Dear Mr. Kellerman . . .

Mr. Kellerman,

I once again woke up very very angry this morning.  I just am still so shocked about the decision to close the nations only American Legion Children's Home.  I then began to wonder about your own children and do they know the kind of American Veteran you are?
I wondered if they now know your legacy is not one of a man who made sacrafices for our beloved country but that of a man who seems to not care that he is shutting the doors on 82 years of history, 82 years of a place thousands of children have called home. Do they know that you and the men you have now convienced are kicking children and families out of their homes 6 days after Christmas? Do they know that you are so unwilling to see the damage you are doing that could so be avoided just by showing a little compassion and giving this great home the simple gift of time? That you yourself have now put in print for your children in the future to be able to read that you would not compramise and stating that "this is final". I myself am raising children and I do my best to teach them kindness and compassion for others.  I try to teach them to be proud Americans to stand for what is right and to stand up for those who can not fight for themselves and as I sit here I can't help but think that is what our countries soldiers do everyday and yet now I have to tell them that isn't always the case.  That some American soliders don't think about others that some soliders do not stand up for what is right and that they are not always fighting for the ones who can not fight for themselves.  I hope you have stopped and thought about this and what this means for your future.  You will forever be the man who closed a children's home 6 days after Christmas.  You will forver be the man that didn't seem to care about 44 abused and neglected children that will no longer have a home.  You will forever be the man who didn't seem to care about making 30 families unemployed and homeless. Please remember that your name will be linked to this forever because now with the power of the internet not only your children but your grandchildren and their children will be able to know the kind of man you really are.  I hope that your children get all that they wish for this holiday season and that at least for the moment are to little to know that their father didn't seem to care about so many other families and children. 

J. --Child Welfare Advocate