Commander in Chief?
News Item
I found this item in my inbox today. It appears courtesy of Chief Warrant Officer Schoberg, USA.
Kerry threw out the first pitch last night in Boston during the Red Sox/Yankees ball game to Spec. Will Pumyea, 23, a military police officer in the Massachusetts National Guard from Woburn, Mass., who had just returned from Iraq and who also had previously served in Afghanistan.
Kerry then watched the game from the owners' box with his wife, his two daughters, Spec. Will Pumyea, former Sen. John Glenn of Ohio,Red Sox owners John Henry and Tom Werner, and Katie Couric, the co-anchor of NBC's "Today" show who is dating Werner. Glenn fought in Korea with Ted Williams, the legendary Red Sox slugger.
Now.... The story behind the pitch.
The Boston Red Sox had scheduled a returning solider from Iraq, Spec. Will Pumyea, to throw out the first pitch during their game with the New York Yankees last night and watch the game from the owners box, until Senator John Kerry decided to change his plans and appear at the game. Senator Kerry's people decided he would throw out the first pitch and Spec. Will Pumyea could catch the Senator's pitch.
Senator Kerry, from halfway between the pitchers mound and home plate, threw the ball, which bounced in the dirt and past the glove of Spec.Pumyea. Senator Kerry then proceeded to the owners box along with Spec. Pumyea and their wives. Spec. Pumyea, being honored at the game for all our soldiers, was allowed to stay in the owners box until the photo opportunities were completed.
At the end of one and a half innings, Spec. Pumyea and his wife were unceremoniously escorted from the owners box to the last row at the top of the stadium while Senator Kerry and his guest enjoyed the game in the owners box. I'm sure Spec. Pumyea felt honored.
What a sad way to honor our military.
I found this item in my inbox today. It appears courtesy of Chief Warrant Officer Schoberg, USA.
Kerry threw out the first pitch last night in Boston during the Red Sox/Yankees ball game to Spec. Will Pumyea, 23, a military police officer in the Massachusetts National Guard from Woburn, Mass., who had just returned from Iraq and who also had previously served in Afghanistan.
Kerry then watched the game from the owners' box with his wife, his two daughters, Spec. Will Pumyea, former Sen. John Glenn of Ohio,Red Sox owners John Henry and Tom Werner, and Katie Couric, the co-anchor of NBC's "Today" show who is dating Werner. Glenn fought in Korea with Ted Williams, the legendary Red Sox slugger.
Now.... The story behind the pitch.
The Boston Red Sox had scheduled a returning solider from Iraq, Spec. Will Pumyea, to throw out the first pitch during their game with the New York Yankees last night and watch the game from the owners box, until Senator John Kerry decided to change his plans and appear at the game. Senator Kerry's people decided he would throw out the first pitch and Spec. Will Pumyea could catch the Senator's pitch.
Senator Kerry, from halfway between the pitchers mound and home plate, threw the ball, which bounced in the dirt and past the glove of Spec.Pumyea. Senator Kerry then proceeded to the owners box along with Spec. Pumyea and their wives. Spec. Pumyea, being honored at the game for all our soldiers, was allowed to stay in the owners box until the photo opportunities were completed.
At the end of one and a half innings, Spec. Pumyea and his wife were unceremoniously escorted from the owners box to the last row at the top of the stadium while Senator Kerry and his guest enjoyed the game in the owners box. I'm sure Spec. Pumyea felt honored.
What a sad way to honor our military.
1 Comments:
Details, Details... it was a news item emailed to me, so it probably has been circulating for as long as that. It's like the ABC rerun promos "It's new to me!"....
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