An Open Letter to Khizr Khan July 31, 2016
Posted by Chris Mark in Uncategorized.Tags: Army, DNC, Humayan, Kahn, Khizr, Muslims, Navy, Trump, USMC
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Please read “An Apology to Mr. Khan, Mrs. Smith & Gold Star Families”
Dear Mr. Khan,
I want to preface this letter by stating that I respect your son’s sacrifice for this great nation. By all accounts, he is a true hero that sacrificed himself in service to our country. For that I am thankful.
As a veteran, I watched your comments at the Democratic National Convention with a mixture of sadness, and anger. The United States has a military comprised of volunteers. Every single member has made the conscious choice to join the military and serve. There is not a single service member who has been forced into service. It is important for all service members (and apparently, their families) to understand that service to this great nation does not imbue one with special privileges or rights. I found your comments troubling when you said: “Have you ever been to Arlington cemetery? Go look at the graves of brave patriots who died defending the United States of America. You will see all faiths, genders and ethnicities. You have sacrificed nothing and no one.”
Does it matter whether Mr. Trump has sacrificed “…nothing and no one?”…has Ms. Clinton “..sacrificed” for this nation? How about Mr. Obama? Your comment stating that Mr. Trump “…has sacrifice no one” is alarming. Are you intimating that YOU sacrificed? Sir, your son willingly sacrificed himself. As a father I cannot imagine the pain you must feel but his sacrifice is his own. He was not forced to serve.
I am troubled that you would allow a party that has little more than contempt for the US Service Member to parade you into the DNC to denounce Donald Trump. Did you watch when protesters at the DNC booed and heckled Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Florent Groberg? Did you notice your party interrupting the moment of silence for slain police officers? Your own hypocrisy in not denouncing these acts and instead using the DNC as a platform to make a political point is disgraceful. The simple fact is that whether one served or sacrificed does not give greater power to their statements. One vote is as valuable as another. That sir, is why our Country is great. Your condemnation of one person for a statement while standing idly as your party disparages veterans and police officers is the height of hypocrisy.
To conflate the need to prevent potential terrorists from entering our country with the belief that ‘all Muslims’ should be banned is simply wrong and disingenuous. As a reminder, Mr. Trump said: ” “Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in Jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life,” The irony of your son’s own death at the hands of these very people in Iraq should not be ignored. I have little doubt that your son would have recognized the need to protect our country from these very people. In fact, he held is own troops back so that he could check on a suspicious car. Your son understood sacrifice and how to protect “his people”…’his soldiers’….’his fellow Americans’…
As you continue to make the media circuit and bask in the glow of affection cast upon you by a party that has little regard for your son’s own sacrifice, and veterans in general, I would ask you to consider your comments and your position more closely.
Respectfully,
Chris Mark
US Marine and Navy Veteran.
Global Security, Privacy, & Risk Management 
Well said !
Yes, well said…
This letter misses the entire point (like most republicans). The outrage the gentleman had was justified. His son, although Muslim, was an American soldiers. Trump has done nothing but slander ALL Muslims. I totally agree with Mr. Kahn and his speech. Trump is a fake, con, egotistical, maniac. What’s worse is that, after all the evidence, Republicans are still backing a person under investigation for the rape of a 13 year old.
We all know the military is all volunteer. We all know the dangers. Mr Kahn wasn’t blaming Trump. He was defending his religion against the asses following Trump.
Let’s see…in one comment you have insulted Republicans 3 times…”in spite of all the evidence?” Wow…how many times I could use that against Hillary.
Chris was a Marine AND sailor. He volunteered TWICE. He deserves twice that respect. I was Army infantry and I thank Chris for his service as well. I thank Mr. Kahn’s son too, but not so much to Mr.Khan. He didn’t do shit.
sorry Trump has not slandered Muslims apparently you dont listen to what Trump says but what the media plays out in sound bites. let me simplify it for you since well i dont feel like typing a storm, Trump states we have a terror issue, we know the issue is from the muslim world, we know its from radical muslims (so far no where has he said all muslims are bad) but we need to stop the influx of refugees and immigration untill we know how to see the good from the bad because right now we have no clue, (still hasnt said a thing about all muslims being bad) here let me give and example, you live in a city that city has 3 serial killers you cant tell which one is which from the rest the population, are you going to let all the people in your house just randomly hoping you are killed or you going to lock your doors and figure out how to stay safe, simple as that
I am sorry but your thought are scattered. I cannot follow, your point!
read slower very simple
And what branch did you serve in? and still believing in bogus lies, how sad you are, of course you say nothing of hillary and her defense of a real child rapist or of her husband that has raped many women, so what you just have selective outrage?
@donaldtrump has NOT insulted all Muslims. Get your facts straight. the rape allegations are also fake. If you want to bring up rape then you need to include Bill Clintons many alleged rape s.
BANGHAZI. Hillary Clinton and the obama administration insulted the American military and all who have served when they chose to lie to the families of the dead. They then chose to repeatedly lie again the the American public. The most egregious offense however, was when hillary clinton chose to say, as the democrat presidential candidate publically told the mother of one of the slain to stop lying when the mother held hillary clinton accountable for her lies. This is not the behavour we should expect from any president. Hillary, stop your canpaign, now.
BENGHAZI! (Typo)
Islam is not a religion homeboy, it’s a political, fundamentalist group, read and listen to Bill Warner at politicalislam.com and you will understand more better
Sorry bud but we lose loved ones everyday in this world and we dont broadcast it all over the tv, we mourn in dignity, privately and in reality , not gor some political stunt like Kahn family are doing, His appearences on tv is fueling the flames of more hatred toward muslims
Want to talk “FAKE”??? This pos Kahn spot on his sons’ grave by appeasing the scum Hellory Clinton and speaking at the dnc! This muslom is a Muslim BrotherHOOD agent and has been working on bringing Sharia Law to America!! He has been harping on this since December 2015! Clinton knew and summoned him to trash Mr.Trump!!!!! There is your FAKE!
Unaffiliated here. What saddens me is the lack of respect for other views in this country. You sir are an exception. Well reasoned and respectful. However, I found my anti-Trump vote is his statement for the reconsideration of the Geneva convention. As a worker in pharma, that and the Helsinki accords, are two of the unbreakable oaths I make professionally. That being said, a good CEO when bad things happen, takes responsibility for the situation, investigates, corrects the mistake , if possible, and makes changes to prevent the reccurence of the situation. I may have missed it in all the noise but the first wasn’t done by the SOS, correction is impossible. I I think the best way to honor the Ambassador and his colleagues is to ensure preventative action. We need to ensure that we don’t lose more people overseas, both military and nonmilitary. Keep up the fight. This isn’t a partisan issue, but an American issue. Thank you for your service from a daughter of a Korea vet. Semper Fi.
Putting a “pause” on allowing muslim immigration would put a damper on business for Mr. Khan. Otherwise, of all people, he would realize that doing so would make this country, that he loves so much, a great deal safer. If his son fought and died for the safety and sovereignty of this nation, I would think he’d want any steps taken that his son didn’t die in vain.
That said, it is plain wrong to accuse one person of “not sacrificing” while standing in solidarity with one that never sacrificed anything, and indeed, took liberties to defraud the citizens of this country. Can you say “hypocrite”, Mr. Khan?
This country has lost their compassion, for the people who have lost loved ones in the military. To attack a person in pain is an absolute sin and God hears, how we treat others who are grieving!
To Chris Mark. Great respect to you Mr.Mark for your dicency, clearnes and common sense.
Chris Mark,
First, thank you for your service. It is great to hear how and what you think of your fellow Muslim Americans. There are indeed hero service men and women, and ones who discrased this great nation such as the convicted ones at Abu Gharaib prison.
Not even once you had mentioned the parents sacrifices they make to allow their sons and daughter join the military and support them knowing that they might lose their lives. I humbly disagree with you on many issues, because I didnt once read in your statement to ban all whit folks from entring the US because over 90% of mass shooting is caused by white males… Isn’t this hypocricy and racism to single out one race and not the other for the same action?
People did not have a choice on where to be born or what color were they born in, but they have the choice on where to live. atleast these people made the choice to move here, people who are born here did not.
Thank you
Sam H
I was wondering when someone was going to bring that up. Thank you.
And 58% of all homicides in the country are perpetrated by Black males. So fucking what? What is your point in bringing that up?
We’re not advocating banning a race from entry. We’re advocating banning an ideology and nationalities from entry because they both harbor enough of a percentage of support for terrorism that the risks are currently unacceptable.
Yes. People have a choice. They have a choice to NOT AFFILIATE with terrorists. They have a choice to NOT ADVOCATE for the spread of Sharia Law. They also have a choice to uphold and secure the sovereignty of their country.
To Chris Mark from an elderly veteran of the Vietnam era and born again christian. Damn confusing diplomacy and misguided sympathies in some of replies to your well written letter.This is a political and spiritual MENTAL COLD WAR. Jesus Christ though Merciful and GRACIOUS and the God of Love is “A MAN OF WAR especially concerning his rebellious creation LUCIFER and Absolute, Omniscient, and Omnipotent. He is the God of Judeo-Christianity and his name is JEALOUS. While longsuffering, wishing none should perish, to other religions and ideologies not his own he demands ultimate allegiance and conformity as our country demands the same.You cannot change His Religion nor our culture. The Khan son and soldier in Jesus Christ would be eternally fine even with his sacrificial death which adheres to the doctrine of Christ.But Jesus does not or would not suggest ISLAM is a viable alternative along side Judeo-Christianity.And therein lies the real problem. Donald Trump is formulating in his mind a strategy to address the maniacal Radical Extremism of Islamic Ideology with American interests first and formost. The Obama-Clinton Coalition of secular humanism and Democratic Socialism wish to accumulate votes and amass power and wealth by luring adherents through an acceptance of all ideologies which of necessity must dethrone God and Judeo-Christianity since there would be and are many conflicts of interest such as the discussion here. Without Jesus, THE TRUTH, THE WAY, AND THE LIFE as a measuring focal point Lucifer and chaos reigns. Death is only a tragedy without Him as many dying soldiers come to realize. The point is there are many ways to attack a nation; phyically, mentally, and spiritually. Since our culture is CONVICTION WEAK, we need to be cautious who and what we let in.And that has changed even since the death of our comrad in arms KHAN. STAY STRONG STAY WISE STAY VIGILENT…AND IF ANYONE LACKS WISDOM LET THEM ASK GOD…JESUS !
How is Kahn’s death Trump’s fault? If I remember correctly, the USA does not have a draft system.. all service is VOLUNTARY ! Secondly, Trump did NOT declare war on any country and had nothing to do with Kahn’s VOLUNTARY enlistment. Then, Khizr Khan runs a law firm that specializes in bringing ILLEGAL citizens into the USA… maybe the son enlisted because he did not agree with his father’s practice ! !
Take off your trump blinders….trump himself said he had sacrificed a lot too when asked about khan. No one said his death was Trumps fault….but Trumps reaction to this speech was typical Trump….it’s all about him! Trump said he sacrificed in business and compared that to losing a son..he’s heartless!
Mr. Mark:
I believe Mr. Khan is not a Democrat, but a Republican. And I also believe he may have been reacting not only to the banning of all Muslims, but the “Rounding up and internship, and questioning of all who enter Mosques” as well as making sure of who is entering and from where.
I too am a life long Republican, and Find it impossible to imagine our Party supporting a man like Mr. Trump. The Republican party I knew and valued is no more. My guess is that Presidents Reagan, Eisenhower, and even Lincoln would have never allowed Mr. Trump to have even come out of the primaries, much less then have him as our Party’s candidate for President. He does not deserve and I dread the day it may happen. He is not the good part of our Partyvnor is he the good part of our wonderful nation.
In my humble opinion, God help us as a Nation and a Republic, if Mr. Trump is elected. If this happens, I believe it will be end of our Party and Nation as we know it.
With regards to sacrifices if you are implying that hiring or creating jobs is the same sacrifice as losing a child, then sir you need to re-evaluate the definition.
My father served in WWI and WWII. He was a Filipino working in the pineapple fields of Hawaii when Hawaii was a Territory of the U.S., when, at the age of 15 he was inducted into the Army for WWI. He volunteered for the Navy which he bravely fought in WWII where his ship was bombed and he was wounded. After the war, he was unable to receive veteran benefits because he was not a citizen of the U.S. To think that he sacrificed so much for people like you, Mr. Mark makes me utterly disgusted. You may call yourself a Marine, but you are just role-playing compare to what Capt. Khan and my Dad went through. I wish for you to go to HELL.
And…in the words of Mr. Khan “What have YOU sacrificed?” Nothing…maybe you and I will meet in Hell one day.
I won’t be meeting you in HELL, Mr. Mark, because I won’t be there. It is YOU PARADING AROUND AS IF YOU ARE SERVING THE COUNTRY. You are a joke and an insult to those people who are truly serving this country and those who have died for idiots like you. You will meet your maker in HELL for sure.
I have never said I am serving the country..I am a veteran. that is all I have said.
Sounds like both you and I have not scarified anything, but that is not a prerequisite for Heaven, you moron.
I am a disabled vet. Does that count? I am also an athiest. Thank you for your kind words
No you idiot. Disability doesn’t give you an instant ticket to Heaven. And Oh, misguiding readers by your quote “…meet in Hell” …. If you are an atheist than you do not believe in Heaven or Hell. Why not just be truthful in the first place, and come out and state that. No. you chose to mislead, just like you are attempting to mislead everybody with your insulting letter. Instead, why didn’t you say something smart like “No I won’t go to Hell because I am an atheist, therefore, for me there is no Hell.” Something like that… Just goes to show everybody what an ignorant, stupid person you are.
You just can’t let it go? What is wrong with you? I owe you nothing and certainly no other explanation. I was not attempting to mislead I was being sarcastic. Go home to your cats.
You totally just blew my respect for you. I may have disagreed w your POV on this issue, but you seemed sincere and at least mostly respectful. But not now.
You dont know what anyone responding has sacrificed. Dont be trumpish. It is unbecoming.
YOU are the epitome of hypocrisy, Aphaia, as Mr. Mark did nothing but praise the soldier and defend his honor and memory while the DNC is using him to further a political agenda which would like nothing more than to cripple our military. Mr. Mark deserves, dare I say COMMANDS your respect as a willing servant in out voluntary military. He did no disservice to the soldier who gave his life for us, rather he is upset and angry at the political exploitation of his sacrifice. Mr. Mark now deserves an apology from you because he too is a voluntary servant working for you, no matter how ungrateful or no mater the lack of contrition on your part..btw, my grandfather fought in WWI, my father in WWII and my oldest Uncle lost his life in WWII…so you can take your disgust for this patriot and stick it where the sun don’t shine. YOU disgust and enrage me because YOUR party is part of the problem this country faces but all you want to do is rail on a person who has dedicated his life to your service…and you choose to be an asshole about it…
NO APOLOGY. Who said anything about MY PARTY. I’m a Republican you idiot. Like mind thinks alike. You, Mr. Mark, and Trump. A bunch of imbeciles. You’ll get no apology from me. You can stick Mr. Trump and his big mouth where the sun don’t shine…. aka your BIG A-HOLE.
Why are you so angry? You’ve done nothing for the US beside being a crybaby.
What an ignorant article. I can’t read stupidity.
I am confused…did you read it…or not? If not, then how do you know it is ‘stupid’?
Mr Khan I thank you for your Sons sacrifice and service.
Does Mr Khan realize that American families have generations of family members who left all on the battlefield, without feeling it necessary to use these sacrifices for political gain? We mourn in private. Does Mr Khan realize that a broken immigration system has already cost American lives and tremendous suffering of those injured? Mr Khan you owe an apology to the victims and their families of the Boston Marathon bombing and I will go further the attack that started all this back on 09/11/2001. Thats just two of many attacks on American soil perpetrated by terrorists born on foreign soil in Islamic countries. Mr Khan are you ready to apologize to future American victims and their families if the immigration system is not reformed? Why is it you have trouble with people coming to this country being properly vetted? So that people, whos only goal when the reach our soil is to kill and maim, can be stopped or dissuaded before they get here. The Constitution says: “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. Why do you tear a man down who has a common sense approach to immigration reform ?
Excellent letter and some very good points. Thank you for this blog post, and God bless you — not only for your service, but also for pointing out some inconvenient truths, here.
Chris Mark, I also am a Marine and I’m NOT ashamed of what you have said. I’m with you 1000 percent.
Obama and the Clintons never served so what’s Khins point? It was his comment that started it all, don’t ever close your mouth if you feel you have something to say. Liberals always feel they can stand on the soap box and spew their rhetoric but shut out the rest of the world if it doesn’t align with their way of thinking.
Semper Fidelis Chris. Stay strong brother.
Thank you brother!
Brilliantly written!
Donald Trump has likened his sleeping around during the 70’s and 80’s without catching an STD as “his personal Vietnam”. He used to have Disabled Vietnam Veterans removed from in front of his building because they were “lowering the property value”. He insinuated that John McCain was not a war hero because he a POW. He had 5 draft deferments and when there was going to be a chance of him actually being drafted; he suddenly had a medical deferment, even though he played college sports. Between 2009 – 2013 his charitable donations to Veteran’s groups was $57,000, yet when he runs for President he parades himself out to raise $6 million for Veterans.
I served in the military and did not feel any contempt for me under a Democratic President and I should have just stopped reading after your blanket statement about the Democratic party. If you think that Democrats have contempt for you, Trump has won, but don’t sit here and try to tell someone how they should process the loss of their son. When someone joins the military; their whole family goes with them, you should know this. When a servicemen dies in service, that is not only a sacrifice by them, it is also by their family. If you’re egocentric like Donald Trump, you will never understand this.
Kory J. Deling
Disabled Veteran
Very well said Mr. Deling and you are 100% correct, Mr. Trump has a record of reality and this reality shows him to be tone deaf to veterans, active military personnel and military families. Obviously his con job is working with the uninformed however the more Mr. Trump shows his true color the more informed Americans become.
As a Vietnam vet, I realize that even though I volunteered to serve and volunteered to go to Vietnam, there would have been no need except for LBJ. He messed up the economy of this country. Then he tried to stimulate the economy by sending us to war while forbidding us to win it. My wounds were minor but were a direct result of LBJ’s misguided decisions. Many of my brothers who served returned to the US only to experience the contempt of the democrat leaning young people who protested the war for various reasons. Some were cowards. Some did not want to be inconvenienced. Some were seeking attention. Few cared about the people of Vietnam.
Thank you so much for putting that in perspective. I expect now you will get a lot of hate. Thank you for your service.
I am sad for the family that loss a son to war. But to make it sound like 1000’s of Muslims have given their lives for this country and how their son stands for Muslims/Islamic love for America is just over the top in the most liberal way. since 9/11/01 12 Muslims have died in the US military some while at war some not. In 2009 Maj Nidal Hasan a Muslim in the US Army killed 13 Americans and wounded 32 Our president called it work place violence for years. Enough time spent on their son and no time on all the family’s of the Ft Hood, Orlando, New Orleans etc.
Mr. Mark,
When you question the sacrifices of Mrs. Clinton and President Obama, you are totally missing the point. They did not call for the banning of all Muslims. Mr. Trump did, thereby dishonoring the service and sacrifice that so many Muslims have made for us all. Your premise is flawed, rendering your resulting arguments invalid.
I wish with all my heart that I could have been the one to write such an elequent letter, what you wrote is how I felt and feel. Thank you so much for your service and you make me even more proud to call myself an American. God bless you and yours.
Maybe the father who spoke needs to be investigated??? Is he really a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Is he an immigration lawyer with ties to Saudi Arabia? Why did the DNC choose THIS man to speak?
http://shoebat.com/2016/07/31/what-the-media-is-not-telling-you-about-the-muslim-who-attacked-donald-trump-he-is-a-muslim-brotherhood-agent-who-wants-to-advance-sharia-law-and-bring-muslims-into-the-united-states/
http://christianitybeliefs.org/end-times-deceptions/false-prophets/walid-shoebat-is-a-fraud/
Did Trump dodge the military draft ?
I can only assume the young man who died was in the process of rejecting the medieval and barbaric aspects of Islam, and in the process of joining a civilized society! Do his parents, now and forever reject the morally insane Sharia Law? These unfortunate people were “played” by the liberal/progressive crowd seeking political advantage, and it was unconscionable and shameful!
wow can no one read Chris Mark i am a vet also, i get exactly what you are saying, simply put you respect his sons service and admire what he did and are saddened by the loss of his life, seems the more left side people ignore that statement, And you are correct when i signed up it was my choice to go in i was not forced like most countrys do once a child hits the age of 18. if i chose and passed away my father a 23 year vet would obviously be heart broken but he would understand 2 things, one i chose this and it was my life to give, and 2 i took orders from far above me and those who would be truly at fault would be me for my choice and those commanding me not a billionaire who had no hand in this or any war, now i served under Bill clinton as he closed base after base, took funding away, took the tools of our trade away, when he sent us to Panama, somolia, and other places he sent us to die, my opinion as he sent us under funded, under manned, and lacking the resources to accomplish our goals. i can not sit idly by as Obama has done nothing to help our law enforcement and our military and then see Bills wife elected only to re-implement her husbands same plan close defund unman our military weakening us, leaving us open for more disaster, and Mr. Khan this part you need to hear if she does this, then what your son sacrificed will be for nothing, would you honestly want his life to mean so little because killery really thinks it means 0
Actually what saddens me, is the obvious feeling that there are only 2 running for President. And so far, I have seen nothing but “fear” in expressing distaste for the opponents candidate. Both of these candidates are unfit, for different reasons. Yet I continually hear nothing but contempt for the enemy, thus overlooking the obvious about the candidate they support. The two party system has failed the citizenry in this election cycle. Pure and simple. And since opinion is flowing so well (just as the start of my comment), I wonder how many that have sacrificed it all (throughout history), would be proud of the those voting out of apparent “fear”. Fear of the other party’s candidate. Not looking, searching, reaching for alternatives. A choice for which many have died, and as expressed here, have served. I thank ALL that have served. I appreciate ALL the family’s that had to support those that have served. ALL the sacrifices, were precious, for that is what makes our country great. But that greatness is being battered by this election cycle, where staunch myopic support is firmly anchored in placing a vote, because the alternative creates “fear”. We are free to vote for whomever we desire. Please do not fall into The Great Lie, that any vote is thrown away if not for the two major parties. Each counts as ONE. No more, no less, use it wisely, please, not out of fear.
This article may help explain Mr Kahns motives: http://shoebat.com/2016/07/31/what-the-media-is-not-telling-you-about-the-muslim-who-attacked-donald-trump-he-is-a-muslim-brotherhood-agent-who-wants-to-advance-sharia-law-and-bring-muslims-into-the-united-states/
Spot on, the issue is never the issue!
Chris, just remember a lot of people really cannot handle the truth…they would rather live their the lie in their heads because the truth makes them uncomfortable…and your know how a lot of people these days hate being inconvenienced…Please don’t take these comments to heart stay the course and know a lot of us AMERICANS feel the same…Thank You for your VOLUNTEERED SERVICE to our country…
Thank you Mr. Mark for your service and courage!
one more thing Mr.Mark i was not a Marine i was air force mobile squadron 726 acs first response site defense and sniper most my work was right along side Marines and some my favorite people, we had a code pick on each other at home save each other at war. and we did, there were times we were surrounded back to back and we always found a way we stuck together like brothers. to this day a military man or officer needs my help ill always be there once inthe service always in our oath last a life time
Dear Chris Mark, you Sir, are the one who is a disgrace to the U.S.Marine Corp and the United States of Americs. How dare you say the families did not make a sacrifice when they lost a son, a daughter, a husband, a wife, a father, a mother – defending our country – in the military or as a police officer or a first responder! Who do you think raised the son who joined the service to support his country? I am so disgusted by your comments that I cannot say anything else, and yes I too served my country voluntarily, which does not negate my familiy’s values, morals and pride. How sad and arrogant of you to take all the credit for your sense of duty to serve your country.
I was an orphan. Should my parents have taken the credit? Anything else?
Awe, you were an orphan. I guess that’s why you have no empathy for Family Values. I guess you were raised In a box, with zero other people having any positive influence on your sense of Duty. Oh wait, you have no sense of Duty, you were in the Marine Corps because you thought it was cool and macho. Well good for you, now people will call you a hero – and thank you for your service- which is apparently that mattets to you. At least you didn’t come home in a box, because apparently there would be no one to mourn for you – being an orphan and all.
Wow…give you an inch and you take a mile. You must be a wonderful mother Sheryl. Have a nice day.
Maybe that explains your anger Mr Mark! Mr Khan’s son had parents who loved him!
Wow..I am laughing as I type this. No anger here…but thanks for your psychoanalysis…
sheryl and joyce go back reread Mr. Marks letter slowly and from the begening. he give much respect to son for service duty and his loss of life and consoles the family for that loss. where is your hate and talk of Mr. Marks values coming from since ive sat and watched the only ones looking like values skipped them are you 2, integrity honor service military way and in its own right a family, we bleed breath fight live and die together, as did mr khans son. again you can not comprehend Mr. Marks statements because you dont have the mindset of a person who has chosen to put his life up to make sure yours is better, Freedom is not free but comes from the blood of patriots and must be renewed from time to time. MR> KHAN although i respect his sons choice and honor his life and service it was his sons choice period. and if he really wants to get down to it, he took his orders from someone who took from someone which came from killery and obama so long run whos fault was it again:?
they didnt sacrifice there son did, what his family did was have a loss, one that is heart crushing, but they didnt force him in didnt make that choice for him didnt say here is my son send him off to war, now Mr. Mark gave them plenty respect, even in honoring there sons loss and service, now youd call a man who served a disgrace, have you served, do you know what it means to serve, if you have served have you served under fire like i have. if not im sorry you will never exactly understand me or Mr. Mark we have a different mindset then the other 98% of America, for us it is simply God country family nothing else our whole lives from the day we took the oath tell we die will be that we will always serve even as vets, my granps fought in ww2 earned some the highest medals for what he did, sadly passed last year, but he served tell his last breath and i intend to do the same
Hey, idiot,you have alot of balls calling Chris Mark a disgrace, the only disgrace is you, you liberal fuckwad POS. ?The soldier who gave his life for his country made the sacrifice. My grandfather sacrificed his life for his country…and YOU…I , myself, did not make that sacrificeThe families and friends of those men and women who did give their lives, suffer the consequences because of their sacrifice, yet take extreme pride knowing they died for us.
Chris was a Marine AND sailor. He volunteered TWICE. He deserves twice that respect. I was Army infantry and I thank Chris for his service as well. I thank Mr. Kahn’s son too, but not so much to Mr.Khan. He didn’t do shit.
I certainty DO NOT want a new over privileged, spoiled, NARCISSISTIC moron sitting in the Oval Office making the final decision. He doesn’t have a clue on national and world affairs. Start doing your homework and find out that our world allies are fearful of him getting elected. Sad that some of you have so much hate for Clinton who has spent a lifetime of service for people. All Trump has done is serve his own pocket with money and some of it comes from by using cheap Chinese labor overseas.
What he’s saying is Muslims are devoted to our country and they should not all be treated as terrorists. You can’t figure that out Chris. I also thank you for your service.
Well said ,Chris..I’m a Combat Veteran also, and I agree with everything thing you said.
Mr. Kahn’s actions disgrace his son’s memory. He is the classic example of an angry parent that refuses to realize his son gave his live to his country. Mr. Khan, you are a pawn. You’ve been used to attempt to offset Hillary claiming she didn’t lie about the video. Best wishes Mr. Khan.
With that said, has anyone looked into the “Khan” family?
Very prominent, very much in positions of power in the middle east.
Something to look into if you’re going to cover ALL the facts.
I read your open letter and it is extremely harsh for a grieving family. I come from a family of veterans and hope you never have to sustain a loss like theirs! God has a tendency to show people what they do not understand. Luckily your family never had to sustain a loss like that. If you have a son and he joins the military, I hope the good Lord, will have pitty on your soul and keep him safe. That is a heartless letter for a grieving family!
To my brother in arms your words are so well place,thank you for speaking for us Vietnam combat Vet are proud of u and what u say on behalf of us. What the father did know is evern a first grader who wrote to us in the field with love for us to give us spirit to continue and why we fight THAT IS SERVING THERE COUNTRY thank for your words
Outstanding… Spot on !
SGT.C. DARLOW (former)
US ARMY 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION
Chris Mark, well said and thank you for serving this country.
Mr Khan’s son is a hero. Trump blew this entire ordeal with his response. Nothing Mr Khan said denouncing Trump is really relevant. The entire exploitation of this tragic death is a disgrace by the Clinton’s and the Democrats. This is, after all, is the same war labeled “Bush’s War for Oil” or Bush’s “Illegal War”. For years the Democrats have run from the decision to go to Iraq. Hillary has run from her decision. At the DNC I heard the words “fighting for our freedom”. Wow, 13 plus years later and now the Democrats are joining that mantra? The truth about all of this is that Trump opposed the invasion from the start. The truth is that if Trump had his way Mr Khan would probably not be grieving the loss of his son. Hillary voted to put his son in harms way not Trump.
This guy is a confirmed Muslim Brotherhood agent who has ties to the Saudi and Egyptian Brotherhood. That’s why Killary had him on. She is selling America out, getting rich doing it and she’s leaving the country once she’s done.
Then the same can be said if the police officers killed after Black Lives Matter protests. It was a job that they volunteered for. No more free sympathy for the. No sympathy for the nurse getting pricked with diseased infested needles and a big shoulder shrug for window cleaners. Thanks for clearing this up.
Wow…you completely missed the point.
http://shoebat.com/2016/07/31/what-the-media-is-not-telling-you-about-the-muslim-who-attacked-donald-trump-he-is-a-muslim-brotherhood-agent-who-wants-to-advance-sharia-law-and-bring-muslims-into-the-united-states/
I can assure you of its stupidity. I had the unpleasant experience of trying to follow the poor diction, false moral equivalencies, and general disparaging of a family, who, incidentally is neither “basking” or “making rounds on the circuit”. Had those libelous and inane accusations been even remotely true, the family would have sought instant fame years ago. And I hardly consider sitting in a darkened hotel room, speaking, a bid for fame. The Khans don’t need our pity and media circus. Mr. Khan is a Harvard lawyer and has not been in the spotlight year after year.
You see, Chris (if you are who you say you are, which is doubtful), you are the one crying for attention by attempting to author a piece where you interject your feeble psychoanalysis of the matter. It fails on every account. If you don’t understand why Mr. Khan directed questions as such, you need to brush up on the art of rhetoric. Donald Trump has sacrificed nothing and this deserves to be pointed out.
Here we go again. You can read my writings in Huffington Post (wow..liberal magazine)..New York Observer, National Review, The Counter Terrorist etc. I am a ‘writer’ among other things. This is a blog…not bound by the rules of grammar etc. as an article. Thank you for “assuring me” of its stupidity. Can you even get down off a horse that high?
Perfectly stated. Love this.
I want to First thank you Mr. Chris Mark for your service and our freedom. My father is also a veteran, he was drafted into Vietnam. He married my mom who was 16 and got her pregnant. He returned when my brother was 10 months old. But he returned. You are right about the party not caring enough about the people who fight for our freedom. I very much appreciate your letter and found it very moving and I will be sharing it. Again THANK YOU FOR OUR FREEDOM.
Amen to your letter Sir, I couldnt have said it any better, I just hope manymany read this letter and understand. Thank you Chris Mark
I guess this guy and the 37 Veterans behind him don’t understand either.
“Retired Marine Gen. John Allen warned on Sunday that if Donald Trump were elected president, there would be mass unrest among the military rank and file over the policies that he would implement and pursue. ”
I appreciate your service as well. The problem I have is you lumping all Muslims into the same bucket – judging all by the actions of a few. If I did the same thing, by your post I would not judge all in service well.
Why not help those who need it, those persecuted for their solemn peaceful beliefs, like Mr. Khan, and screen this who don’t share our beliefs of freedom out…. This is why our process takes as long as it does. If you can’t trust your elected leaders unless they share the same bluster or because they haven’t served as you – your SNAFUed because that is not how it works in this country.
when did Chris lump all Muslims into the same bucket? When did he even support Trump for that matter?
Really? Is this Gen an Obama patsy? As if social experiments and the purging of good leaders simply because they don’t agree with Obama, hasn’t already created “mass unrest” and exodus from the ranks. Ask a Soldier, Sailor, Airmen, or Marine what they really think of these new policies. Go ahead, ask.
Thank you for not taking back what you have said and standing your ground. I saw were a whether man said the word thug on his Facebook page . About the black men who’s mothers spoke DNC . Had to resign from is job because they said the word thug was ment to be racist. He asked why they showed the mothers of the thugs over the police officers family’s. When they finely got around to saying a prayer the 3rd night of a four day convention. They still made it about BLM and not about the brave men and women in Blue. This is very hard to understand how anyone could think this is okay.
Dear Chris thank you so much for serving our country!! I just want to make a point it was Mr Kahn who said go to Arlington National Cemetary and you will see many races ethnicities and religions but you have not made a sacrifice. Mr Kahn said that not you. People are under the assumption that you made that remark when he was the one who made it. You pointed out that they did not make the sacrifice but their son did. You were sorry that they had lost their son but it was their so. Who made the sacrifice. It looks to me like he Mr Kahn said the same thing that we did not make a sacrifice. I’m not sure if he was talking about the United States or the families of the me. And women who died but he said what you did. People are yelling at you for something he said too. Seems a little weird that they are ready to throw the book at you but not Mr Kahn. I totally agree with what you said and as Americans we do have a right to what we believe and the fact that we can say it out loud. Obama clintons and a lot of other people did not serve I. The military and those who dodged it on purpose have no room to say a word!! Many who were drafted had medical reasons or religious reasons why they didn’t serve and wanted to but could not and I believe they have a right to say something too. I believe can be outspoken and sometimes he just plain gets carried away and it’s wrong. But he has not give. E mails away to other countries that are highly classified. He is ‘t saying that our military isn’t worth supporting or even helping In fact he’s doing the opposite by saying he will get them medical help and other help. Not once I. The DNC convention was a United STATES FLAG HUNG OR WAS SHOWN. IN FACT FOUR YEARS AGO I. DENVER TGEY THREW ALL TGE FLAGS FROM THE US IN TGE TRASH. THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF THEM!!! How patriotic is that?? I do appreciate your statements Chris and I think you were 100 % right on. Thank you so much for your service and your comments!!
Awesome response. . You are a true American soldier.. Thank you for your service in protecting us ..