[Shotimes] Re: FW: : what kind of man would do such a thing??

[Ron Porter]

At least it has a semblance of truth. I would say 90%+ of the stories that I
run through Snopes have no foundation in truth whatsoever. Here's Snopes
article:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/injured.asp

Ron  Porter

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Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 10:21 AM
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Subject: [Shotimes] Re: FW: : what kind of man would do such a thing??


>From truthorfiction.com:

President Bush's Greeting and Prayer for a Wounded Soldier Who Lost His
Right Hand-Truth! & Fiction!





Summary of the eRumor
President George W. Bush is described as having held a wounded U.S.
soldier's stump, where he had lost his hand, and praying for him.  A story
told by U.S. Sergeant Major Jack Tilley.  The story was related by 
Chaplain
James Henderson of the Association of the U.S. Army, the Redstone 
Huntsville
chapter.




The Truth
A spokesperson for the Sgt. Major Jack Tilley says this story is based on 
some
real events, but is exaggerated.
He says that although both President Bush and Sgt. Major Tilley have both 
visited
wounded soldiers at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, they have never 
done
so together.
During one of his visits, Sgt. Major Tilley met a special forces soldier 
who lost his
right hand in an accident involving a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.
The soldier offered his limb to Tilley in greeting.
Tilley shook his bandaged arm, presented him with a coin, and said, "God 
bless you."
A few days later, President Bush visited the hospital, greeted several 
soldiers and
presented many with medals.
Mr. Bush also encountered the same soldier who had lost his right hand.
When the soldier offered his limb in greeting, the president cupped his 
bandaged
arm in both hands, said "God bless you," and kissed the soldier on the 
forehead,
according to Sgt. Major Tilley's spokesperson.

I don't mean to rain on anybody's parade, but I always feel you have to 
take
anything you read on the internet with a grain of salt.


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.





shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 12/17/2003 09:40:24 AM:

> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Pam D" <donelsonp@hotmail.com>
> Date:  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:01:09 +0000
> 
> My wife forwarded this to me and felt it was worthy of mentioning .. 
sorry for the OT.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>        What kind of man would do such a thing?
> 
>        At Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, DC recently the 
> Sergeant Major of the Army, Jack Tilley, was with a group of people 
visiting the wounded soldiers.
> He saw a Special Forces soldier who had 
> lost his right hand and suffered severe wounds of his face and side of 
his body.  The SMA wanted 
> to honor him and show him respect without offending, but what can you 
say or do in such a 
> situation that will encourage and uplift?  How do you shake the right 
hand of a soldier who has 
> none? He decided to  act as though the hand was not missing and gripped 
the soldiers wrist while 
> speaking words of comfort and encouragement to him.
> 
>       But there was another man in that group of visitors who had even 
brought his wife with him 
> to visit the wounded who knew exactly what to do.  This man reverently 
took the soldiers stump of 
> a hand in both of his hands, bowed at the bedside and prayed for him. 
When he finished the prayer 
> he stood up, bent over the soldier and kissed him on the head and with 
tears flowing, told him 
> that he loved him. What a powerful expression of love and compassion for 
one of our wounded heroes! 
> 
>        What kind of a man would do such a thing?
>        It was the wounded man's Commander-in-Chief, George W. Bush; 
> President of the United States.
> 
>    This story was told by the SMA at a Soldiers  Breakfast held at red 
> Arsenal, Alabama, and recorded by Chaplain James Henderson, stationed 
there.
> 
>        Pass it on...the press won't.
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