Crossposting this.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=809394&mesg_id=809394I hope the Patriot Guard Riders know about it. The local TV news just said the retard Fred Phelps and his whackjobs are coming tomorrow to the funeral of SFC Christopher Robinson who was killed last Saturday in Afghanistan.
Miss. Guardsman Killed In Afghanistan To Be Laid To Rest
POSTED: 5:25 pm CST March 29, 2006
UPDATED: 5:26 pm CST March 29, 2006
JACKSON, Miss. -- Before he shipped out, Sgt. First Class Christopher Robinson told his father he was prepared to give his life for his country.
The 36-year-old became the first Mississippi National Guard soldier to die in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion began in 2001.
Family members said Robinson's funeral will be Saturday; one week after his Humvee came under enemy fire.
http://www.thejacksonchannel.com/news/8345736/detail.htmlMaybe the asshole will do everybody a favor by falling into the Mississippi River on the way.
Fortunately, a group known as the Patriot Guard Riders have blocked out the hate with a counterprotest where they form a human barricade so those attending the funeral don't have to see the protesters.
As a soldier serving in a combat zone, it turns my stomach to think that if something happened to me, my family would have to attend my funeral with these heartless idiots spreading their hate only a few hundred feet away.
I'm proud of the way the Patriot Guard Riders have handled the situation. They've peacefully stood in the way, even when I'm sure many of them would love to get their hands on these church members. I wouldn't be able to show that kind of restraint.
Army Spc. David Kaye is a junior journalism major from Katy currently serving in Afghanistan.http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=39959:grr: