The Attack upon Our Warriors begins again...

DECORATED SOLDIER HURT

Barton Cannot Return To Iraq Due To InjuriesPOSTED: 5:54 pm EDT September 20, 2004UPDATED: 10:15 am EDT September 21, 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A local soldier back from the war in Iraq said he was beaten at an area concert because of what was printed on his T-shirt, NBC 4's Nancy Burton reported. Soldier Reportedly Attacked was Foster Barton, 19, of Grove City, received a Purple Heart for his military service in Iraq. He almost lost his leg last month after a Humvee he was riding in ran over a landmine.Barton said he was injured again Friday night in a crowded parking lot as he was leaving the Toby Keith concert at Germain Amphitheatre. The solider was injured so badly that he can't go back to Iraq as scheduled."I don't remember getting hit at all, really," said Barton, a member of the 1st Calvary Division. "He hit me in the back of the head. I fell and hit the ground. I was knocked unconscious and he continued to punch and kick me on the ground."Barton and his family said he was beat up because he was wearing an Iraqi freedom T-shirt."It's not our fault," Barton said. "I'm just doing a job."According to a Columbus police report, six witnesses who didn't know Barton said the person who beat him up was screaming profanities and making crude remarks about U.S. soldiers, Burton reported.One witness, a friend of the alleged attacker, said Barton hit first. Police said they do not think that witness is credible since the six other witnesses said Barton was hit from behind.Barton's mother said she has a message for her son's alleged attacker, who police said ran into the crowd after the incident and was not arrested."He needs our prayers, just like the insurgents, because he's a coward," Cindy Barton said. After a two-week leave, Barton was supposed to return to Iraq Tuesday. But his broken nose will delay his return.Barton is waiting for doctors to tell him when he can return to active duty. He said wants to go back as soon as possible because his unit was just attacked. Eleven soldiers were wounded and two were killed, he said.

From The Editor: This soldier with honor was attacked by a thug too cowardly to defend our country. This is the ilk of Kerry and the peacenik thugs. I am not as forgiving as Cindy Burton. What this coward who attacked this brave young soldier needs is a good ole' country ass-whipping. Sneaking up behind someone to attack recalls a method we have seen used by the Kerry-DNC thugs. They threaten confrontation, then sneak off to plot ways to back-stab their opponents. Makes one wonder if the DNC and Anti-American are one in the same. Certainly all decent Democrats should be thinking about the sort of people their party attracts. The crowd that watched should be forced to watch this thug get his ass kicked, live and up close. Cowards always seem to run in packs, without which they could not get away with their assaults upon decent folks. Passive cowards always have the excuse that they don't want to be involved. Courage is not ever having an excuse for avoiding doing the right thing at the right time. It is true that there have been too many laws passed taking away Americans' right to defend themselves, but no self respecting man could possibly ignore standing up for what is right, no matter the cost.