A very good slide show....Here
Posted on 09/10/2003 4:05:02 PM PDT by BigWaveBetty
Not exactly a valentine in John Kerry's hometown paper, the Boston Globe:
John, put that hairbrush down and pull yourself away from the mirror for a second. We need to have a little talk.And it gets better....much better. LOL!What's that, you're not sure you want to sit? You'd like to sit some of the time and stand some of the time? You're saying that by sitting, that in no way means you don't like standing?
OK, but that's exactly what we need to address. You were supposed to be a maverick, a thoroughbred, galloping toward the Democratic nomination with all those glue horses in futile pursuit.
But what's happened is, you're starting to look like a jackass. In New Hampshire, you're 12 points down in a Globe poll to a guy nobody knew back in May. Howard Dean? When you were railing on the Senate floor about huge national issues, he was, what, speaking to the Montpelier Elks? When you were fighting in Vietnam, he was, where, in a white coat learning how to give a flu shot?
So how did this happen?
All that stuff in your speeches about you being a courageous soldier with years and years of experience in international affairs -- can it. Can the impatient air of entitlement, too.
My breath catches and my stomach sort of lurches every time I see them in the background of a movie. At first I couldnt' bear to see them as it reminded me of what happened, but now I enjoy seeing pictures and film clips of them whole and undamaged. They remind me of when the world was sane (or at least appeared to be) and the people I knew who died in the towers were still alive.
LQ
It's my honor to keep the memory of the heroes and the people they tried to save and those they did save. I try to read, watch or listen to every story. Even though some of the stories are so horrible, there always seems to be a glimer of hope in each one.
That's what makes me so proud to be an American, how even though some of us suffer the worst imaginable, Americans will help others and press on regardless of how bad off they are.
Thank you so much for your service to our country, first in the military, then as a Firefighter/EMT. Three of the most important jobs in the world.
I especially have a soft spot for Firefighters/EMT's because they helped save my daughter's life when she was 9 years old. I just cannot thank you all enough.
But here's a picture of her all grown up, consider this beautiful smile for you, because without wonderful people like you, the world would be a little darker.
Thanks!
I can't sleep for some reason, so I thought I'd catch up on some posting and reading.
I never really paid them much mind when I saw them in the movies. When I visiting NYC many moons ago, I don't remember seeing them. Now when watching a movie filmed in NY I always look for them.
Dawg, I think I goofed, are you a veterinarian or a Veteran? Either or, we appreciate you!
How's This for an Answer?
Blogress Karol Sheinin reports that an Iranian democracy activist named Banafsheh contacted the most prominent "antiwar" group asking them to take a stand against Tehran's thuggish theocracy. In an e-mail (quoted verbatim), Banafsheh describes the answer she got:
Well, not really. International Answer is the brainchild of America-hating ex-attorney general Ramsey Clark. As we've noted before, this group makes common cause with every one of America's enemies, from Fidel Castro to Saddam Hussein to Kim Jong Il. BestoftheWeb
Some Democrats assert that the potency of Sept. 11 as a political symbol is waning -- that by next year, it may no longer bring a lump to so many throats or provide as great an impetus to hoist the flag.Nobody ever said donkeys were smart. But Einstein DID say: Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
They hope, they hoope, they hope!!
Here locally at the University of Central Florida student union the conservative group of kids at the school wanted to place a flag in every class room.
The Liberals went ballistic, they didn't have the money, the flag intimidates people, yada, yada, yada.
It would have cost a whopping 3,000 (which they raised in about 15 min. through a local radio show).
Nope, they took a vote and the flag is out. But they can invite Micheal Moore for 7,000.
An American flag is waved across the gray, clouded sky during a flyover by the 911th Airlift Wing. The flyover was part of the memorial services for victims of United Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. (Photo: Gene J. Puskar/AP Wide World)
September 11 — A quiet, grassy field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, was crowded with thousands of mourners today on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Memorial services were held to honor the 40 passengers and crewmembers of United Airlines Flight 93, who died last year while trying to take back the hijacked plane.
The field is the site where Flight 93 crashed. Investigators believe that some people on board the plane attacked the four hijackers and were able to take control of the flight long enough to crash the plane in an open area, where no one else would be hurt. Experts believe that the hijackers planned to fly the plane to Washington, D.C., and crash it into an important government building, such as the White House or the Capitol.
Flight 93 was one of four planes hijacked as part of the terrorist attacks on the United States last year. These attacks led to the destruction of New York City's World Trade Center and a section of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
Remembering the Heroes
Relatives and others wishing to honor the passengers and crewmembers gathered at the field at sunrise. During the ceremony, which began at 9:30 a.m. EDT, a bell tolled 40 times, once for each victim. Reading of the victims' names accompanied the ringing of the bells. A moment of silence was held at 10:06 a.m., which is when the plane crashed.
Tom Ridge, who was Governor of Pennsylvania at the time of last year's terrorist attacks, spoke at the memorial service held at the crash site Wednesday morning.
"These 40 amazing, extraordinary people had character in abundance," said Ridge, who now serves as the Director of Homeland Security for President Bush. "They were heroes….Today is not just to mark their tragic and honorable deaths, but to celebrate their lives and mark a nation's gratitude for their actions."
President Bush arrived at the site after his appearance at another memorial service at the Pentagon. He has regularly referred to Flight 93's passengers and crewmembers as the first heroes in the U.S. war on terrorism. The President bowed his head and stood with the relatives of the victims, while a Marine laid a wreath on the site. Later, the President met and spoke privately with the families.
Never Forget
Some of the victims' relatives shared their feelings about the tragedy and how they have coped with it.
"The most important thing to me is that we do not forget," said Hamilton Peterson of Bethesda, Maryland, whose father and stepmother were killed in the crash.
"It helps me a lot to know it's such a beautiful place," said Alice Hoglan, of Los Gatos, California, of the field where her son, Mark Bingham, died.
One Hundred Eighty Four people died at the Pentagon while hundreds more crawled through choking smoke and over burning wreckage to safety. But because the Pentagon attack was dwarfed by the tragedy at the World Trade Center, America has yet to hear the stories of the valiance and tenaciousness of the Pentagon employees; about the horrendous physical and psychic toll the attack has taken on them and their families -- and about how they have overcome and are moving on.
This hour-long program tells these stories in the voices of the people who lived them. Without narration. Many of these survivor stories are devastating. Many are inspirational. And as America looks to move forward from the trauma of 9-11, they offer important lessons. Click to hear the stories
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