To the editor:

First let me give praise to the person that wrote the letter entitled “Not so noble.” I think it is really sad in this day and age that our president has to hide from this woman that lost her son fighting to protect his rear from danger. I am not saying he does not deserve a vacation; what I am saying is no matter what he is doing he could take five minutes to have a one-on-one with this woman and give her the answers she needs to put some kind of closure to her son’s death.

I am really sorry he cannot stand and be a man about this. What would he do if this were one of his children that got killed over there? He is being very cold-hearted about the situation. Her pain is very real; as a parent I feel for this woman. Her son is a hero in his own right. I am even sorrier Bush is at the helm of this great country. He even stands and calls himself a Christian; maybe he needs to ask himself if this is what God would do if he were in his shoes.

Rita Manning,

Eudora