I fail to see the comparison between what happened at Pearl Harbor and the many battlefields around the U.S. to what happened on the Dauphin Island Bridge. The men and women of Pearl Harbor and the historic battlefields were fighting for somthing they believed in. Getting angry at your wife and throwing your children off a bridge to spite her isn’t an act of courage. Any gutless wonder can do that. To agree or disagree that the name of the bridge be changed is a personal opinion and I respect the rights of each and every one of us to have that opinion. Throwing a tantrum because someone dosen’t agree with my opinion just isn’t my style. When it comes right down to it, how many people, other than the ones who actually live on the Island, cross that bridge with any frequency ? If you want to honor their memory, set up a fund in their name at St.Judes Hospital. They’re in the business of saving kids lives there. That would have more of an impact than changing a name on a bridge.

As someone who has spent many years with the fire dept., police dept. and EMS, “naive” is not a word that’s in my vocabulary. I can and do believe that people are capable of doing anything. I’ve seen and cleaned up the results. I can and do believe that drug , alcohol abuse and domestic violence are a serious problem in this country and that the children are the ones who suffer at the hands of this abuse. I can and do believe that protecting our children is our first priority and if removing them from the homes of these abusers is the only way to protect them, then so be it. I don’t ever want to have to “honor” the memory of my children or anyone elses. I want to do whatever I have to do to keep them safe from harm now. Not when it’s too late. Arguing over the re-naming of a bridge won’t keep them safe, but passing more stringent laws might. A bridge is a bridge. Memories and honor are held close to your heart, not on a piece of metal.

built a nice memorial park will be a great idea for remember the children because when tourist come there they will know why this park is built for. And each year when come to their anniversary people could come together around the park and light candles or bring flowers for the 4 angels. Each time when someone visit the park they will say a prayer for each angels and they will never forget how it happen to this 4 little angels..........I think d.i.bridge should not be change because people want to feel & exciting when the hear d.i. bridge. A place where everyone can enjoy. A memorial park could be a place where they can visit the children in their memory. Their mother could walk through the park if she need spend time alone. No one could stop in the middle of the side bridge if they want to bring flowers or stuff animal for the kid because it not safe. Right? A park where people can spend time with their family or have a picnic there. I think it be a GOOD idea to built a park.

I think you might be missing the point of everything…

Nobody’s going to take our comments into consideration anyways. If they do they do and if they don’t they don’t. Either way, my heart and prayers go out to the family and it’s nice to know so many people out there care about the precious little ones.