Proud Marine Dad Put A Sticker On His Car, But He Had No Idea What Was Waiting For Him Check Comments đđ
In honor of his brave U.S. Marine son, Ed Alexander draped stickers on his and Tamiâs automobiles, shouting out to their childâs military service with pride. They never wouldâve guessed that the stickers, which read âProud parent of a U.S. Marine,â would spark fury.
When Lewis parked his car at a store, he went back to it only to discover that someone had written him an extremely unpleasant note in response to the sticker plastered on the windshield.
When he was ready to back out of the parking lot, he noticed the piece of paper on his windshield and stopped to read it. He simply could not believe what he saw. A complete stranger left him a vicious message that made him cry and prompted him to contact the cops.
It turned out that no crime had been committed since there was no real danger in the note, but the sheriffâs department did notify the public about this harsh statement by posting about it on their Facebook page.
The note reads: f you and your son. I hope he dies.â In a Facebook post, the sheriffâs office stated: âWe canât undo the message, and we almost hate to share it, but we decided we could use it as an opportunity to say thank you. Please join us. To this man in Deltona, to anyone whoâs served or is serving our country, and to all the families who sacrifice precious months and years with a loved one: THANK YOU and your son, daughter, husband, wife,relative or friend for what youâve given us. We hope each and every man and woman comes home safe, although we know our world is not a safe place, and not everyone gets that homecoming. Our families are veteran families, too. We canât put a note on every windshield, but we can say it here: We respect you, we support you and weâre here for you at home.â
âWow, this personâs evil,â said Lewis of the stranger who left the note. He continued, âMy sonâs serving to protect that personâs right to do that and it really hit me, so I called the sheriffâs departmentâŚI was crying.â âI feel comforted, very much comforted,â Lewis said of the sheriffâs departmentâs decision to publish the letter on Facebook along with a message of gratitude to military members.
Tami said their son âwanted to make a difference in the world, and this was his choice,â and that this was his decision to join the military. Lewis had one thing to say for himself, telling the reporter: âIf I could leave a note on their car, Iâd probably say God bless you.â
A flood of responses arrived from the sheriffâs office, including one individual who wrote: âWhoever left this note should be found and publicly shamed. I donât support the unnecessary wars the US has engaged in during the last 25 years or so, but I do support our troops. They put their lives on the line for us, and deserve our respect and thanks.â
Another commented: âI am grateful for people like your son, that he/they are willing and ready to protect and defend this country. Many thanks to the families who give up their loved ones so we can have the freedoms that our forefathers wanted for us.