Here,
tired, still awaiting word, praying, and finding courage
by reading our country's history. Let me tell you
what I have rediscovered and been reminded of. We
as a country started out with others thinking we would
be easily beaten. 225 years ago we were just a band
of widely scattered, vastly different, poorly armed,
women and men who only had 1 thing in common, a belief
in freedom and a hatred of tyranny. We went against
the strongest country in the world at that time and
we won our freedom.
In 1776 the British thought it would be easy to control
a small group of rabble rousers. What they then and
those that attack us now did not understand, is that
we American's believe in our cause, our freedom's,
in justice for ALL. In 1776 American's stood together,
men and women. Molly Pitcher took over her husbands
cannon on the battlefield after a day of caring water
and caring for the wounded during the heat of battle
with guns raging around her.
Signer's of the Declaration of Independence ordered
their own homes destroyed when the British took them
over, knowing they were ordering the destruction of
all they had on this earth. That band of rebels won
that war and out of the ashes of destruction rebuilt
their homes, and built a more solid foundation that
holds up this country still, 225 years later.
The terrorist that hit our country on Tuesday should
have taken the time to learn a bit more about OUR
history and belief's. We are the decentants of that
band of rebels. We are the decentents of Immigrant
parents, who fled relgious prescution, fanime, proverty,
searching for 1 thing, freedom. We are stronger now
than ever before and we have grown up knowing how
very precious our freedom's are. Like the rebel's
in 1776, we are many cultures, religions, and races.
A melting pot with 1 common unbroken thread FREEDOM.
We are AMERICAN'S and we shall again ban together
to over come tyranny. Our flag will fly proudly for
many years to come, for it is sewn together with the
thread of freedom. Sewn tightly through blood and
tear's, through World War's, conflicts and terrorist
attacks, sewn with the hopes and dreams of the future.
We are the Proud, the Brave, the light that shines
Freedom to the rest of the world. We are American's
and WE will not be defeated.
That is what I have remembered and what the terrorist
should have learned.
Annie
Robinson
September 2001
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