The Legend

Today this blog  is for all the families in WV and surrounding states and countries who has a family member in the mines. I also would like to especially send it to the ones who lost a family member one year ago . We are from a coal mining state, this is how our people raise their families, coal has help feed and educated our children. I owe my life to the mines and my wonderful parents. My father went to work in the mines at 17 and worked twenty years in the mines. I am who I am thanks to him. He die at the age of 42 . We may not be perfect but this is our way of living. WV people are mountaineers, we are a hard working and for the most a honest and open people. My love for home and our wonderful mountains has kept me were I am now. Life has become a struggle for some of our people because we mine coal. It seems to me we  have been blamed for all the pollution in the world. Our coal does not only keep electricity in our homes. Coal is used for many different products. Perfume, charcoal and many other useful products. I know there is ways of doing things better, but our mines or our state is not for destroying the world. Today I say a pray to remember all the wonderful people who have gone on before to make sure our state and this country can still stand and not be out in the dark. THANK YOU.