I'd like to honor these men in my family for serving their country willingly and with enthusiasm:
- My brother, Lee Anthony Harstad, 26 -- Currently in the U.S. Navy
- My Father, Lee Anthony Harstad, 58, -- U.S. Airforce (Vietnam 1969-1970)
- My Grandfather, Leroy John Harstad, 81-- U.S. Army (WWII); purple heart. His company was the very first to discover a concentration camp, which conditions and murders were unknown by U.S. forces at the time.
Deceased, but not forgotten:
- My great-grandfather, Anthony Franklin "Papa" (born 1901; died 1995) --U.S. Navy, WWI
- My Great Uncle, Vernon Franklin (died 1959) -- U.S. Army, WWII
- My Great-uncle, Robert Harstad -- U.S. Army, Korean War
- My Great-Great Grandfather, John Welter, U.S. Army, decorated,Spanish American War
3 comments:
Nice tribute, Michelle! I assume they willingly served for yoru right to dissent to anything our government does that desrves attention.
While it is perfectly legitimate to criticize my decision or the conduct of the war, it is deeply irresponsible to rewrite the history of how that war began. Some Democrats and anti-war critics are now claiming we manipulated the intelligence and misled the American people about why we went to war. These critics are fully aware that a bipartisan Senate investigation found no evidence of political pressure to change the intelligence community's judgments related to Iraq's weapons programs. They also know that intelligence agencies from around the world agreed with our assessment of Saddam Hussein.
They know the United Nations passed more than a dozen resolutions citing his
development and possession of weapons of mass destruction. Many of these critics supported my opponent during the last election, who explained his
position to support the resolution in the Congress this way: 'When I vote to give the President of the United States the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein, it is because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a threat, and a grave threat, to our security.' That's why more than 100 Democrats in the House and the Senate, who had access to the same intelligence voted to support removing Saddam Hussein from power.
"The stakes in the global War on Terror are too high, and the national interest is too important, for politicians to throw out false charges. These baseless attacks send the wrong signal to our troops and to an enemy that is questioning America's will. As our troops fight a ruthless enemy determined to destroy our way of life, they deserve to know that their elected leaders who send them to war continue to stand behind them. Our troops deserve to know that this support will remain firm when the going gets tough. And our troops deserve to know that whatever our differences in Washington, our will is strong, our Nation is united, and we will settle for nothing less than victory.
If you believe everything the government tells you, then you are just as dumb and blind as a retarded senior citizen.
"That's why more than 100 Democrats in the House and the Senate, who had access to the same intelligence voted to support removing Saddam Hussein from power."----
After the senators learned the truth and knew they were lied to and misled, those same democrats now disagree and oppose the president.
Check the presidential polls lately? I think you are in the minority. Besides, GW is giving all Americans a bad name. The whole world hates us now. And not everyone American believes in this war. Why should we be penalized for the actions of GW? Not everyone voted for him...just because he is the president doesn't mean we all have to agree with him.
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