Webb's Marine Son Deploying to Iraq Next Week

[RamboLiberal]

Just got this email from the Webb campaign - got on their list cause I donated a small amount this week.

Dear xxxx,

I wanted to send a note to you today, as a supporter of Jim's campaign and someone who cares about the direction of this country. As many of you know, Jim's son Jimmy, an infantry Lance Corporal in the Marine Corps, has been scheduled to be deployed to Iraq for a number of months. In the last few days, Jimmy learned he would be deploying next week. While Labor Day is the traditional kickoff to the Election and Jim already made many commitments to do events throughout the state, including events with Governor Tim Kaine and Governor Mark Warner, we hope you understand at this time that Jim wants to have time with his son. He will be taking Jimmy back to Camp Lejeune on Monday and will spend time with him and his unit before their deployment.

Jim wishes to emphasize that he is not unlike the thousands of parents and families who are sending their children and loved ones to war but that it is important to him that he has some private moments with his son before he deploys. Regardless of the political aspects of this war and your feelings towards it, it's important we keep our thoughts and prayers with the soldiers we are sending into harm's way.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

Jessica Vanden Berg
Campaign Manager
Webb for Senate

Seems to me more Dems and their kids serve than the mostly chickenhawk and privileged Repubs. Quite a contrast to Allens spawn who are content to party in Confederate garb in college and write racist crap on their webspaces.

[babylonsister]

1. Thanks; I didn't know about Webb's son. This makes me so

sad.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

2. Wow. Unlike virtually every other politician (esp. Repubs), Webb actually

has his own flesh and blood at stake here.

[Nashyra]

3. A dear friend of mine

is seeing her son this weekend before he deploys, it has been hard for her, very hard. I could not imagine, my son still wants to go into the military when he graduates from college but thank God he will not graduate until spring 2008.