Friday, July 21, 2006 OK Mom Fights to Get Dead Soldier Son's Name Off Anti-War T-Shirts
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A woman whose son died while serving in the Marines in Iraq is fighting to keep his name off anti-war T-shirts.
Judy Vincent, a Bokoshe resident who lost her son, Cpl. Scott M. Vincent, more than two years ago learned last year that the shirt listing the names of about 1,700 soldiers killed in Iraq, was being sold by an Arizona man over the Internet. The front of the shirt reads "Bush Lied" and the back reads "They Died."
She was successful in winning passage of Oklahoma legislation that makes using a soldier's name or likeness for advertising purposes without consent a misdemeanor. The law goes into effect this November. Read More
Posted at 7/21/2006 10:31:00 AM
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