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9/11/2001 -- Time Immemorial?
Clearly Nebulous ^ | Sept 11, 2009 | Colette Moran

Posted on 09/11/2009 8:36:55 AM PDT by CMoran325

Are we already forgetting the horrid events of that day? Are we already relegating it to only being worthy of recognition every five years? Neither the L.A. Times nor the Chicago Tribune had any front-page stories commemorating the anniversary.

The Washington Post -- which only had a single ad in remembrance (a full-page tribute from Lockheed-Martin) -- did have this article above the fold on its cover which was titled "9/11 a Distant Memory for Teens: Eight years later, the Sept 11 attacks have become relegated to history books for a generation that's too young to remember." 

The bad news: It contains an anecdote about a class that groans when they are handed the nine-page packet their teacher is using to study the events of that infamous day.

"This is going to take us forever," complained a boy in the back.

The good news: It also tells the story of Anthony Gardner who lost his brother, Harvey, that day. When he realized that his children -- who never knew their uncle -- needed to be taught to remember the events of this day, he started the Sept. 11 Education Trust, which has already conducted 100 hours of video interviews with survivors, firefighters, politicians and relatives of the victims.

The videos are the core of a curriculum which Gardner intends to "remind everyone that 9/11 was a collective experience, affecting everyone, everywhere."

When I ask my middle children, aged 9-14 what they remember, mostly they recall me crying and not really understanding what was happening that day. They don't remember the youngest of them, just 16 months old, pointing at the tv screen. As yet another replay of one of the towers falling was running, she pointed and said, "Uh oh! Uh oh!" Indeed.

But we are teaching them to never forget what happened, to remain vigilant, and do what they can to defend freedom from those who would tear it down.

Arlington September 11th Memorial - Arlington Cemetery Washington, D.C.
A five-sided granite marker inscribed with the victims' names (including ranks where appropriate).  The unidentified remains from the Pentagon are buried here.




TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: frontpage; september11
Never forget why we fight.
1 posted on 09/11/2009 8:36:55 AM PDT by CMoran325
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To: CMoran325

Anyone know what uniform the guy in red is wearing in the background?


2 posted on 09/11/2009 8:39:44 AM PDT by GOP_Party_Animal
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To: CMoran325
Never forget the face of your enemy.....
3 posted on 09/11/2009 8:40:00 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

I wonder what those guys think if their “god” now....


4 posted on 09/11/2009 8:42:55 AM PDT by mom4melody
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

Evil has many faces.


5 posted on 09/11/2009 8:45:29 AM PDT by LiberConservative (OneBigAssMistakeAmerica)
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To: CMoran325
If you can't exploit the crisis, you can exploit its memory.
6 posted on 09/11/2009 9:01:57 AM PDT by the invisib1e hand (hang the Czars.)
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To: GOP_Party_Animal

The cover and belt appear to be Marine Corps - I know the Marine Raiders of WWII wore the red jacket, but I thought it was retired.


7 posted on 09/11/2009 9:03:18 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (The townhalls were going great until the oPods showed up.)
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To: IYAS9YAS; GOP_Party_Animal
May be a bugler or other band member - see the "Red Dress" explanation in this link Uniforms of the US Marine Corps
8 posted on 09/11/2009 9:06:49 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (The townhalls were going great until the oPods showed up.)
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To: CMoran325
I did see that FoxNews.com and CNN.com both had memorials on the homepage.
9 posted on 09/11/2009 9:17:05 AM PDT by BornToBeAmerican (We the people, ..... never)
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To: CMoran325

Google has nothing, but Bing does — hmm, I may switch allegiances when it comes to search engines!


10 posted on 09/11/2009 10:10:14 AM PDT by CMoran325
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