Outrageous that they can't even get this detail correct!My mother is in an organization called Michigan Military Moms. While I was in Iraq, these women provided care packages, sent cards and letters, and provided a lot of much-needed support.
In February, one of the mothers lost her daughter in the Tikrit area. It was the first loss the group had experienced. When I returned to Germany in late February, my mom said that the mother wanted me to send her an e-mail, so we started corresponding. She told me a few weeks later that she received a condolences letter from Coalition Joint Task Force-7. She explained that the opening paragraph of the letter offered condolences for the death of her daughter. But in subsequent paragraphs, all references were to her son!
I was flabbergasted. I thought this was a long letter and that someone had missed changing the words once or twice. I asked her if she could e-mail me a copy. Imagine my surprise when she sent a letter that consisted of five sentences, and two of those five sentences referred to her son and his service! The letter was signed by the deputy commanding general.
I don’t mean any disrespect to the DCG of CJTF-7. But I think when a family loses a son or daughter that the commanding general could send a letter. I also find it very hard to accept that with the army of minions who work for the CJTF-7 command that this letter could have possibly got sent to a family that had lost a 19-year-old daughter. Even though the letter explained how sorry they were and how deep and lasting their gratitude is for the family, how deep could it be when they couldn’t even get a letter of condolence right? I’m embarrassed by this act and find it unbelievable that this could happen.
Master Sgt. Patrick Richards
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=125&article=21447
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