Absolute moral authority

Maureen Dowd told us during Cindy Sheehan's 15 minutes that a parent of a KIA soldier has "absolute moral authority," so I'm sure she will agree with this moving letter from the father of SGT Michael "Mike" James Stokely. Read the whole thing. Money quote:

"No pity for me is needed, for as a friend said to me, I am lucky to have a son who has brought such honor to his father and the entire family."