Guest guest Posted December 31, 2002 Report Share Posted December 31, 2002 Hi Butch, This was the most beautiful, heart warming letter I have ever read. My son is home for the x-mas holiday and I am going to read it to him. This will make him proud not only to be an American, but a Marine. I thank you for sending this out. Nightengale --- Butch Owen <butchbsi wrote: > Hi y'all, > > A nice lady from New Zealand sent me this a few > minutes ago. Butch > > This is very true. Aren't you glad you are American? > > You probably missed it in the rush of news last > week, but there was > actually a report that an offer of a reward had been > published in a > Pakistani newspaper to anyone who killed an > American, any American. > > So an Australian dentist wrote the following to let > everyone know what > an American is, so they would know when they found > one. > > An American is English, or French, or Italian, > Irish, German, Spanish, > Polish, Russian or Greek. > > An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, > Indian, Chinese, > Japanese, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or > Pakistani, or Afghan. > > An American may also be a Cherokee, Osage, > Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, or > one of the many other tribes known as native > Americans. > > An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or > Buddhist, or Muslim. > In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in > Afghanistan. The only > difference is that in America they are free to > worship as each of them > chooses. > > An American is also free to believe in no religion. > For that he will > answer only to God, not to the government, or to > armed thugs claiming to > speak for the government and for God. > > An American is from the most prosperous land in the > history of the > world. The root of that prosperity can be found in > the Declaration of > Independence, which recognizes the God given right > of each man and woman > to the pursuit of happiness. > > An American is generous. Americans have helped out > just about every > other nation in the world in their time of need. > When the Soviet army > overran Afghanistan 20 years ago, Americans came > with arms and supplies > to enable the people to win back their country. As > of the morning of > September 11, Americans had given more than any > other nation to the poor > in Afghanistan. > > Americans welcome the best, the best products, the > best books, the best > music, the best food, the best athletes. But they > also welcome the > least. > > The national symbol of America, The Statue of > Liberty, welcomes your > tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your > teeming shores, the > homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the > people who built > America. > > Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the > morning of September > 11, earning a better life for their families. I've > been told that the > World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 > other countries, > cultures, and first languages, including those that > aided and abetted > the terrorists. > > So you can try to kill an American if you must. > Hitler did. So did Tojo, > and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and every bloodthirsty > tyrant in the > history of the world. But, in doing so you would > just be killing > yourself. Because Americans are not a particular > people from a > particular place. They are the embodiment of the > human spirit of > freedom. > > Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an > American. Pass this > around the World. > Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2002 Report Share Posted December 31, 2002 Hi y'all, A nice lady from New Zealand sent me this a few minutes ago. Butch This is very true. Aren't you glad you are American? You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was actually a report that an offer of a reward had been published in a Pakistani newspaper to anyone who killed an American, any American. So an Australian dentist wrote the following to let everyone know what an American is, so they would know when they found one. An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani, or Afghan. An American may also be a Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans. An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan. The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them chooses. An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God. An American is from the most prosperous land in the history of the world. The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of Independence, which recognizes the God given right of each man and woman to the pursuit of happiness. An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need. When the Soviet army overran Afghanistan 20 years ago, Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country. As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan. Americans welcome the best, the best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the best athletes. But they also welcome the least. The national symbol of America, The Statue of Liberty, welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built America. Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11, earning a better life for their families. I've been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 other countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists. So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and every bloodthirsty tyrant in the history of the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself. Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American. Pass this around the World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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