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| Casey Sheehan's grave receives its headstone |
| 2006-05-28 |
| Memorial Day will be different this year at the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, where Casey Sheehan, a soldier from Vacaville, lies buried. Until this week, more than two years after his death in Iraq, Casey's grave has been marked only by a small plaque. On Thursday, it received a headstone. The elegant marble slab is thick and emblazoned with a cross and delicate thickets of trees on both sides. "Our Casey," reads an inscription on the front. "Ever faithful, kind, and gentle, good son, beloved brother, brave soldier, dear friend, you loved your family and lived your life serving others to the end." Six icons grace the other side, representing a military insignia, the theater, Eagle Scouts, Van Halen, the World Wrestling Federation and Superman. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 Eagle Scout and Van Halen fan. She's not worthy of her son. *SPIT* |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-05-28 20:19 |
| #9 One thing's for sure: Casey Sheehan deserved a far better mother than the one he got. At the very least, he deserved a mother who would at least show some respect-- even if just a little bit-- for the freedoms he believed in and was willing to put his life on the line to preserve and protect, and die in the cause of extending those freedoms to others in a distant land. But alas, he got this stupid, narcissistic bitch instead. RIP, Casey. A nation remembers your sacrifice and honors your service. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2006-05-28 12:26 |
| #8 Agreed, 6. He's not newsworthy because he's normal. |
| Posted by: Slolulet Sletch7958 2006-05-28 12:10 |
| #7 I can't believe Moms Sheehan raised an Eagle Scout, I think I'd like to meet his dad. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-05-28 11:45 |
| #6 The confusion is only compounded in that the VA would provide a 'free' headstone - like the ones you see in national cemeteries. Wonder who refused that one? |
| Posted by: Speash Shaitch9669 2006-05-28 09:54 |
| #5 I believe that Casey's father had to arrange for it because Cindy wouldn't. (It would have taken away the "unmarked grave" element of her sad story.) |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-05-28 08:37 |
| #4 Good Lord, I really think this woman is quite mad. I sincerely hope that her son can now rest in peace. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2006-05-28 04:46 |
| #3 "I didn't want to put a tombstone on my son's grave," she wrote, capitalizing the letters of the word "tomb." "I didn't want one more marble proof that my son was dead." So I tried to kill everything my son gave his life for. |
| Posted by: Cindy Sheehan 2006-05-28 00:53 |
| #2 We'll see how much she and her handlers make this into a publicity circus. Will she stand on it and denounce everything her son died for? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-05-28 00:24 |
| #1 How sad and puny minded. Let's hope Casey can rest in peace. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-05-28 00:16 |