A sad note to a Vietnam Veteran

Michael, I find it very sad that you, a veteran of Vietnam, who put his life on the line for his country, must now consider leaving it. To what have we come? As I look at the landscape and people around me in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, I see good people. I saw good people on our recent trip to New York City as we passed through Ohio Amish country, Gettysburg National Battlefield, New York City, Pennsylvania, etc. I also saw a wonderful landscape. America is truly beautiful. Her people are basically good. They are abused, yes. It is not right. Yet, somehow this writer, your friend here, wants to focus on the goodness that exists and not let the awful greed and decay sap his spirit. At Gettysburg, a sobering visit, we had pause to think about the price our ancestors have paid to build this country. Somehow we ought not to let vermin take it from us. Yes, there are disturbing trends – for example, Wisconsin now permits open carrying of firearms in public! This makes your humble servant here think about heading for the door too. Who imagined such an impasse as we grew up? Yet, somehow, this writer hopes the basic goodness of our people will reassert itself. If it does not, cannot, we shall have to do our best to preserve the “seed corn” for better days. God bless. Paul