silverhawk Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia

Never checked the authenticity of this, but it is good reading......makes a point. I received it from a Marine friend.



A Marine's Letter to NFL Commissioner


Folks, I do not need to add a single word to this…other than it came to me through a retired military email network. You need to read it.


Commissioner,
I’ve been a season pass holder at Yankee Stadium, Yale Bowl and Giants Stadium.
I missed the ’90-’91 season because I was with a battalion of Marines in Desert Storm. 14 of my wonderful Marines returned home with the American F**g draped across their lifeless bodies. My last conversation with one of them, Sgt Garrett Mongrella, was about how our Giants were going to the Super Bowl. He never got to see it.
Many friends, Marines, and Special Forces Soldiers who worked with or for me through the years returned home with the American F**g draped over their coffins.

Now I watch multi-millionaire athletes who never did anything in their lives but play a game, disrespect what brave Americans fought and died for. They are essentially spitting in the faces and on the graves of real men, men who have actually done something for this country beside playing with a ball and believing they’re something special! They’re not! My Marines and Soldiers were!
You are complicit in this!
You’ll fine players for large and small infractions but you lack the moral courage and respect for our nation and the fallen to put an immediate stop to this. Yes, I know, it’s their 1st Amendment right to behave in such a despicable manner. What would happen if they came out and disrespected you or the refs publicly?
I observed a player getting a personal foul for twerking in the end zone after scoring. I guess that’s much worse than disrespecting the f**g and our National Anthem. Hmmmmm, isn’t it his 1st Amendment right to express himself like an i***t in the end zone?
Why is taunting not allowed yet taunting America is OK? You fine players for wearing 9-11 commemorative shoes yet you allow scum on the sidelines to sit, kneel or pump their pathetic fist in the air. They are so deprived with their multi-million dollar contracts for playing a freaking game! You condone it all by your refusal to act. You’re just as bad and d********g as they are. I hope Americans boycott any sponsor who supports that rabble you call the NFL. I hope they turn off the TV when any team that allowed this disrespect to occur, without consequence, on the sidelines. I applaud those who have not.
Legends and heroes do NOT wear shoulder pads. They wear body armor and carry rifles.
They make minimum wage and spend months and years away from their families. They don’t do it for an hour on Sunday. They do it 24/7 often with lead, not footballs, coming in their direction. They watch their brothers carted off in pieces not on a gurney to get their knee iced. They don’t even have ice! Many don’t have legs or arms.
Some wear blue and risk their lives daily on the streets of America. They wear fire helmets and go upstairs into the fire rather than down to safety. On 9-11, hundreds vanished. They are the heroes.
I hope that your high paid protesting pretty boys and you look in that mirror when you shave tomorrow and see what you really are, legends in your own minds. You need to hit the road and take those worms with you!

Time to change the channel.

Col Jeffrey A Powers USMC (Ret)
Vista, California

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Very well written.
Could not find authentication.
I agree with the sentiment.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

I wouldn't challenge the authenticity, I'm sure there are war veterans who feel that way. But there are also veterans who support Kaepernick - just Google "veterans for Kaepernick". That's the beauty of this country - everybody can express their own opinion.

Texcaster Loc: Queensland

A letter from an Army Ranger Captain would carry more weight. Can you get one of those?

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Going for weight, a 101st Airborne Sargent eats Ranger Captains for breakfast.

WNC Ralf Loc: Candler NC, in the mountains!

They fought to protect our right to protest.

richosob Loc: Lambertville, MI

This Marine is a patriot. I have chosen to turn the channel, if a white player said something about these black l***s m****r terrorists he would have been called a r****t and given a big fine and then suspended. I hope all those play for pay clowns have to pay a price for their lack of patriotism. Thanks for posting this letter, judging by the ratings I believe a lot of Americans feel as he does.

Rich

Kalskag2

It's called free speech. The second amendment isn't the only amendment to the Constitution.

Cattreasure

I and several others have cancelled our cable, Dish and Direct TV in our right to free speech. It is going to be wonderful not having those disrespectful overpaid jerks in our homes over the holidays!!! We are really enjoying it being gone. They are thinking that this will blow over and get their customers back...don't think so.

richosob Loc: Lambertville, MI

I just signed up for Directtv about 4 months ago and they give you the NFL Sunday ticket free the first year, but I don't watch and don't miss the overpaid whiners. I can find something else to watch or I'll read a book.

Rich

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Of course according to the libtards there is no Constitution any longer. Gets in the way too much.

WNC Ralf Loc: Candler NC, in the mountains!

And why is it all the unconstitutional laws are being written and passed by republicants?

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Because they are RINOs and PS obummer care is unconstitutional in spite of what the court says.
Obummer got it approved by labeling it a TAX Stupid.

Collie lover Loc: St. Louis, MO