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As most of you know, one of my son's serves in the military. He is still Stateside, here in California. He called me yesterday to let me know how warm and welcoming people were to him, and his troops, everywhere he goes. Telling me how people shake their hands, and thank them for being willing to serve, and fight, for not only our own freedoms but so that others may have them also.

But he also told me about an incident in the grocery store he stopped at yesterday, on his way home from the base. He said that several people in front of him stood a woman dressed in a burkha. He said when she got to the cashier she loudly remarked about the U.S. flag lapel pin she (the cashier) wore on her uniform. The cashier reached up and touched the pin, and said yes, I always wear it. The woman in the burkha then asked the cashier when she was going to stop bombing her countrymen.. explaining that she is Iraqi. A gentleman standing behind my son stepped forward, putting his arm around my son's shoulders, and nodding towards my son, said in a calm and gentle voice to the Iraqi woman: "Lady, hundreds of thousands of men and women like this young man have fought and died so that you could stand here, in MY country and accuse a check-out cashier of bombing your countrymen. It is my belief that had you been this outspoken in YOUR OWN country we wouldn't need to be there today. But, hey? if you have now learned how to speak out so loudly and clearly I'll gladly pay your way back to Iraq so you can straighten out the mess you are obviously here to avoid." Everyone in line, and within hearing distance, cheered the older gentleman, coming forward as they reached for their wallets.. the woman in the burkha left the store in silence. I am, unlike the others in the store, outraged! But it alsowarmed my heart to know that we, as American's, are speaking out, calmly and succinctly (finally) to those that enjoy the freedoms here in the U.S. but complain and berate the very government (and the people) that protect those freedoms.

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Hog

give that old guy a medal!

perhaps it's because i have that infamous sicilian kind of temper, but i've always thought that real strength, real power, did not come from going in fists firsts but in having the RESTRAINT to deal with a$$es like that woman in just the manner he did.

anyone could go ballistic in a case like that (i know my blood would've been boiling). it takes more strength to control that, though, and direct it with the full force that gently spoken TRUTH can have.

kind of like using the rapier instead of the club.

good on him, and thanks for posting that, hog.

CW Iraq is just like any other Middle Eastern Country.. they have TCN's from all Nationalities and they have Fundamentalist from all groups in that country fighting against the changes taking place in that War Torn country it is not just Iraqies Blowing US up over there...

but the original post.. these people are just a few who come into this country and then try and spit on US as a whole.... Ship Em HOME!!!!!!!!

Hog