They Can Break Our Hearts

"But They Will NEVER Break Our Spirit!"



America’s glory is not dominion, but liberty.
Her march is the march of the mind.
She has a spear and a shield:
but the motto upon her shield is,
Freedom, Independence, Peace.
This has been her Declaration:
this has been, as far as her necessary intercourse with
the rest of mankind would permit, her practice.



"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
Blaire 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.


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