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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 794832" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p>diesel96; here's the real story............</p><p><strong>Parents of Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Feel Slighted by US Senator and President Obama</strong></p><p></p><p>(The Tacoma News-Tribune)</p><p>The parents of a Yelm soldier killed in Afghanistan earlier this month have received cards from friends and strangers expressing condolences, and they’re grateful for the support. “As a father of someone killed, it is overwhelming,” said Lt. Col. Patrick Collins (Ret.). His son, Sgt. Sean Collins, was buried Wednesday at the Tahoma National Cemetery.Among that outpouring of empathy, <strong>two politicians inadvertently stung the family</strong>.</p><p>One slight came in <strong>a letter of condolences the family received from the office of Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash</strong>.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">“Again, please accept my warmest condolences. May your memories of<strong> Bryn</strong> and the knowledge that he made a positive impact on the lives of so many serve as a source of comfort to you during this time of sorrow.”</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>The letter was dated Dec. 20 and delivered to Sean Collins’ mother, Linda Collins of Yelm. The error conveyed to the family that <strong>Cantwell had sent a form letter</strong>.</p><p>“They couldn’t even proofread it,” she said. <strong>“I’m sure if her son had died, she would’ve at least wanted his name spelled correctly. </strong>That’s just sloppy staff work, that’s an embarrassment,” Patrick Collins said.</p><p>The other slight came when Patrick Collins called the White House and asked to have President Obama call his ex-wife, Linda, to talk about their son. He was told that Obama did not regularly make phone calls to the families of fallen soldiers.</p><p>Later, Patrick Collins read a story about Obama’s phone call to Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffery Lurie. <strong>Obama reportedly praised Lurie for giving quarterback Michael Vick a second chance to play football after serving time in prison for running a dog fighting ring.</strong></p><p>“That burns,” Patrick Collins said Thursday. <strong>“Any soldier that gets killed in action, you’d think the president would be calling someone in the family. There’s no politics in it. His predecessor did it,” Collins said.</strong></p><p><strong>2010 By Far The Deadliest Year For U.S. Troops in Afghanistan: One American Killed Every 18 Hours…</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 794832, member: 12952"] diesel96; here's the real story............ [B]Parents of Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Feel Slighted by US Senator and President Obama[/B] (The Tacoma News-Tribune) The parents of a Yelm soldier killed in Afghanistan earlier this month have received cards from friends and strangers expressing condolences, and they’re grateful for the support. “As a father of someone killed, it is overwhelming,” said Lt. Col. Patrick Collins (Ret.). His son, Sgt. Sean Collins, was buried Wednesday at the Tahoma National Cemetery.Among that outpouring of empathy, [B]two politicians inadvertently stung the family[/B]. One slight came in [B]a letter of condolences the family received from the office of Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash[/B]. [INDENT]“Again, please accept my warmest condolences. May your memories of[B] Bryn[/B] and the knowledge that he made a positive impact on the lives of so many serve as a source of comfort to you during this time of sorrow.” [/INDENT] The letter was dated Dec. 20 and delivered to Sean Collins’ mother, Linda Collins of Yelm. The error conveyed to the family that [B]Cantwell had sent a form letter[/B]. “They couldn’t even proofread it,” she said. [B]“I’m sure if her son had died, she would’ve at least wanted his name spelled correctly. [/B]That’s just sloppy staff work, that’s an embarrassment,” Patrick Collins said. The other slight came when Patrick Collins called the White House and asked to have President Obama call his ex-wife, Linda, to talk about their son. He was told that Obama did not regularly make phone calls to the families of fallen soldiers. Later, Patrick Collins read a story about Obama’s phone call to Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffery Lurie. [B]Obama reportedly praised Lurie for giving quarterback Michael Vick a second chance to play football after serving time in prison for running a dog fighting ring.[/B] “That burns,” Patrick Collins said Thursday. [B]“Any soldier that gets killed in action, you’d think the president would be calling someone in the family. There’s no politics in it. His predecessor did it,” Collins said. 2010 By Far The Deadliest Year For U.S. Troops in Afghanistan: One American Killed Every 18 Hours…[/B] [/QUOTE]
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