Posted on 09/11/2005 5:34:14 PM PDT by Wolfstar
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: After the President and First Lady attended church in Washington this morning, they participated in a September 11, 2001 rememberance and moment of silence on the White House lawn. GWB then headed for New Orleans where he touched down mid-afternoon. He will be spending the night aboard the USS Iwo Jima, which is docked in New Orleans harbor near downtown.
The President was met by New Orleans Mayor Nagin, but Gov. Kathleen Blanco was not present.
Patriot Day 2005 Proclamation
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
Four years have passed since our country was brutally attacked on a quiet September morning. On that day, thousands of innocent lives were taken from us. The victims and the families who lost loved ones remain in the hearts and prayers of our Nation. We also remember the courage of the firefighters, police officers, emergency rescue personnel, and scores of private citizens who showed us the true meaning of heroism and demonstrated our resolve to the world.
The mission that began on September 11, 2001, continues. Today, we see the virtue of the September 11th heroes embodied in our military personnel, who are taking the fight to our enemies and helping to keep us safe at home. Thousands of other Americans, from intelligence analysts to border guards to countless others, are doing vital work to help defend America and prevent future attacks. We are grateful to all of these men and women and to their families for their service and sacrifice. We honor those who have lost their lives defending our freedom, and we pray that God comfort their families. We pledge that we will not rest until we have won the war on terror.
As we mark this solemn anniversary, I call upon all our citizens to express their patriotism and their gratitude for the blessings of liberty. By flying the flag, supporting military families, and teaching young people about our founding ideals, we honor the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and since, and we help preserve our freedom for future generations.
By a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001 (Public Law 107 89), the Congress has designated September 11 of each year as "Patriot Day."
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 11, 2005, as Patriot Day. I call upon the Governors of the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as appropriate officials of all units of government, to direct that the flag be flown at half staff on Patriot Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe Patriot Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities, including remembrance services, to display the flag at half staff from their homes on that day, and to observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m. eastern daylight time to honor the innocent victims who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirtieth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
I LOVE your tagline!
Our families special bovines are now in a pasture just about 100 yards from our house and I really, really enjoy being able to look out the window at them. I'm trying to get mr.h to build pens in front of our home so next year they'll be even closer!
MOO to you too!
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Very good thoughts! If only ALL "managers" had that attitude . . .
Hi Oz. G'day to you, also. Another rescued dog, and one that already has a new home. Yipppeeeee!!!! Thanks for making me happy. I loved seeing the pics of GWB greeting Louie and Gary Garwood. We all know how the President loves dogs. By the looks of it, meeting Louie made him happy, too.
I second every word of that post!
RE: Brit and Juan . . . it ALWAYS makes my day to see Juan get smacked down, esp. by Brit!
Yes, and I'm so grateful to ThePythonicCow for taking the steps necessary to archive it, plus he created the .zip file for anyone who wants to download the whole thread.
We FReepers make a great team sometimes.
Its a horrible dilemma - I have no children myself but I have 6 small chihuahuas who are part of my family - I would hate to be presented with a situation where I would have to leave them behind. I am not sure whether I could leave them as they really do depend on me and my hubby (they are spoilt rotten!). I pray that I am never in that position and I also pray for all those pet owners out there who have had to leave their pets behind in such dire circumstances.
They are opening the airport for commerical flights tomorrow according to FNC
It was a wonderful thing for him to do! I need to click onto the thread and save that zip file or the website. It might be useful down the line!
years ago Hubby and I went to NO.We took a tour and loved the Antebellum (?) homes. I haven't seen any pictures of them, do you know if they survived?
WOW! GREAT! Last I heard it was going to be the 19th.
RE: The President and his "lucky" blue shirt . . .
I know I always feel lucky when I see him in it--LOL!
Thanks. All I can say is that I have had some very "hard to work for" bosses in my life who I owe a great deal.
Now they are some of the best friends, and mentors, I could ask for. But not back then!
Powell not getting asked to stay on was his own fault. He leaked info out of the state department and even on occassion stated policy he knew fully well was not the president's position. What would happen if we did that at our jobs??? We would be fired. He did not not deserve the job for a second term. What did he expect the President to do? Put up with his ignoring the President's orders???
The movie was very hard to watch..and I didn't cry until they showed the families driving up to the crash site in big buses....and the police were lining the road at attention, and saluting the families...
I lost it right then...
Yes. The hysterics of the MSM, black activists, NO and Louisiana city and state officials, and Dem opportunists notwithstanding, the situation is nowhere near as dire as they have tried to portray. Mother Nature is going to slap us humans around from time to time. We are not as all-powerful as we sometimes like to fool ourselves into believing we are.
I just finished watching Flight 93...It was very hard to watch and almost turned it off several times...but thanks to the freepers on the live thread I was able to watch it through...please watch the replay at 10pm central......This was the first victory on the WOT
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