December 17th, 2005 5:05 PM
From: "Nurse for Peace"
To: contributions@michaelmoore.com
Subject: wounded soldiers
Date: 12/2/2005
Dear Michael,
I am a nurse in the military and I recently went on an Aerovac from Germany to the states that had 60-plus wounded soldiers on it -- many of them critically injured.
I used to be a frequent contributor to my home paper, which happens to be the Vacaville Reporter, where Cindy Sheehan is from. I wrote a letter about the soldiers and ended it with how the wounded are putting a human face to the war and this is the reason that people are protesting: to end the suffering, not because they hate America or are unpatriotic. The editor from the paper knows me and put my rank and military affiliation on the letter. I was immediately called in to see the Commander. They sent my letter to numerous lawyers to see if they could punish me, but in the end I did nothing wrong. I just did not say what the military wants us to say. WE are not at liberty to speak out against the war -- we can be punished severely. We took an oath to support the orders of the Commander in Chief and we have to do our duty.
I do not regret my letter or what I said. Those in the military can not speak for themselves, we depend on the American people and the government to do the right thing. I respect those that are brave enough to stand up for what they believe and are willing to sit in front of a ranch in Texas or stand in front of Congress and question what is going on. There is no Democracy without dissent. I thank Congressman Murtha and Senator Kennedy and Senator Boxer for fighting for the military and trying to save lives. I am also grateful to Senator Kerry.
Please do not print my name.
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