This letter is very hard for me to write because I am not
one to write things down, I'm more of a man that speaks from the heart. As I
taught my three sons growing up, a man is most sincere when he speaks from the
heart.
I am extremely sad, devastated and broken not just for what
has been done to me, but what is being done to this country. I believe, as my
son did, his joining the Marine Corp. was a positive thing for himself and for
this country. If he would have lost his life in combat it would have devastated
me. However, I would have been forced to accept it, but at no time will I be
able to accept the fact that he was executed on his own base by an Afghani
trainee armed with an AK-47, provided by OUR tax dollars.
As I write this, all I can think about is walking my son to
the school bus on the first day. As I put him on the bus he said to me. "Are
you going to be here when I come back?" I replied, "I will always be
here for you." Those are the words that I repeat in my head, and that is
why I can never let this go.
As one father to another I beg you to please allow these
young men and women to come home to their families and friends and to a country
that loves and respects them. They should not be used as pawns, or be executed
by people that do not respect any of our values. The foundation of The United
States is liberty and justice for all!! Where is the justice for the 50
soldiers that have lost their lives in the green on blue attacks this past
year?
Why are you giving billions of dollars to countries that do
not respect and appreciate us and our flag, the very flag my son lost his life
for? I am extremely disheartened when I see the laughter on your face on talk
shows or at fund raisers, or even playing basketball on the streets of New
York.
Your main goal as president should be first and foremost:
cut off all financial aid to countries that would allow our American flag to be
burned. I am not a man of hate, but at the end of the day, I am a man that
speaks the truth. At no time did any family ever receive a phone call or an
apology from Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai for allowing one of his own
police officers to execute my son and his fellow soldiers. At no time did any
of us receive a phone call from you, either.
As an American I am horrified and disgusted that your
solution to these insider attacks is to ask our soldiers to be more courteous
and polite to these murderers. We should give them what they want and leave their country immediately.
Afghanis or any other immigrants that live in the United
States should be respected as long as they respect us. Our military should be
used to help countries that truly want and need our help, they should be
safe-guarding our borders so we do not have to walk around in our own country
on pins and needles.
Please tell the foreign people that are here now to open up
their hearts and arms and embrace us and we will embrace them, but if they
cannot be a positive force in our great country, the way immigrants have been
before them, they should return to their own native land.
My son was a proud and brave Marine, a loving son and most
importantly a loving brother. All Greg wanted was for everyone to love and
respect each other and live in peace.
You have the power to see that my son, Lance Corporal Greg
Buckley, and the 2,000 other United States soldiers who have died these past 11
years in Afghanistan did not die in vain. I'm begging you, in the name of my
son Greg Jr., to bring our troops home NOW!
Respectfully,
Gregory Buckley Sr.
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