Free Republic's 9-11 100 Hours of Remembrance

Free Republic | 9/6/03 | Free Republic

[jriemer]

It’s 4:46am September 6.

Its a little more than 100 hours from the Second Anniversary of Start the World Trade Center Attack and the subsequent Strike on the Pentagon and the Crash in Pennsylvania. 100 hours seems to be a long time; however, it is barely enough to reflect and remember all those who perished on the ground and in the air. Each one of the victims has a story, a life, that if retold would take more than 100 hours to appreciate the richness of their stay on this earth before it was snatched away.

Since 911, there has been more sacrifice. More have taken from this earth – this time not in tragedy but in a quest for justice and the expansion of freedom. They were not helpless victims but Heroes of liberation for the Afghanis and Iraqis and protectors of our domestic security.

We would hope that you would take the time and reflect on the lives of those who died on 9-11 and those who have sacrificed their all since that day in these next 100 hours. Please contribute a post of reflection, a prayer, a memorial, a picture or even just a ping to your friends to let them know that 9-11 has not been ignored this year.

Never forget…

[dixiechick2000]

Remembrance ping!


Thank you, jreimer, for this thread.
And, thank you all for the pings.

[MEG33]

I 've posted but your ping had me looking at the new remembrances and is a reminder to come back again and again.Never forget.

[aculeus]

Fox's local NYC channel (which DirecTV provides to us ex-New Yorkers and others) showed a tape last year made by their crew on 9/11/01. Maybe they'll rerun it this year.

The crew which got to the scene before the collapse were nearly killed but kept their camera moving as they ran for their lives.

Most harrowing shot was of a man who climbed outside his office window probably thinking that he would climb back in after the fire burned through his office. He was hanging from cables or drapes but lost his grip and fell. The poor guy was doomed anyhow but he had no way of knowing that.

Something I noticed: everyone refers to "the bodies" falling to the ground. I guess it's too horrible to think of them as conscious until they hit.

[Allegra]

BUMP

[Fawnn]

I vow I will Never Forget te tragic events of 9/11

Amen. Never forget....

God Bless the USA. God Bless our true allies. Prayers for those who've sacrificed their lives for our freedoms and for those who serve to help preserve that freedom, and no mercy for those who wish to destroy the values we cherish.

[Cathryn Crawford]

9/11 Rememberance Thread Ping

[Peach]

I am so sorry for your loss. I had not known you lost someone on that day.

[Peach]

I've saved your link to my bookmarks. Thank you.

[Anomaly in Illinois]

Two years later, I am still mad as hell.

I will never forget.

[MEG33]

I will remember Dave and Squad 18.

[Fawnn]

But please let us not get into this Dr. Phil navel-gazing mode.

For many of us, mourning the loss of life on 9/11 and because of 9/11, celebrating the leadership of our president and the bravery of those who serve to preserve our freedoms, and acknowledging that there are those within and outside our country who wish to destroy all that we hold dear is not navel-gazing. It's part remembrance and part facing reality. 7/4 is an important part of our history, as is 9/11 now. I pray for the yet-unknown date that we can add to the mix as "End of Terrorism Day."

[Great Dane]

Thank you for posting this, we will alway remember, I will have my own 2 minutes of silence on that day.

[E.G.C.]

We will never forget!!!!!

[Maigrey]

100 Hours of Rememberence Ping

[Allegra]

Took this from the Empire State Building on July 8, 2001...

Took this one eight months later on March 18, 2002 at The Pit...

[Maigrey]

Sometimes, you have to gaze your navel to remember why you are focused on bringing your enemies to justice, either with a gavel or with a bullet.

Mercy for those deserving,
Prayers for those already gone
Justice for those who understand

Fury for those who don't.

[Libertina]

I will not yield;
I will not rest;
I will not relent in waging this
struggle for freedom."

We will not waver,
we will not tire,
we will not falter,
and we will not fail.

George W. Bush

Thank you Mr. President for keeping your promise.
May God care for those souls we have lost,
and may He Bless this country and her people and bring them back to Him.

[nina0113]

So few words to tell each life.

Karen A. Kincaid, 40, was a lawyer with the Washington firm of Wiley Rein & Fielding. She joined the firm in 1993 and was part of the its telecommunications practice. She was married to Peter Batacan.

Other attorneys from the firm who were already in Los Angeles rented a car & drove non-stop in order to be back for her memorial service. Her office was completely filled with flowers - the desk, the table, the floor. A partner bought flower presses to preserve them in a memorial book.

Another attorney's fiance had been supposed to catch the next AA flight to LA after 77, but arrived at the airport early. They offered to put him on 77, but he decided to grab some breakfast in the airport, Starbucks, I believe.

Vicki Yancey

Her husband's office partner of several years was so distraught she could not remember his wife's name, when I said I would remember her at Mass.

[Prof Engineer]

These are the most recent names of the American military heros who have given their all in the defense of their country. Their sacrifice has not been in vain.

May G_d rest their brave souls.

[McLynnan]

Meek, thanks for the ping. Jriemer, thanks for all the time and effort that went into posting this thread. I will never forget. "We will not tire, we will not falter, we will not fail"....