A Few Of FR's Finest....Every Day.....09-11-03....Where Were You? Never Forget 9-11-01

dansangel | 9-11-03 | dansangel

[dansangel]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay, or a profile of another FReeper.

On Mondays please visit us to see photos of A FEW OF FR'S VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY

If you have a suggestion, or an idea, or if there's a FReeper you would like to see featured, please drop one of us a note in FR mail.

We're having fun and hope you are!
~ Billie, dansangel, dutchess, Mama_Bear, Aquamarine ~

~ ~ ~Where Were You?~ ~ ~

Where were you
when the sky rained down
liquid fire and lost souls;
when the air billowed poison,
when sirens wailed
and cries echoed urgently and painfully?
Never forget....

Where were you
when, with a thunderous roar,
monsters of steel and glass
crumbled to the earth
belching black gaseous clouds
as thick and as dark as satan's cloak?
Never forget....

Where were you
when eerie silence fell like
winter's first snowfall;
when voices and spirits were
stilled forever in
unadorned and involuntary graves?
Never forget....

Where were you
when satan's children laughed
and danced in streets of candy
while families mourned
eternal emptiness, longing for
just one last chance to say, "I love you?"
Never forget....

© 2003 ~dansangel~





Please feel free to join us and offer your thoughts, impressions, prayers, feelings, etc. on this second anniversary of the heinous act of terrorism perpetrated on all Americans on September 11, 2001.

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God Bless Our Military

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Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Dansangel; Dutchess; Mama_Bear; Aquamarine and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

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We ask Lord, that You guide the leaders of our great country in their hour of decision. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decisions.

Please give us the strength, Lord, to get through each difficult and devastating day that faces each of us and our country. Protect and guide our Military that are now being called to duty, strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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OhioWfan........................son mystery-ak..........son, husband Gogrammy................grandson Inspectorette...................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew anniegetyourgun...........nephew Pippin....niece,nephew,loved one Doug from Upland......son-in-law weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater..........cousin WaterDragon..son-in-law,grandson BeforeISleep...................son The Mayor........................niece LadyX.........................grandson fawn796.....................nephew ValerieUSA................2 sons Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne.........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells..................activve duty LongCut..................active duty Trish.......................active duty StarCMC......................brother TexKat...................son and stepson Atomic Conspiracy..half-brother, niece, nephew

Maigrey................cousin ladtx....................2 sons Mama_Bear...........2 nephews gator girl............husband severa................husband MozartLover......son, nephew LBGA........................son SpookBrat...........nephew Himyar.....................son boxerblues............2 sons the piper...................son sheeza...............husband kemathen7...........husband Diver Dave................niece deadhead................cousin JimRobinson.....2 nephews Armymarinemom.....3 sons Consort..2 daughters,son-in-law Darheel..................niece dixie sass.............nephew BeAllYouCanBe.........son AgThorn...............2 sons homeschoolmama.......nephew kneezles.................son kimmie7...............brother Tiffee4Bob.............boyfriend Explorer89............brother

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

The news coverage of this is fairly annoying. I guess we're all supposed to be having a good cry over this. Screw that, I want blood.

[Libertina]

FR was the first thing I was thinking of when I got up, because I knew that the best place in the world to share this day of remembrance was FR. Glad you were here too Dixie, although because of an election campaign I was late in coming. Hope you and your son had a good visit (when he could settle down ;)

[Coleus]

May they rest in peace.

[Damagro]

Very well put

[Damagro]

I too struggled with whether to fly the flag high or at half mast today. Not sure what ettiquette dictates. I decided on flying it high to show that we will not be bowed and never surrender. God bless my fellow Americans and fellow Freepers, you're all a comfort

[MeekOneGOP]

Happy (belated) birthday, Miss Spookie ! ...

[JohnHuang2]

G'nite, my friend
Sleep well

[JohnHuang2]

Welcome, my friend :-)

[JohnHuang2]

(((((((((((((Mama_Bear)))))))))))))))

[dansangel]

I will NOT lie down, nor be defeated by the liberals. I WILL fight to regain my country, keep God in our lives, and freedom as the law of the land.

What a strong and powerful sentiment (((((Libertina))))))

Thank you for sharing those feelings with us. You ***ROCK***, girlfriend!

[dansangel]

Thank *you* for your part in it. And for your prayers for .45MAN. He is getting better, although getting back to work as soon as he did is taking its toll. I'm glad we have a weekend coming up.

[dansangel]

*Excellent* montage ((((Serpentdove))))

Thank you for posting that here.

[dansangel]

Thank you for sharing those moving memories. Another Birthday Girl! I'm so sorry I missed out on wishing you a Happy Birthday last evening, so *Happy Belated Birthday* today (((((azGOPgal)))))

So many heroes are honored on your birthday - truly a special day.

[dansangel]

***Thank you**** for posting the lights ((((Colleen))))

What a breathtaking sight with the Statue of Liberty in the foreground!

[dansangel]

Thank you for sharing those poignant and frightening (at times) memories. I truly believe that we will *all* be able to remember details down to the tiniest minutiae because of the tumult of emotions that we all experienced.

(((((Hobsonphile))))))

[dansangel]

I can certainly understand that, (((E_M_B)))

Along with the tears are the feelings of vengeance and the desire for closure. Of course, the latter two are frowned upon by the left and in particular, the leftist media.

[Billie]

Friday's Girls

[mrs tiggywinkle]

It was your birthday yesterday and I blew it big time. Happy Birthday sweet Spookie. I hope it was wonderful!!!

[Billie]

Please don't feel you have to respond to this post, but I wanted you all to see it.

A day late, but still this seems to be the very best place to post it. Fred Mertz received the following photo and email from a friend of his, and he wanted to share it with all of us. It is very moving and will bring a few tears, I'm sure. And make your heart swell with pride to be an American.

From a shipmate. Hello all,

This morning I witnessed another classy and emotional presentation by the German Navy. The FGS NIEDERSACHSEN (F208) who is part of our NATO battle group called us this morning at 8am and asked if they could pass close to Starboard. What we didn't know was that they had their whole crew topside in dress blues rendering honors to the United States for Sept 11th. From their main mast they flew our flag and they held their covers over their hearts.

Needless to say, the whole crew was choked up and a few tears formed in our eyes. Both ships stayed next to each other in silence for about 5 minutes.

These are the days that remind me why I joined the Navy.

Thank you, Fred, for sending this to me to post here.

[sweetliberty]

Very classy thing to do. Thanks for the ping Billie and for the post Fred.