To Rep. Rick Larsen:

I am writing in response to your letter, dated Dec. 18, 2014, in which you stated that I had written you regarding jet noise at OLF Coupeville.

I can assure you that I have never written to you or any other member of Congress about any subject whatsoever.

And, as a retired Army officer and patriot, I support all of our country’s armed services in every way possible.

I do not appreciate having my name and address being used to promote a cause of some seriously misguided locals, a cause opposed by all patriots. The people pushing this cause have no leg to stand on.

Anyone who has bought property on the island in at least the last 25 years has had to sign acknowledging that we have jet noise here. It’s called the “sound of freedom.”

I suspect theft of my good name for others’ extremely inappropriate and unpopular cause.

Such a theft is both morally reprehensible and illegal.

The proponents of closing OLF have demonstrated a lack of honor repeatedly, and I seriously doubt any of them has ever served this country for even one day.

It is unfortunate that the persons who contacted you using my name wasted your time, my time and taxpayer money.

I want you and all of Whidbey Island to know I would never support such an anti-military and un-American cause.

Karen Y. Ekberg
Oak Harbor