The Pen that Signed Bush’s Veto
Cpl. Dustin Derga, Defeatism, Democrats, George W. Bush, Iraq, USMC, War on Terror
AP:
President Bush vetoed legislation to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq Tuesday night in a historic showdown with Congress …
Bush signed the veto with a pen given to him by Robert Derga, the father of Marine Corps Reserve Cpl. Dustin Derga, who was killed in Iraq on May 8, 2005. The elder Derga spoke with Bush two weeks ago at a meeting the president had with military families at the White House.
Derga asked Bush to promise to use the pen in his veto. On Tuesday, Derga contacted the White House to remind Bush to use the pen, and so he did. The 24-year-old Dustin Derga served with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion 25th Marines from Columbus, Ohio. The five-year Marine reservist and fire team leader was killed by an armor-piercing round in Anbar Province.
Hat tip to Jules Crittenden.