Would Hollywood Make a Movie About A Gold Star Father Who Supports The War?

John Wroblewski saw the uniformed officers at his door and knew his son J.T. Wroblewski was dead. He then learned J.T. had been killed in Ramadi, Iraq on April 6, 2004, shot through the head as he called for help on the radio. Their family was not a military family, but J.T. was a natural Marine, and had found his calling. He told his family that the president was doing the right thing, and he was proud to fight against the terrorists in Iraq.

It sounds like J.T. Wroblewski said a lot of the same things Casey Sheehan did, though J.T. never got the chance to reenlist like Casey did. But how their parents dealt with their deaths were very different. Casey supported the war but his mother Cindy Sheehan instead used his sacrifice to denigrate the battle for Iraq and the men leading it. John Wroblewski honored his son’s sacrifice by carrying on the passions of his son:

Part of the reason the elder Wroblewski became so outspoken on the war was because he felt that reflected the views of his son, who often told him that President Bush was doing the right thing.

Since his son’s death, the 53-year-old has become more outspoken, often calling in to television or radio talk shows to talk about the war.

The Wroblewskis work with a number of different groups supporting the war, and in a September television ad aired by the organization Freedom’s Watch in support of the war, John Wroblewski calls on Congress to support the troops. Shawn Wroblewski regularly calls family members of troops killed in Iraq to offer support, and the couple has met with the president three times.

When John Wroblewski watches television, he takes notes for future reference and always makes sure he’s keeping up with the latest news, such as Gen. David Petraeus’ report to Congress this week.

John Wroblewski said he’s under no illusions that everything is going perfectly, but said the United States is making progress _ pointing to a more peaceful Anbar province where his son was killed.

He firmly believes the United States went into Iraq for the right reasons, and needs to stick it out to establish a free country there.

The agony of losing a loved one to the enemies of this country is heartbreaking, but the agony must be ten times more grueling if you feel they died for nothing. Cindy Sheehan has ignored the honorable words and actions of her son so that she can prostitute his memory in the hopes it will shame us into ending a war she was against before he joined the military. But John Wroblewski took his son’s commitment to heart, even traveling to Iraq to visit the marines that fight the enemies that his son fought.

It’s a touching story, and one worthy of a movie directed by the likes of director Paul Haggis and starring an actor like Tommy Lee Jones - but Hollywood would never make a movie that supported the troops in Iraq. For all the self-congratulation Haggis gives himself for having the ‘courage’ to make his anti-war film in a far left anti-war industry (In The Valley Of Elah), the real courage will be found in those that stand up against the ingrates signing the checks in Tinseltown and showcase the strength of America rather than her weaknesses. It says a lot about the people in Hollywood that when they have the freedom to choose, they choose to slander and ridicule those defending us. There is a big gap between Hollywood and real America. It’s about as big as the gap between cowards and heroes.

There are a slew of movies due to open just before November 2008, but all of them are two hour lectures about how destructive America is. And if that isn’t enough, now we hear they’re rounding up liberals to create an activist cabal of movie makers ready to influence the coming elections by unleashing snazzy commercials inspiring guilt and shame - just in time to offer indulgences in the form of a vote for Hillary and surrender. They think they’re keeping up the charade that Hollywood is straight down the middle by separating the activist group and the movie makers that feed us the drivel that passes for entertainment. I’d say that America has far more John Wroblewkis than Cindy Sheehans. That may be the only thing protecting Hollywood’s freedom to attack the country we love.

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