To the Editor:
Jack Buck was the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals for many years. He wrote this poem after the tragic events that took place in American on Sept. 11, 2001.
“Since this nation was founded ... under God ... more than 200 years ago, we have been the bastion of freedom. The light that keeps the free world aglow. We do not covet the possessions of others. We are blessed with the bounty we share.
We have rushed to help other nations. ... Anything, anytime, anywhere.
War is just not our nature. We won’t start, but we will end the fight. If we are involved, we shall be resolved to protest what we know is right.
We have been challenged by a cowardly foe, who strikes and then hides from our view.
With one voice we say, ‘There is no choice today, there is only one thing to do.’ Everyone is saying – the same thing – and praying that we end these senseless moments we are living.
As our fathers did before, we shall win this unwanted war. And our children will enjoy the future we will be giving.”
An avid Cardinals fan,
Sharon Schopfer
Sycamore