[mafree]

My situation is the reverse. When I was 14 I didn't want to pledge allegiance to the flag at school and even participated in a walkout to support another student at my high school who was suspended for not pledging the flag. (Yes, this was a long time ago)

Anyway, when I told my father later what I'd done he said I shouldn't have because, despite the imperfections in America, that was our flag and he, along with my uncles, fought under it in the Korean War.

I was taken aback because my father was basically a black nationalist and had more or less raised us that way. I was surprised to hear him express any kind of patriotism.

Well, I still refrained from pledging to the flag but now am prepared to do so again at the first opportunity since 9/11. Maybe Pollitt will turn around too someday.

[Howie66]

It's okay, mafree. We LOVE you any old way. :-)

[RnMomof7]

There is a columinist from Fla. who's name escapes me at the moment,he said that foreigners need to understand that we are a family and when one of us is injured we all are

That night I was at a class I am taking..I am the only white face there..as we were leaving some of us were talking about the explosion...and we all agreed with the writer..

We are a mixed family..we are white and black and yellow and red..and we have different religions and cultures.Now that means we fight among ourselves.....but we are family ..when an outsider hurts one of us he hurts us all...

The foreigners all need to know that!