EXTREMELY well said Terry. I agree 100% with your statement.
--Connie
Team "Wyle E"
  -----Original Message-----
  From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com
[mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of General
Bracket
  Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 6:55 AM
  To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
  Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] off topic-9/11


  I'm of the opinion that one of the very things that makes us Americans is
that we are able move past these types of tragedies and remember them for
what they are, which in this case is the great and sometimes terrible price
that we pay for our freedom.

  I remember 9/11.  Am I having a tough time with it?  No.  I remember that
my fellow countrymen paid for my freedom with their blood, and it makes me
proud of them and forever grateful.  Freedom isn't cheap, and those who pay
the price in your stead deserve your pride and respect, not your sorrow or
pity (NOT implying that Gale is not prideful or respectful).  9/11 for me is
at once both a terrible and great moment in our history.  Not only did it
demonstrate what freedom costs, it also demonstrated what freedom has made
us; virtually indestructible in the face of insurmountable tragedy and loss.

  I remember an interview with the wife of a man who had fought back against
hijackers.  He had called her on the phone moments before taking action.  It
was an act which inevitably led to the his death.  This woman had lost her
husband and the father of her child.  She wasn't tearful or sad.  She was
smiling and proud, and it showed through very clearly.  That about sums up
how I feel, and how I think others should feel.

  Stand tall people.  Remember 9/11 for testing our mettle, and us having
passed the test with flying colors.

  --

  Terry Hernlund/General Bracket


    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Gale Draper
    To: list
    Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 6:10 AM
    Subject: [Az-Geocaching] off topic-9/11


    There are no words for this day. Anyone else having a tough time with
it?



    Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking


    9/11   Never Forget


----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Do you Yahoo!?
    Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software