Robert Mueller

John Deppen

Northumberland

I once helped carry a United States Marine to his grave.

The Marine served during the Vietnam War, the same war in former FBI Director and United States Marine Robert Mueller earned the Bronze Star Medal with “V” device, the Purple Heart, two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals with Combat “V,” the Combat Action Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with four service stars, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Parachutist Badge.

When the news broke that Robert Mueller died, President Trump publicly shared the following words, “Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!”

The Commander-in-Chief of the United States is glad that a Marine who shed his blood for our country is dead.

Our language fails to provide a word sufficient to describe this declaration, other than the obvious one — evil.

Robert Mueller did what no one in the entire Trump family ever did – he served our country in uniform in wartime. Beyond his military service, Mueller continued to serve our country in law enforcement. How ironic that those who demand we “back the blue” now salivate in delight at the death of a man who led the blue in the FBI.

Alexander Hamilton wrote on Feb. 21, 1797, “The honor of a nation is its life. Deliberately to abandon it is to commit an act of political suicide.” Robert Mueller knew the meaning of honor. Donald Trump cannot comprehend it.