To the editor:

There has been some discussion in recent letters regarding Cindy Sheehan’s attitude toward America. Two weeks ago, my wife and I participated in a rally supporting Cindy at Camp Casey, near Crawford, Texas. Speaking of her feelings since her son was killed in Iraq 16 months before, here is what she said on that subject, word for word, as I videotaped it:

“I thought I was cursed. I thought America was cursed. But I am so blessed, and America is so blessed. And I can finally say, after 16 months, God bless America, because we are. We’re gonna win. I have no doubt, no doubt in my mind that our troops will be coming home soon, and what we’re doing in Crawford, Texas, is gonna same lives, American and Iraqi.”

At the conclusion of the rally, at Cindy’s request, we all sang “God Bless America.”

Allan Hanson,

Lawrence