@GeriPerna No, but I remember the Gordon lightfoot song. My brother was in Sturgeon Bay WI at the time. He was a dentist and knew some of the people who died and their families.
When i close my eyes this is what she looks like. I miss her so much.
This will be my only post today.
Thank you to all of you that have been there with us since that awful day. We love you all.
#Justice4Trista.
On January 6, 2021, thousands of Americans answered President Trump's call to Washington to make their voices heard. What followed became a nightmare. More than 1,600 people were arrested, families were torn apart, and lives were destroyed.
My nephew, Matthew Perna, who had never committed a crime in his life, took his own life because he had lost every last ounce of hope in our justice system and was facing the possibility of 10 years in prison. Others also died by suicide.
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued pardons to the J6 defendants. But a pardon doesn't restore a lost home, a marriage, a career, financial security, or the years taken from someone's life. Many are still struggling, and others are fighting for compensation (and being ignored) through lawsuits.
And what about those who never lived to see the pardons? Matthew's name and photograph appear on an obscure White House webpage, but he has never been publicly honored by this administration. There should have been a memorial and public recognition for those who died when the pardons were issued. At this point, it's too little, too late! These people have been forgotten!!!
And where are the investigations into those who orchestrated what happened on January 6? Where is the accountability? As far as I'm concerned, there has been ZERO accountability.
We were told to wait until the midterms. Well, the midterms were a blood bath. Now what?
These Americans went to Washington in support of President Trump and stood by him when he needed them. Many paid a devastating price, and some paid with their lives.
WHERE IS THE SUPPORT FOR THEM NOW?
J6 LIVES MATTERED.