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Traverse City, MI

May 9, 2008

Judge blasts war memorial vandal, delays sentencing

“It is clear to me you are a disgrace to your family, a disgrace to your school and you have insulted the community by your conduct”

The tagger who scrawled his images across the engraved names of dead soldiers at Veterans Memorial Park appeared in court Thursday for sentencing but instead received a tongue-lashing from the judge and ... via Grand Rapids Press

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Electme
Grand Rapids, MI
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May 9, 2008
 

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Speaking of disgrace, is it the one who tags on a piece of stone, or the guy who sent those good folks to die.
Brian O
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
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May 10, 2008
 
Electme wrote:
Speaking of disgrace, is it the one who tags on a piece of stone, or the guy who sent those good folks to die.
It's the one who tags the piece of stone that is the disgrace. The ones who sent those good folks to die did so despite the difficulty of doing so. No man sends soldiers to do the work of the country lightly, but he does so out of responsibility to the citizens of the United States. Even the ones who have nothing to do but to criticize those responsible for your right to do so.
Electme
Grand Rapids, MI
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May 10, 2008
 
Brian O wrote:
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It's the one who tags the piece of stone that is the disgrace. The ones who sent those good folks to die did so despite the difficulty of doing so. No man sends soldiers to do the work of the country lightly, but he does so out of responsibility to the citizens of the United States. Even the ones who have nothing to do but to criticize those responsible for your right to do so.
Well I guess it's "Mission Accomplished"
Futhermore what makes you think those who served can't be critical.
MiVeteran
Grand Rapids, MI
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May 15, 2008
 
If you've served your country Electme, then you know you signed on the dotted line saying you would fight (and possibly die) for your country when ordered. It didn't say you get to choose when/where and for who you'd fight.
To disgrace a person who upheld his word and honor by doing exactly what he promised his country to do is unmentionable.
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