Well if Westboro Church was there they were hidden in the MASSIVE SUPPORT. There were over 300 members of the Patriot Guard who SURROUNDED the church with Harley's decked out with American Flags. Not only did they follow the procession they were ready to rev their engines at a moment's notice if anyone outside started shouting. There were thousands of patriotic supporters lining the streets between the church and the cemetery. They filled all of the shopping centers parking lots. They could only protest on public land and he was buried very close to our college campus which is private. The largest chunk of public land on our course was the square in Jacksonville. Anniston, Oxford, Weaver, Jacksonville, and Alexandria fire trucks encircled the square and a couple of hundred people filled in the gaps between the trucks which were holding a HUGE American flag risen with two trucks buckets.
Those folks didn't have ONE FOOT OF SPACE to protest in!!! Our community really banded together and came out by the thousands to support this family. There were elderly men and women sitting in lawn chairs waving flags. A whole drove of teenagers wearing white tshirts with the words "support our troops" written on them. There were families sitting on the back of pick-up trucks with flags EVERYWHERE! I even noticed a war vet right outside the church with a flag attached to his wheel chair. EVERY business in Jacksonville had nice remembrance of Capt. Comfort either painted on their windows or on their marquee signs. Our local Bar and Grill Heroes even donated food for EVERYONE who attended the funeral AND the Supports who lined the streets. They are a new business in J-ville but they just solitified their place here for a LONG time cuz we won't soon forget their generosity to the family, friends, and supporters of a true American Hero! It was a very touching site to say the least.
Heather
