I received this email today. It's UNBELIEVABLE! 
Larry and I were at this counter-rally held at the corner of the fair grounds. We did not see
> this happen, but I think I know who it happened to. This e-mail was sent to me by a friend now
> living in Topeka. It is gut wrenching...
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> Here is a letter that a friend of mine here in Emporia is hoping that the local paper, THE
> EMPORIA GAZETTE, will publish. Please feel free to pass this on to anyone who you think might be
> interested. Due to security concerns, I will not include his name.
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> Dear editor: (Due to the nature of my service and as a security issue please withhold my name,
> if at all possible.)
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> I am a member of the Kansas Army National Guard. I am a former marine as well. I returned
> home from 15 month's active duty in Kosovo last January. I am scheduled to re-deploy June 4th of
> this year for another 18 months and I will be serving in a war zone which I am not at liberty to
> disclose. I volunteered for this duty as an opportunity to serve my country again.
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> On Monday, May 1st, I was at the Lyon County Fairgrounds to observe the immigration rally.
> On my truck I proudly displayed both the American flag and the flag of the United States
> Marines.
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> Within minutes of arriving at the parking lot I was approached by no less than 4 law
> enforcement vehicles and several officers. I was ordered to immediately remove the flags from my
> vehicle.
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> When I attempted to ask why, an officer replied, "Shut your mouth and go home". I was told
> if I didn't comply that I would be arrested without delay for disorderly conduct. There was no
> opportunity to reason with the police. I was given an ultimatum and was forced to comply or
> forfeit my freedom.
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> I'll not go into the obvious implications that this incident raises. I will leave it to you
> and to your readers to explain how it is that as a citizen and solider I was not allowed to
> display the flag of the nation that I serve and protect. Meanwhile I stood in a sea of flags
> from foreign nations, some waived by hand, others attached to vehicles. I was also profanely
> insulted by one of the demonstrators who himself was flying a Mexican flag from his vehicle.
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> I would ask that each of you who read this ponder the inference of the actions of the
> officers in question, what it says about our country at present and the ominous implications of
> the future.
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> The immigration issue is not a joke; it is a matter of huge proportion concerning the
> security of our nation and the safety of our people.
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> I have seen a lot in my military career and many things have moved me deeply but not until
> this heartbreaking incident was I literally reduced to tears. The disrespect and outright hatred
> shown to me by both the demonstrators and by the law enforcement officers of my own hometown was
> heartrending.
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> Some might question just exactly what I am serving for. I hope you can find the answer in
> your own hearts. My conviction to serve still does not waver.
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