Dolia may have lost here only son on that fateful day in 1968, but his memory is preserved in the form of the USS Gonzalez. My heart cannot take another wound. Tears may never stop. Arrows piercing our country's peace have damaged us for all time. We will never be the same, never see others, love, trust as before.
Random violence is shocking.
So many ways to be sad, so few ways to understand. America has been an eternal beacon, a light that offered a better life. Peace and freedom. We have reached out to each other, forging an indomitable spirit. With painful eyes, we still look to our diversity.