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For the most part, I am tolerant of people protesting whatever half-baked, psycho is near-n-dear to their hearts.
For the most part and these twerps are the exception:
Hateful Protesters Show Up at Fallen Soldiers FuneralThis is exactly the type of behavior that causes buttmunches like these people to get their asses handed to them.He died because he was trying to make a difference, and being a soldier was what was making a difference in this time of life.
"You know, I wanted him to go to college first. But he signed up without me knowing. He was a very strong-willed person. I admired him."
Jose Navarro,
Peter Navarro’s father
at the funeral of his son
December 23, 2005Army Spc. Peter Navarro long ago made peace with the brutal reality of war. On Friday, his friends and family were forced to make peace with it, laying him to rest among a sea of white tombstones at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Navarro, 20, was killed Dec. 13 outside Baghdad in Iraq. The Wildwood resident was among a group of soldiers killed by an explosion while on patrol.
On Friday, the Army presented to Navarro's parents three medals for their son: the Good Conduct Medal, the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. The commendations only confirmed what the couple already knew - that their son died a hero.
Army Spc. Peter Navarro died a hero but that didn't stop some hateful nuts from protesting his funeral.
On Friday, December 23, 2005, when Specialist Navarro was laid to rest, hate-filled protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka Kansas showed up to picket.
A protestor from the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas outside the funeral service of fallen soldier Peter Navarro of Wildwood. (KMOV)
The Westboro Baptist Church showed up to picket the funeral of St. Louis hero, Army Spc. Peter Navarro because "The government is tolerant of homosexuals!"
On Friday morning they chose the funeral of Army Specialist Peter Navarro to make their message heard.
About twenty church members marched in front of St. Claire of Assisi Church in Ellisville Friday morning.
Some of their signs are too graphic to be shown on television, but their point is simple. They say U. S. soldiers are being killed in Iraq because the government is tolerant of homosexuals.
A counter protest staged by a veterans group and other religious leaders shielded the funeral procession so the signs would not offend them.
If Fred Phelps and his Tasmanian Fu*k-Nuggets want to protest about the war, homosexuals, or whatever they deem 'B-A-D' - fine, great, have at it.
But when a protest crosses the line and infringes on the family's grief, that's when I have no problem WHAT-SO-EVER with bikers showing up to stomp their heads into the ground.
Michelle Malkin points to the veteran's group called Patriot Guard Riders. Their mission:
We have one thing in common besides motorcycles. We have an unwavering respect for those who risk their very lives for America’s freedom and security. If you share this respect, please join us.I have to say that I'm impressed if the can withhold the desire to turn some of those Fred Phelps protester's faces into a crimson smear....I don't think I'd have the tolerance myself.We don’t care what you ride, what your political views are, or whether you’re a "hawk" or a "dove". It is not a requirement that you be a veteran. It doesn't matter where you’re from or what your income is. You don’t even have to ride. The only prerequisite is Respect.
Our main mission is to attend the funeral services of fallen American heroes as invited guests of the family. Each mission we undertake has two basic objectives.
We accomplish the latter through strictly legal and non-violent means.
- Show our sincere respect for our fallen heroes, their families, and their communities.
- Shield the mourning family and friends from interruptions created by any protestor or group of protestors.
However if you have the tolerance to help them out, state chapters can be located here.
(Hat tip to Michelle Malkin - 74 days and still no response to e-mails...)
Uh, any chance Navarro was gay? His name definately sounds Hispanic, was he "legal" or did his p
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Uh, any chance Navarro was gay? His name definately sounds Hispanic, was he "legal" or did his parents swim the Rio Grande? And protester's from the Westboro Bartist Church????!!! I didn't know Baptists were gay!
What's going on here folks???
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