Posted on 09/10/2010 8:19:50 AM PDT by DBrow
Good morning,
Nine years ago, nearly three thousand Americans lost their lives on September 11, 2001. Like many Americans, I was shocked and horrified by the attacks on our country. But I was also inspired by the heroism and selflessness of so many of my fellow Americans in the wake of this tragedy.
From the brave men and women of Flight 93 who sacrificed their own lives to save the lives of others, to the first responders who rushed without hesitation to help those in need, to the young men and women who chose to join our Armed Forces following the attacks - these tragic events united Americans in a remarkable spirit of solidarity and compassion.
It’s that spirit of selflessness and service that inspired the first September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance last year. On this day all Americans can honor the brave men and women who lost and risked their lives by serving others in their community.
Tomorrow, I will be volunteering with Mission Serve, an initiative bringing together civilian and military communities through service and volunteerism. Working alongside active duty members of the military, wounded warriors, veterans, military spouses and students, I’ll help renovate a community center at a retirement community for veterans in McLean, Virginia.
You can join me in participating in the National Day of Service by finding a service opportunity in your area on Serve.gov:
Whether you help clean up a local park, participate in a food drive, or help out in a local soup kitchen or school, volunteering strengthens our communities and our country. The National Day of Service presents an opportunity to take time to make a difference in your area and make a commitment to serve your community throughout the year.
On the anniversary of this tragic day in our history, I hope you will join me in honoring all those who put the needs of others before their own by serving in your community.
To all Americans mourning the loss of their loved ones on September 11th, the President and I extend our sincerest condolences. Your courage and sacrifice is an inspiration to all Americans.
Sincerely,
Michelle Obama First Lady of the United States
There's a picture of the First Lady standing with two young people, holding paintbrushes and rollers, apparently "volunteering" somewhere.
It's an email from the WH, so URL is to the WH site.
“Sincerely,
Vacation Gal.”
To hell with these Socialist Pigs.
I looking for recipes and decor ideas for Patriots’ Day, Septamber 11th, 2010: A Day of FOOD Service. Please feel free to chime in.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2586277/posts?q=1&;page=91#91
I also started an arts and crafts thread for 9/11 last night.
Volunteering, forced and unforced charity, is practiced in Islam.
screw her and the long legged mac daddy she rode in on....
And just why did those brave young men and women enlist? Is she saying fighting George W’s wars was a good thing now?
Let me put it this way, if I had something already in the works that would fall under the umbrella of “service”, after reading this article, I’d cancel.
Dhimmitude is when the non-Muslims become slaves of the Muslims, right? And this is sort of what 9/11 was all about it. So to decide to make 9/11 an official Day of Service to Our Ruler seems pretty consistent with what has gone before.
Do us a service and get the $ell out of our White House and take yo man witcha.
Moslems replace other people’s holy sites and memorials with their own, to change their meaning.
I don’t know why I thought of that.
Who in the Hell is this freak to order anything.
The Knights of Columbus instituted the Heroes Fund on September 12, 2001 and provided $3,500 in immediate relief to the families of Emergency Personnel killed in the attacks regardless of religious affiliation. On September 13th we established a scholarship fund for any of their children who want to attend a Catholic college. Then there’s the Blue Mass. We didn’t do this because Barack changed the meaning of September 11. We know what it means. We also don’t need him or his wife to tell us to volunteer. We did it 125 years before she was proud of her country.
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ll be kicked back in the chair with beer in hand watching college football all day.
2008, Speaking in Milwaukee, Wisconsin today, would-be First Lady Michelle Obama said, “for the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback.”
How about an a.k.a. for the National Day of Service, something along the lines of Burn the Koran Day?
Screw her. This isn't Saudi Arabia. This is America. This is a day of remembrance and mourning.
No way am I going to celebrate her and her husbands Sharia victory!!! What a bit(h !
That’s $3,500 to EACH family. $1.4 Million in total.
BTW, because of our support fro Prop 8 in CA there are groups that have labeled us a Hate Group. phhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhht
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