A memorial to honor soldiers that have sacrificed their lives fighting the War on Terror could be derailed following objections from one Democrat lawmaker.
“It is disrespectful to the families of fallen soldiers to drag this memorial into the political mud,” said Sen. Mike Kopp, R-Littleton.
Kopp sponsored the 2007 legislation that created the War on Terror Fallen Heroes Memorial. Rep. Paul Weissmann, D-Louisville, was the only lawmaker to oppose the proposal. Now Weissmann is saying the memorial should be renamed since President Barack Obama declared an end to the War on Terror last March.
Despite having declared an end to the War on Terror, there have been 534 military fatalities in Iraq and Afghanistan on Obama’s watch.
“Rep. Weissmann has fallen into the trap of political correctness,” Kopp said. “The American people are not going to put up with that when it comes to the very simple issue of honoring our soldiers.”
Click here to listen to Sen. Kopp discuss this issue on the Peter Boyles Radio Show.