We have been asked to get some comments on rather on not Tim McVeigh
should get a military burial. We put the question out to The Spirit
Realm and it was Gen. MacArthur of the 1940s Pacific Campaign that responded
as a spokesman for all military veterans.
"This question deeply divides us," he began. "the split is almost
even. Many feel that because of this man's splendid military service
he should be given a soldier's honors. They have some belief in his
feelings that the American government has, in many ways, betrayed its people,
and he acted in frustration over the deaths of many innocent people who
were merely standing for their rights.
The rest of us believe that the nature of his crime was so severe and
so unsoldierly that it can not, in any way, be condoned. That his
betrayal of the innocent took away any honors that he was due from his
country. A soldier does not attack babies. Only a coward commits
such acts. In war innocents are often killed, but this was not war,
and cannot be condoned.
Perhaps this is not a definitive answer to your inquiry. I can
give you no majority opinion. But I have tried to express the feelings
on both sides. I CAN say, there is one thing that the majority of
us agree on. This man MUST forfeit his life for justice to be done.
His acts are too heinous, too appalling for any other fate. This
is the majority opinion of those who have served in The Armed Forces of
The United States. But They all ask God to have mercy on his Soul."
We thank Gen. MacArthur for his comments and America's Veterans for
taking the time to answer the inquiry.
JULY 24, 1997
We wish Andrew Cunanan had left a message telling why he did what he
did. Maybe he did, and it has been destroyed. Let us just say he
had an incredible reason for his rage, far beyond the reasons stated in
the press. But where he left no message, though he was encouraged
to do so, we think it best to leave it alone. Maybe others will eventually
let the world know why he was so angry. But right now we will only insure
the world he is at peace, and on his way back to where he belongs. And
he has actually done a lot for mankind. Though it's too bad he had to do
it in the way he did.
Sometimes justice must be carried by those outside the law. This
is a tragic truth, but it is still a truth, nonetheless.