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kleinbl00  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What Donald Trump's feud with the Khans says about the GOP

    August 1, 2016

    Donald J Trump

    725 Fifth Avenue

    New York, NY 10022

    Mr. Trump,

    We are all Gold Star Families, who have lost those we love the most in war. Ours is a sacrifice you will never know. Ours is a sacrifice we would never want you to know.

    Your recent comments regarding the Khan family were repugnant, and personally offensive to us. When you question a mother's pain, by implying that her religion, not her grief, kept her from addressing an arena of people, you are attacking us. When you say your job building buildings is akin to our sacrifice, you are attacking our sacrifice.

    You are not just attacking us, you are cheapening the sacrifice made by those we lost.

    You are minimizing the risk our service members make for all of us.

    This goes beyond politics. It is about a sense of decency. That kind decency you mock as "political correctness."

    We feel we must speak out and demand you apologize to the Khans, to all Gold Star families, and to all Americans for your offensive, and frankly anti-American, comments.

    We hope you will hear us.

    Sincerely,

    Diane and Neil Santoriello, Mother and Father of 1LT Neil Santoriello, KIA, Iraq

    Summer Lipford-Mickelson, Mother, Frederick Sirko, Father, Kirby Mickelson, Stepfather, Laura Sirko Samimy and Bridget Sirko Gentle, Sisters of PFC Steven Sirko, KIA, Iraq.

    Sue and Randy Loudon, Mother and Father of 2ndLt. Christopher Loudon, KIA, Iraq

    Melanie House, Widow of HM3 John Daniel House, KIA, Iraq

    Derek and Lorene Davey, Mother and Father of Cpl. Seamus M. Davey, KIA, Iraq

    Celeste Zappala, Mother of SGT. Sherwood Baker, KIA, Iraq

    Sue Niederer, Mother of 2LT Seth Dvorin, KIA, Iraq

    Fulvio and Gilda Carbonaro, Father and Mother of Sgt. Alessandro Carbonaro, KIA, Iraq

    Karen Meredith, Mother of 1LT Ken Ballard, KIA, Iraq

    Sergio Torres, Father, Lupe Torres, Mother and Beatriz Saldivar, Aunt of SGT Daniel Torres, KIA, Iraq

    MG (Ret.) Paul D. Eaton, and Frank Eaton, sons of Col. Norman Eaton, KIA, Vietnam

    Stephanie Fisher, mother of SSG Thomas Fogarty, KIA Afghanistan

    Norma and Oscar Aviles, parents of Lcpl. Andrew J. Aviles, KIA Iraq

    Cheryl Lankford, widow of CSM Jonathan"Miles"Lankford Sr., KIAIraq

    Carlos and Melida Arredondo Father & Step-Mother to Lcpl. Alexander Arredondo, KIA, Iraq

    Florence Sandra Penn , sister of 1 LT Charles Penn Jr , KIA Korea

    Nadia McCaffrey, mother of SGT Patrick McCaffrey, KIA Iraq

    Xiomara Mena, Mother of CPL Andy D Anderson KIA, Iraq

    Annette Pritchard, Aunt of PFC William Ramirez, KIA Iraq

    Paula Davis, Mother of PFC Justin R. Davis , KIA Afghanistan

    Nooshin Razani, Sister of SPC Omead Razani, KIA Iraq

    Christina and James Ayube, Mother and Father of Sgt James Anthony Ayube II, KIA Afghanistan

    Keavin Duffy, Brother of SGT Shane Duffy KIA Iraq

    Tracy Miller, Mother of Cpl. Nicholas Lee Ziolkowski, KIA , Iraq

    Pam Baragona, Sister and Dominic and Vilma Baragona, Parents of LTC. Dominic (Rocky) Baragona, Iraq

    Marianne Cleary, Mother of 1Lt Michael Cleary, KIA, Iraq

    Fernando Suarez del Solar, Father of Lcpl Jesus Suarez del Solar, KIA Iraq

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