After visiting Dachau in 1978 where the Jews have put "Never Again" in four languages, I promised myself that I would "Never" be taken in cold blood without resisting. To this end I support the Bill of Rights and especially the Second Amendment to provide myself the ability to prevent my being taken in cold blood. In most cases, I am always ready to defend myself again intruder or terrorist. I consider it better to go down fighting than to cower like a beaten dog. Tom Keenan ----- Original Message ----- From: <LMJenks@aol.com> To: <HCGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 10:43 AM Subject: [HCGS] DO NOT FORGET > TO ALL FRIEND & FAMILY: > > I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF MESSAGES THAT I SEND OUT HAVE A > RELATIVELY LOW IMPORTANCE LEVEL.. IT MAY NOT APPEAR TO BE SO, BUT THE > FOLLOWING MESSAGE HAS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF IMPORT -- AT LEAST IN MY OPINION! > -------------- LEE > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > ------------------------------ > "DO NOT FORGET" > > I sat in a movie theater watching "Schindler's List," asked myself, "Why > didn't the Jews fight back?" > > Now I know why. > > I sat in a movie theater, watching "Pearl Harbor" and asked myself, "Why > weren't we prepared?" > > Now I know why. > > Civilized people cannot fathom, much less predict, the actions of evil > people. > > On September 11, dozens of capable airplane passengers allowed themselves > to be overpowered by a handful of poorly armed terrorists because they did > not comprehend the depth of hatred that motivated their captors. > > On September 11, thousands of innocent people were murdered because too many > Americans naively reject the reality that some nations are dedicated to the > dominance of others. Many political pundits, pacifists and media personnel > want us to forget the carnage. They say we must focus on the bravery of the > rescuers and ignore the cowardice of the killers. They implore us to > understand the motivation of the perpetrators. Major television stations > have announced they will assist the healing process by not replaying > devastating footage of the planes crashing into the Twin Towers. > > I will not be manipulated. > > I will not pretend to understand. > > I will not forget. > > I will not forget the liberal media who abused freedom of the press to kick > our country when it was vulnerable and hurting. > > I will not forget that CBS anchor Dan Rather preceded President Bush's > address to the nation with the snide remark, "No matter how you feel about > him, he is still our president." > > I will not forget that ABC TV anchor Peter Jennings questioned President > Bush's motives for not returning immediately to Washington, DC and > commented, "We're all pretty skeptical and cynical about Washington." > > And I will not forget that ABC's Mark Halperin warned if reporters weren't > informed of every little detail of this war, they aren't "likely -- nor > should they be expected -- to show deference." > > I will not isolate myself from my fellow Americans by pretending an attack > on the USS Cole in Yemen was not an attack on the United States of America. > > I will not forget the Clinton administration equipped Islamic terrorists and > their supporters with the world's most sophisticated telecommunications > equipment and encryption technology, thereby compromising America's ability > to trace terrorist radio, cell phone, land lines, faxes and modem > communications. > > I will not be appeased with pointless, quick retaliatory strikes like those > perfected by the previous administration. > > I will not be comforted by "feel-good, do nothing" regulations like the > silly "Have your bags been under your control?" question at the airport. > > I will not be influenced by so called,"antiwar demonstrators" who exploit > the right of expression to chant anti-American obscenities. > > I will not forget the moral victory handed the North Vietnamese by American > war protesters who reviled and spat upon the returning soldiers, airmen, > sailors and Marines. > > I will not be softened by the wishful thinking of pacifists who chose > reassurance over reality. > > I will embrace the wise words of Prime Minister Tony Blair who told Labor > Party conference, "They have no moral inhibition on the slaughter of the > innocent. If they could have murdered not 7,000 but 70,000, does anyone > doubt they would have done so and rejoiced in it? > > There is no compromise possible with such people, no meeting of minds, no > point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: defeat it or be > defeated by it. And defeat it we must!" > > I will force myself to: > > ------hear the weeping > ------feel the helplessness > ------imagine the terror > ------sense the panic > ------smell the burning flesh > ------experience the loss > ------remember the hatred. > > I sat in a movie theater, watching "Private Ryan" and asked myself, "Where > did they find the courage?" > > Now I know. > > We have no choice. Living without liberty is not living. > > -- Ed Evans, MGySgt., USMC (Ret.) > Not as lean, Not as mean, But still a Marine. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >