so here you see it....parents sending their children off to be KILLED as 'bush* CANNON FODDER'....the parents are THRILLED that criminal/war-profiteer jerry falwell comes to lead the funeral and search for more 'home-schooled cannon fodder' to fight bush* crusades, at a high school, of course...it's all SAD, pathetic, a total waste....
The Rev. Jerry Falwell leads funeral services held at Lake Region Union High School, in Orleans, Vt., Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, for Marine Sgt. Jesse Strong, 24, of Irasburg, Vt., who was killed in action in Iraq, Jan. 26, 2005. Falwell, a nationally recognized Christian minister and a television evangelist, is chancellor of Liberty University, where Strong graduated. (AP Photo/Alden Pellett)
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Falwell, chancellor of the university in Lynchburg, Va., said as news of Jesse Strong's death in Iraq spread around the world, stories about his life always mentioned his faith in God.
"The fact is God raised him up to do big things in a short time," said Falwell, who flew to Vermont with a group of Liberty University officials to lead the funeral service.
"It was appropriate for him to flame out so quickly." Strong was one of four Marines killed Jan. 26 when their vehicle was attacked in Iraq's Anbar Province.
"He added to the wealth of America. He added to the character of America," Falwell said.
Strong grew up in the nearby town of Albany, where he was home-schooled. His father is a Methodist minister. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050205/ap_on_re_us/marine_funeral_3