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It would be interesting to create a poll with these two photos and have people

guess what's happening. Most would never assume anything close to the

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real story. It appears to be a joyous homecoming, a reuniting of mother and

son. The truth is not so heart warming.

The lady in the picture is the mother of an American that was ambushed in

Fallujah, Iraq . Her son was murdered. His body was dragged around in thestreets of the city, then burned and hung from the upper trusses of a bridge.

The murderers gathered to celebrate and have their photos taken with the

trophy.

The young sailor in the picture is one of the Navy SEALs that later captured

the leader of the band of terrorist butchers and brought him to justice.

If the story ended there, it would still be an acceptable feel-good, good-guys-

win story. Unfortunately, that's not the case - this Navy SEAL is facing criminal

charges. Because, somewhere along the timeline of his capture, the terrorist

murderer suffered a school-yard fat lip, and his captors are now being

charged with nothing short of war crimes and facing discharge and

imprisonment.

So, instead of celebration of justice served and heroes honored, these photos

record betrayal, compounded mourning, and the effects of a corrupting

sickness.

From ="http://wavy.com/%3E" target=_blank>: SEALs assault case goes to

court NORFOLK, VA "It's been very stressful," said Navy SEAL Mathew

McCabe, 24, moments after his arraignment in military court at Naval Station

Norfolk Monday on charges that he allegedly mistreated an Iraqi detainee.

The mother of slain Blackwater guard Jerry Zovko drove from Ohio to give

each of the accused SEALs a blessed rosary and lend them her support."These young SEALs are in this situation because they caught the

mastermind behind the death of my son, and not only my son and his co-

workers but also the marines who went into Fallujah after their death," said

Donna Zovko. "I am very proud of these young SEALs and thankful to them.

They did not do anything wrong."

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May I ramble a bit? Think out loud, so to speak? I'm trying to make some

sense of this. What title can I give to the mentality of a people that send their

best to defend the whole and then betray them? To what shall I attribute the

attitude of a people that habitually prosecute their heroes while defending their

enemies? What creates a culture that allows people to vilify and isolate their

most noble and deify their most corrupt?

I perceive more symptoms of a sickness, a corruption of the nation's heart and

soul. I am tempted to label it 'liberalism' or 'progressivism', but those too are

 just symptoms of the infection. But this is nothing new, I recognized these

symptoms four decades ago in the shameful treatment of our warriorsreturning from Vietnam, in the acceptance of Marines bombed in Beirut, in the

ho-hum yawn of media coverage of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down), in the

return to mental numbness after 9/11, prosecution of the Marines of Haditha,

assault of recruiters across the country, anti-war protesters at the gates of

Walter Reed Army Hospital...

This sickness, this infection has gone untreated for far too long. Americans

are a tolerant bunch. We've patiently waited for the ingrates among us to grow

up and develop a sense of pride and awe in the greatness of America. It's not

happening.

I'm tired of waiting. I'm fresh out of tolerance. There comes a time when the

treatment for an infection cannot be postponed any longer, lest the patient die.

Through history how many nations have habitually betrayed their defenders

and survived?

Donna and I left our home at 4:00am, Monday morning and drove to Norfolk .We were in the company of four other patriots from the Raleigh area:  

Don Gray of Military Appreciation Day and NC Gathering of Eagles

Patrick Holbrook, NC Gathering of Eagles

Russell Pope, NCFreedom.us 

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Randy Dye, Randy's Right Blog and NCFreedom.us 

We joined a hundred or more others at Gate 5 of the Norfolk Naval Base to

demonstrate support for Navy SEAL Mathew McCabe. Here are my photos. 

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After the arraignment hearings, McCabe came out to meet his supporters.  

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Thanks to Pat, Don, Randy and Russ for riding with us. Thanks to Russ and

Randy for photos.

And thank you, Mathew McCabe, for your service to our country!