On Monday we emailed jokes On Tuesday we did not On Monday we thought that we were secure On Tuesday we learned better On Monday we were talking about heroes as being athletes On Tuesday we relearned who our heroes are On Monday we were irritated that our rebate checks had not arrived On Tuesday we gave money away to people we had never met On Monday there were people fighting against praying in schools On Tuesday you would have been hard pressed to find a school where someone was not praying On Monday people argued with their kids about picking up their room On Tuesday the same people could not get home fast enough to hug their kids On Monday people were upset that they had to wait 6 minutes in a fast food drive through line On Tuesday people didn't care about waiting up to 6 hours to give blood for the dying On Monday we waved our flags signifying our cultural diversity On Tuesday we waved only the American flag On Monday there were people trying to separate each other by race, sex, color and creed On Tuesday they were all holding hands On Monday we men or women, black or white, old or young, rich or poor, gay or straight, Christian or non-Christian. On Tuesday we were Americans On Monday politicians argued about budget surpluses On Tuesday grief stricken they sang 'God Bless America' On Monday the President was going to Florida to read to children On Tuesday he returned to Washington to protect our children On Monday we had families On Tuesday we had orphans On Monday people went to work as usual. On Tuesday they died On Monday people were fighting the 10 commandments on government property On Tuesday the same people all said 'God help us all' while thinking 'Thou shall not kill' It is sadly ironic how it takes horrific events to place things into perspective, but it has. The lessons learned this week, the things we have taken for granted, the things that have been forgotten or overlooked, hopefully will never be forgotten again. Back to Dispatch October 2001 Table of Contents Back to Dispatch List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2001 by HMGS Mid-South This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com