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To: Kathy in Alaska
Good Evening, Kathy!
***HUGS***
A Blessed Lord's Day to you and yours! Thank you very much for tonight's Sunday Chapel thread.
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2 posted on
09/10/2016 5:03:33 PM PDT by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
3 posted on
09/10/2016 5:06:55 PM PDT by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
~ Good Evening ~
~ Welcome To My World ~
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4 posted on
09/10/2016 5:08:23 PM PDT by
SkyDancer
("They Say That Nobody's Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..
9/11/2001 ANOTHER DAY OF INFAMY! WE WILL NEVER FORGET!!!
"I can hear you, the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon."
Marine Veteran Sings Verse Four Of Our National Anthem (Click)
"Great harm has been done to us. We have suffered great loss. And in our grief and anger we have found our mission and our moment. Freedom and fear are at war. The advance of human freedom -- the great achievement of our time, and the great hope of every time -- now depends on us. Our nation -- this generation -- will lift a dark threat of violence from our people and our future. We will rally the world to this cause by our efforts, by our courage. We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail."
President George W. Bush 20 September 2001
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6 posted on
09/10/2016 5:09:16 PM PDT by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
I won't forget TET 1968 as I was there.
I won't forget the day they blew up the Muraha building in OKC. I won't forget 911 and the quiet skies afterward. I was working for the FAA then and it was a lot like TET.
God Bless America.
7 posted on
09/10/2016 5:12:19 PM PDT by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
The US Army Center of Military History’s website in memory of the 9-11 attack on the Pentagon.
http://www.history.army.mil/news/2016/160900a_911.html
The book “Then Came the Fire” came out for the 10th Anniversary and has some of the 900 interviews done with survivors and rescue personnel at the Pentagon.
“Then Came The Fire” pdf »
11 posted on
09/10/2016 5:16:43 PM PDT by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; beachn4fun; AZamericonnie
17 posted on
09/10/2016 5:34:51 PM PDT by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: Kathy in Alaska; 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ...
September 11, 2001 [video--click]
September 11, 2001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Day of Terror
Morning of Innocence
9:02am
9:50am Collapse Begins
Rubble
Horror in Washington ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEVER FORGET NEVER FORGIVE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GOD BLESS AMERICA! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter; and we will not fail ~~George W. Bush
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18 posted on
09/10/2016 5:43:43 PM PDT by
luvie
(I love the troops. That is all...)
To: Kathy in Alaska
We will not tire,we will not falter & we will not fail
20 posted on
09/10/2016 5:51:17 PM PDT by
TMSuchman
(Tis time to feed the Tree of Liberty again!!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Have a good and blessed Sunday. Never Forget.
23 posted on
09/10/2016 5:52:56 PM PDT by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
Emergency Prayer
Sept 11, 2016
Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go.
Psalm 71:3
On September 11, 2001, Stanley Praimnath was working on the 81st floor of the World Trade Center South Tower when he saw an airplane flying directly toward him. Stanley prayed a quick prayer as he dove under a desk for protection: Lord, I cant do this! You take over!
The terrible impact of the plane crash trapped Stanley behind a wall of debris. But as he prayed and cried for help, Brian Clark, a worker from another office, heard and responded. Making their way through rubble and darkness, the two found their way down 80 flights of stairs to the ground floor and out.
When encountering terrible threats, David asked God for help. He wanted to be assured of Gods nearness as he faced enemies in battle. In a heartfelt petition David said, Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go . . . . Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help me (Ps. 71:3, 12).
We arent promised deliverance from every difficult situation we face. But we can be confident that God hears our prayers and will walk alongside us through everything.
Whatever comes my way, please come near to me, Lord, to help. I cannot make it through anything without You. Thank You.
Nearness to God is our conscious security. A child in the dark is comforted by grasping its fathers hand. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
In every generation, Christ-followers long for others to learn of and experience the greatness of Gods love and mercy. Examining the lyrics of Psalm 71, the first thing we learn is that this anonymous psalmist talks to God. In verse 9, we read, Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone. Verse 18 affirms this: Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God. While many of the psalms sing about God, the writer of Psalm 71 sings a prayer to God. Everything in this psalm directs upward, whether it is the psalmists concerns (vv. 24), confidence (vv. 56), or aspirations (vv. 1618).
25 posted on
09/10/2016 6:07:14 PM PDT by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kathy in Alaska; All
To all friends & followers be advised, I will not be on line tomorrow, it is one of my “trigger” days and the anger and anxiety are already welling up inside me. some of the reason/s are that I could not deploy as a Marine any where & my head injuries have only made it worse. So as a result I have to be careful of my triggers, so I will not harm anyone. So I’ll probably go fishing instead with my son Lance. So GOD Bless everyone esp those who wear a uniform that serves & protects us as a Country, state/s cities & everywhere else.
26 posted on
09/10/2016 6:10:06 PM PDT by
TMSuchman
(Tis time to feed the Tree of Liberty again!!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; Soaring Feather; SandRat; ...
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
We will never forget!!
28 posted on
09/10/2016 6:29:13 PM PDT by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: Kathy in Alaska
I, for one, will Never Forget.
31 posted on
09/10/2016 6:48:38 PM PDT by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: All; Kathy in Alaska; beachn4fun; LUV W; radu; PROCON; E.G.C.; Publius; SkyDancer; txradioguy; ...
We Will Never Forget
Remembering Those We Lost On September 11, 2001 *** We Also Honor And Remember Our Fallen Heroes and All Who Are Fighting The War On Terror
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32 posted on
09/10/2016 6:55:14 PM PDT by
MEG33
(DONATE MONTHLY AND HELP END FREEPATHONS)
To: All
33 posted on
09/10/2016 7:00:10 PM PDT by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
37 posted on
09/10/2016 7:16:14 PM PDT by
combat_boots
(MSM: We lie to you sheep at the slaughterhouse to keep you calm during slaughter)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Beautiful thread, Kathy.
A day we should NEVER forget.
And though we’re supposed to forgive, there isn’t a shred of forgiveness in my heart.
38 posted on
09/10/2016 7:30:30 PM PDT by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: Kathy in Alaska
It's been said that those who forget history are condemned to repeat it. But I also believe that those who celebrate history are, in a sense, condemned to repeat it every anniversary.
I'm grateful to God for all the heroic and self-sacrificing victims, responders and warriors on that day and ever since. The fight goes on and on. God bless them and their families all!
I also recognize that America and the world suffer and have suffered a massive and mostly unnecessary erosion of liberty, privacy, wellbeing, independence and economic opportunity that day and ever since. I hate 9/11 and it perpetrators, living and dead, with a passion. It was truly a day of infamy! May God spare us from such satanic malice and It's anaphalactic aftermaths like it or worse in the future.
Isaiah 46:4
And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver
45 posted on
09/10/2016 7:47:04 PM PDT by
Theophilus
(Eph 6:7)
To: Kathy in Alaska; GodBlessUSA; Mrs.Nooseman; AZamericonnie; HiJinx; Colonel_Flagg; BIGLOOK; ...
9-11 Story
From a flight attendant on Delta Flight 15, written following 9-11: Kind of long but worth the read...
On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, we were about 5 hours out of Frankfurt, flying over the North Atlantic. All of a sudden the curtains parted and I was told to go to the cockpit, immediately, to see the captain.
As soon as I got there I noticed that the crew had that All Business look on their faces. The captain handed me a printed message. It was from Deltas main office in Atlanta and simply read, All airways over the Continental United States are closed to commercial air traffic. Land ASAP at the nearest airport. Advise your destination.
No one said a word about what this could mean. We knew it was a serious situation and we needed to find terra firma quickly. The captain determined that the nearest airport was 400 miles behind us in Gander, Newfoundland.
He requested approval for a route change from the Canadian traffic controller and approval was granted immediately no questions asked. We found out later, of course, why there was no hesitation in approving our request.
While the flight crew prepared the airplane for landing, another message arrived from Atlanta telling us about some terrorist activity in the New York area. A few minutes later word came in about the hijackings.
We decided to LIE to the passengers while we were still in the air. We told them the plane had a simple instrument problem and that we needed to land at the nearest airport in Gander, Newfoundland, to have it checked out.
We promised to give more information after landing in Gander. There was much grumbling among the passengers, but thats nothing new! Forty minutes later, we landed in Gander. Local time at Gander was 12:30 PM
. thats 11:00 AM EST. There were already about 20 other airplanes on the ground from all over the world that had taken this detour on their way to the US.
After we parked on the ramp, the captain made the following announcement: Ladies and gentlemen, you must be wondering if all these airplanes around us have the same instrument problem as we have. The reality is that we are here for another reason.
Then he went on to explain the little bit we knew about the situation in the US. There were loud gasps and stares of disbelief. The captain informed passengers that Ground control in Gander told us to stay put.
The Canadian Government was in charge of our situation and no one was allowed to get off the aircraft. No one on the ground was allowed to come near any of the air crafts. Only airport police would come around periodically, look us over and go on to the next airplane.
In the next hour or so more planes landed and Gander ended up with 53 airplanes from all over the world, 27 of which were US commercial jets.
Meanwhile, bits of news started to come in over the aircraft radio and for the first time we learned that airplanes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York and into the Pentagon in DC.
People were trying to use their cell phones, but were unable to connect due to a different cell system in Canada . Some did get through, but were only able to get to the Canadian operator who would tell them that the lines to the U.S. were either blocked or jammed.
Sometime in the evening the news filtered to us that the World Trade Center buildings had collapsed and that a fourth hijacking had resulted in a crash. By now the passengers were emotionally and physically exhausted, not to mention frightened, but everyone stayed amazingly calm. We had only to look out the window at the 52 other stranded aircraft to realize that we were not the only ones in this predicament.
We had been told earlier that they would be allowing people off the planes one plane at a time. At 6 PM, Gander airport told us that our turn to deplane would be 11 am the next morning. Passengers were not happy, but they simply resigned themselves to this news without much noise and started to prepare themselves to spend the night on the airplane. Gander had promised us medical attention, if needed, water, and lavatory servicing.
And they were true to their word. Fortunately we had no medical situations to worry about. We did have a young lady who was 33 weeks into her pregnancy. We took REALLY good care of her. The night passed without incident despite the uncomfortable sleeping arrangements. About 10:30 on the morning of the 12th a convoy of school buses showed up. We got off the plane and were taken to the terminal where we went through Immigration and Customs and then had to register with the Red Cross.
After that we (the crew) were separated from the passengers and were taken in vans to a small hotel. We had no idea where our passengers were going. We learned from the Red Cross that the town of Gander has a population of 10,400 people and they had about 10,500 passengers to take care of from all the airplanes that were forced into Gander!
We were told to just relax at the hotel and we would be contacted when the US airports opened again, but not to expect that call for a while.
We found out the total scope of the terror back home only after getting to our hotel and turning on the TV, 24 hours after it all started.
Meanwhile, we had lots of time on our hands and found that the people of Gander were extremely friendly. They started calling us the plane people. We enjoyed their hospitality, explored the town of Gander and ended up having a pretty good time.
Two days later, we got that call and were taken back to the Gander airport. Back on the plane, we were reunited with the passengers and found out what they had been doing for the past two days.
What we found out was incredible
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Gander and all the surrounding communities (within about a 75 Kilometer radius) had closed all high schools, meeting halls, lodges, and any other large gathering places. They converted all these facilities to mass lodging areas for all the stranded travelers.
Some had cots set up, some had mats with sleeping bags and pillows set up. ALL the high school students were required to volunteer their time to take care of the guests.
Our 218 passengers ended up in a town called Lewisporte, about 45 kilometers from Gander where they were put up in a high school. If any women wanted to be in a women-only facility, that was arranged. Families were kept together. All the elderly passengers were taken to private homes.
Remember that young pregnant lady? She was put up in a private home right across the street from a 24-hour Urgent Care facility. There was a dentist on call and both male and female nurses remained with the crowd for the duration. Phone calls and e-mails to the U.S. and around the world were available to everyone once a day.
During the day, passengers were offered Excursion trips. Some people went on boat cruises of the lakes and harbors. Some went for hikes in the local forests.
Local bakeries stayed open to make fresh bread for the guests. Food was prepared by all the residents and brought to the schools. People were driven to restaurants of their choice and offered wonderful meals. Everyone was given tokens for local laundry mats to wash their clothes, since luggage was still on the aircraft.
In other words, every single need was met for those stranded travelers.
Passengers were crying while telling us these stories. Finally, when they were told that U.S. airports had reopened, they were delivered to the airport right on time and without a single passenger missing or late. The local Red Cross had all the information about the whereabouts of each and every passenger and knew which plane they needed to be on and when all the planes were leaving. They coordinated everything beautifully.
It was absolutely incredible.
When passengers came on board, it was like they had been on a cruise. Everyone knew each other by name. They were swapping stories of their stay, impressing each other with who had the better time.
Our flight back to Atlanta looked like a chartered party flight. The crew just stayed out of their way. It was mind-boggling. Passengers had totally bonded and were calling each other by their first names, exchanging phone numbers, addresses, and email addresses.
And then a very unusual thing happened.
One of our passengers approached me and asked if he could make an announcement over the PA system. We never, ever allow that. But this time was different. I said of course and handed him the mike. He picked up the PA and reminded everyone about what they had just gone through in the last few days.
He reminded them of the hospitality they had received at the hands of total strangers.
He continued by saying that he would like to do something in return for the good folks of Lewisporte.
He said he was going to set up a Trust Fund under the name of DELTA 15 (our flight number). The purpose of the trust fund is to provide college scholarships for the high school students of Lewisporte.
He asked for donations of any amount from his fellow travelers. When the paper with donations got back to us with the amounts, names, phone numbers and addresses, the total was for more than $14,000!
The gentleman, a MD from Virginia , promised to match the donations and to start the administrative work on the scholarship. He also said that he would forward this proposal to Delta Corporate and ask them to donate as well.
As I write this account, the trust fund is at more than $1.5 million and has assisted 134 students in college education. I just wanted to share this story because we need good stories right now. It gives me a little bit of hope to know that some people in a faraway place were kind to some strangers who literally dropped in on them.
It reminds me how much good there is in the world. In spite of all the rotten things we see going on in todays world this story confirms that there are still a lot of good people in the world and when things get bad, they will come forward.
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48 posted on
09/10/2016 7:54:19 PM PDT by
luvie
(I love the troops. That is all...)
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