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2003-10-16

My name is Deborah J Pombo. I was at work on September 11th 2001. My husband Manuel called me and told me to turn on the television. That was how I found out about the terrorist attacks on the USA. We live in California but the tragedy hurts all. My nephew was in NY as he is stationed there in the Army. We didn't hear from him for three days. He was also on burial duty at the World Trade Center. He and his sister each had a turn going overseas to protect the USA. He went during the latese war and she went after the latest war.

Yes our life has changed for better and worse. The better because we are more UNITED as a nation. More proud of being an American. The worse is when you hear an airplane you look to see where it is and if it keeps going by. And even though its not very nice its looking at people wondering if they are a terrorist or are they related to any of those people who hijacked the planes.

It should be remembered for the many people who lost their lives to this coward attack on the USA. To the nation as a whole who stood together to put the country back on its feet with the blinders off. There should be a picture of the terrorists under a block of clear sheeting on the ground. So people can see their faces and just stomp on them. For therapy of course. You may have to change the floor a bit from all the stomps. Just an idea. it should be and Independence Day for the people.

Yes I did. And I have a cute flag wind sock now. I have to get a new one soon. Earlier in I tried to get a flag, before this event, and you couldn't find any. Like when we had an Earthquake years earlier I went to look for a Earthquake Kit (like a survival bag) and there wasn't any to be found. My feelings about the flag is I was always proud to be an American. Making sure people didn't mock the flag and respected it as it represented our Country. (On the TV show "Barney Miller" in the 70's I believe the character detective Wojohowitz arrested someone because they had a flag on their clothing. I can't remember if it was his shirt, or maybe it was the pants. He thought that was wrong. But it was freedom of speech.) I feel unless its a regular flag that you never let touch the ground. And not just throw it away in the trash when its old, you burn it). I think having a flag represented any other way should be OK. It shows you love the USA. And for the people who want to burn the US flag against the USA should do it in another country. Red, White and Blue is USA. You love the USA. Not "I don't believe in war so I'm going to burn an American flag. Nope that's a big NO NO. These colors don't run. Yep this Texan is American Proud.