Sadly, I not only didn't know Vince, I didn't know he existed until I read the first notice of his declining health. I suspect there are many like that in the freedom community, and it's too bad we can't get to know them better when it might count.

By that I mean that some of us get discouraged and even bitter because we may see so little that seems like progress or even hope of progress. Far too many of us have little or no understanding of who or how many around the world are also looking for liberty - or who may already be finding it!

I've never held that America is the "only" hope for liberty in the world, heaven knows, but I have seen and heard little to indicate anything else - and I welcome with open arms any information that can give us hope that we in America are not alone.

Perhaps it would be of great service to liberty, and to those who labor for it, to explore and document the efforts of others in the world. I would publish and post that sort of information across the full spectrum of the liberty community, and I suspect that many others would do likewise.

You did write some about your experience in the camp last year. Perhaps you could expand on it, and - just perhaps - you might encourage some of those you met there to share their experiences with us. What a gold mine! :)