I fully support Sheehan's right to protest, but she has no right to use the names of other young men to support her stance.
Apparently, a Central Texas couple spotted their son's name on a white cross that Ms. Sheehan had erected in her media/protest camp. Matt and Toni Matula did not want their son, Matthew''s name used in association with an anti-war demonstration.
"Matthew was very proud of being a Marine and proud of his unit and what they were doing," Toni Matula said.
"He's not a victim, he's a hero, and I think that everybody that's serving our country is heroes," Matt Matula said. "
He knew joining the Marines, his chances are, that was the purpose. His main number one job was to defend our country. He was very aware of that before he signed up," Toni Matula said.
"I went there and had Matthew's name taken off of there. It's fine for people to grieve their own way. It aggravates me to see them using other people's names to further their cause," Matt Matula said.
"For people to use his name against it is not what he died for. He died so that they can do that though," Toni Matula said.
The Matulas' youngest son recently joined the military and is also heading to Iraq.
Monday, August 15, 2005
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"Mom of 2 Soldiers", I can't imagine the pride... or the worry you must feel.
Thank you, for the noble and honorable service of your two children. And thank you for the ethics and morals that you bestowed upon them. It is obvious that you have done a fine job.
It is impossible to know what one might feel, if faced with the loss of a loved one. It is even more unpredictable if that loved one is your child.
My heart is filled with gratitude, for the young men and women who have foresaken this age of self-indulgence and are willing to defend not only our freedom, but democracy and freedom throughout the world.
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