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To: RR who wrote (58251)	5/26/2003 1:53:35 PM
From: RR	Respond to of 65232

We went by Pearl Harbor yesterday. Saw the museum and the Arizona memorial. The USS Constellation was there, too, back from Iraq. Amazing. I had something profound happen there. Sometimes it's the little things that make an impact on me. As I walked through the museum, I could not help but shed a tear. It was such an emotional thing to see. Just call me too patriotic. That's fine. I am. I was standing by a large picture and display. I was alone until a guy about my size and age walked up and stood beside me. Just me and him, staring at this display, which had some Japanese exhibits. I had my handkerchief in my hand. I looked down and he, too, had a handkerchief in his hand, the same as I did. I figured his Dad fought in the war, too. The difference was, he was Japanese. We looked at each other in the eyes, and gave each other a respectful nod. No words were necessary. Both, grown men from different nations that once were at war, standing there with a tear in their eyes, and their handkerchiefs in hand. RR