| Well, it's been two
years (as of 30 April 2006) since Cindy Sheehan's son, Casey, was
killed in Iraq and still there is no formal marker on his grave.
Although this Ms. Sheehan has been the
subject of humor on this site, this has our blood boiling. No matter
how much it hurts or how much she disagrees with the war in Iraq and
President Bush, she shouldn't disrespect a hero's valiant offering
of his very life for his country.
But that is exactly what Sheehan is doing.
She is using her son's death to get fame and fortune. That is wrong.
Let's see what has happened so far.
She can find time to protest on at least 3
continents, get arrested various times, go on vacation in Hawaii,
have photo ops with the Marxists in Venezuela but can't seem to find
the time to properly mark her son's grave.
She recently
treated herself to a brand new Volkswagen Beetle convertible. She
still can't be bothered to buy a grave marker for her son though.
She recently attempted to articulate
the reasons for the lack of a headstone at her son's grave, citing
her grief and unwillingness to acknowledge her son's death with a
tangible symbol:
"For the first year after
Casey was killed, I didn't want to believe it. I didn't want to
place a tombstone on my son's grave. I didn't want one more marble
proof that my son was dead. I couldn't even call where he was
buried a "cemetery," I had to call it "Casey's
Park." I placed fresh flowers in the cup every week and
journaled there almost on a daily basis, and often laid on it and
fell asleep and dreamed of my needlessly killed son."
This is simply the stuff that comes out of
the south end of a north bound bull. I would imagine that all of the
parents who have lost their children in wars didn't want to accept
it or believe it. But they still paid proper respect to that
sacrifice.
Cindy Sheehan, shame on you. You are a
lying, manipulative hypocrite who is using your son's sacrifice to
improve YOUR situation, both financially and in your new career as a
professional protester.
PostScript:
According to the Vacaville Reporter,
the administration of Casey's resting place is being handled by his
father, Patrick, and a headstone to mark the burial site is in the
works:
[Cindy] Sheehan said that Casey's grave site
was now being handled by her soon-to-be ex-husband Patrick.
Patrick Sheehan said that the small plaque currently marking
Casey's grave is something all graves receive before a headstone
is constructed. Casey's headstone is in the works, he said, and is
being built by a local monument company.
It's no wonder Patrick is divorcing Cindy.
For getting the tombstone rolling AND for divorcing Mother Wacko,
our hat is off to you Patrick.
Finally:
On 25 May 2006, a headstone was finally
placed at Casey's grave, one described thusly by the Vacaville Reporter:
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The elegant marble slab is thick and
emblazoned with a cross and delicate thickets of trees on both
sides.
"Our Casey," reads an inscription on the front.
"Ever faithful, kind, and gentle, good son, beloved brother,
brave soldier, dear friend, you loved your family and lived your
life serving others to the end." Six icons grace the other
side, representing a military insignia, the theater, Eagle Scouts,
Van Halen, the World Wrestling Federation and Superman.
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That same publication also contacted
Cindy Sheehan via e-mail for her comments on the placement of the
headstone:
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Sheehan said she had paid for the tombstone
herself and was part of a family effort to put it up, even though
its installation saddened her.
"It is important for the rest of Casey's family to have
one," she wrote. "I guess the pain of seeing it etched
in marble that he is dead is another pain I will have to deal
with."
The headstone was very expensive, Sheehan wrote. She said that the
government should have paid for it because of its responsibility
for his death.
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