Some of Sheehan's friends, maybe? WTF?

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<H1>Anti-gay protesters show up at Marine's funeral</H1>
<H6>Associated Press</H6>


<SPAN class=dateline>NEW KINGSTOWN, Pa.</SPAN><SPAN
class=dateline-separator> - </SPAN>A small group of anti-gay protesters from
a Kansas church showed up Thursday at a memorial service for a U.S. Marine Corps
captain killed in a helicopter crash.</P>


Three women and one man sang "God Bless America," while holding signs with
messages such as "God is your enemy," "Thank God for dead soldiers," and "You're
going to Hell" across the street from the service at Trinity United Methodist
Church.</P>


Capt. Bryan Willard, 33, of Enola, was killed Feb. 17 when his helicopter
crashed into the Red Sea off the eastern coast of Africa.</P>


The protesters came from the Westboro Baptist Church, a tiny independent
congregation in Topeka that consists mostly of the relatives of its pastor, the
Rev. Fred Phelps. Members of the congregation have shown up at military funerals
nationwide, arguing that U.S. military deaths are divine punishment for a
country that Phelps says harbors homosexuals.</P>


A group of veterans, Marines and motorcycle groups also showed up as a
counter-protest and the members of the Kansas congregation left after about
one-half hour.</P>


"You're not in Kansas anymore!" Sandy Wyland shouted after them. "You're in
New Kingstown, Pennsylvania! And don't come back!"</P>