I have become acquainted with your situation over the past few weeks. I am a liberal. Well, as much of a liberal as a sane man can be anyhow. I do not agree with everything you say or on a lot of your politics. That being said, I am an American who loves this country deeply and as such I respect and appreciate your valor and honor in defending this nation.

That is what the military does, in case any of my fellow liberals are out there reading this. They defend this nation. They don't make policy. The people WE vote into office, when we bother to vote at all, do. They don't start wars. They go where WE send them and they defend us, pure and simple. It is our duty as citizens of this nation to do the same for them. What happened to CJ can not be allowed to stand unchallenged. The circumstances that CJ is up against are an underhanded attack on not only free speech, but on the public's ability to object to arbitrary policy changes. Regardless of political affiliation or personal values, anyone who actually values any of the freedoms we hold dear should object to this injustice. Object to it happening now to CJ or later to yourself. It's your choice.

I do not know CJ personally, but I am certain that he knows his leadership and how the Army works quite well. I know that he chose, despite most likely knowing how it would turn out, to continue to stand up for his rights when it would have been far easier and less unpleasant just to follow the illegal orders and allow his freedoms to be taken away. The fact that he insisted upon continuing on the path that he has chosen shows that he was aware of the larger issues and that he is now doing what he has always done. He is protecting this nation. And he is doing so against a far greater threat than any group outside our borders can pose. We, all of us, need to back him up on this.

You have my complete support on this, CJ. I hold you in my thoughts and while I don't exactly pray I sincerely hope that you prevail and that you and your family come through this ok.

In case any of the people that I voted into office are following this thread, I have this message for you: Don't take the moderate liberal vote for granted. It is time to show me and all of those people like me that you do actually support the freedoms that you claim to embrace. This story will get out. It already is beginning to do so. When it does there will be quite the reaction from people upon whose votes you complacently count.

May our Republic endure in spite of our politicins…

What did you do when you had an issue with the Grissom principal? did you just shrug your shoulders and "hope it would go away?"

As for mom and wife of a deployed Warrior, the Army takes great care of our military families. But they don't live their lives for them. It's hard regardless of all the military support we get. What should the military do other than what it already does? She's handicapped because she has to inconvenience other families to watch kids so she can have a night out or clean the house. Her husband can't help with dinner, clean the garage, mow the lawn, fix the link under the sink, adjust the hot water heater, etc. She either has to pick up that slack or calls other military folks who are always more than willing to help, but it's not fun always feeling like you have to ask for help. At some point, we start to feel like we're imposing. That is what she was talking about – not that she was left out there flapping all by herself.

And as for your criticizing that woman, who ever she is, when you've walked a mile in her shoes, then you have a right to your flippant remarks. I suspect that her hubs is in the Guard or Reserves. What happens there is that those folks join, do their weekends, then deploy. But the base they deploy from is often many miles from where they live. There are no other Military families around to count on. What if she has no family nearby? You don't know the situation. You have no right to pass judgment or be so indignant. I'm quite sure you have NO idea what its like being the one left behind for a year or more to take care of kids and everything else. So lighten up Rodney. It sounds very disrespectful of those who's sacrifices, including the families of those serving, make it possible for you to come here and speak freely.