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To: JustTradeEm who wrote (88230)	3/31/2003 9:03:47 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

An Email from West Point. "Dear Mr. Nordlinger: I am currently a second-year cadet at the United States Military Academy. I have read your Impromptus for quite some time and was struck by the banner hoisted by anti-war protesters in San Francisco: 'We Support Our Troops When They SHOOT Their Officers.' Being in an environment where I am surrounded by Army officers and officers-in-training, I was amazed that people could say such a thing. I have good friends who are newly commissioned second lieutenants leading platoons of soldiers in combat at the age of 22. I shared the quote on the banner with an instructor of mine who is an Army major, and he simply said, 'Just remember, those are the people we're fighting for.' I guess there really are two Americas and I'm glad to be on the side I'm on. "I also find it amusing to read of college students and even professors walking out of the classroom to protest the war, while here at West Point the war is discussed only very briefly each day. After all, it is our 'duty to the American public' to learn calculus, physics, and engineering. The war is still a passion, but must be following during our scarce spare time." nationalreview.com