Patriot Guard Riders, True Americans

Now, i've never been extremely religious or political in my life. But when I heard about Westboro Baptist Church (aka www.godhatesfags.com) protesting the funerals of solider killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, I was disgusted. I have never been more angry in all my life. All I wanted to do was find that fucker Fred J. Phelps (the "leader" of the church), and beat him within an inch of his life. I didn't care about jail, or if I would even make an impact on his or his follower's beliefs, I just wanted to hurt him, badly. I don't give a flying fuck about whether you agree with the war or not, it's your freedom as an American. But don't you dare tarnish the names of those brave men and women serving their country and putting their lives on the line everyday. Those are my brothers in arms and I will fight to the death to defend their honor. So to any reading this if you think it's you're "right" under the 1st Amendment to disrespect these brave souls, go fuck yourself. And find a new fucking country, I don't want you here.

Sorry everyone, discussing this always gets me heated. Now when I was so angry I almost couldn't breath, I came across another article. One that not only caused my anger to subside, it also brought tears full of joy and pride flowing down my cheek. This group of Veterans, Retirees, and Bikers had formed an organization called the Patriot Guard Riders. Their mission, to shield the families of the fallen soliders from the hateful chants of "Thank God For Dead Soliders" and "Thank God For 9/11". This group of men and women truly show what it means to be an American. When you can see members of the PAGANs and Hell's Angels unite for a greater good, it just makes it hard not to get goosebumps. Still, one year after learning of this I still get chills seeing those riders standing there, flags waving proudly, silently staring down these vile creatures (I refuse to call anyone of the WBC human), and best of all, as invited guests of the funeral.

Now why do I bring this up? Well I for one and joining when I am out of the military (and won't get in trouble for participating in a public demonstration), and I would love for my best friends to be there with me. I understand if you don't feel the same way I do about it. I just feel like I owe to all those guys that I helped put in harm's way. Membership is free, and no you don't have to travel to every single funeral. You can go to the ones that are local and easier for your to fit in your schedule and such. I'm sorry if I seem whacked out about this, but I felt that I needed to get it out before I exploded.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled wackiness. Peace.