A purple heart found in a grimy pawn shop, is found and returned after 40 yrs.
Amazing story!

GroovyVic over at Code Red For Women mentions “Bring ‘Em Home Now” is a concert being organized by Cindy Sheehan.
I have wondered about Casey Sheehan a number of times. Today cause I didnt feel like working because I had a few moments, I thought I’d look into who Casey was.

I am truly sympathetic to The Sheehan’s Families loss of Army Spec. Casey Sheehan.
Casey was 24 years old when he died, had just re-enlisted after his first four-year-term was up, and had voluntarily undertaken the mission when he and others were ambushed on their way to help extract a senior officer who got pinned down by hostile gunfire in Sadr City.
He died April 4, 2004, in Baghdad. He was a American Hero. “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13)

There is a very moving tribute to a Fallen Hero on Michelle Malkin’s blog this morning.Michelle’s blog appears to be down again…Legacy. com is noted as a tribute point for Fallen Hero’s. So I looked. The first entry for Casey Sheehan is July 11, 2005, odd.
Other Tribute pages, for and about Casey can be found here here and here
and here
Casey Sheehans sister had this to say of her brother…
“All he wanted to do was serve God and his country his whole life,” Carly Sheehan said.

God Bless our American Hero’s.

*/ Update: It appera that Michelle is under attack for her freedom of speech stance..
she will be cross posting at pajamas until the FBI gets this sorted out..

I’ve only posted here a couple of times before.
I am usually a rather quiet person, although I’ve seem more than my share of things that upset most rational folks.
I’m afraid this ….for brains judge has gone a bit over the edge on the ruling in the case of morales…..(no I did NOT capitalize his name here…That would show too much in the way of respect.)
There are many old sayings that come to mind, and numerous quotes, (as in Pets post).
My feelings are quite simple, direct, and quite justified, under any “Civilized” rule….

If a prospective gang member picks a victim at random, and kills him/her to satisfy an initiation requirement……should we worry about “cruel and unusual punishment”??

If a person(s) use an explosive device to kill/main “innocent” people, women, kids, fathers, sons, daughters, friends……. In a mall to show their political feelings, to, in their minds, prove a point…. . Should we worry about “cruel and unusual punishment”…..?

If a police officer saw a man “stabbing” a 17 year old girl, while attempting (or succeeding) to rape her, and shot the bastard in the groin….would that be “cruel and unusual punishment”???? Or if her FATHER saw it, and did the same, would THAT be a bad thing?????

The Great State of California, as have many others, have decided that the process of “lethal injection” is the most “humane” way to eliminate the perpetrator of a “Capital” crime……

Personally, I think the old fashioned “Firing Squad”, is preferable, for the simple reason that at least one of the “squad” is shooting a BLANK, and no one knows who has it….a way out in your head if you are a member of the squad….

In ANY case, “The Death Penalty” (in any way short of torture>>>> and Sometimes, I would allow even that)…….FITS THE CRIME!!!!!!!!!!

This mis-appointed judge should be REMOVED from the bench and forced to visit the family of the victims of such atrocities, within 24 hrs after they are killed/mutilated by
The people he is worried about, (the perpetrators)….and to be made to do so for at LEAST the next twenty or thirty such crimes committed in his jurisdiction…..
(NOT TO MENTION getting his HONEST thoughts on “What if it was HIS daughter”!!!!!!!!!

In this case…..the Governor is not only right, but should kick this jerk from here to breakfast (yea, I think he could), BEFORE removing him from the bench…………

Just the thoughts of an Honest AMERICAN

John