Liberty outraged over grave desecration

[NYVet]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5231727.html



LIBERTY — To Jeremy Burris the word "liberty" was more than the name of his hometown. It was something worth fighting for.

An all-American kid from a little all-American town, the 22-year-old Marine lance corporal died heroically in Iraq. More than a thousand people turned out Wednesday as a white hearse carried his body to burial in the historic 1800s Cooke Memorial Cemetery.

Within hours, the grave was desecrated. About 30 sprays of flowers were ripped apart, petals strewn over the loose earth. Flags decorating the gravesite were also torn down and sentimental notes and posters shredded.

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Minutes before his death, he rescued two soldiers wounded when a device exploded under their military vehicle. When Burris returned to the vehicle to retrieve some sensitive equipment, another bomb detonated, killing him, his family said.

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"The town is very angry," said Mary Ann Got. "There's not anybody I know that's not upset about what happened."

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Hey, Chief Cummings - get a clue...

"We don't know if someone did this for a stupid prank or they were anti-war or what."

Go north to Kansas and question these freaks:


:grr:

[NYVet]

3. Vandalism is usually not the MO of Fred's Freaks

They usually stand outside the church and try to bait someone into taking a swing at them as so that they can file a lawsuit to earn more money to continue their cycle of hate.

And on an unrelated note, check out
http://www.matthewsnyder.org /

The father of a Marine that was killed in Iraq has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Fred and his merry band of morons.

[leftchick]

5. Vandalism is NOT the MO of Anti-War folks either

The word 'peace' is a pretty good indicator of what we are about.

[Ian David]

4. For all they know it was done out of anger and grief by a loved one.

Or a pack of wolves or feral Republican children, left in the woods to take personal responsibility for themselves.

[kdmorris]

2. I really hope that it was kids that did that

Any adult should know that is wrong.

My heart goes out to the family.