Freepers remove 200 names from Iraq memorial

[mudesi]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/16/BAGJ4OMR8C15.DTL

The names of more than 200 dead U.S. soldiers will be removed from an Iraq War memorial in Lafayette this weekend, organizers said today.

But one angry Tracy man who found his step-son's name on a white wooden cross last week said he and others still plan to protest at the site.


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The name plaques have drawn criticism on the Internet and conservative radio shows from people who say it's offensive. On March 8, several dozen supporters of the war and the troops fighting it gathered to confront its organizers, and Scott Conover of Tracy, whose step-son Brandon died in Iraq in January 2006, said he was surprised to find his son's name.

[aquart]

1. What? They didn't die?

[BlooInBloo]

2. Were they gay?

[texastoast]

3. Memorials are offensive??

Ah, perspective.

[purduejake]

4. Sounds like an anti-war group that had the names up?

What's this have to do with freepers?

[patrice]

5. Seems pretty unclear to me who's using whom.

That's what happens when a whole war is based on a bunch of lies.

This problem would not have occurred if the war had been based on the truth.

[mike_c]

6. I wonder if all those folks will continue to demand that their sons, daughters,...

...husbands, and wives died anonymously when someone proposes a Vietnam wall for the dead in Iraq? Yeah, posting their names on a memorial dishonors them. Right.

[northofdenali]

7. Typical of the repukes -

if they were stupid enough to die, we don't wanna know about it. For sure, we don't want the REST of the nation to know about it. Why do ya think we don't allow photos of returning caskets?

FUCKING ASSHOLES. WILL THEY EVER GET A CLUE?