In a message dated 7/1/00 10:45:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, GLewis2035 writes: << . There doesn't seem to be any ceremony envolved with a lot of it and much drinking, cursing and fighting. Guess my independance is better off at home facing reality >> Hi Grandmother, Yes I agree. I will spend the next few days, reflecting on things that are true and close to my heart. I have 1 boy who searved with honer, for 4 years. I have another one in basic training right now. The first one was an United Nations Peacekeeper, and I am very proud. It is alot harder for a Peacekeeper. The reason being, is that you have to put in reverse what you are trained to do in war. I have nothing against the men who fought the Civil War. It was a war that needed to be. But in the early days of westren military, our calvary soldiers, I have many ill feelings. The NA are called savages. Yet they were not the first to take a scalp. They did nothing more then we would do today, if someone tried to take our America. I am very sad for us as a people, that we don't seem to want to look at this. Others say, WE CONQUERED YOU, deal with it. Well, if another country invaded us today, would we allow them to say, DEAL WITH IT <WE CONQURED YOU AS WELL? Like hell, we would. We would have groups all over this nation, of all our races, ready to kick their butts out of our America. And you know what? Our NA brothers and sisters would be right there next to us, as they have been in other wars. Luv, Bright Star