Mad As Hell

From: E-Mail Address Withheld
Subject: Mad As Hell
Date: September 20, 2015 at 9:58:54 PM MDT
To: Information Weinstein

Mr. Mikey Weinstein and the MRFF Staff,

Firstly, who am I?

I am a proud American warrior. I am a (Officers rank withheld) in the United States (service branch withheld) and am a (Class year withheld) service academy graduate of the United States (service branch withheld) Academy in (city and state withheld).

I am a married father of (number of son[s] and daughter[s] withheld) and have deployed (number of times withheld) downrange enduring heavy combat and leading American forces against our entrenched enemies. I have been awarded (number withheld) silver star(s) and (number withheld) bronze star(s) and have also been wounded (number of times withheld) and received (number withheld) Purple Heart(s). I have fought with and seen my troops die in battle. More than a few in my arms. I have dealt with the nightmares of PTSD among my troops and been notified too many a time of a suicide from among the ranks of those I commanded. I relive this over and over again when I sleep at night. I want the sacrifice to be worth it for me and all of my troops.

I love America and am (number withheld) generation American.

Secondly, why am I mad as hell?

I happen to be a Muslim-American. I became a client of the MRFF a few years ago because of the widespread hatred and prejudice I and others of my faith face every day in the military. I have read and provided key input into Mikey’s Congressional testimony about this tragedy and encourage anyone who is interested to read what he said to Congress because it still holds, it’s even worse now.

When certain people who are running for the job of our country’s Commander in Chief make the hateful statements they have made over the last few days about “Muslims” not being fit for this or that position it makes my spouse cry and my children ask me for an explanation. My kids ask so innocently but with hurt and pain in their eyes. We live on base and they are often made fun of at school because of their faith.

How can this be happening in my America? Our America?

Have we still not learned enough about bigotry and hatred to call those out when they do and say these things? Not all Christians or Jews or Atheists or Blacks, Whites, Asians etc. are to be held liable for the bad actions of a subset of their ethnic or religious or racial groups. Has America still not learned that hard lesson? Surely some of these candidates for office have not and yet they all claim to be so “pro-military”.

Mikey, please do not let those who practice anti-Islamic racial and religious hatred get away with it. It is tearing our military apart to allow this and especially when they say it is the “Christians” who are being persecuted by the President and his special “Christian Prosecutor Appointee” who is you, Mikey.

On behalf of my family and all of my fellow military members, thank you Mikey and the MRFF for all that you do.

V/R

(active duty military officer’s name, rank, combat unit, and installation all withheld)