Posted on 09/11/2004 3:55:36 AM PDT by BigWaveBetty
We remember. We always will.
To those who were injured and to those who perished, America will hunt down every last one of the terrorists.
To all who loved those who were injured and who perished, may God bless, comfort you and keep you strong.
The following are Remarks by Debra Burlingame as prepared for delivery at the 2004 Republican National Convention:
I'm Debra Burlingame.
My brother, "Chic Burlingame," was captain of American Airlines Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon.
To those who knew him, Chic was a legend. U.S. Naval Academy, class of '71.
A fighter pilot. And navy reservist who volunteered for the Gulf War. His military experience trained him to be ready for battle.
But I'm certain he never expected to see action in the cockpit of his commercial jet. I know that he and every one of those pilots put up the fight of their lives that day.
Losing Chic on 9/11 was the most difficult thing my family's ever faced. But burden was lessened by the things that ordinary Americans did to help us.
I want you to know that we were aware of what you did. We saw the spontaneous memorials -- the cluster of candles on a front porch, the sign outside the Wal-Mart that said, "Pray for the Families." We saw the flags on the office buildings, on store fronts and kids' bikes.
We saw the websites. We read your letters. We received the pictures your children drew.
I'll also never forget the huge flag that was unfurled at the Pentagon, just a few yards away from where the plane went in. I especially remember it lit up against the dark sky in the wee hours of September 12th -- Chic's birthday.
My heart fell into a million pieces as it brought back the sweet memory of my brother as a nine-year-old Cub Scout, selling American flags door-to-door.
I am deeply honored and grateful for the privilege of standing before you so that I can thank you for these tender gestures and for the endless generosity which helped us carry on.
May God bless you.
LOLOLOL!!! Fabuloso dahling! :-)
Isn't that great?!
If you don't read The Bleat, you should.
He's a very entertaining writer with witty
outlook on an incredible array of topics.
http://www.lileks.com/bleats/
Is it 3:00 yet? We're expecting a new A/C unit, ours went kaput on Sunday, *sweat, sweat, sweat!* You know you're getting old when, you could have sworn that we bought a new one of those 3 or 4 years ago and then you finally find the receipt for the dang thing and it's dated 1993! Did I mention I'm sweaty? :-)
GWB getting a wonderful response from Natl. Guard Conf.! A really big response when he said he was proud to be a member of the Guard. :-)
LOL! Who wrote that, Dave Barry?
To some of us here, you're still a kid.
Enjoy it.
I hope you're cool by now. My sister built her house 5 years ago and their AC unit went kaput last month! Ouch! Mine, now, that's a different story. It's been doing its thing for over 30 years. I'm kind of hoping just one little tree does fall...on the A/C unit. I wouldn't mind replacing that sucker.
Saw the part of GW's speech that was on Fox...I think they liked him! Can't wait to see the response to Effin tomorrow.
The news is saying traffic is at a standstill leaving Mobile. So, I think my 4am depart time is sounding better. T.
Travel safely and check in when you can. We'll be sending good thoughts.
Looking at pans of soul food: "Gawd, this will give me such indigestion! And what is this green stuff? I can't get back to the hotel for a Pepto and filet mignon fast enough!"
Of the person who dared to get close to him: "Oh drat, he's touching me! What the f*** does he think he's doing? Doesn't he know who I am?"
Looking at basketball: "I say, my good man, what exactly is this spherical object and what, pray tell, does one do with it? You know, it reminds me of the giant lethal bullets fired at me in Vietnam, but I don't suppose you people know anything about Vietnam."
Here is another one which says in its caption that this is a hug......
Ah yes, the infamous one-handed, arms-length hug. My goodness, he appears to be outside of his comfort zone, doesn't he? :)
I'm guessing Effin's "context" for dealing with persons of color is ordering them to make sure his wingtips are extra shiny this time. Eating greens and ribs with them is quite another matter.
Amazing.
I've been facinated by these horrid storms. The power of the Almighty is an awesome thing.
I'd like to ask Kerry, Navy Reservist, who took your place when you bugged out after four months?
Gee, wish I had asked you what brand you have.
Yes, we're nice and icey now, as I sit here in a sweater. :-) Yea!!
Too bad the news channels didn't let us see the entire GWB speech.
Good luck getting out of town, hope there's a computer where you're going so we can hear from you.
CBS will issue a statement on Docufuffle at noon today. Will they admit the were duped? LOL!
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