Plymouth Woman Makes Provocative Gesture At Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Photo creates firestorm and a Facebook page calling for the woman to be fired from her job on Cape Cod.
Lindsey Stone of Plymouth last month posted a photo on Facebook of herself making an obscene gesture at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
Both Stone and Jamie Schuh, the woman who took the photo, have apolgized about the incident.
Stone and Schuh, employees of Life Inc., a living facility for adults with disablilities in Hyannis have been suspended from their positions.
On its Facebook Page, Life Inc. posted the following:
On Nov. 19 at approximately 6 p.m., we became aware that one of our employees had posted an offensive, inappropriate photograph on her personal Facebook page. The photo was taken at a national historic site in October by a fellow employee during a trip to Washington, D.C. attended by 40 residents and eight staff. The photo has since been removed from Facebook, and both employees have been placed on unpaid leave pending the results of an internal investigation.
This photograph in no way reflects the opinions or values of the LIFE organization, which holds our nation’s veterans in the highest regard. We are proud to have veterans serving on our staff and board of trustees, and we value their service. The men and women who have selflessly fought and sacrificed their lives to protect the rights and lives of Americans deserve our utmost respect and gratitude. We are acutely aware that this photo has done a disservice to veterans and we are deeply saddened that it was taken and shared in a public medium.
Since the photo went viral, the Facebook Page "Fire Lindsey Stone" has been created and at the time of this posting, has more than 15,300 likes.
Tell Us: Will you be more careful about what you post on Facebook? And, do you think there should be a national service requirement, where everyone serves the country, either in the military or government for two years after high school?
Sara Mannal
10:15 am on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
I think this is a good opportunity for parents to talk to kids about what is appropriate to post and what isn't.
Cynthia Mckenzie
1:12 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
I took my father a WWII veteran to the dedication of the WWII Memorial in 2004.
We saw the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier while we were there and even small children in strollers were respectfull and quite. HMMM what is wronge with those women????
crystal jean nixon
7:31 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
I’m not going to say words of hate to you because that would make me no better than the bullies of this world. What I will say to you is all those brave men and women who died to give you the rights, freedoms and liberties you have today; do not deserve any disgrace, hate or dishonor towards them! I come from a family of service men and women and I can tell you that they feel honor for serving their country. They feel pride to wear their uniform, to stand and watch the backs of every citizen of this great nation. They feel respect when they see the flag, when they see the graves of all the brave men and women who did the job before them. They feel love when they look into Arlington Cemetery for all of those who made it home and all of those who did not. You should be thankful that men and women like that exist in this world, you should shake the hand of a solider when he or she walks by, you should show respect at the grave of our soldiers and instead of throwing up your finger; put your hand up and solute them for all they sacrificed so that YOU could stand where you are today!!!!
Greg Camarota
2:28 pm on Thursday, November 22, 2012
Amen Crystal......USMC 1973-1977