Dear Janet, Yes, I am proud to be a citizen of the United States. Please understand the majority ( if not all of us ) have no say in which country we are born and/or reared in. However, I am proud that I live in a country where I can Voice and Demonstrate my opinions and feelings without repercussion. Can they do that around the world ? We are not the perfect nation/goverment by any means and many of us voice opinions to the contrary of the general publics view, however , we have the FREEDOM to make choices, that so many cannot. " It's so easy to cast blame and so hard to build the bridge ! "

Mike Strobel