Oklahoma fathers of dead service members rally against war funding

Fathers of two military personnel killed in Iraq rallied Thursday against a $37 billion U.S. military funding bill.

The fathers of two fallen service members criticized the U.S. House‘s approval of $37 billion in spending on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The fathers called for a troop reduction and a renewed focus on fighting terrorism.

“I’m not convinced my son died for my freedom. I think it was strictly over oil,” said John Scripsick. His son, Bryan Scripsick, a 22-year-old Marine corporal from Wayne, was killed in Iraq in 2007.

Scripsick said Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC signed a contract last fall with the new Iraqi government to drill in one of the world’s most petroleum-rich fields in southern Iraq.

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