Author & Publisher Rally Support Behind Three Navy SEALs. 

Elizabeth Kilbride and Father’s Press Publishing announced they would donate $4 from the sale of Kilbride’s book “Soul of American Warrior” to the Navy SEAL’s Defense Fund. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

LEE SUMMIT, MO – Kilbride’s donation is aimed at helping to offset the overwhelming legal fees associated with defending three U.S. Navy SEALs - SO2 Matthew McCabe, SO2 Jonathan Keefe and SO1 Julio Huertas - who have been charged with abuse of a terrorist insurgent.

“Matt McCabe and his fellow SEALs have the best possible legal representation. The best comes with a price tag,” Kilbride said firmly. Mike Smitley, owner of Father’s Press Publishing, said, “Having been to Iraq with our warriors, then writing about them, Kilbride knows their sacrifices first-hand, which is why she wanted to do more than just verbally give her support. We intend to help these SEALs by providing them with two strategic weapons to help them fight their battle -- a book to help educate their fellow Americans and some funds to help in their defense.” 

“Ahmed Hashim Abed was the terrorist mastermind behind the attack against four American civilians outside of Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004. As a member of the Al-Qaeda network, it’s obvious he has used lesson 18 from the AQ handbook, where it says ‘once captured, make false claims of abuse’. It appears he did just that by complaining to a Master-at-Arms. As a result, charges of abuse were levied against these three SEALs,” Kilbride said in their defense. “This situation is a National Security crisis and if we allow our warriors to be falsely accused by terrorist operatives, who brutally attacked our fellow Americans in Fallujah - dismembered, burned, and hung their bodies from a bridge - they will have won the war on terrorism. I won’t allow them to use our rules of engagement against our brave warriors so they can win,” she stated. The SEALs opted for a Court-Martial instead of accepting a ‘Captain’s Mast,’ which carries a lesser penalty, but can also, come with an implied acceptance of guilt. Kilbride stated, “They chose a Court-Martial in order to prove their innocence. Their honor and credibility is at stake, and no SEAL will accept their honor to be disgraced without a fight.” 

“It’s going to cost our SEALs a large sum of money to prove their innocence,” said the CEO of Maritime Tactical Security, the managers of the Defense Fund. “While others sell t-shirts, pins and bumper stickers to raise money, Ms. Kilbride’s book is going to help educate while at the same time raising funds to help these brave warriors – it’s a Win-Win situation.” 

David Lussier, creator of the Facebook support page, “Support the Navy SEALs who Captured Ahmed Hashim Abed” said, “We are excited that Ms. Kilbride is offering to help this way. She has worked tirelessly on their behalf for several months with maintaining the support page, while raising awareness in the media. With more than 100,000 members on our support page, I know we can help raise a lot of money for the defense fund. Think about it, if all our members bought a book, the fund could have $400,000 in no time.” 

When asked how every American can help these SEALs, Kilbride responded with a simple solution. “Type the word ‘SEAL’ into the special instructions box on the order form, when ordering your copy of ‘Soul of American Warrior’ through www.fatherspress.com website. It’s as simple as that. With each order, $4 will be donated to the “Navy SEAL Defense Fund” to help raise funds to offset their legal expenses. I am proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with these brave Navy SEALs because they captured the man who killed four American Contractors. I know first-hand the struggles our warriors endure while in a combat zone. Their mission was both admirable and honorable; they did nothing to dishonor their brotherhood. I’m pleased to be able to offer them a tool to educate their supporters on what it’s like to enter a war zone and survive and at the same time help to raise funds for their defense,” Kilbride responded. 

Find out more about this situation by visiting the “Support the Navy SEALs who Captured Ahmed Hashim Abed” on Facebook and order your copy of “Soul of American Warrior” today at www.fatherspress.com, if you would like to donate to the Navy Seals Defense Fund, please visit http://www.maritimetacticalsecurity.com.