Comments on: Open Letter To Cindy Sheehan

By: mark

mark — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:43:22 +0000

mrs sheehan i feel ur lose. i just want to tell u how u feel being a part of the military. ur son was not alone when he died when he left ur side he became part of another family one that watches ur left and right sides. u become brothers and sisters to other young people like ur son they rely on eachother to do thier jobs. jesus said the greatest gift to give another is his life ur son did that as thousands of others have done. when u go through basic training u become part of a family it`s something u can`t understand unless u go through to feel the love of others that u r going through the same as u. my father was in the military for over 20 yrs i went into the service at 26 and stayed 4 nine yrs. i still remember the people i learned to respect. i just want u to remember ur sons other family must have been brokenhearted when the lord took him. i salute ur son as a brother in arms and hope that this lil note will give u some comfort

By: Ruth

Ruth — Wed, 24 May 2006 14:13:03 +0000

“All foreign wars, I do proclaim, live on blood and a mother’s pain.”

–from the lyrics to “Mrs. McGrath,” an old Irish song which can be heard on Bruce Springsteen’s new Seeger Sessions record

By: Janet

Janet — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:19:07 +0000

You are great American! Thank you for your service to our great Nation. May God Bless you and all those who serve!

By: iluvmysoldierjoe

iluvmysoldierjoe — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 04:16:33 +0000

CJ,

A beautiful, heartfelt, and compassionate letter. I know that if I was in Mrs. Sheehan’s position, I would want a soldier as yourself to help me heal wounds and gain some “perspective”. I’ve just started reading your blog but I’m certainly glad that I’ve come across it. I intend to share my discovery with friends and family, and most importantly my soldier. Thanks for simply being you! God bless!

By: Jess

Jess — Sat, 20 Aug 2005 20:16:18 +0000

CJ,

I’ve recently started reading the weblogs and I found your’s to be one of the most interesting. I wanted to comment on your letter that you wrote to Cindy Sheehan. I think it was a wonderfully written letter and I, for once since the beginning, caught a glimpse as to why we are fighting this war in Iraq. While I think that I will never fully understand it, it is great to hear someone’s perspective that has experienced life over there. I wanted to thank you for giving us your perspective on why the war was started and continues in Iraq. It feels a lot better to hear it from someone who has been there than from someone who can only speak of it but has never put themselves in that line of duty in the most recent years. Please excuse my ignorance if it comes off that way but I did want to tell you that your letter gave me a few answers that I had been looking for over the past few years.

Thanks again.

By: MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 12:50:42 +0000

Support the Troops

Are Cindy Sheehan’s 15 minutes up yet? I hope so. Because I think it’s time to get back to what’s important–supporting the troops. While reading about that woman at a couple of places, I decided her time is OVER, as far as I’m concerned. Angry…

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 04:51:12 +0000

Hi CJ,
What the world needs more of is a “soldier’s perspective” on this, and the whole war. That’s the REAL truth of it all.

Cindy Sheehan and her supporters should be honored by your letter, not angry. Nothing makes ME angrier than seeing people come by a blog like yours and spewing antiwar propaganda. It’s the 21st century version of spitting on soldiers, period. They just feel safer doing it from behind the safety of a keyboard.

You’ve shown the true heart of a soldier in your respectful, measured words, and your heartfelt tribute to SPC Sheehan. Thank you for your honorable service, for keeping us secure, and keeping my daughter and me safe from harm. And thank you for your honest, wise words.

By: A soldier's dad

A soldier's dad — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 06:49:50 +0000

CJ,
I only wish I could have said it half as well as you. I believe it means more to hear the reasoned compassionate words of another soldier who has eaten the same sand, than from most anyone else on earth. Well done.

By: PMTerri

PMTerri — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 23:42:23 +0000

I think with CJ having personally been in Iraq and having seen the things he did first hand, he knows MUCH more about the types of weapons that were hidden in Iraq, regardless of what the media has and continues to report, and regardless of whether you went through Viet Nam or not. I grew up during that era myself and know for a fact how biased the media was then… just like they continue to be today! As always, the media reports half-truths and inuendos, anything to make the politicians they’re backing look better and make those they’re not look bad. Just like during Viet Nam, the media does anything and everything to make our soldiers look like Barbarians, instead of reporting on the GOOD they do in Iraq and other countries on a daily basis.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:33:20 +0000

First, in response to Kat Walkers letter…This is a tactic used by the so called “anti-war” people. Nobdy wants war….I wonder what would have happened if people like Kat had stood up to Sadam…before the war started? What if all the people (France, Germany, etc.) would have really called Sadam to the carpet?

JC’s letter….by all indications the U.N. sanctions were working? Really? That is so far from the truth that it really is not funny.

Was Iraq a breading ground for terrorist? YES! Well before the United States went in…again if the world would have held Sadam to the U.N. Sanctions…we may not have had to go to war. But even he knew they were a joke to most people/countries.

And the poor man fights while the rich man profits…what ever. I will say the only good in his letter, is he was not rude with his questions or opinions as was Kat.

CJ, keep fighting the good fight. You have given no indication that you are brain washed by the military. Your answers and response are always thoughfull and thought out. Know that many if not most Americans are behind you and all our military men and women.