. And please don't misunderstand my posting of this...

I have no sympathy for his staged actions with his 3 yr. old, and am playing a part in notifying media (along with many DUers). Just ran across this in a story about saving Pvt. Lynch and thought it was interesting.

I hope his kids are ok. But if he was really worried about them, he should be supporting Kerry perhaps?

[Joanne98]

12. He has 8 to spare. What's the problem?

[FredScuttle]

2. Yet, he shills for Bush at a Kerry rally

and pimps his young daughter for a photo op. He can go fuck himself.

[skygazer]

4. I once knew a guy

who murdered an elderly man in cold blood while robbing his house. He and his girlfriend dumped the body over a cliff and drove off in the guy's car.

I'd known him a couple of years earlier. He was still married at the time and had a couple of kids. He seemed like a decent enough guy, seemed to love his kids.

Point - most people have good sides and bad sides. Sometimes they're extreme like the guy in my example. But one instance of a person showing human emotion is not going to make me sympathise with him when I know he's done something as stupid and irresponsible as bring a 3 year old to a planned campaign disruption.

Besides, Jessica Lynch was a planned photo op as well.

[tanyev]

5. How does this man

get himself interviewed and photographed so much? Does he have his own publicity agent?

[Castilleja]

6. Those are my thoughts as well, how

IS he in the media so often??? Because he has 10 kids, or ?

[Cronus Protagonist]

8. Small town newspaper

Buddy of the editor. nuff said.

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In Memorium
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[the Kelly Gang]

7. he has still committed fraud if he conspired with the photographer

and the pictures were sold to media outlets for profit.

So as someone else said..he can go fuck himself

[Flammable Materials]

9. Wow, this guy IS a total media whore!

I wish I could get that many column inches.

[Joanne98]

10. Bravo Bravo...... Take a BOW Phil..........

[Mandate My Ass]

11. I hope his children stay safe

but if he were to be honest with himself he'd have to admit that his support of Bush and his 'new kind of war' is exactly what is endangering his children who are serving.

``I worry every time I hear about these suicide bombers and sneaky ambushes, the unconventional war, where our guys are just getting killed,'' Parlock said. ``In a regular war, I would feel comfortable that she'd be alright. Now it's kind of funny, but I'm much more concerned than when it's a full blown war. But I still hope to see her get sent over to do some humanitarian aid. It would be a good experience for her. The Guard serves primarily in domestic assistance. She'd be serving humanity, the country and she'd be reasonably safe.''

[Beaverhausen]

13. His daughter could have also been in Lori Piestawa's situation

or maybe he forgot all the soldiers that died in the incident where Jessica Lynch was injured and captured.

[atre]

14. This appears to confirm the Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy theory

Or am I the only one seeing that connection?