Arlington & Symbols

Mikey
In answer to the jackass who sent you this em, you might be interested in this.
In 2007, I was invited to the Arlington National Cemetery burial of an aviator classmate of mine, Navy Captain, decorated POW.

On the day of the funeral, as we left the assembly area for the burial site, I was walking with a company-mate.
About a month prior, after years of controversy, the VA had increased from 3, to thirty-odd symbols, that can be placed on the headstones of those buried in military cemeteries.

As we were walking along, chatting, I spotted and pointed toward the 5 pointed star on a headstone, next to the walkway, the first I had seen, for an atheist.
My classmate also knew of the changed policy, and what the star meant.
His exact words in response were, “George, can you believe they are allowing people like that to be buried here?”

It was a fresh dug grave, barely days old, for an Army Staff Sergeant, age 26, killed in action in Iraq. Bronze Star. Purple Heart. Non-believer by his free choice.
The Constitution is a secular document. Therefore the Armed Forces, created by it, are a secular institution.
None of that meant anything to this classmate of mine, except on his narrow terms.

It was as if it was 1955, and the complaint was that a black man had been buried in a white man’s cemetery.
I was appalled, bewildered, and at that moment, lost all respect for this classmate, who up to that point, I had admired for his combat service and friendship, of 45 year’s standing.

When I arrived in Annapolis, MD in 1958, the city was segregated. Separate store entrances, labeled White, Colored.
In my Class, we graduated 789 “Christians”, 11 Jews, 3 blacks.

If I mentioned this classmate’s name, you’d know him immediately.
A lot of things have changed in 54 years. Some haven’t. Some people haven’t.

He is entitled to his free speech, and free assembly.
I haven’t got the time to be pulled down by him or his words.
I am done with him.

Best,
(name withheld)

………..and every time we win one, (name withheld), these “brave” folks send forth their attack e-mails and then run away and hide like the cowards they truly are……..Mikey
Keep up your good work.

Mr Weinstein,

funny how you and your loudmouth band of “freedom FROM religion” troublemakers at the MRFF only try to stop our devout and humble Christians clergymen from preaching and witnessing the Truth of our Savior’s Gospel, isn’t it? Doesn’t matter if its at the West Point Academy or AF Academy. And now yet again you strike an ambush at the pentagon? You and your MRFF cohorts in crime only target Christian leaders and preachers who proudly walk with The Christ in The Spirit. And try to expose with gentelness and grace of spirit and Christian love The Word. To our otherwise lost soldiers. It is a simple rescue operation, Mr. weinstein. If you die without knowing Jesus you will be in hell with satan for all eternity. The more soldiers which hear the Gospel of Jesus the less will be in hell a flame in tormant. What can you and your followers not understand about this mercy? Far be it from the MRFF to ever try to stop a jew or moslem or atheist or queer right? Of course you do fully understand it all. We know you do. Your a lost one as being a jew. And give a jew a chance to lend a hand to satan and the jew will follow his lying devil nature. As our Savior already predicted in John chapter eight, verse forty four you Mr. Wienstein will do your father satans bidding. Oh you think you won today at the pentagon? You did. But only for satan your father and the sire of all jews. Our soldiers battle with Satan continues. And all you do is help the evil one. By stopping Christ’s leaders on fallen earth. Their blood is on your hands and the hands of the MRFF. And when your blood is spilt whose hands will it be on then jew?

(name withheld)