After having thoroughly read the recent letter by Sherry Kelley, I have to wonder who hasn't noticed the higher gas prices and how the cost of everything has gone up as well. As an Iraqi war veteran who recently was discharged for medical reasons, I face these and other probelms in making sure my bills are paid and my family is taken care of. While things may be tougher now, I do know that we are not in a recession because I have lived through one before.