A Few of FR's Finest...Every Day...09-10-04....September 11, 2001 - A Day To Remember

Aquamarine, NickNamedBob

[Aquamarine]

World Trade Center
New York City

Towers of Life

They stood hushed and glimmering in the night,
Giants able to frame the moon,
Slumbering magnificently in their might.

Day breaks and the sun gently warms their skin,
Veins begin to pulse with life,
The spirit of a thousand of kin.

Evil tears towards them through the brilliant morning sky,
Propelled by the blackest of hate,
Guided by a lie.

Barely risen they stand with no defense,
Innocent and distracted they are not prepared,
The pain about to be inflicted intense.

Like a bolt of lighting that shatters the morn,
Evil crashes once then twice into their sides,
Their bodies are scorched and torn.

Horribly crippled they continue to stand,
Holding onto life until the last,
Orders are given, they take the command.

The battle is brief, the giants begin to yield,
Life drains from every artery,
Their fate is sealed.

Collapsing to zero,
First to one knee then to the next,
From their dust will emerge so many a hero.

The question is asked,
How can such evil exist.

- JDK

In Memory of Lives Lost
September 11, 2001

Keeper of the Stars

(music)

Pentagon - Washington D.C.

When Worlds Collide

When hatred, like a cancer cell, learns to spread its seed,
The whole world is the patient, and global is the need.
A force for evil is unleashed, that tears at peaceful hearts,
And those who worship evil learn the darkest of its arts.

The wills that seek to rise above the mundane plows they share,
And forces that can lift them and propel them in the air,
Are beaten into weapons which can strike a deadly blow,
A dragon’s breath which rains its death on innocents below.

The world awakened slowly to the peril at its door,
And had difficulty focusing on hurt that was in store.
It took two blows to understand the treachery that came,
And just a little longer then to know what was to blame.

Yet another part of the attack was on a star,
Whose light was meant to warn us when a threat came from afar.
Already we were moving to deflect the serpent’s fangs,
But not before its target had begun to feel the pangs.

Though thousands were before it when it sought to hit the mark,
Only hundreds were imperiled as it struck out of the dark.
Only hundreds, only hundreds. Even one would be too many,
In the listings of the victims we’d prefer there weren’t any.

The poison seed of hatred has infected normal men,
And turned them into demons who can not return again.
These demons would attack the very angels in the air,
And plunge them like a dagger at the ones for whom they care.

This is now a battle unlike any seen on Earth,
And we are now the witnesses for Satan at his birth.
Conventional responses will be laughed at by his spawn,
Just as fire is not weakened by the coming of the dawn.

Truth shall be our weapon, that all people should be free,
We can’t be safe ourselves ’til we secure their liberty.
Let every father’s son know that the world is his to love,
Or judgment will be swift and it will come from up above.

We must call the angels down, and interrupt their chorus,
And none of us can shirk the daunting task that lies before us,
For we have witnessed evil done and know who must be blamed,
And we must fight the hatred that has Heaven now inflamed.

NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 30, 2004

Field in Pennsylvania

Love Takes Flight

These woods have forged some heroes, in fields and in the sky,
The kind who, when the moment came, were not afraid to die.
The morning had been peaceful, and then misfortune fell,
Their quiet journey shattered by a mind-disrupting yell.

They learned their lives were forfeit in a game with global stakes,
And they decided they would win, no matter what it takes.
They could have been some victims Best Known Only by the toll,
Except they chose to make a stand, and by their words, “Let’s Roll!”

Against the soulless demons, they flung themselves in rage,
And with the courage born of love changed wording on the page.
Their gentle souls were purged of pain in hammer blows and flame,
But none would ever dare to say they did not win the game.

NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 7, 2004

Keep them in your heart.

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[Gabz]

That is beautiful.

I do not like Mayor Bloomberg of NYC, howevr I must admit some of his words touched me deeply this morning.

(paraphrasing) Children who lose parents are called orphans, men who lose wives are called widowers, women who lose husband are widows............but there is no word for parents who lose children.

[MEG33]

I noted they listed gunstuff as an aternative..It as well as this site are simply overloaded and can't handle the traffic I think....

[The Mayor]

I agree with you.

Did you see the thread this morning from lost thread.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1212955/posts

They lost their 16 year old son Jacob in a fatal car accident.
It hit me hard, my son Jacob is 15.

[The Mayor]

Let me see if I can find the other link. be right back..

[The Mayor]

http://www.gunstuff.com/america-attacked.html

try this one, I have it linked in my website.

http://www.rusthompson.com/index.html

[austingirl]

I took a walk this morning and I prayed, wept, and sang the Star-spangled Banner, God Bless America, and the Battle Hymm of the Republic. I remembered falling to my knees three years ago and asking God to save our nation as the towers fell. I did the same this morning. I will never forget.

[MEG33]

http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/christwebs/911-broad.asx

Never Forget/Never Again
Song;Have You Forgotten

[Gabz]

Yes I read that earlier this morning. so tragic.

[The Mayor]

Thanks that is great!

[Aquamarine]

I tried that and it worked.

That was the most moving Memorial to 911 that I've ever seen. How could anyone even think of not voting for George W Bush again in November?

Freedom will be defended. ~ George W Bush

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

No problem, it was fun bringing it to you.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

030626-N-1539M-002 North Kingstown, R.I. (June 26, 2003) - The U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Team, "Blue Angels" soars over Old Glory as they perform the "Delta Formation" during an air show in North Kingstown, R.I., celebrating the centennial of powered flight. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Saul McSween. (RELEASED)

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform at the 2003 "Defenders of Liberty" air show held here May 10-11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Denise A. Rayder)

040516-N-9909C-001 Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (May 16, 2004) - The lead and opposing solo pilots assigned to the U.S. Navy's flight demonstration team, the "Blue Angels," perform a close scissors-cross maneuver in front of the crowds at the 2004 Joint Service Open House. The "Blue Angels" fly the F/A-18A Hornet as they perform approximately 30 maneuvers during the aerial demonstration, which runs approximately an hour and 15 minutes. The Open House, held on May 14-16th at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., showcased civilian and military aircraft from the Nation's armed forces. U.S. Navy photo by U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Jane Campbell (RELEASED)

[Aquamarine]

I got it to load, finally.

[Aquamarine]

Your links are awesome today!

[MEG33]

I rewatched the America Attacked link...and had tears streaming again..I was going to say...go fold laundry , do the dishes while it loads...It evokes that terrible day and our resolve...

I am glad I finally learned to link.

Thank you for the thread.

[Gabz]

Around noon Fox News replayed footage from that morning. I remember it all so vividly.

[Brad’s Gramma]

YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

:)

[jwfiv]

Miss Aqua ... a beautiful tribute you have offered us in memory of that terrible day three long years ago ... thank you.

The pic of the stone slab memorial in the Pennsylvania field evokes both pride and sorrow.

I've been watching FOX this morning, lounging and lazy after a week of hard work ... when they played a few minutes of video showing the attacks and their aftermath, it felt like an old wound starting to bleed again and I woulda started weeping if I weren't so derned tough.

May God Bless the United States of America and bring defeat and ruin to all the enemies of freedom and liberty.

[lonestar]

You did a beautiful job!

[Billie]

Good afternoon, Finest Patriots. Aqua, what a beautiful Patriot Day graphic to start the day. Julie, your graphic was awesome - slow for me to load, but it is wonderful.