Reply #42: Great letter ! and Welcome Home ! Pass him this one too

[vetwife]

Wife of Veteran fights back !
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We should pause and think of all the veterans not just those who support Bush

A letter from a Brave Veteran’s wife

There has been an email circulating around the internet of the the woman who was trying
To have dinner with her husband when some young people voice their opinions of this administration and their rush to war being unjust.

The woman was offended as she was trying to have a special meal with her husband.
The woman spoke to the young people saying they should support the President and our troops. My response to this woman and for all of the military families who either questions this story of this woman’s confrontation and this right winged propaganda
Being circulated by people who feel she was defending Bush and his policies.

From the Wife of a Disabled Vietnam Veteran

Madame, you have every right to your opinion of this administration and this war.
This is America. On the other flip of the coin, the young people who may have to fight this war have their opinion as well. You were trying to silence their voice of dissent in a public place. Not all people share the same opinions of this administration and their rush to war based on untruths. People who are confronted for opinion opposition are not showing patriotism, they are showing blind, narrow minded ideals that question a person right to have a difference of opinion. If in fact, you were offended, maybe you should have spent more time concentrating on your husband and your meal than working up a
confrontation with people who oppose your views.

George W. Bush does not own America. All people who oppose his policy are not Hell Bound and many are Christians and of many faiths. Many people who oppose this administration have families who are serving in Iraq and feel deceived. Many who oppose this administration have worn the uniform and been deceived before in the Jungles of Vietnam. They came home with broken bodies, minds, and were not given respect for their service by their own government. They wait for months for treatment. They wait years for just compensation. Many veterans live in alleys, and under bridges as this administration cuts veterans benefits.

Many of our active military who are now serving in Iraq have been deployed to a country and are targets for danger that this administration forced them into. They are having combat pay cut. Some of the military families are forced on food stamps and losing their homes, and feel that their loved ones were misled and lied to about the dangers facing America in an urgency. They are tired, They are poor, and they are away from their loved ones and they feel that this war has made a breeding ground for terrorists, which has made America mush less secure and more hated around the world.

Many veterans and military families pray daily not only for their country but for peace.
Many patriotic Americans believe in the teachings of Christ which says Blessed are the Peacemakers and not the teachings of Bush by saying “Bring em On”.

Mrs. Right Winged America, if you felt offended by freedom to express dissent, then you are not aware that Benjamin Franklin quoted that dissent was the highest form of patriotism. My husband fought in Vietnam. He is a patriot. He is a man of faith.
He is a truth sayer and not a truth slayer. He fought for those young people to have a voice if for no other reason. If you cannot handle opposition of opinion, it might be best to stay at home where you can isolate yourself from the people who don’t walk in lockstep with George W. Bush. Bush never fought one war. He never saw battle. HE is not a man of peace and many want their pride of country back and in hands of someone who has been there and done that, like John F. Kerry. We will pray. We will for this administration’s removal come November as the Flag, God and Country does not belong to George W. Bush or any party.

Amanda L. Kato
Wife of a Disabled Combat Vietnam Vet who served in S. E. Asia and not AWOL from Alabama
By the way Mrs. right winged america, I gave my name...I am a real person . Are you? Or is your letter a propoganda tool for the right winged fundies. I suspect the latter. Where is your name?