Michigan's (Novi) own Paul Whalen is still in a Russian Lefortovo Prison. It's been 4 years on a trumped-up charge of espionage. I'm glad that Britteny Griner was released.
The sports and Hollywood worlds have been vocal in the support of Griner. I'm wondering why the Marines are so silent. Certainly, there are Hollwood and Sport types that support Marines. Where are all the current and veteran Marines? Why are you not protesting or calling your political representatives? Certainly, there are more veteran Marines than Sports and Hollywood figures.
On local television in the Detroit area, I have only recently seen a local congressional representative talking about Paul Whalen. Where are Senators Stabenow and Peters? Oh, they have given lip service every now and then, but there should be on-going political and vocal support about the release of Mr. Whalen.
