I'm in St. Louis but Bad News in Mt. Pleasent

Spent a nice day here in St. Louis, great weather and nice time with the family. Just heard about a deal in Mt. Pleasent, Michigan that needs all our support and concern. For the second time a monument built there to a fallen Marine Lance Corporal who was killed in the Battle of Fallujah in Iraq has been desecrated. Now it's sad, that in this country, a country that is truly the land of the free because of the brave, we have these kind of morons running around doing that to a fallen hero. But I'll let the words of his Father tell you below ...

"For those of you that do not know me, my name is John Ellsworth and I am the Vice President of Families United. My son made the ultimate sacrifice for his country when he was killed while serving in Iraq in 2004. To honor my son, the citizens of the City of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan erected a monument in September of 2005. The citizens of Mt. Pleasant collected the funds and paid for the monument and the city provided the area near the Michigan Vietnam Memorial. In July of 2007, vandals tore down the flagpole and burned the American Flag over the monument.
This happened again on Monday night when hateful vandals tore apart my son’s monument and stole the bronze inverted rifle and kevlar. My family and I are absolutely devastated at this action and feel like we are mourning his loss all over again. These vandals have taken an honorable and elegant monument to our son and made it a focal point of their hatred and destruction. They have not only dishonored the memory of my son, but also the service and sacrifice of every American veteran that has risked their life in defense of this country.John Ellsworth, Proud Father of LCPL Justin Ellsworth, KIA 11/13/04"

Me again ... that is sad. And the folks who did this are cowards of the worst kind. But right now lets help this family on behalf of all of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines and go to the website and donate what you can to help them fix this monument. It's the least we can do!

Go to www.familiesunitedmission.com and in the middle of the first page is a 'Donate' button. Give what you can and make a difference today.

Later