[antimedia] antimedia: I almost forgot....

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Posted by antimedia:
I almost forgot....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1202539505.shtml


   ....to post this letter from Brian Dennard.

     On Jan 31, 2008 I wrote a letter to the Mayor of Berkeley stating
     my position regarding his and the City Counsel's position on the
     USMC recruiting station.
     I passed that letter along to a couple of Marine handball buddies.
     They passed that email/letter to the guys who play in the Semper Fi
     handball tournament at MCRD, who passed it along to, who passed it
     along to, etc.
     In my wildest dreams I never envisioned the response I have
     received. I now spend ALL DAY answering my cell phone acknowledging
     that yes, I really did write "THE" letter, and receiving personal
     thank yous from Generals, Majors, Colonels, SGTs, PVTs, CEOs, COOs,
     talk show hosts, and average everyday American Patriots. I had over
     220 phone calls yesterday and am up to the same today at 2:30 p.m.
     Likewise I spend the balance reading emails from the same sort of
     people.
     I am humbled to a degree that is hard to state clearly. I am
     emotionally overwhelmed with the positive response to my letter and
     want to thank everyone who has called me or emailed me to state
     their support.
     My intention was never to shine the spotlight on me, it was to
     cause, to whatever degree I could, great fiscal discomfort to the
     city of Berkeley in retaliation to their un-American, cowardly and
     despicable stance that the US Marines are unwelcome, and uninvited
     intruders in their city.
     If in my small way I helped light a fire that now appears to be
     blazing across the nation, I am proud of that, but I am more proud
     of the fact that I could , at a time when our heroes are fighting
     against those who would destroy us, help focus some attention to
     the vast debt, and undying respect, that we as a nation owe to the
     men and women of the United States Armed Forces.
     Respectfully,
     Brian G Dennard

   Brian, you may recall, wrote [1]a letter to the Mayor of Berkeley that
   was widely disseminated in the blogosphere. He sent me this the other
   day, and I just now remembered to post it.
   Tags: [2]Berkeley [3]Marines [4]uninvited [5]unwanted [6]consequences

References

   1. http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1202344786.shtml
   2. http://technorati.com/tag/Berkeley
   3. http://technorati.com/tag/Marines
   4. http://technorati.com/tag/uninvited
   5. http://technorati.com/tag/unwanted
   6. http://technorati.com/tag/consequences