[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 27973-27974]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        TRAGEDY THAT HIT AMERICA

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                      HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR.

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 19, 2001

  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, the events of September 11, 2001 in New 
York, Washington, and Pennsylvania have struck the

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hearts and minds of Americans everywhere. I am especially touched by 
the thoughts of the young people who are the future of this great 
nation. Shanleigh Hart is a 6th grade student in Miss Shiver's class at 
Southeast School in Salem, Ohio, and she has written a poem remembering 
``The Tragedy That Hit America''. Shanleigh's words are inspiring and 
should all make us proud to be Americans.

                        Tragedy That Hit America

     A threat to America
     Brave Country
     Count on us
     Depend on our army
     Extreme explosions
     Foreign countries deny
     Greatly upset
     Hope shines through
     Interviewing all over
     Just not fair
     Killing
     Learning to work together
     Maybe there will be a war
     Never will be forgotten
     Obviously not expected
     Prepare for war
     Quietly they did it
     Respectfully we work
     Sad as can be
     Terrifying
     Unfair to us
     Very disrespectful
     World War three
     Extremely unbelievable
     Young and old
     Zealous people

  In memory of all the victims and their families, we are not letting 
this one go! We are America.

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