Should the memories of past residents be part of the current dialogue on GTMO?
Your Answers
89% Yes
11% No

no They are very heartwarming and interesting, but those people were not responsible for what's happened there since 9-11

Submitted by SMS

yes I live there from 62-71, 77-81 and 84-86! For sure our memories should be part of this project - they should be the MAIN part!

Anita Lewis Isom, Morehead City, NC

no not unless you also want to hear how great of a time i had living "on base" at Dachau while i was serving the German army while jews were being baked to death during WWII!! IT'S THE SAME THING.

RICH LEE, MIAMI, FL

yes YES! Gitmo was a special place. 44 years later it is still in my Heart and my Memories! The Prisoners have nothing to do with the Life there!

Barbara O'Neill, Russell Springs, KY

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