anti-sheehan family's son killed in iraq monday

declares:

"She didn't speak for me. Now she does," the father told The Knoxville News Sentinel on Tuesday. "I'm with her. I believe we were lied to. (My son) did what he was supposed to. Bush didn't."


http://www.southernstandard.net/news.ez?viewStory=20000

Tennessee National Guard soldiers killed in Iraq

SWEETWATER (AP) — Two Tennessee National Guard soldiers were killed Monday in Iraq, their family members said Tuesday.

Spc. Joseph "Joey" Hunt, 27, of Sweetwater, and Sgt. Victoir P. Lieurance, 34, of Seymour, were members of the 278th Regimental Combat Team. Two other members of the unit on the same combat patrol were injured Monday afternoon southwest of Samarra when an improvised explosive device exploded near their vehicle, ejecting at least one soldier.

The Hunt family issued a statement saying they did not know many details of the incident and asked to be allowed to grieve in private.

"Joey was a true East Tennessean who was proud of his family, hometown, state, and country. He enjoyed being involved in the many outdoors activities available in Sweetwater, and he always did so with a beaming smile on his face," the family said.

Hunt visited with his family while on leave in June.

"During that time he shared many stories and photos during his service there. He summed up his feeling during his break that it wasn't easy being there, but that he and his fellow soldiers were proud of their service to their country," his relatives said.

Hunt had two sons — 5-year-old Caleb and 3-year-old Josh.

"They don't have any idea what's going on," Hunt's aunt, Pat Thomas, told WATE-TV. "They went to be with their grandmother, Joey's mom, and she was just holding both of them in her arms. And they kept saying, 'Why are you crying, Mamaw? Why are you sad?'"

Lieurance leaves behind his wife, Penny, and four children, two sons and daughters.

Both his parents said their son's death makes their once-wavering opinions about the war in Iraq much more clear.

Andre Lieurance referred to Cindy Sheehan, the California mother of a slain soldier, who recently camped out in front of President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, in opposition to the war.

"She didn't speak for me. Now she does," the father told The Knoxville News Sentinel on Tuesday. "I'm with her. I believe we were lied to. (My son) did what he was supposed to. Bush didn't."

"It's a bad war; it's a stupid war," said his mother, Karen Lieurance. "I questioned it from Day One. I think it's a lot easier to support the president when you don't have a family member over there."

Three other members of the Knoxville-based 278th were killed last week, bringing to nine the number in the unit who have died while serving in Iraq. About 4,000 members of the 278th deployed last November.

Good luck recruiting National Guardsmen.

'Anti-Sheehan Family'?

"It's a bad war; it's a stupid war," said his mother, Karen Lieurance. "I questioned it from Day One."

Doesn't sound like a "wavering" opinion on the war to me, let alone pro-war.

She didn't speak for me. Now she does," the father told The Knoxville News Sentinel on Tuesday.

And how does that make her anti Sheehan?:scratch:

There is still nothing to stop you war supporters from signing up ? I mean why not be part of a " noble " mission like this ? If soldiers have to die I sure hope they are the soldiers that supported this war, so in their mind they died for something..

I am not a war supporter, shooting down yours and others idiotic and factually wrong comments does not make me a war supporter. Nice try but come up with a better line than the old "sign up" one dickus.:hw:

and that's how i interpreted it when i read it.

that doesn't mean their feelings aren't justified. They now understand her position, that's all.

it's very sad that all these people have to die because we have an incompetent boob in the white house who doesn't know how to negotiate this situation.

just awful, this country is being torn apart.

Did you see Sheehan on Bill Maher's show this past weekend?

I was honestly impressed... by all the news reports I expected her to be some emotional mess sobbing with grief but she was remarkably well composed and clear minded in answering every question Maher hit her with... and he wasn't easy on her either... he did play devil's advocate a few times and ask her something like .. "what if bush is right and in 20 years Iraq is a flourishing democracy"

I see you read the Reich Wing Talking Points Memo from last week.

Poetic justice...

Barbara and Jenna Bush should enlist.

The war would be over in a week.

they are way too busy rolling around on bar floors to enlist.

anyway, they are spoilt, rich cowardly brats.

they will be useless in the forces.