9/11 Remembrance
 

Friday marks the anniversary of the second most devastating attack on American soil by a foreign entity. I hope that, regardless of your politics, you all put your flags out in remembrance of the men and women who were murdered that day and the Men and Women who have lost their lives since.

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Tomorrow is the 10th. You might mean two days from now. Try posting this again at midnight. :cool:

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There all fixed.. better watch it or I'll tell you to go eat another burger with Rexy,,l

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Six years ago on the second anniversary in 2003 I was in NYC and saw the Towers of Light...and put pen to paper......

Memories of 9/11
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I refuse to live in fear.
I am an American.
I will travel whenever I want in this great land of ours
undeterred by the threats of others.
I will take my children to our treasured landmarks
and historical sites.
I will not retreat form an adventuresome journey
because of others with a disdain for our way of life.
It is the legacy of our forefathers who shed their blood
on battlefields throughout the world to protect
our democratic institutions.
I will show my children this country in all its majesty,
from the beauty of a Pacific sunset to the bright lights of Broadway
to the beacon held high by Lady Liberty.
I will show them Ellis Island,
the gateway to a new world with the hopes and dreams of millions.
This nation was forged by an amalgam of spirited people
who believed in self-determination.
I will not bow to those who challenge that notion.
It dishonors the memory of those who have gone before me.
I refuse to let the actions of a few destroy my will.
I will show my children the monuments to our presidents
who persevered in times of crisis and triumphed over evil.
I will show them Arlington National Cemetery
and the graves of those who fell in the defense of freedom.
I will show them a field in the rolling hills of Western Pennsylvania
Where citizen soldiers fought back
and gave their lives in the latest struggle.
I have seen the horrors of that fateful day.
I have watched as flags ruffled in the breeze unbowed
as the smoke rose from the ashes.
Its pungent odor and acrid smell did not destroy our spirit.
I have heard the countless untold stories of heroism
that will stay with me forever.
To live timidly disgraces their honor.
I will keep that dream alive.
I refuse to live in fear.
I am an American.

MKK 9/11/03

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You should see about getting someone to publish that and setting it up so that the proceeds go to the families who lost loved ones.. Or, even if you were to get it printed and send a copy to the families, I bet they'd appreciate it.

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I've posted this a few times on this forum, but here is the U2 performance from Super Bowl XXXVI Halftime Show. Possibly the best performance of all time. I'll never forget turning to my father (whom I had never seen cry) and seeing tears stream down his face as Bono opened his jacket to reveal the American flag...

YouTube - U2 Super Bowl halftime show 2002 - 9/11 Tribute

This performance to this day still brings tears to my eyes.

EDIT: Click the "HD" button at the bottom right of the video to get the high definition version of it.

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Phoenix 343

When you hear the echo
in your head -
the sigh of those
too sudden dead -
When all their screams
remain behind
to haunt your dreams
and fill your mind -

When lonely eagle
feathers fall -
when all you see
at night in bed
is crumbling wall
and dancing flame -
Recall the terror
without shame -
shed the tears
then still your fears -
and gracefully arise -

Arise -
and put
your tears and fears
aside.
Put to rest
the violence
inside.

Let the shadows disappear -
Let the smoke and fire clear -
Hold instead, the memory
of once what was -
and once will be -
for from the ashes
that remained -
from all we lost
we learned -
we gained -

Some memories, Love,
they will not fade -
The heroes came -
they stayed -

They stay.

_______________________

There were 2,993 lives lost on 9/11. Most of them had no idea of what was coming. 343 of them knew exactly what they might expect - and they went in anyhow.

Most men become heroes by fate or by accident - but not all. Some have simply chosen a way of life which puts them in danger each time the tone sounds or the bells ring. They have agreed with fate to deliberately put themselves in harm's way in order that others may live.

They go in places no one else dares to enter - sometimes they don't come out.

On 9/11/2001 343 men went in and and didn't come out.

They are, in every sense of the word, heroes.

Hug a firefighter - tell him "Thank you." Tell your children to tell him so, too.

nytimes.com/library/national/091101rescuers.html

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Your dad has a deep heart, and he loves righteousness. God bless him.

U2 is a class act; have always liked them. Didn't see that S-Bowl performance, unfortunately; .... actually, I don't get to see much of the NFL, and I miss it.

God Bless America. Again. Please.


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