Here's one of the 28%ers

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Father turns grief into advocacy for war
By Rebecca Santana - The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Sep 16, 2007 10:28:04 EDT


JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — It’s been more than two years since the military officers showed up at John Wroblewski’s house, their mere presence at his doorstep conveying the horrible news that his eldest son had died in Iraq.

Since that day, Wroblewski has taken a long journey that has included a trip to Iraq to see where his son died, and he’s become an outspoken proponent of the war.

“It makes me feel that I’m doing something for my son, for what he did,” said Wroblewski, sitting on the deck outside his Morris County home next to his wife, Shawn. “When your son or daughter puts on that uniform, you put on that uniform.”

The Wroblewskis’ son, John Thomas Wroblewski or “J.T.” as the family called him, was killed April 6, 2004 in Ramadi, when he and the troops he was with were ambushed. The second lieutenant in the Marines was shot in the head, the bullet piercing the radio he was using to call for help and ripping through the strong, square jaw his mother had always admired.

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For Wroblewski, a father of four, the war will always be personal. He bristles when he hears criticism of the mission or the troops, taking it as a criticism of his son.

“I really feel deep down inside that we are doing the right thing,” he said. “We as Americans have to have the intestinal fortitude to get this job done.”


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/09/ap_fathersgrief_070916/