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We recently visited the Columbine memorial in Clement Park. We found it to be a place not of the despair and terror of that day eight years ago, but of resiliency and strength of our young people, their families and mentors, including the hope and faith in the future of our community and our nation.

We then visited the statue of Danny Dietz, the young man killed in the service of our country in Afghanistan. Had the shooters at Columbine been taught, as this young man was taught, of patriotism and love of our country and its people, the Columbine tragedy might have never happened.

Jeanne Thompson, Littleton

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I'm glad you enjoyed the Columbine memorial, Jeanne, but your second pragraph lost me.

How do you know that Danny Dietz was "taught, of patriotism and love of our country and its people"? How can you say that a lack of such nationalistic preaching caused the tragedy at Columbine? Harris and Kliebold would still have been picked on and intimidated to the point they felt they had no recourse but to exact bloody revenge on the school that tortured them.

You make a huge leap in reaching your conclusion.

Nice letter Jeanne, I couldn't agree more.

Harris and Kliebold wee weak links who couldn't handle the "stress" of high school,or it seams to me, life in general. I fail to see how being more patriotic would have made them any more intelligent.

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