April 18, 2004

Famous Last Words reprised again...

Never trust what you read in the Trib (our news?paper)

I had read that the services for Wesley John Kealoha Batalona were on Wed. of this week, but heard nothing more about it and I thought that was strange... It was...

Due to problems with getting flights into the Big Island (due to Merrie Monarch... Even the military was helping out by flying emergency medicals to Honolulu, the over booking and flight corridor space is so limited)... The service was yesterday. The delay allowed many more family and friends to come including our Governor, Ms. Linda Lingle, and Senator Ed Case. Bata was buried with full military honors and I was told this morning by a friend that lives out towards Honoka'a that she had a friend that attended and it was a fitting tribute to a fallen hero. Im glad. I understand that Pres. Bush called the family as well. Over 500 people filled the LDS church in Honoka'a, and the burial was at the county cemetery there.

The out cry against the rabble that was verbally insulting the dead in the paper was massive and the Trib printed a number of letters of support for the family. I wondered if the protesting peaceniks have such letters pre written for just such an occasion. Im very glad to see that what appears to be great support for our troops really seems to be the case. The Media would have you believe that we are all against the conflict, no matter what.