HEAVY HEART

Today is a very sad day for us. And for all of us as Americans. We learned that Chris Stevens, our US Ambassador to Libya was killed along with 4 career State Department officials in that country. We think of our friends Jeanine and Mark Jackson who have worked for the State Department for several decades, often putting themselves in harm's way. Jeanine is now the US Ambassador to Malawi where recent events put her in the center of keeping a government on the right track when their president died. Before that she was running the US Embassy in Bagdhad, where she couldn't go outside without wearing a helmet and flack jacket. She was also the Us Ambassador to Berkina Fasso, the poorest country in Africa. Before that she and Mark were kidnapped in Nigeria...and those are only the things that we know about! They've also been in Russia and Hong Kong and most of the Middle East at times of unrest. 
It's hard for those of us who don't have their calling to understand why they would continually put themselves in harm's way, but their service to our country truly shows a lifetime's devotion to the principles of Democracy and the USA! So think of them today and all those out there in foreign posts. And voice your opposition to ANY type of radical opinions you hear or read...it's those hate mongerers on all sides that cause terrible consequences for all of us.