Can you believe this??

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

Protesters Throw Stones at National Guardsman

I honestly don't know what to say.

Well, I do, but it wouldn't pass the language filter.

 

[MelanieC]

That is just awful. How can they do this to our service people that protect them. They should be ashamed and need a good history lesson. How can they be protesting for piece, but yet doing something violent. It doesn't make any sense.


Melanie

 

[DonnaS]

That is awful. What is so hard for them to understand that our military (in all branches) are just doing their job and that they don't have a choice. The politicians decide what they must do in their job and they do it.

Grrrr.... it makes me angry.

 

[tiggerlover]

People who do these types of things make me sick.

 

[Mermaid02]

And they want us to believe that they are protesting for peace??

 

[Robinrs]

This is so sad and ignorant, it reminds me of the anti-abortionists who kill doctors because they're "pro-LIFE"...

 

[whtyger97]

I don't know how relevent this is, but when i read that statement i thought its happened here before on May 4th.

http://dept.kent.edu/may4/may4.htm

May we learn from history and the tragic events that happened at home durning the vietnam, and not let protests/protestors resort to violence.

- Kent State Student

 

[Grog]

We have a lot of NG people in our area. Ellington Field, which is a couple of miles from here, has part of an Apache Attack Helicopter Squadron and part of an Air National Guard F-16 Squadron and a Coast Guard Search and Rescue Helicopter group. I always see a lot of these service members eating lunch or shopping in the area. If I see any punks doing what these guys did, It's HAMMER TIME

 

[SplshMtn99]

As the wife of a National Guardsman (full time -- 20yrs plus), I can not tell you how much this angers me!

Putting the war aside. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TIME A NATIONAL GUARDSMAN GIVES TO HIS COUNTRY & STATE?

Every hurricane ....large snowstorm.... things like Y2K..... computer viruses that affected states computer (on SuperBowl Sunday).....I could go on.

The state has him more than I do. And ALOT of that time is NOT PAID....or at least not compensated at a decent rate. Sometimes....all for just $50 A DAY!!! Not too mention travel expenses (my DH travels alot for work).

ALL FOR THE LOVE OF HIS COUNTRY! I'ld sure like to teach those stupid teenagers a thing about VOLUNTEERING!

(And on a sad note: There has been times in the past years when DH has not wanted to wear his uniform home because of people like that. He changes at work before coming home.)

 

[FantasticDisFamily]

And it makes my blood boil. Anything more won't make it past the language sensors either! #$%(%(*$#^@

Deb

 

[Jeff in BigD]

I really wish I could say I'm surprised.

 

[Serena]

I can't say what I'd like to say. But I think those teenagers deserve to serve the national guard for a while. Maybe teach them a few lessons. Or heaven forbid actually do something constructive like volunteering.

 

[Jeff in BigD]

Originally posted by Serena
I can't say what I'd like to say. But I think those teenagers deserve to serve the national guard for a while. Maybe teach them a few lessons. Or heaven forbid actually do something constructive like volunteering.

Totally

 

[I <3 Eeyore]

This just totally frosts my cookies. When my DD is home she drills in VT with her unit all the time. I hope it's just an isolated incident and not indicative of what she can expect when she gets home.