NATION'S STRENGTH

The visions of September 11, 2001 are a national nightmare. Visions, previously thought only possible on the TV and movie screen, are now a reality.

It still seems unreal as I seek to wake from this horrid nightmare.

The nightmare continues but then so does the dreams. The nightmare will end as we regroup to make America stronger and safer. The rubble to clean up, the memorials of the innocent and the brave, and the investigations, that justice is done, are the immediate needs of our citizens.

In rebuilding the towers we will demonstrate the power of the symbols they represent. America is the hub of world economics, enforcers of peace, and the American dream in which so many aspire. We shall overcome this nightmare.

- Roger W Hancock

Written as a 'Letter to the Editor'

Published in the 'Auburn Reporter' - October 10, 2001