Thank you to Ben Cole for posting these.  They brought more than a few tears to my eyes.

Messages from Japan

by Benjamin M. Cole on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 10:25am

I was just sent a block of Japanese messages submitted by people throughout the country. I needed to share these, as they brought tears to my eyes, so here is my best translation. It is sad to say but you would never see this type of behavior in so much of America these days. I want Americans to see what America could be (and perhaps used to be)!