Westboro Baptist set to protest another soldier's funeral

UPDATE
They didn't show up




Protests planned at Spring Hill soldier's funeral
By Laura J. Nelson, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Wednesday, July 28, 2010


SPRING HILL — First came the flier: "God hates America & is killing our troops in his wrath."

And now, its makers want to deliver their message in person Wednesday on Mariner Boulevard.

Members of the Westboro Baptist Church, a Kansas-based religious organization that has gained notoriety by picketing military funerals across the country, plan a protest outside a local soldier's funeral.

Two local groups hope to shield that soldier's family from the WBC's picket signs.

"We will be there to protect the family from this indignity," said Kathy Kentta, a local organizer for United Protectors of Fallen Soldiers. "No grieving family deserves this treatment."

Spring Hill soldier Sgt. Derek Schicchi, 27, died July 19 of an apparent gunshot wound while serving at Fort Hood. He was found behind a store in Killeen, Texas, and local police said there was no evidence of foul play.
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