My nephew Chris injured in war

              In a recent e-mail I mentioned in passing that my nephew

    " Chris " was  presently with the United States Marine Corps somewhere

    in Kuwait. I asked -despite my semi-pacifist view here : " How could I

    not wish Chris and his marine buddies success in ridding the world of

    a tyranny  ? "  ( near quote ) .

              Early yesterday morning, a Sunday of shock and awe indeed,

    my sister, now Rita Covil of Coventry, a nurse at Kent County Hospital

    for many years, told me on the phone right after I said " You must be a

    nervous wreck "  in a seemingly calm voice that her son, Chris, had been

    seriously injured in an explosion over there ( perhaps Iraq ) and was

    now on his way to a hospital in Germany.

               But his injury is not life threatening - possibly permanent

    damage to his inner ear. And a short career in the Marine Corp., I suspect.

               My best wishes to Chris and his injured buddies. But enough of

    this SHOCK & AWE for now. It sounds like a translation from the Prussian.

               Americans should not go berserk with division over THIS war.

    A year from now we will all be wiser and sadder about being NUMERO UNO

    in this crazy world !