A nation united.

• Position: Letters

I have a close friend who lost her father at the World Trade Center ("Terrorism Hits Home," 10/1/01). Thinking about it is agonizing. I hope that the monstrous people responsible for these attacks are brought to justice. Beneath these feelings, however, is a sense of pride, as I think of the thousands of workers clearing rubble and the thousands of others who gave blood. This feeling tells me that America will go on, braver and stronger than ever before.

JOE FUNICELLI LaGrange, N.Y. The outburst of patriotism in our nation's time of sorrow demonstrates the strength of the American spirit. Americans' reactions to this tragedy show that even though we spend a lot of time arguing, we can be the indivisible nation described in the Pledge of Allegiance.

LISA KOTT Bozeman, Mont. It's hard to believe that anything good came out of this tragedy, but it did. We are more...