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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS HERALD
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TOO CLOSE TO HOME? Having a case of Anthrax in the Eatontown post office is not close to home, it is home. I am as anxious as anyone that a family member, or friend or loved one will be hurt by these terrorist attacks. I feel helpless and look to our leaders to protect our country and our communities. At the same time I am getting fed up with the protesters that are against the military response. Perhaps we should offer them jobs at our local post offices so they can show their faith in humanity. I do not share that faith and after 9/11 and the anthrax in the mail I think it is time to realize that there are thousands of terrorists all over the world that want to kill us and bring down our country financially. It is time to take off the gloves and back our country completely in whatever it takes to eliminate terrorism. There have been claims of racial profiling of peoples of Mid-east orientation. I am not sorry if they are being inconvenienced. If I am stopped and searched before going into the Holland Tunnel I will be all smiles because it is being done to protect us. They just might find the bad guy and stop him from blowing up the very tunnel my family and the families of Mid Eastern dissent are in. We can no longer afford to "turn the other cheek," we could be dead by then. I am inclosing a story that was forwarded to me from a Captain and friend stationed in the Mid-east.
Subject: FW: Our President and the military I just witnessed something I don't think I'll ever forget. I was down near the cafeteria in the Pentagon, meeting a friend for lunch and I see a very large crowd of people inside. I walk in and soon find myself standing less than three feet away from our Commander-in-Chief, and right beside the Secretary of Defense (and a bunch of Secret Service folks). President Bush was walking around shaking hands and thanking all of us for what we do. He kept saying to people "Don't Worry" - as if to say, I've got it under control. He must have shaken 1000 hands or more. What particularly struck me was his presence - not a particularly large man in stature, but he had an aura of a giant - a smile on his face, yet you can sense he was a man on a mission - a man of purpose and conviction - there was just this feeling that he is THE MAN, and he is in charge - he had a quiet confidence that was deafening! Then, a group of folks just behind me started singing God Bless America and, in no time, the entire room - which was packed - was singing the song. It was enough to give anyone goose bumps. If there was a dry eye in the place, I couldn't see it (probably because my eyes weren't too dry). It was just one of those once in a life time experiences that I shall never forget. After God Bless America, there were a few chants of "USA-USA-USA", followed by a lot of applause. When President Bush finally made his way toward the entrance, he turned with his confident smile and waved at everyone, and the room just erupted in cheers and whistles and applause. I've been to professional football games where the noise wasn't that loud. It was just such a wonderful experience - and it made me: 1) so very happy that George W. Bush is our president and Commander-in-Chief, and 2) So proud to be an American. Just thought I'd share. Lt. Col Rick Jones Contact Daniel Murphy, Jr. - danssteaks@aol.com http://www.redbankrivercenter.org - Red Bank RiverCenter Your Comments
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