Posted on 09/11/2006 5:54:41 PM PDT by snugs
Yesterday the President participated in 9/11 ceromonies in New York including attending a memorial service.
Today he attended a ceremony at the Fort Pitt Firehouse on the lower east side of Manhattan afterwhich he travelled to Shanksville, Pennsylvania to lay a wreath at the Flight 93 crash site.
He and the First Lady then went to the Pentagon to lay another wreath at the crash site there as in Shanksville the President and first lady met with families of those who lost their lives after the wreath laying ceremony.
Yesterday the Vice President appeared on the Meet the Press. Today he led the remembrance Ceremony at the White House joined by his specially invited guest Baroness Thatcher who also attended a memorial service with him at John's and later at the State Department.
Later on this evening the President will address the nation please feel free to use this thread as safe live thread.
I urge all that have not yet done so to check out Wolfstar's dose from yesterday where she does a fantastic timeline of the event of 11th September 2001. There are also some fantastic photos some of which you probably will not have seen before.
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island
Rummy's speech was pretty emotional today. But many forget that he was one of the first to run to help the injured on 9/11.
What a fine man he is!
(I saw your pings on the other thread--thank you for that too :)
Oh that's right ...
If this was any other day, I would choose one of her photos for the toaster.
Yes I thought that about the VP portrayal as well even though I was only watching it with one as I was preparing the dose.
Boy, whoever made this movie must like Clarke a lot....he came out looking pretty good.....as opposed to Tenet
LOL--it's okay. Take your time.
"whoever made this movie must like Clarke a lot"
I'll remember that when I watch it again sometime. I missed the first hour of the first part and missed some parts tonite. I never quite got all the players figured out except for John O'Neil and Sandy Berger.
snugs, thanks for posting the many pictures of each of the President's visits today. He is truly a good and caring man and it is very evident when he's with 'everyday folks'. God bless this man.
I had Brandon on my lap the other day while I was on the computer...I went on a thread that had the WTC towers burning and Brandon wanted to know how that happened...I told him the bad guys did it....and the Army guys are gonna get those bad guys so they won't do it again......and Brandon said, no...Jon is gonna get them....and I said that's right!........
Thanks - all clear by the way
Great job, Snugs! Much appreciated.
Yeah, it made me wonder if he were a major contributor to John Miller's book, "The Cell", which the writers of the piece used in creating it.
What a wonderful surprise to see Prime Minister Thatcher walk out with VP and Lynne Cheney. It was an honor to have Mrs. Thatcher at the memorial ceremonies in Washington.
I need my bed now.
Thank you all for your gracious comments and patience for a late and photo intensive dose.
'never seen so many photos of such emotional events...'
Eleanor, you did a great job. Thanks! When VP Cheney spoke at the Pentagon ceremony this morning, it seemed like his voice cracked ..for just a moment...from emotion. He's always seems to contain his emotions, so it was a bit surprising and touching.
Sec. Rumsfeld gave a wonderful talk at that same ceremony. America is blessed to have these wonderful men in our government.
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