Fallen soldier's dad tells Bush: 'This war is wrong' -- help needed spreading word

[mloutre]

Violet/dwahzon called this poignant story to my attention earlier this afternoon -- the original entry about it on the Chicago Tribune website mentioned the father's plea to help spread the word about his letter and what happened to his son, and I took that to heart.

I've posted an OP about it over in General Discussion, which could probably use some kicks and rec's to help 'it get visible to as many people as possible; more to the point, I would also encourage you fine folks to post about this bereft father's letter to Bush on your own blogs as well.

Here's the GD link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x458785

FWIW, I also cross-posted about it on these two other blogs, though it's sure to get less traffic there than on DU if people pick up on it here:

http://www.democracycellproject.net/blog/archives/2007/03/fallen_soldiers.html

http://culturekitchen.com/m_loutre/blog/fallen_soldiers_dad_tells_bush_this_war_is_wro

(I did also post about it on dKos, but other folks there had already picked up the story before I got there.)

Thanks for helping get the word out about this guy's letter to Bush. What can I say, I'm a sucker for a plea for help.

[karynnj]

1. He was the soldier mentioned in Kerry's Feb 16 Senate speech

"Since the end of last month when we started talking about talking about Iraq, 60 American troops have died in Iraq. There is a fellow by the name of Kevin Landeck, whom I just learned yesterday was killed on February 2 by an IED. Kevin Landeck comes from Wheaton, IL. He was a member of a Ranger unit over there. I have a wonderful photograph, a digital photograph on my computer of Kevin and a bunch of his other troops standing on a stairwell celebrating Christmas. The Christmas stockings are all hanging from the stairwell. I am proud that our office--Mary Tarr in our office particularly--has led an effort to help send packages to those troops regularly. Our office sends them boxes full of goodies, at Christmastime particularly--the stockings.

Sadly, Kevin has given his life in the ultimate act of patriotism, a courageous young man, admired by his fellow soldiers. That happened during the time that we couldn't even debate this issue on the floor of the Senate, during a time that the Senate avoided its responsibility."


http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-s20070216-15&person=300060