Dear Hyrum City Council,
I recently attended the 4th of July celebration. As I’m sure you’re aware, there was quite a stir about the happenings there. The evening of the fifth I watched many of my friends and neighbors talking to the local news channels, they were all clearly upset about the flag waving around up there that wasn’t an American flag and the prayer that was in Spanish. Now you should know that I love my country, maybe more than anyone in the whole world. You see, I have a son that enlisted with the Army and last fall he was shipped out to Afghanistan. My boy Gerald is out there risking his life for a country, which as far as I’m concerned, did him a great injustice this July. While he was keeping peace and fighting terrorism, here in his hometown there was a Mexican flag waiving on our nation’s birthday and a Mexican prayer being given.
I remember this celebration last year when you had all the vets that fought in World War II come onto the stage and perform the flag ceremony. One of the cadets from the local ROTC up on campus played the bugle and that was a beautiful celebration and gave homage to our fallen brothers and fathers who died for this great nation. I think of last year and it truly makes me sad to think of two weeks ago come Saturday. Where last year there were brave veterans of the greatest war that ever happened, this year there was a Mexican flag flying right there next to the stars and stripes. And instead of that handsome cadet there was a Mexican girl giving a prayer. Maybe the most embarrassing thing for me was the person next to the Mexican girl translating the prayer for all of us legal residents and common kin alike.
I hope you all remember some of the things that were said that day out of patriotism and a love of this great nation. If you even remember one thing said that day you should know in your hearts there needs to be repercussions. I heard one of the vets say all of you on the council need to be impeached and shipped off to Mexico. I think that may be a bit drastic. I don’t know if there are special laws concerning these types of things but I think sending you all to a third world full of drugs and gangs and killing all the time is a bit harsh. But I think all of you should stand in front of the whole city of Hyrum and defend yourselves. Since the incident there hasn’t been word one about how you all are going to fix this and make it right. Sure, I heard the apologies for the news cameras and I saw all the papers, you’re all real sorry. But does that calm the swelling anger of those Vets? Does that do my boy the proper justice he deserves over in Afghanistan, fighting those godless terrorists?
My husband thinks that all of you need to head out to his lot, take up a hand with some of the Mexicans he has working for him and, if you like having Mexicans giving our prayers so much, maybe you need a good dose of what being a Mexican is all about. You can work in those filthy clothes and drive those beat-up cars. Try and fit all six of you on the council into a little shack and throw one big blanket over the lot of you. Then maybe after all that you’d like to come into town and just waive that Mexican flag around next to our American Flag. I didn’t even know that was the Mexican flag until my husband told me, looks more like some war banner, all green and red. Maybe my husband’s right. Maybe you all just need a good reality check before you start disgracing our national ceremonies and robbing our vets of the justice they’re do.
You all need to understand, this isn’t just about the war we’re fighting, and the respect that’s due to our fallen soldiers, our veterans, and our boys out there now. This is also about a war that we’re fighting here at home, for our American way of life. Right now there are thousands of immigrants living in the country illegally. These people are already taking our jobs, not paying taxes and stealing all of our health benefits and unemployment. I cannot stand it any longer when I see them praying to our God in their language and then when we demand an apology she looks right into that news camera and says, “Sorry, it’s easier for me to pray in Spanish.” I do not know where this is going to stop.
Mr. Hollinshead, I voted for you in ’08 when we were sure Nancy Ridgewald was going to mop the place with you. And I have purchased my last two vehicles from Rassmussen Toyota. I never wanted a Japanese car but after spending that afternoon with you, Mr. Rassmussen, I was sure I was getting the best deal in the valley. After the warranty runs out in three years I think I’ll just up and sell that Camry. Stacy, your boy Jed played football with Gerald and the two of them went to the 3A state championship, we have history you and I.
My point is I have been in all of your houses, we are neighbors, we may not all be family but we all know each other, now how on earth is it possible that something like a Mexican prayer was given on the 4th of July in Hyrum, Utah USA? What is it that’s said on the Statue of Liberty? “Give us your tired, your hungry,” something to that affect. This is a country of charity and giving. Now how can we call ourselves that when we can’t even honor our fallen with the decency of a prayer in English and the American Flag waiving proud and alone? If these Mexican immigrants had it right in their minds, they wouldn’t be coming to America, not to this town, and not into our homes. We are Americans and we will always be the same proud people, Americans.
With much shame and regret,
Marisol Garsby
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