My heart is so heavy, My mind is spinning, To think this could happen, Is worse than my imagination could ever create. I grew up in the Military life. When I was about 14 years old we became civilians. I was amazed at how different life was away from the military base families. People would say anything, always play tricks on each other, then there was the burning of our wonderful flags. Everyone seemed to take everything and everyone for granted. This was very hard for me to understand. My father went to war twice and the second time was when the Korean War broke out. At the time we were in Japan. I was raised to do what I was told and that I was to be seen not heard. It was a good feeling when I became of age to speak my own mind and to be able to follow thru on my own dreams when I became of age. As I was going to work this week the beautiful American Flag was everywhere. Everyone was saying prayers and I saw tenderness in eyes that I had never seen kindness in before. The flag always gave me a clean, peaceful, free and proud feeling about my country and life. I know what my Dad gave up to give our country a safe place to live in. He saw his whole Regiment killed in Korea. He was also wounded there. He received two purple Hearts. I can remember him saying with tears in his eyes about a year before he died that when he came back to the United States there was no one to great him. None of his family had time to come and visit him. That made my heart break. I wondered how many others in the war felt like they were deserted by their friends and family. They were taken for granted. When all this happened in New York, I became a child again when the I thought, "Oh My Lord My Father is not here to take care of everyone." I know that he would have tried to go to battle for our country, even at his age. To see how many wonderful people are working together cleaning up all the mess and watching our President and seeing his inter struggles has truly made me more proud of America than I could ever imagine. I am a Democrat. I have to say that the strength that our President in showing and his promise to see that Justice will be done has helped me with my political struggle and pain. I truly feel he comes from good genes even though I can't find a Bush in my Family Tree...lol... May God be with you all and hold your heads high Americans! Laura Nelle Poland Mallett,GRI agent for C21 Action Realty 112 Fairview Dr. Nitro, W. Va.25143 LNMallett@aol.com 1-304-776-1413 Hobbies: Genealogy & Gardening