Awesome letter...especially the last line.
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> >>
> >>
> >> This was written by my husband, Aaron, who is
> >> currently deployed to Iraq, in defense of a recent
> comment made by Senator John Kerry. Pass it
> >> along, it might inspire someone else to speak up!
> >>
> >> Yesterday John Kerry said, "You know education, if
> >> you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your
> homework, and you make an effort to be
> >> smart, you can do well, and if you don't, you get
> >> stuck in Iraq"
> >>
> >> So I wrote him a letter:
> >>
> >> I am a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. I
> >> am currently on my second tour in Iraq, a tour in
> which I volunteered for. I speak Arabic
> >> and Spanish and I plan to tackle Persian Farsi soon.
> >> I have a Bachelors and an Associates Degree and
> between deployments I am pursuing an M.B.A.
> >> In college I was a member of several academic honor
> >> societies, including the Golden Key Honor Society.
> I am not unique among the enlisted
> >> troops. Many of my enlisted colleagues include
> >> lawyers, teachers, mechanics, engineers, musicians
> and artists just to name a few. You say
> >> that your comments were directed towards the
> >> President and not us. If we were stupid Senator Kerry,
> we might have believed you.
> >>
> >> I am not a victim of President Bush. I proudly serve
> >> him because he is my Commander and Chief. If it
> was you who was President, I would serve
> >> you just as faithfully. I serve America, Senator
> >> Kerry, and I am also providing a service to the good
> people of Iraq. I have not terrorized
> >> them in the middle of the night, raped them or
> >> murdered them as you have
> >> accused me of before. I am doing my part to help
> >> them rebuild. My role is a simple one, but important.
> >> You see Senator Kerry, like it or not, we came here
> >> and removed a tyrant(who terrorized Iraqis in the middle
> of the night, and raped them and murdered them). And
> we have a responsibility to see to it that another
> >> one doesn't take his place. The people of Iraq are
> >> recovering from an abusive relationship with a terrible
> government and it's going to take some time to help them
> recover from that. We can't treat this conflict
> >> like a microwave dinner and throw a temper tantrum
> >> because we feel like it's taking too long.
> >>
> >> Senator Kerry, you don't have to agree with this
> >> war. You don't have to say nice things about those of
> us who choose to make sacrifices for the
> >> rights of every American rather than sit back and
> >> simply feel entitled to it. But please Senator Kerry,
> if you're going to call me a stupid
> >> murdering rapist, stick by what you say. Don't tell
> >> me that I misunderstood or that you would never insult a
> >> veteran because you're one too.
> >> Having been there and done that does not give you a
> >> free pass to insult me.
> >>
> >> My suggestion for you, Senator Kerry, is to remember
> >> that your speeches are recorded, and broadcast to us
> simpletons over here. You may want to
> >> write down what you want to say before you say it,
> >> maybe have somebody look at it before you say it and
> tell you what others might hear.
>
> >> Remember that we can't read your mind, if there are any
> >> misinterpretations in what you say, it's because you
> >> didn't communicate clearly.
> >>
> >> Good luck to you Senator Kerry, if nothing else it's
> >> always entertaining to watch you try and climb out of the
> >> holes that you constantly dig for yourself.
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >>
> >> Somebody who is watching his daughter grow up in
> >> photographs so that you can have the right to say
> whatever you want about him.
