First is off sir let me say thank you very much for your service to country.  As a former Navy sailor, I am well aware of the great sacrifice that is made to serve but yours Sir sets you apart.  I  would like to start off by telling you about myself.  It will give you a better understanding about where I'm coming from when I reach the main body of this letter.  I am an evangelical Christian who likes to study history both military and American, I like the study of biblical history & text translations for deeper understanding of original biblical meanings, and the study of the Christian heritage of what I like to call God's Constitution.  As you can most likely guess, as far as politics go I consider myself a Strong Federalist Conservative.  I was also a very big part of the grassroots effort to draft Fred Thompson.  I did this through blogging and making comments on many conservative web sites.  I do have my own personal Blog called "Fred & "The Doctrine of Original Intent".  See sir I feel that the founding fathers views and ideas where inspired by God and they placed those ideas and principles within the Constitution, no different then inspiration by God in the writing of the Bible.  I do not place the Constitution on the same level as the bible as far as its being canon or not, but I do feel that it was written exactly the way God wanted it to be written.  As far as governing today, I feel the government should be doing things exactly the way the founding fathers intended it to be done, hence the name of my blog.  I felt from the beginning that Fred Thompson was the best choice to lead us in that way.  With Fred Thompson no longer in the race I found myself in a place where I needed to make a choice but felt there were not any good choices to make.  With my military back round and my loyal trust placed in Fred Thompson I choose to continue to follow his lead.  He has asked all his FredHeads to "Stand Strong" and "Close Ranks" around you.  I should mention Sir that I do not feel that this was a full endorsement of you Sir.  Had he been able to do that there would have been no reason or need for him to enter the race in the first place.  I feel that this was a call to support you as the nominee for our party but continue to support strong federalist & conservative positions.  In the past my wife and I have been very active in local, state, & federal politics.  We regularly keep in touch with all our representatives through e-mails, letters, and phone calls.  We also have supported other conservative candidates for other offices as well.  Sir I feel Fred Thompson would want me to continue to do all these things and continue to mobilize "We The People" in the same areas.  See as a Christian I feel that Christian's were called by God  to be the ones on the front lines.  This nation and God's principles are under attack.  The only hope we as Christians have in fulfilling the Great Commission is the United States.  History shows us that the developments in Europe over the last 2000 years all point to the creation of the U.S. and it's Constitution.  We are the only nation in history that both has the means and the drive to reach the whole Earth for God.  Christians should be working hard to fight the ongoing attacks of "Original Intention" ideals.  I believe Sir that most of the issues we face in America today are because the government "Runs Free" and "We The People" run silent.  I sir will not run silent as you work to win the nomination and move into the general election, or should you win, during your presidency.  My blog will continue to stay up for the same purpose that I started it in the first place, to educate and help mobilize.  Now however, it will be to further Strong Christian Federalist Conservative positions with Fred Thompson as a spokesman rather then as a candidate or leader.  In addition I will continue to blog and comment on other conservative sites such as the new "Conservatives for the Advancement of the Reagan Coalition". I intent to support and praise you sir in the areas and positions you take that match those conservative positions.  I also intent to be the first to stand against you when you take positions that do not hold to "The Doctrine of Original Intent".  In your campaign you have talked about strong national defense, strong border security, lowering taxes, lowering spending, and support of human life.  In some of those areas I and others like myself feel you have not always run down those roads as strongly as you could have.  It is for this reason I feel you have had difficulty drawing other conservatives in to support you.  We would like for you to take much stronger positions on human life.  We believe that life begins at conception and is protected under the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.  We also believe that the family structure is the root core of the American way of life.  We need strong constructionist judges appointed to protect the traditional family as well as other issues that are under attack by the "Left".  As far as border security I agree with your position of building and or finishing the fence, but that is not the only way illegals get into America.  I sir and many others like myself intend to stand strongly against you should you intend on letting anyone who is not a legal resident stay in this nation.  As a Christian I do have great sympathy to their needs and wish the country could receive many more immigrants then we do, like we use to, but the needs of this nation and the fiscal structure is very different then it was in those days.  Although many illegals are great law abiding tax paying people, except for being here illegally, their very presence here has put many burdens on the rest of us that we end up footing the bills, literally!  I believe as Fred Thompson did that if we enforce the laws already on the books, many if not most will return home on there own.  If we turn off the magnet that draws them here in the first place they will have no desire to come or to stay.  All in all sir I hope that you will support small government that follows the constitutional guide lines and only what is spelled out there.  God's Speed to you sir, Thanks for your service once again, and may the Lord bless you and your friends & family richly.  Shane

"Standing Strong"  "Closing Ranks"

& Still in "The Hunt For red November"