Sad story. And one to anger.
There is to be a burial of a soldier, Pfc. Edwin Wood, today 7/17/2010, in Omaha. Killed by a bomb in Afghanistan.
We have the idiot Roper family coming up from Topeka, KS to protest. Newspaper story reveals these protesters plan to desecrate the flag during the protest,- stomp on it or some such. (The pre-teen Roper son got in trouble for this duty at the last soldier's funeral this family protested. Evidently now they have "gotten permission" to include desecration of the flag as a part of their protest.)
The Patriot Guard, among others, will be here to help shield the soldier's family and supporters.
I hope the real lesson in democracy, freedom and civics learned is that the sacrifice of this soldier is what paid for this family's right to be rude and ugly!
RCJ