Sound is comforting, like fighter jets

Published 11:21 am Friday, February 6, 2009

I’ve read with interest the brouhaha over the playing of “Morning Colors” at Naval Station Everett.

My family lived for 20 years on various air bases in the United States and two foreign countries, where fighter jets took off and landed all hours of the day and night.

I don’t remember losing even a single night’s sleep over it. I just turned over in my nice warm bed and said “Ahhh! They’re ours,” not German, not Japanese nor some other foreign entity’s.

With all of our faults (and we have a few), there is no nation on this planet that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the United States of America.

So when “Morning Colors” disturbs you on Sundays, turn over in your nice warm bed and say “Thank God they’re ours” and go back to sleep. They’ve got you covered.

Betty J. Kissell