Letter from a proud father

Greyhawk over at Mudville Gazette has posted a letter he rec’d from the father of SGT Michael “Mike” James Stokely. Sgt. Stokely was killed in Iraq on August 15th.

Have a box of Kleenex handy.

(Hat tip: LGF)

6 Responses to "Letter from a proud father"

The Jawa Report says:

December 20, 2005 at 10:28 am

Honoring Mike Stokley

I saw this today and I just had to post it. Mike Stokley was a soldier that gave his all in Iraq this year. His father expresses his thoughts over at The Mudville Gazette.Robert Stokely : For whatever reason,…
Iowa Voice says:

December 20, 2005 at 1:07 pm

A Letter From A Proud Father

Mudville Gazette has a touching letter from the father of a soldier killed in Iraq.

As Sister Toldjah says, “Have a box of kleenex handy.” I wish I did.
Baklava says:

December 20, 2005 at 6:08 pm

Hugh Hewitt is reading the letter on the air!
Baklava says:

December 20, 2005 at 6:13 pm

Hugh read the ENTIRE letter.
Kevin says:

December 20, 2005 at 6:47 pm

Reading that letter gives me new understanding of the word ‘bittersweet’. It is trajic that this boy died. The grief felt by this father is incomprehensible to me. The thought of losing one of my kids fills me with abject terror, so I can’t even sympathise with the man; it’s just too much to imagine.

Conversely, knowing that people like SGT Stokely’a father exist in America today fills me with tremendous pride and hope. He is the type of American that I strive to be, and the reason we need to fight to keep American values alive.

In his short life, SGT Michael Stokely has left a mark on the world larger than most of us ever will, certainly bigger than myself.
camojack says:

December 21, 2005 at 4:04 am

Thanks for the warning…as it turns out, it was good advice.

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