War Protesters Protest at New Hampshire soldier’s Funeral, Patriotism saves the day

I don’t care what your position on the war is, this is unacceptable. Protesting is one thing, but this is altogether different. To not have the decency to let loved ones bury a hero who died for our country in peace is disgraceful.

Thankfully one man from Kingston stepped up and started a counter-protest to help the family of the fallen soldier say goodbye to their loved one in peace.

This man, Pat Langois, is from my town, and I can’t tell you how proud I am of him. Thank you Pat.

This group of protesters is known as the Westboro Baptist Church, and they have been protesting soldier’s funerals for several years now.

From the article:

The group uses extreme language and Biblical references to claim that a variety of events — from the death of soldiers in Iraq to, most recently, the Virginia Tech shootings — are God’s punishment for America’s tolerance of homosexuality.

This quote from someone else who confronted the protesters:

McGillicuddy, who lives in East Hampstead, was among several who confronted the protesters, and found herself the target of one woman’s hate. “She was saying that all the deaths were my fault, and negative stuff about God. Like God wanted death and that it was our fault this was happening and we were godless and we’re going to burn in hell.”

“No, I think it’ll be you,” McGillicuddy finally told her before walking away, shaken.

If you want to protest the war, I have no problem with that, It’s guaranteed in the constitution. But to protest at a funeral has to be about the most vile thing a group can do to protest. The only thing that comes close to that is this, and this still pales in comparison.