Stuck on Stupid or How Not to Act at Arlington Cemetery (UPDATED)

 
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Stuck on Stupid or How Not to Act at Arlington Cemetery (UPDATED)

My friend Jonn caught this one, and it is blowing up all over the place....

Meet Lindsey Stone, a self-proclaimed douchebag. See that picture? She thinks it’s hilarious because she’s being her douche bag self. Of course, she’s at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, and she thinks that doing what she’s doing is like smoking under a “No Smoking” sign.

 

Needless to say, her picture hasn't turned out well for her.  As of yesterday she was employed at...

LIFE, Living Independently Forever, Inc., is a non profit organization that provdes supported independent living for adults with disabilities within its condominium communities on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

And as of this morning, they have this disclaimer up on their Facebook page....along with 4,000+ messages.

It has come to our attention that a member of LIFE staff has posted a photo on a personal facebook page that has upset others. This photo in no way reflects the opinions of LIFE staff members and/or anyone affiliated with our organization. We sincerely apologize for any offense that the photo may have caused and we are drafting an official apology to be released in the morning.

I sent it to a buddy of mine last night who is from Massachusetts (Lindsey here is from Plymouth Mass), and he went ballistic when he saw it.  He talked about the "profound" experience when he took his two young boys there earlier in the year.  Like many of you, I have friends buried there, and I'd like to imagine one in particular (SSG Chuck Burton) who is probably trying to figure out how he can best haunt Ms Stone.  I can't even fathom what this young lady was thinking.

I found it ironic that on a week when we celebrate Thanksgiving, that we have a moron from the town the Pilgrims landed in being disrespectful to our honored dead.  Just offensive on a level I can't even imagine.  I'm guessing she won't be thankful for her job come Thursday morning, but I guess we can wait for the press release.

UPDATE: LIFE has now issued its apology:

 

On Nov. 19 at approximately 6 p.m., we became aware that one of our employees had posted an offensive, inappropriate photograph on her personal Facebook page. The photo was taken at a national historic site in October by a fellow employee during a trip to Washington, D.C. attended by 40 residents and eight staff. The photo has since been removed from Facebook, and both employees have been placed on unpaid leave pending the results of an internal investigation.
 
This photograph in no way reflects the opinions or values of the LIFE organization, which holds our nation’s veterans in the highest regard. We are proud to have veterans serving on our staff and board of trustees, and we value their service. The men and women who have selflessly fought and sacrificed their lives to protect the rights and lives of Americans deserve our utmost respect and gratitude. We are acutely aware that this photo has done a disservice to veterans and we are deeply saddened that it was taken and shared in a public medium.
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So what will be done about the lack of respect? Nothing was done about Jane Fonda!

If she was there on a trip with her employer, then her actions reflect on her employer. Perhaps LIFE should exercise their right to free speech with those glorious words "you're fired".

There are many veterans that are interred in Arlington that command a lot more respect that was shown, from the photo displayed, she appears far old enough to know better. There are no nice comments that I have to refer to her dispictable actions and behavior. I am both angry and disappointed in this attitude. I, as many other vets would have escorted her and her friend from the premises minus a camera accompanied by a few choice ($&#%^**+) words; but that would have lowered us to her level.... Lower than the belly of a snake in a sewer.

I'm not an American but I've eaten the same dirt and felt the same memorable terror the rest of you who are commenting on this page have. I used to like and admire you folks, actually strike that.... I used to love you, because when I was a kid you were not only your country's, you were the planet's Greatest Generation. And now this.

Richard Vidaurri
Guadalajara, Mexico
Americal Division, The U.S. Army in Vietnam.

Congratulations Ms Stone, you just made a complete ass out of yourself on national news. Maybe you should spend a week or so at the gate to ANC holding a sign that reads "I'm a joke. Arlington National Cemetery is not." What was it that Ron White once said? "You can't fix stupid."

First we as Veterans and the Family's of the fallen have to deal with a certain So called Church in Kans protesting at fallen Solder's Funerals, Now this, I guess the new generation has no respect for anyone including themselves. Ms Stone I hope you are proud of your picture which shows the ultimate Disrespect at the Tomb of the Unknown and all that are buried there. I hope the next time you ask for help from any State or Federal office or anyone connected with the U.S. Military you get a swift trip to the wood shed, as a grown woman you should have more sense than posting a picture like that, if that's how you choose to re-bell against the U.S.A. and it's Military (KEEP IT TO YOURSELF). Nuff Said

This may be above you and your friends Ms. Stone but, take away the people in authority and do you know what you have? Answer: Different people in authority! Idiot. Rebelling against authority in general. Have you ever witnesses death? The men and women buried here will never see any friends or family until they are joined in heaven. Why? So you can flip them off with your disrespect. Some day hopefully, you will grow up. Stop doing things that will embarress yourself late!

This is the highest insult ever and she should not get off without some recriminations. I believe that
she is facing them right now for being, yes; stupid. Jane Fonda another example of the word.

I lived across the road from Ft Myers/ Arlington Cemetery, and often visited and walked around the cemetery. Never, in the years I was there, did I see anyone, young or old, behaving other than respectfully. It is difficult to even imagine, much less have to see such an image, especially near the Tomb of the Unknown. This young woman has shown remarkable ignorance about her country and sadly shamed herself.

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