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9/13/01 - From Raymond in Schoeneck to George,
Norman and Al - Re: European solidarity after recent bombings.

9/13/01

Dear Al, Dear Norman, Dear George

In these tragic moments, where the words appear so poor to say the shock that Cathy and me feel us, the first thing that comes us to the spirit is this one: my family and all our friends, we are all Americans. We are all New-Yorkais. Your lives are the ours. We feel profondément solidaires of our Airmen and of their family: George, that lives these tragic and difficult moments so far of his country... Al and Butch Lang to the Texas, Norman Philipps to Clarkston. Them, of which are for us so near and to that have liberty for us. Them that to the most serious moments of our history France (1944/45) have risked their life to do us to keep the hope.

Very close to George, - Cathy and myself, Pascale Gilbert, Carole, and Dominique Jansen a formidable girlfriend that is rushed continuation - one is all there, dumbfounded in front of the screen television (CNN and TF1 -French Television) that broadcast a frightful and unheard-of spectacle... Pictures that raise our indignation and our lack of understanding. Of times has other, I squeeze the arm George to console it and to testify for him all pain it that embraces our heart. Dear Norman, dear Al and Butch, dear Greg and Jim, dear Dean and Janet, dear Tim, dear David, dear Margin... To all our friends of United States, today are for us all hit to the heart to Schoeneck.

We divide your sufferings and the mournings of all these New-Yorkais. We are to your sides. But that are worth the words in front of such a ocean of dramas... Deepest of our heart and end melts France. Cathy, Raymond and all our children and small children. PS. George will remain again some days among us, until an airplane allow for him to return in all security to the United States. RE

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