Matthew Snyder, of Finksburg, Maryland, died from a non combat-related vehicle accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to Combat Service Support Group-1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California. Died on March 3, 2006. Matthew was 20 years old.
The family of Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder, US Marine Corps, has begun this civil lawsuit* against Mr. Phelps and certain members of the so-called Westboro Baptist Church to bring an end to the reign of terror and abuse that they inflicted upon the grieving families of US service members killed in defense of our nation. Using innocent children to deliver their twisted message of hatred and fear, the defendants in this suit have sought to attack the memory of our departed heroes, to strip their loved ones of their dignity, and to use abuse and intimidation as a tool for preventing surviving family members from reaching closure over their loss.
If you're unfamiliar with the Westboro Baptist Church, let me first say that they have no affiliation with the baptist Church. the spend their time protesting at, among other places, the funerals of our fallen heroes. You may also remember them as the ones who were going to protest at the murdered Amish School children. That never happened because radio host Mike Gallagher bought them off by giving them an hour of air time to air their garbage. I couldn't find the video I'd first seen of them protesting at Walter Reed Army Hospital at the gate family enters, but this Interview on Hannity and Colmes should give you the idea.
Al Snyder, Matt's father, won his court case and was awarded $10.9 mil. Sadly, it was reversed on appeal and he was even ordered to pay WBC's legal fees! The U. S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case. They desperately need any help any of us can provide to help defray legal costs. you can donate by going to matthewsnyder.org and clickin on the Donate link.
