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The Wilderness Battlefield faces Fawn Lake on State Route 621. |
This is in response to Dick Meck's Oct. 30 letter ["Hypocrisy brigade now fights at Wilderness"].
First of all, I thank him for his 24 years of military service. I am sure he sacrificed to keep Americans safe to live the lifestyle they chose, and not a lifestyle imposed by dictatorial or theocratic governments.
With the sacrifice of Mr. Meck and so many others, we are free to live in neighborhoods of our choosing.
Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, DuPonts, Dukes, or truly wealthy people do not live
Most of the people I've met here are hardworking, middle-class folks. Many served their country, just as Mr. Meck did, with 20-30 years in the military. Many retired from the military and served again
Most of my neighbors performed jobs with high-pressure responsibilities, while their wives stayed at home to tend to family. And many couples found they needed to have both parents working to get by. They all had one thing in common: They planned for their future and were able to buy a nice home.
I appreciate reading diverse opinions in The Free Lance-Star. I just don't think it's neighborly to attack one subdivision that was planned and developed before any of us moved to the area.
Fawn Lake residents bring a lifetime of diversified experience to the neighborhood. Some serve in advisory positions in the medical field, some work to develop new hiking trails, some volunteer to protect our river, some work for smart growth, some work for the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank, and some help the elderly and needy.
We're good neighbors. Where we choose to live doesn't paint a picture of who we are. Mr. Meck's letter sounds like "sour grapes."
Judith Lillis
Spotsylvania
