10 Things to Celebrate About America


	10 Things to Celebrate About America

Rustee

9-17-2007 12:05 AM

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Rustee says:

The original article expands on each of the ten, along with additional commentary. I too acknowledge faults within our society, but see worthiness as well.

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9-24-2007 4:41 AM

Kenika

I am proud to be an American! I served my country in Viet Nam and came back poisoned (AO) and mentally wounded (PTSD) and I would do it again in a heartbeat. America should not have allowed the liberals to take the Bible out of the classrooms in 1962.

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                     <H1>10 things to celebrate</H1>
                     <H2>Why I'm an anti-anti-American</H2>
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