Jake Young

United States' Wilson Young, left, son of Jake Young, one of the victims of 2002 Bali bombings, touches a freestanding granite globe, with 202 individually carved doves, each of which represents a victim, prior to a ceremony to unveil the memorial site in central London, Thursday Oct. 12, 2006. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

For the United States, 9/11 brings Terrorism home in the hearts and minds of a nation. It was a horrifying day. However, 9/11 was not the first, nor the latest strike by Islamic Terrorists at Americans. Barely a year after 9/11, at the conclusion of Ramadan, Global Islamic Terrorism consumed a Man who embodied the best of what Midland, Texas can produce, Jake Young.

For all the column inches of space spent in the national papers remembering where you were or what you were doing when you learned about 9/11, little has been said about Jake in the national press since 2002. However, tonight, as Ramadan comes to a close, I was reminded of Jake Young. There are widespread reports of the release of two of the Islamic Militants convicted of participating in the bombing that killed Jake. Some media reports mention a "Neraska Football Player," others reference "Americans" and others just quote the figure "202."

I remember Jake Young.

Cross posted to Jessicas Well
(Edited to be kinder and gentler to the local press)