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Saturday, September 25,2004
I am still looking for more info on this story about PFC Foster Barton
being
attacked in OH. BUT Tom Segal is really playing fast & loose with the known
facts..
and further adding more hate.. to an already divided America.. and left much
out.. that was in the original article in newspaper..
If this was true as written by Tom Segal.. it is criminal...but there
always two sides to a story... Segals article below was posted on the GOP
web site... and is anti-Kerry.. thus the spin
Witnesses said the attacker, described as 25 to 30 years old, was with a
woman about his own age who tried to pull him off Barton.
The witnesses said the attacker was drunk or high. One said the man might
have misinterpreted Barton's T-shirt as an anti-war message.
None of the witnesses who talked to The Dispatch heard the derogatory
comments about soldiers
I don't believe this is part of a left wing- hate America conspiracy as
Segal tries to lead us to believe. We don't know what was said between the
two parties before the incident...or who was drunk or sober, nor does it
show the crowd stood and watched... it seems to have happened pretty fast...
then the attacker disappeared
local TV NBC Channel 4, reported the soldier said he was hit from behind
and was unconscious and couldn't even remember being hit... another witness
said that Barton struck the alleged assailant first... I have not been able
find out if any body has been arrested
"Barton said he was injured again Friday night in a crowded parking lot as
he was leaving the Toby Keith concert at Germain Amphitheatre. The solider
was injured so badly that he can't go back to Iraq as scheduled.
"I don't remember getting hit at all, really," said Barton, a member of the
1st Calvary Division. "He hit me in the back of the head. I fell and hit the
ground. I was knocked unconscious and he continued to punch and kick me on
the ground." So how does he know anything?
One witness, a friend of the alleged attacker, said Barton hit first.
alleged attacker, who police said ran into the crowd after the incident and
was not arrested.
The fact he was wearing a "patriotic" shirt would not necessarily identify
him as a soldier... so saying this was a left wing assault on soldiers is
extremely stretching any known facts..
After he came home Sept. 5, Barton said he felt a wave of appreciation. The
Grove City Council honored him, as did U.S. Rep. Deborah Pryce. A family
friend, a professor at Ohio State University, explained to the right people
what Barton had been through, and he found himself in the Buckeye locker
room after a game, getting everyone's autograph.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rudy Wegert" <rudyr@wegert.net>
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 11:20 PM
Subject: Fw: Classact Group: Fw: Does this hate Honor America? commentary
byThomas D. Segel
It is unfortunate this happened to one of our wounded soldiers here at home
while recuperating from his combat wounds. The attack could very well have
resulted from all the anti-war rhetoric and the negative campaign rhetoric
of the Kerry and DNC people. They should be ashamed but they won't be, it
has been over thirty years and Senator John F. Kerry has not apologized for
his actions after the Vietnam War.
"Terrorism didn't begin on September 11, 2001. ... It began in the hearts of
evil men.... It won't go away, even if America withdraws from Iraq tomorrow.
Had we not gone there in the first place, terrorism would still be
around." --Cal Thomas
Praise The Lord for our Commander-in-Chief and all members of our Military.
Semper Fi,
Rudolph R. Wegert, CWO4, Army, U.S. (& USMC), Retired.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Retiree" <retiree@classact-lawsuit.com>
To: "Bill O'Reilly" <oreilly@foxnews.com>;
"Sean Hannity"
<hannity@foxnews.com>; "CSPAN" <events@c-span.org>;
"Tom Brokaw"
<nightly@nbc.com>; "Tim Russert" <mtp@nbc.com>;
"Wolf Blitzer"
<wblitzer.reports@turner.com>;
"Joe Scarborough" <joe@msnbc.com>; "Beltway
Boys" <Beltway@foxnews.com>; "Brit
Hume" <Special@foxnews.com>; "John
Gibson" <Myword@foxnews.com>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 10:18 AM
Subject: Classact Group: Fw: Does this hate Honor America? commentary
byThomas D. Segel
> I view Tom Segel as a credible source and am saddened by his account that
> once again our troops are being literally kicked in the teeth for shedding
> their blood for America by Americans.
>
> What in God's name is causing this anti-America attitude other than
> so-called leader's public condemnation of our fight against terror in
Iraq?
>
> What is particularly disgusting in Tom Segel's column is that "people
stood
> by and allowed a soldier to be beaten without helping him"........because
> this troop "wore a patriotic t-shirt"....
>
> I know many of you will take offense that Senator Kerry is accused in the
> piece......but the message is that our troops are once again being
attacked
> for "doing their duty". Will we do what we can to stop it???
>
> Would we stand by and watch as one of our young troops is assaulted by
> fellow citizens? I hope not.
>
> The least we can do is follow the suggested action in Tom's article and
> express our appreciation for PFC Foster Barton's service to our nation.
>
> Harry Riley
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> Thomas D. Segel
> Tomsegel@joimail.com
> 1629 Clarke Street
> Harlingen, Texas 78550
> (956) 423 3126
>
> Does This Hate Honor America?
> 420 words
>
> Harlingen, Texas, September 22, 2004: He was wounded, had received two
> surgeries and was only out trying to enjoy some music when he was hit,
> thrown to the ground, kicked and beaten unconscious. This was the
greeting
> a 19-year-old soldier received from his countrymen while on medical leave
> from Iraq, according to a report by the Columbus Dispatch.
>
> Army PFC Foster Barton had been sent home for some rest and recuperation,
> following two surgeries on a serious knee wound. He decided to attend a
> concert, showing up for the event wearing a pro-military T-shirt.
> For that statement of his patriotism, Barton was attacked and beaten while
> his assailant screamed profanities and hate filled language about the
United
> States Armed Forces. What is even more disturbing is the many witnesses
who
> stood by and watched the attack did nothing.
>
> Vietnam veterans commenting on the attack of this wounded soldier recalled
> the assaults, the spitting and the hate filled language they encountered
> upon their return from combat. Those attacks occurred at the same time
John
> Kerry was diminishing their service before the United States Congress.
> It is their feeling Kerry is doing the same thing again during his
> presidential campaigns.and with the same impact on American service
> personnel.
>
> The hate language of the left has translated into violence against a young
> soldier who wears the same Purple Heart medal so loudly heralded by Kerry
> supporters. It is the anti-war supporters that are John Kerryıs core
> campaigners who breed such violent outbursts.
>
> When Foster Barton heals from his wound and from his public beating, he
will
> be returning to his unit in Iraq. What kind of message will he be taking
> back to the men and women of his unit?
>
> Mike Linnane, a retired Special Forces soldier believes we must not allow
> this attack to become the life-long memory on Barton's feelings about the
> nationıs gratitude for his service. Says Linnane, ³I have spoken with Jeb
> Phillips, the Columbus Ohio reporter, who wrote this up. Phillips has
> agreed to accept and forward letters and packages to PFC Foster.²
> Correspondence can be addressed to: PFC Foster Barton
> C/o Jeb Phillips
> Columbus Dispatch
> 34 South 3rd Street
> Columbus, Ohio 43215
> ³I invite all of you to join me in expressing our gratitude to this young
> American hero², says Linnane. ³Letıs tell him and his buddies what America
> really thinks about his service.²
>
>
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