Hello Westfield, especially, Ward 3… GOOD NEWS my proposal is being considered as we speak. I went to his office and spoke with his staff person for any questions, and to provide for clarifications. Frida is the day that he would have to submit it for consideration. While I was reminded that there already exists a national day for MIA/POW’s; I still want to go forward on this. As said, I was most offended when candidate Trump, said that John McCain was no hero, he prefers his heroes not get captured. First: no one volunteers to be a POW, and having your jet shot down over enemy territory leaves with no real options. Next, the life of a POW is no ideal life choice with torture, abuse, isolation, and not knowing if you will be shot tomorrow… McCain, was there for 5 years??? Not good. I pushed back my thinking on this as Trump never served a day, bone spurs…he never really met returnees covered in scares from wounds gotten battles. It was when Pres. Bush died that a lot of that anguish came back…I had to do something; as a Vet, and as an American. With all of our current events, and especially the focus on myth information…I had to do something. Whether it was at Andersonville where thousands of American POWs were abused, starved, went without medical treatment; those in WWII, who worked in slave camps in Asia, or rounded up, had their hands tied behind their back and shot. And, it is not just for them, but their families. Much of the U.S. was not a class based society, but a nation where every day Americans and their families shared the burden and responsibility for our nation.
So, it is for them too. Massachusetts sent many a soldier into wars to defend what was theirs, and their families: Rights, Freedoms, Opportunities to have a life, and a life not pre-determined by birth status. OK, emotional…Please contact Rep. Velis’ office (52 Court Street Westfield, MA 01085 413-572-3920 or [email protected]), and let him know you too believe that Mass., too should have a Day of Remembrance on March 14th when the maligned John McCain became a free man. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, and spirit as an American, Your former Ward 3 City Councilor, Brian Hoose …[email protected].
