Milblogs go silent
Milblogs all over the country are going silent until December 18, 2009.
Silent, that is, except for a post supporting CJ Grisham.
The Huntsville City Council and the Huntsville City Schools Board of Education both meet Thursday night (Dec 17). Each of these bodies has the power and duty to help make this right. The City needs to ensure that Police do not chill Freedom of Speech. Plus I expect the HPD to apologize to Master Sergeant Grisham for their actions during the PTA meeting and for their unacceptable response to his complaint. The Board of Education needs to apologize to Master Sergeant Grisham for trying to destroy his career. The Board also needs to investigate the Schools’ actions and take corrective actions.
Board member Jennie Robinson should use tomorrow’s meeting to either fulfill her promise to call for Superintendent Moore’s resignation or explain how being lied by the Administration is now acceptable.
It should be obvious to City leaders elected officials that this issue is not going away – you can’t ignore it – it keeps growing.
C.J. has earned accolades and respect, from the White House on down for his honest, and sometimes blunt, discussion of issues — particularly PTSD. In the last few months, C.J. has seen an issue with a local school taken to his command who failed to back him, and has even seen his effort to deal with PTSD, and lead his men in same by example, used against him as a part of this…
On Wednesday 16 December, readers will have the chance to imagine a world without milblogs, and to do something about it. Those participating are urging their readers to contact their elected representatives in Congress, and to let their opinions be known to them and to other leaders in Washington.
Some milblogs will remain silent for several days; some just for the day. All have agreed to keep the post about the silence and C.J. at the top of their blogs until Friday 18 December.
Army Master Sgt. C. J. Grisham has always led from the front, from combat that earned him the Bronze Star with V device, to doing right by the men he led. His honesty won him readership and respect, from the White House on down. Yet, when he stood up for his children in school, his command did not stand by him.
This is not a group apt to fly off the handle and complain at small slights. As a group they are, in the words of the Declaration of Independence, “more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.” I think the fact that they have taken this step shows the importance they attach to this issue.
There are good reasons for the military to restrict what milbloggers post—kissing up to small-minded, small-time local politicians isn’t one of them.
New and old media should be covering this story.
Milblogs have been a vital link in getting accurate news and information about the military, and military operations, to the public. They have provided vital context and analysis on issues critical to operations and to the informed electorate critical to the Republic.
If you want to help CJ Grisham with his legal expenses please contribute at RFCU. You can even fill out a slip at the drive-through and help out with your pocket cash. Grisham hired attorney Neal Puckett (”When your future is on the line”) to defend him in the Article 15. Local litigator Joel Jaqubino of Wolfe, Jones, Wolfe, Hancock, and Daniel is pursuing legal remedies for Grisham.
Grisham Legal Fund
c/o Redstone Federal Credit Union
220 Wynn Drive
Huntsville, AL 35893
We can’t undo what’s been done to the Grisham family, but we can make it right.
UPDATE:
MILBLOGS GO DARK FOR THE DAY, in support of C.J. Grisham.
Note to Huntsville officials – Instapundit by itself gets 435,000 visits per day (that’s like 9 times the circulation of The Huntsville Times). Add to that all the readership of all the Milblogs and Huntsville’s getting to be (in)famous…
Heckuva job, Dr. Moore.
Huntsville City school officials are clueless and don’t care about the community.
This is up on the American Legion news site the Burn Pit.
I would consider that big.
http://burnpit.legion.org/2009/12/the-day-the-military-blogs-went-silent/
Anyone know what took place last night at the HSV City School Board meeting?
I was unable to attend and could only hope that Dr Robinson will hold Dr Moore’s feet to the fire over her false statements concerning this issue.
Also, did the HPD acknowledge or apologize to the Grisham family for their actions in the City council meeting last night?
Milblogs down. Huntsville spirals into economic catastrophe.
Now every God fearing, Constitution quoting, Flag waving Right Wing Republican will steer clear of Huntsville. Great Job, its not like we need any more of “those people” anyway!!!!!
It does kind of suck, I know HPD and the Huntsville City School systems are going to miss those tolerant, chain of command oriented private citizens.
Really those Milblogs are right leaning and further perpetuate half of the story. Good job I guess my phrase for today is “Drama Kings”. If CJ’s story means that more people like him will avoid leftist, pinko-communist, liberal, cowards hmmm let me make sure I havent missed one….oh yeah the dreaded socialist Huntsville, Alabama School system then that is fine by most of the citizens here I assure you.
Guess what I am getting for X-Mas……………… the passage of a healthcare reform bill. Let it snow, Let it snow Let it snow.