Sgt Ryan David Jopek family told Obama not to wear bracelet
Newsbusters reports that the family Sgt Jopek did not want Barack Hussein Obama wearing the KIA bracelet for their son. The Mother of Sgt Jopek is a Obama supporter and has declined to go public on her request to Obama to take off her son’s bracelet and stop politicizing his death. However, the Father appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio recently.
Jopek began by saying that his ex-wife was taken aback, even upset, that Obama has made the death of her son a campaign issue. Jopek says his wife gave Obama the bracelet because “she just wanted Mr. Obama to know Ryan’s name.” Jopek went on to say that “she wasn’t looking to turn it into a big media event” and “just wanted it to be something between Barack Obama and herself.” Apparently, they were all shocked it became such a big deal.
But, he also said that his ex-wife has refused further interviews on the matter and that she wanted Obama to stop wearing the reminder of her son’s sacrifice that he keeps turning into a campaign soundbyte. This begins at about 10 minutes into the radio program.
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