Post by Senbecc on May 24, 2006 23:48:10 GMT -5
MEMORIAL DAY
is the American holiday that remembers and honors US military war dead.
This year it is on Monday, May 29.
Sgt. Patrick Stewart, a Nevada National Guardsman and a Wiccan, was
killed in action by terrorists in Afghanistan on September 25, 2005. He
died in the service of the United States in Operation Enduring Freedom,
also known as the War on Terrorism which the USA launched following
terrorist attacks on America on September 11, 2001.
Sgt. Patrick Stewart made the ultimate sacrifice and deserves the same
respect and honor given the other war dead. He deserves to have his
memorial plaque with his emblem of belief on it, the Pentacle, at this
Memorial Day, the first after his death.
More about Sgt. Stewart has just been posted on-line:
www.circlesanctuary.org/liberty/veteranpentacle/stewartlifeandtimes.htm
Thus far, the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has failed to give
Sgt. Stewart the honor that he deserves. Despite repeated requests to
approve the Pentacle over the past 9 years, the VA still has not
approved the Pentacle for inclusion on government-issued memorial markers,
plaques, and headstones for deceased veterans.
Because the VA has still not approved the Pentacle, Roberta Stewart,
Sgt. Stewart's widow, is holding a special Memorial Day service to honor
him, to memorialize deceased veterans of all religions, and to issue a
public call to hold the VA accountable for upholding the US
Constitution by providing equal treatment for all the religions of deceased
veterans.
ABOUT THE EVENT:
Sgt. Patrick Stewart Freedom for All Faiths Memorial Service
Memorial Day, May 29, 2006
at the Out of Town Park in Fernley, Nevada
the site of the new memorial for war dead
More details:
www.circlesanctuary.org/liberty/veteranpentacle/stewartmemorial.htm
This special Memorial Service has begun getting media attention:
Las Vegas Review-Journal on May 22, 2006
Lack of recognition for Wiccan symbol prompts alternative memorial
www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/May-22-Mon-2006/news/7509332.html
Officials have begun issuing public statements of support:
www.circlesanctuary.org/liberty/veteranpentacle/quotesofsupport.htm
HOW TO HELP:
(1) NETWORK: Circulate copies of this email widely and ask others to do
the same. Post it on email lists, websites, and on-line bulletin
boards. Forward it to those you know who might be interested. Also let them
know about our website with more details:
www.circlesanctuary.org/liberty/veteranpentacle
(2) MEDIA: Encourage media to cover this event and this issue (press,
radio, television, internet).
A press release about the event:
www.circlesanctuary.org/liberty/veteranpentacle/stewartmemorialrelease.htm
A fact sheet on the Pentacle for Veterans quest:
www.circlesanctuary.org/liberty/veteranpentacle/calltova.htm
(3) ATTEND: If you wish to attend the event, please email
liberty@circlesanctuary.org by Noon, Friday, May 26 for additional
details.
(4) SPIRITUAL SUPPORT: Please continue to do meditations, rituals,
prayers, and other spiritual workings in support of Pentacle approval by
the VA and in support of Roberta Stewart and others who are working on
this quest.
(5) STAY INFORMED: Additional updates will be sent out in future
editions of this occasional e-bulletin, Circle Times. Subscriptions are free
-- sign up on-line: www.circlesanctuary.org -- and click on the
URL in the confirming email that you will receive to complete the
subscription process.
Circle Times: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
is the American holiday that remembers and honors US military war dead.
This year it is on Monday, May 29.
Sgt. Patrick Stewart, a Nevada National Guardsman and a Wiccan, was
killed in action by terrorists in Afghanistan on September 25, 2005. He
died in the service of the United States in Operation Enduring Freedom,
also known as the War on Terrorism which the USA launched following
terrorist attacks on America on September 11, 2001.
Sgt. Patrick Stewart made the ultimate sacrifice and deserves the same
respect and honor given the other war dead. He deserves to have his
memorial plaque with his emblem of belief on it, the Pentacle, at this
Memorial Day, the first after his death.
More about Sgt. Stewart has just been posted on-line:
www.circlesanctuary.org/liberty/veteranpentacle/stewartlifeandtimes.htm
Thus far, the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has failed to give
Sgt. Stewart the honor that he deserves. Despite repeated requests to
approve the Pentacle over the past 9 years, the VA still has not
approved the Pentacle for inclusion on government-issued memorial markers,
plaques, and headstones for deceased veterans.
Because the VA has still not approved the Pentacle, Roberta Stewart,
Sgt. Stewart's widow, is holding a special Memorial Day service to honor
him, to memorialize deceased veterans of all religions, and to issue a
public call to hold the VA accountable for upholding the US
Constitution by providing equal treatment for all the religions of deceased
veterans.
ABOUT THE EVENT:
Sgt. Patrick Stewart Freedom for All Faiths Memorial Service
Memorial Day, May 29, 2006
at the Out of Town Park in Fernley, Nevada
the site of the new memorial for war dead
More details:
www.circlesanctuary.org/liberty/veteranpentacle/stewartmemorial.htm
This special Memorial Service has begun getting media attention:
Las Vegas Review-Journal on May 22, 2006
Lack of recognition for Wiccan symbol prompts alternative memorial
www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/May-22-Mon-2006/news/7509332.html
Officials have begun issuing public statements of support:
www.circlesanctuary.org/liberty/veteranpentacle/quotesofsupport.htm
HOW TO HELP:
(1) NETWORK: Circulate copies of this email widely and ask others to do
the same. Post it on email lists, websites, and on-line bulletin
boards. Forward it to those you know who might be interested. Also let them
know about our website with more details:
www.circlesanctuary.org/liberty/veteranpentacle
(2) MEDIA: Encourage media to cover this event and this issue (press,
radio, television, internet).
A press release about the event:
www.circlesanctuary.org/liberty/veteranpentacle/stewartmemorialrelease.htm
A fact sheet on the Pentacle for Veterans quest:
www.circlesanctuary.org/liberty/veteranpentacle/calltova.htm
(3) ATTEND: If you wish to attend the event, please email
liberty@circlesanctuary.org by Noon, Friday, May 26 for additional
details.
(4) SPIRITUAL SUPPORT: Please continue to do meditations, rituals,
prayers, and other spiritual workings in support of Pentacle approval by
the VA and in support of Roberta Stewart and others who are working on
this quest.
(5) STAY INFORMED: Additional updates will be sent out in future
editions of this occasional e-bulletin, Circle Times. Subscriptions are free
-- sign up on-line: www.circlesanctuary.org -- and click on the
URL in the confirming email that you will receive to complete the
subscription process.
Circle Times: Wednesday, May 24, 2006