Janeane Barrett writes on this Site. Just to let everyone know, her husband, Doug Barrett, is from Cannon County. He decends from Francis Marion Barrett and Mary Ann Morgan. Doug is in Afganistan. He is coming home for a short leave and then going back. Keep him in your thoughts, along with the others over there. Some of us agree and some of us dissagree on this War, but those Soldiesr are Serving their Country and need our backing. I think of the War Between the States and how Cannon County was divided also. Kevin Morgan

Thanks, Kevin, for this most important info. I don't know where he is at present, but Jess's son-in-law is/was airborne, a squadron (same as a company) commander, and I am sure there are others, all of whom I'd like to know more about. Janeane, pls advise Doug that there are many of us who reject the "We have lost" mindset and are proud of the values, skill, and courage of our military. This comes from one who participated where the frightening and deadly "Rules of Engagement" first appeared (Korea: Truman 1950-52)and appeasers, primarily from adherents of the political left (this isn't new), ID'd the aggressors as "agrarian reformers". You can disagree w/ any part of this strife, but when you tell a person whose life is on the line every day that "You are a loser", you tear the guts out of him. Maybe if they saw a man die violently, they'd have a different point of view. Joe Sissom