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I am not a citizen of the United States, I am a Canadian Citizen born in Ireland more years ago than I care to think about, but I visit the U.S very often. I enjoy my visits and have many friends in various parts of the country. Growing up in Ireland, where many families including my own had one or more relatives who had emigrated to the U.S. there was always a great admiration for the United States and its people. Like everyone in the Western World, I was shocked by the events of 9/11, and on subsequent visits I admired the numerous cars driving around with flags fastened to the windows of their cars and the nurerous banners with the slogan 'God Bless America'.

It was heart warming to see how the people of the U.S. came together in a time of tragedy, which had not been seen since Dec. 7, 1941 and even felt that I should get one of those flags for my car as well. I was surprised however to find that those flags were higher in price than they had been on visit