I mostly watched baseball instead of the Democrats, but they are saying this was the most powerful moment of the whole convention.
Father of fallen Muslim-American war hero to Trump: 'You have sacrificed nothing'Khizr Khan’s son, Humayun Khan, a University of Virginia graduate who was deployed to Iraq, died in 2004 but was posthumously awarded with a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his heroism.
In his address to the Democratic National Convention, Khan contrasted two vastly different presidential candidates — one who shares characteristics of his late son and one who is nothing like him.
His son, he said, dreamed of becoming a military lawyer, “but he put those dreams aside the day he sacrificed his life to save the lives of his fellow soldiers.”
As for Trump, he said, “You have sacrificed nothing.”
“Hillary Clinton was right when she called my son the best of America,” he added. “If it was up to Donald Trump, he never would have been in America.
Donald Trump consistently smears the character of Muslims. He disrespects other minorities, women, judges, even his own party leadership.”
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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/dnc-2016-khizr-khan-226402#ixzz4FoGMPbGK Two thoughts...Clinton and Trump both dodged the draft and did not serve. So did millions of others in that era and that F**ked-up war.
It was beyond Stupid for trump to start this fight in the first place.
yeah, its sad, but its still not a reason to put Hillary and the entire Clinton Machine in the White House once again.... she'll be worse than Bill ever was....
she'll increase the debt more than Obama did, sell out our nation more than Obama did ( for her own financial gain no less) and will be more corrupt than Nixon was....
We've just endured the worse president in US history for 8 years, now the DemocRATs want to top that once again......
Individual Muslim heroes notwithstanding, as a whole they still represent the biggest problem to the world today....don't fool yourself otherwise.
CONCORD, CA, US
U.S. Army
MAJ, CO B, 96TH CIVIL AFFAIRS BN, 95TH CIVIL AFFAIRS BDE, FORT BRAGG, NC
07/05/2007, BAGHDAD, IRAQ
Major James M. Ahearn was a 43 year-old Californian who bravely served in the US army for 18+ years. Before joining the Army, James, and his brother Kevin, were raised in Concord by their mother, Connie Ahearn. James lived in Concord from 1977 to 1982 and spent much of his time watching football and baseball, biking, and hiking. James entered the military in 1989 and had worked in several countries including: Germany, Korea, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. James also earned an associate’s degree in liberal arts from Diablo Valley College in 1988 and a bachelor’s degree from Campbell University.
James was stationed in Iraq in 2003 and during his time there met Lena who he married in 2005. After moving to North Carolina, James and Lena had one daughter named Kali. However, on July 5, 2007, James was sent to Iraq for the third time. James’s vehicle came in contact with an explosive device while in Baghdad and both James and Sergeant Keith A. Kline, 24, from Oak Harbor, Ohio were killed by the explosion.
James had spent much of his time trying to provide toys for the children in Iraq. His brother Kevin recalls emails from James asking him to send toys to Baghdad; “He never asked for anything for himself, it was always about the kids.”
On July 20, 2008, family, soldiers, and friends gathered to pay tribute to the generous man who gave so much to others. Roughly 300 people attended the John F. Kennedy Memorial Chapel to pay respect to James and an additional 100 soldiers and friends sat in the parking lot and watched the service on televisions. James was buried at the Arlington National Cemetery after a life spent supporting the morals he believed in.
His wife remembers; “Jimmy was the greatest gift I ever had. He was the strongest and bravest man I ever saw in my life. I will never regret marrying him and moving to the US.” James has touched countless lives and will forever be remembered as the man who sacrificed whatever he could to help.
