This is beyond disgusting.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Ofren Arrechaga, 28, of Hialeah, Florida — a member of the 101st Airborne Division — was killed in Afghanistan on March 29, 2011, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
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He died one day after his three-year-old son’s birthday, and left his 22-year-old widow, Seana, bereft.
(In 2011) Seana turned for comfort to other widows at Ft. Campbell, the base in Tennessee where she still lives. She also connected with the American Widow Project, a website on which military widows share stories and seek advice. Seana began drafting hers, but found it too difficult at first.
“When you’re writing it down, it makes it more permanent and real,” Arrechaga said.
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Country star Josh Gracin later turned her story into a song.
Arrechaga was a fan of Gracin’s when he made it big on American Idol. And she said he treated her story – and her husband’s memory — with elegance.
“Every time I hear that song in the future, it’s him. It’s about him,” she said.
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This is a photo from the funeral of Army Sgt. 1st Class Ofren Arrechaga. That is his brave widow, Seana, with him, touching his hands for the last time, saying goodbye.
This is what disgusting propagandist (and convicted felon) Dinesh D’Souza used this photo to tweet:
Yesterday, Seana Arrechaga asked him to take this tweet down:
Seana’s request has been supported by thousands of people.
The revolting tweet is still posted.
Because the GOP views our military, our veterans, our fallen veterans and their families as nothing more than props.
Remembering and honoring the service and sacrifice of Army Sgt. 1st Class Ofren Arrechaga, 28, of Hialeah, Florida
Let us honor the wishes of his brave widow. Thank you, Seana Arrechaga, for your courage.