To: gg cox who wrote (2232 ) 1/23/2000 10:42:00 AM From: George J. Tromp Respond to
Thanks for the Wonderful article gg, good people are usually where you find them, regardless of race, creed or color, the tumultuous history of the US and its polices is viewed from both sides of the coin. The act of sacrifice was evidenced during the dark days of Pearl Harbor, the tragic legacy of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, the humiliation in VietNam, the cold and frigid killing fields of Laos, the human tragedy in Germany, the hunger and famine in Africa. I will relate to you an experience I had 23 years ago in Tokyo, Japan. A friend and I spent a month touring the country in 67, and what struck me the most during that trip was the "extenion of hospitality and a sense that all was forgiven from the days of world war II. I guess if one looks deeply in any society, there is goodness and sincerity of purpose. Historically, the more blessed should help the less fortunate, this is a basic human responsibility. The history of my country has had its moments, and it goes without saying that the responsibility of democracy and freedom has fallen squarely on our shoulders. The burden of society today is to forgive and move forward for the betterment of mankind. Lots of people share the same views the world over, as the stark reality of the killing of fields of Laos, the burden of Vietnam, and the tyranny of Nazi Germany has left the distinct
