Lewis Alexander honored his brave U.S. Marine son by placing stickers on his and his wife Tami\u2019s cars, proudly giving a shout out to their child\u2019s service. They never would have expected that the stickers, reading \u201cProud parent of a U.S. Marine,\u201d would provoke hatred, however. When Lewis parked his car at a store, he returned to his vehicle to find that someone had left him a nasty note in response to the sticker.<\/p>\n
He noticed the piece of paper on his windshield when he prepared to back out of the parking lot, stopping to see what it said. He couldn\u2019t believe the words he read. A total stranger left a cruel note that left him in tears and prompted him to contact the police. Turns out that no crime was committed because the message didn\u2019t include an actual threat, but the sheriff\u2019s office did alert the public of this cruel note by posting about it on their Facebook page.<\/p>\n
The note read: \u201cF**k you and your son. I hope he dies.\u201d The sherrif\u2019s office wrote on Facebook, in part: \u201cWe can\u2019t undo the message, and we almost hate to share it, but we decided we could use it as an opportunity to say thank you. Please join us. To this man in Deltona, to anyone who\u2019s served or is serving our country, and to all the families who sacrifice precious months and years with a loved one: THANK YOU and your son, daughter, husband, wife, relative or friend for what you\u2019ve given us. We hope each and every man and woman comes home safe, although we know our world is not a safe place, and not everyone gets that homecoming. Our families are veteran families, too. We can\u2019t put a note on every windshield, but we can say it here: We respect you, we support you and we\u2019re here for you at home.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lewis said of the stranger who left the note, \u201cwow, this person\u2019s evil.\u201d He added, \u201cMy son\u2019s serving to protect that person\u2019s right to do that and it really hit me, so I called the sheriff\u2019s department\u2026I was crying.\u201d As for the sheriff\u2019s department decision to post the note on Facebook with a message of thanks to those in the military, Lewis said, \u201cI feel comforted, very much comforted.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tami told FOX35 that their son \u201cwanted to make a difference in the world, and this was his choice\u201d to serve in the military. Lewis did have a message for the stranger who left the note, telling the reporter: \u201cIf I could leave a note on their car, I\u2019d probably say God bless you.\u201d<\/p>\n
The sheriff\u2019s office received a flood of comments on their post, including one person who noted: \u201cWhoever left this note should be found and publicly shamed. I don\u2019t support the unnecessary wars the US has engaged in during the last 25 years or so, but I do support our troops. They put their lives on the line for us, and deserve our respect and thanks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another commenter remarked: \u201cI am grateful for people like your son, that he\/they are willing and ready to protect and defend this country. Many thanks to the families who give up their loved ones so we can have the freedoms that our forefathers wanted for us. God Bless America!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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