[Wade]

Ok. I'll explain. I considered the phrase when I used it. My view is that the words "Friends and countrymen" can apply to those who are not "Americans".

Mainly the title and creative speech was to grab attention(It sure did.Hehe.) to invite others to visit spaceempires5.com. It might have seemed to suggest permanently leaving Shrapnel but that was not what I meant. I agree that this is a good community and I visit here and other sites.

Plus, some other sites are still trying to become more presentable.