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2004-03-05 Home Front: WoT

Prank call tells husband wife killed in Iraq

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Posted by Steve from Relto 2004-03-05 10:43:41 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I sort of recall more than two of these incidents. It doesn't surprise me that some anti-war anti-Bush shithead would screw with people's heads like that.

Posted by growler 2004-3-5 11:00:25 AM|| 2004-3-5 11:00:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 My first thought was that the law should find this joker and deal with him. Then I thought, nah, just figure out who he is and let the First Sargeant of this woman's unit know. He'll know how to take care of it.

Posted by Steve White 2004-3-5 11:02:59 AM|| 2004-3-5 11:02:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 When they catch and convict the bastard who did this, his sentence should be to go to Iraq and clean toilets for the U.S. Forces for a month. And no contact with his own family (assuming he even has one) during the time he's gone.

Or hang him up by his balls - his choice.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-3-5 11:03:34 AM|| 2004-3-5 11:03:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 This has happened before. The services need to do a better job of communicating their policies regarding notice of kin, so that a$$hole lefties can't prey on family members.

Posted by BH 2004-3-5 11:07:00 AM|| 2004-3-5 11:07:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Barbara, I like the "no contact with his family" part of what you said. Maybe from time to time someone can approach him and say "Sorry to break this to you, but there was a car accident the other day...". Or would that be to cruel?

Posted by Lil Dhimmi 2004-3-5 11:08:20 AM|| 2004-3-5 11:08:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Isn't is Army policy that when a soldier dies, an officer pays a personal visit to the family to break the news?

Posted by growler 2004-3-5 11:10:16 AM|| 2004-3-5 11:10:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Maybe it was Moby who called. He has admitted that he is willing to lie and deceive people to get rid of Bush. For the record, I agree with SW's approach.

Posted by Tibor 2004-3-5 11:24:13 AM|| 2004-3-5 11:24:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 so did kerry's team have a few down moments free - since according to kerry american soldiers are monsters.

Posted by Dan 2004-3-5 12:06:09 PM|| 2004-3-5 12:06:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Isn't is Army policy that when a soldier dies, an officer pays a personal visit to the family to break the news?

That always seemed to be the case. Anyone with friend or family in Iraq would be wise to get clarification on this from the proper officials just in case some Moby-like asshole tries this crap on other people.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-3-5 12:34:00 PM|| 2004-3-5 12:34:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 There were dozens of cases such as this during the Vietnam War. Quite a number of them were perpetrated by Vietnam Veterans Against the War. My wife got one such call five minutes after I'd hung up with her on a MARS call. If I remember correctly, about a dozen people were prosecuted for this kind of behavior in the 1970's, and several of them got a year or more in prison.

The military has a policy that the notification of the death of a soldier/sailor/airman/marine is ALWAYS done in person, usually by an officer AND a chaplain. When it's a non-combat death, it's usually done by the unit commander and First Sergeant, along with a local chaplain. The sickos that make telephone calls like this deserve to be locked away for the remainder of their short, brutal lives in an unheated jail cell in central Alaska.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-3-5 12:48:28 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-3-5 12:48:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Was "We Were Soldiers" inaccurate when it had a taxi cab driver delivering telegrams to newly widowed women?

Posted by Tibor 2004-3-5 2:23:15 PM|| 2004-3-5 2:23:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Tibor - no. As OP said - every notification that I am aware of was always conducted in person.

Posted by Doc8404 2004-3-5 2:49:41 PM|| 2004-3-5 2:49:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 'We Were Soldiers' was not right. A soldier of equal or higher rank and a Chaplain come to the door. When they find this IDIOT they should make sure EVERYONE in the city/county/state knows their name. I also like the idea of sending him to Iraq! If you need a guard for him I have experience and am willing to travel.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-3-5 4:04:13 PM|| 2004-3-5 4:04:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Google "Betsy Valentin". Police inspected the phone records and found out he was lying about the whole thing. She's seeking a divorce.

Posted by Anonymous 2004-3-5 4:44:22 PM|| 2004-3-5 4:44:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Well that pisses me off!

Posted by Lil Dhimmi 2004-3-5 5:05:09 PM|| 2004-3-5 5:05:09 PM|| Front Page Top

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