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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 2003
Page
4
A grandmother explains her grandson Pvt. Lacy Andrew Shrewsbury, a 2002 Pike View High School graduate in Army National Guard basic training at Fort Sill Oklahoma, will finish AIT soon. He recently sent a letter with a class’s "soldiers prayer" attached.
Guest column laments national illiteracy and voter apathy, urging readers to recall Valley Forge sacrifice. It frames duty of soldiers as the source of free press, speech, and protest, urging prayers for troops and families. Shirley Shrewsbury of Princeton, West Virginia is named as the writer.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists Randy Deason as Publisher and Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor with Charles Owens as City County Editor. Andy Patton is the Business Writer and Dennis Yena is noted among staff. The paper features a biblical quotation from Isaiah 55 11.
Governor Warner signs nine Secure Virginia Panel bills to strengthen terrorism response and directs agencies to pay active duty National Guard and Reserve members a special differential. The move, amid a tight budget, urges private employers to follow suit to keep military families financially whole during service and wartime deployment.
Charles E. Vernon of North Tazewell Virginia argues that any protest or debate about going to war harms national effort. He states such discourse provides aid to the enemy and encourages atrocities, urging citizens to show solidarity with troops and the Commander in Chief.
Rev Lloyd E Bond assistant pastor of Mt Zion Baptist Church Bluefield West Virginia urges prayer and Bible reading as protests over isapproval continue the country remains at war and young Americans fight in combat zones urging restraint and faith in God.
Readers are invited to submit letters by email or signed fax to editor at bdtonline com or by mail to Bluefield Daily Telegraph 928 Bluefield Avenue Bluefield West Virginia 24701.
Dan Thomasson argues that public sentiment underestimates war casualties and the true cost of removing Saddam Hussein. He recalls World War II courage, contrasts victory expectations with reality, and asserts the all volunteer force will endure, urging Americans not to flinch as casualties rise.
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