[WVNan]

Oh my! God bless you. That must have been so horrible for you. I can't imagine having to watch those people jumping to their deaths. I get vertigo standing on the porch, so it makes my stomach hurt to even think of anyone jumping from that height. It is a truism that tragedy changes one's point of view. It also makes us grow. Our comfort and prosperity in this country has made us soft. That is why so many are having problems with the WOT.

I'm a product of the Great Depression and WWII. We knew hard times and we are tough.

[Doninnj]

WVNAN,

Thank you for your kind words.

You come from what is indeed the Greatest Generation.

Last week was the one year anniversary of my mom's death and she too was a product of the Depression and WW2.

My grandfather came from Italy at the beginning of the century and went to W. Virginia to work in the coal mines before joining the Army and fighting in WW1.

I truly wish that everyone who comes to this country loved America as much as he did even though he was injured and gassed and given 6 months to live.

Having survived many more years than he thought he would, he often told me that he would rather be dead in America than alive back in Italy.

He and my Father taught me what Love of Country means.

God Bless You.

GO RUDY!