[Aquamarine]

[Aquamarine]

Today thru Sunday we're presenting this special post in remembrance of 911 in place of our
regular T.G.I.F. - Weekend Post.

[RadioAstronomer]

Good morning!

Thank you so much for the wonderful tribute. I know I will never forget.

RA

[Gabz]

I'll be back a little later.......after I finish crying......again.

[Diver Dave]

Beautiful Tribute you've presented, Aqua. Thank You.

We Have Not Forgotten.

[Billie]

I've been looking forward to today since I saw your first 'draft' of this post, Aqua. It is hard to put in words (though you did it so beautifully and eloquently, Bob) the feelings that this date, these photos, the memories of that unbelievably horrific day bring back to all of us. We *never* will forget 9/11. Never.

To all of our Finest FRiends who are contributing to our 9/11 Tribute this weekend, we appreciate you so much. I've read through the thread before posting, and your graphics and sentiments are most beautiful and heartwarming. Thank you.

[dixie sass]

Wonderful job Aqua.

[Pippin]

Good afternoon, (((Aqua)))!

I'm finding it hard ti read this thread because it's so moving and as I look at those pictures, I'm asking myself, why now are we becoming unglued now?

We should be united against those who seek to distroy our nation. Instead of standing side by side with President Bush and Sec. Rumsfeld and others of this administration, who did not ask for this but rose to the challenge nontheless, we seem to have forgotten that these terrorists seek nothing less than the deaths of ALL Americans weather liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican. In thier evil and demented minds, there's no difference between George Bush and John Kerry, they would just as happily kill Kerry as they would Bush if they get a chance.

Remembering 9/11/01 gets me to believe more and more we MUST re-elect President Bush becausr to not do so would be a MAJOR disaster.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

040909-N-6213R-028 South China Sea (Sept. 9, 2004) - An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Five (VFA-115) makes an arrested landing at dusk aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently participating in a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas (RELEASED)

040909-N-6213R-021 South China Sea (Sept. 9, 2004) - An Aviation Boatswain's Mate guides an arresting wire as it is retracted back into position following the successful arrested landing of an EA-6B Prowler assigned to the "Cougars" of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron One Three Nine (VAQ-139) aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently participating in a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas (RELEASED)

030902-N-0000X-002 Central Command Area of Responsibility (Sept. 2, 2003) -- An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the “Black Aces” of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty One (VFA-41) displays an American Flag during routine flight operations around USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Strike Group and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo. (RELEASED)

040611-N-9319H-054 USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), June 11, 2004 -- USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Sailors salute the American flag during the memorial service for President Ronald Reagan on the flight deck aboard his namesake aircraft carrier. USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) held a special memorial in conjunction with state funeral services in Washington, D.C. The ship is circumnavigating South America during transit to its new homeport of San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Angel G. Hilbrands. (RELEASED)

[JulieRNR21]

Aqua: Thank you for such a moving 9-11 Tribute Thread.

Finest FRiends:I think this website is one of the most powerful reminders of that horrific morning:

http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm

And this graphic says it all for me.......

[MEG33]

Thank you, Aquamarine....May God be with all those who were injured and who lost a loved one...

AMERICA...HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE

[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.

[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)

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Turning port, Coast Guard Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Shannon Brewer assigned to Naval Coastal Warfare Group One (NCWG 1) skillfully maneuvers a Coast Guard inshore patrol boat.

040907-N-0683J-061 Naval Station Everett, Wash. (Sept. 7, 2004) - A Navy Region Northwest Police Multi-Mission patrol boat on watch in the Puget Sound. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Kristin M. Johnson (RELEASED)

040901-C-7087B-003 New York City, N.Y. (Sept. 1, 2004) - Petty Officer 3rd Class Maurice Orlando, from San Diego, Calif., stands watch during a dawn patrol of lower Manhattan aboard a security boat assigned to Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91106. The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the multi-agency waterside security effort around Manhattan Island during the Republican National Convention. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Public Affairs 1st Class Matthew Belson (RELEASED)

[Dr. Zoo]

Sept 11, 2002 Patriotic Remembrance