Message for Baker Mayfield
Mr. Baker Mayfield,
I’m a 100-year-old veteran who served in the U.S. Navy for nine years — World War II and the Korean War.
I understand you intend on kneeling during the playing of our national anthem. You have a right to do so, but before you disrespect our anthem and flag, I would like you to take a trip to Washington, D.C., and visit a number of our war memorials.
Take a minute or two to recall a little history. World War II veterans, who died saving the world from a very evil man named Hitler, would only kneel in prayer for their fellow fallen soldiers and prayer of thanks being spared the ultimate price fighting to restore ours and the world’s freedom.
Then visit the Iwo Jima memorial in Arlington. How can you show disrespect for those men and our flag by putting a knee down for political reasons?
Visit the Korean War Memorial. Think for a moment about all those veterans who were killed defending our country and the freedom we enjoy as a nation. Our flag was flying there as it flies every day in our country. I am certain no knees went down to show disrespect for our flag abd what is has always represented.
Visit the Vietnam Memorial. Think a bit about the fighting in jungles, the Agent Orange victims and how our veterans were betrayed. It was not pretty, but I am sure no knees went down for political reasons and our flag was still flying.
Finish your visit at Arlington National Cemetery. Kneel and tell those dead veterans why you choose to disrespect our flag for cheap political reasons.
Mr. Mayfield, instead of following the herd, why can’t you be a leader and create a meaningful way to protest racism without desecrating our veterans who fought and died for the freedoms we all enjoy?
Tony Roman
Chester Township
Good Samaritan
I would just like to thank the Good Samaritan who risked her life to rescue me from a fall on Mulberry Road. She was driving a beautiful red convertible Mustang, heading west near the Chester Township border. I believe her name is Mary Beth.
She could have easily run me over, but she swerved to avoid me and for that I’m very grateful. I truly thought it was the end for me.
And . . . she stopped immediately on our dangerous hill to come help me up off the road!
Thank you so much, Mary Beth, you are one of God’s angels on earth with whom I’ve been so blessed.
Paula Siller
Munson Township
