John Murtha refused to meet with them.

When Bev Perlson heard about the affront, she decided to act

Bev Perlson writes

I had seen an absolute enough disappointed Marines walk by and tell me that John Murtha did not see them and could not see them. When I asked how did it go, they all reported pretty much the same answer “Didn’t have time for us.”

We entered the office and I asked to see Murtha

This young man stood up and told me that “people” cannot just come in there and expect to see the Congressman without an appointment

The last thing I said was “He is a Coward” because I believe that he is. A white haired lady asked us to leave and we did, and as we walked down the hall, the white haired lady called us “Cowards.”

As I just reached the Cannon Bldg., 3 or 4 Police cars with flashing lights pulled right up near me. I think I saw 6 or 7 Policeman