Editor: The Moving Wall was designed and built for three purposes: first, to bring a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington to the American public; second, as an educational tool; and third, as a healing means for the biggest division of the American public since the Civil War.
I was appalled to find representatives of local funeral homes hawking their prepaid funeral services and other wares. This memorial is a reminder of the price my fellow Vietnam veterans have paid so we can all enjoy the freedoms we have today. This is a time for reflection on their deaths and the effects that have been visited on their sons, daughters, wives and other family members. The display of the symbols of death does a great disservice to the families and to those brave men listed on the wall and does nothing to help heal the rift that is still apparent today.
The insensitivity and lack of respect shown by these morbid displays is an affront to the dignity that the men on the wall have earned and deserve.
The sponsors of the wall should be severely chastised for allowing this to happen. It shows a lack of judgment and common sense, but also really poor taste, to put it mildly.
-- William H. Schreiber, Spring Hill
Missing funds slipped past officer
Editor: Former club director charged with fraud, Sept. 2 Times:
Editor: I am in shock and disbelief about the recent article implicating Julie Rodriguez, formerly of the Boys and Girls Club, with organized fraud. What surprises me even more is the fact that an individual who is running for public office was her supervisor.
Eddie McConnell is a law enforcement officer who is running for sheriff. How could he not know that $30,000 missing from an account without authorization isn't a crime?
I heard Mr. McConnell speak several years ago at a civic group. He stated he was a crime prevention expert. He spoke on several ways to avoid becoming a victim of theft, fraud, scams and other crimes. Isn't it ironic that he would fall victim himself?
Perhaps he should attend one of his own classes and brush up on the portion about fraud.
-- L.C. Frazee, Spring Hill
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