Re: [pyrnet] CHAT: The 2nd Day That Will Live In Infamy

[JGentzel@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/12/01 1:28:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
bamb@monmouth.com writes:


> I would have felt horrible, no matter
> where in the world this had occurred, but the fact that it
> occurred here, in my homeland, makes it all the worse. 


Almost none of us have not seen anything like this in our country or 
lifetimes.  Our fathers and grandfathers saw it in Europe or the Pacific 65 
years ago.  My good friend Bob Mason who is 82 years old from England saw it 
in North Africa and elsewhere fighting in W.W.II.  I pray for Bob as he is in 
the Hospital not doing well at all and I wonder what he thinks about all this 
now.  

It is hard still for me to imagine having my country taken over by an invader 
and then still have the love and make the extreme sacrifices to care about 
such things as our Pyrs.  Pretty amazing people who are hero's every one of 
them.  Then when you realize this happened twice in only about 25 years, you 
got to appreciate what they did that allow us to enjoy these wonderful 
ancient dogs.  Trivial? Possibly.  Important?  Each must judge for 
themselves. 

Joe