9 YEARS AGO TODAY - IN MEMORY OF SEPTEMBER 11 2001

9 years ago today marks the anniversary of when America was attacked by terrorism. Although It happened sometime ago, it still feels like it happened yesterday. Those events will forever be planted in my memory.


So as we continue our day today, I ask that we all take a moment to say a prayer for the 2,977 souls lost on 9-11-01. To the brave heroes, the firefighters, police officers and other emergency personel who did everything they could to save lives at the WTC. Remember the victims of the the World Trade Canter attack, the Pentagon and the victims of the hijacked airliners. American Airlines Flight 11, United Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 77 and the heroes of United Flight 93.


Even though we are all from different parts of the world, we all come together for one day. Our differences are set aside and the world will mourn together with America when the bells sound at Ground Zero, the Pentagon, and in that field in Shanksville Pennsylvania.



Here some of my favorite 9-11 poems I like to share in memory of those who lost their lives on September 11 2001.


(get out the tissue box)


DAD'S POEM

Her hair was up in a pony tail,
her favorite dress tied with a bow.
Today was Daddy's Day at school,
and she couldn't wait to go.

But her mommy tried to tell her,
that she probably should stay home.
Why the kids might not understand,
if she went to school alone.

But she was not afraid;
she knew just what to say.
What to tell her classmates
of why he wasn't there today.

But still her mother worried,
for her to face this day alone.
And that was why once again,
she tried to keep her daughter home.

But the little girl went to school
eager to tell them all.
About a dad she never sees;
a dad who never calls.

There were daddies along the wall in back,
for everyone to meet.
Children squirming impatiently,
anxious in their seats

One by one the teacher
called a student from the class.
To introduce their daddy,
as seconds slowly passed.

At last the teacher called her name,
every child turned to stare.
Each of them was searching,
for a man who wasn't there.

"Where's her daddy at?"
she heard a boy call out.
"She probably doesn't have one,"
another student dared to shout.

And from somewhere near the back,
she heard a daddy say,
"Looks like another deadbeat dad,
too busy to waste his day.

The words did not offend her,
as she smiled up at her Mom.
And looked back at her teacher,
who told her to go on.

And with hands behind her back,
slowly she began to speak.
And out from the mouth of a child,
came words incredibly unique.

"My Daddy couldn't be here,
because he lives so far away.
But I know he wishes he could be,
since this is such a special day.

And though you cannot meet him,
I wanted you to know.
All about my daddy,
and how much he loves me so.

He loved to tell me stories
he taught me to ride my bike.
He surprised me with pink roses,
and taught me to fly a kite.

We used to share fudge sundaes,
and ice cream in a cone.
And though you cannot see him.
I'm not standing here alone.

"Cause my daddy's always with me,
even though we are apart
I know because he told me,
he'll forever be in my heart"

With that, her little hand reached up,
and lay across her chest.
Feeling her own heartbeat,
beneath her favorite dress.

And from somewhere here in the crowd of dads,
her mother stood in tears.
Proudly watching her daughter,
who was wise beyond her years.

For she stood up for the love
of a man not in her life.
Doing what was best for her,
doing what was right.

And when she dropped her hand back down,
staring straight into the crowd.
She finished with a voice so soft,
but its message clear and loud.

"I love my daddy very much,
he's my shining star.
And if he could, he'd be here,
but heaven's just too far

You see he was a firefighter
and died just this past year
When airplanes hit the towers
and taught Americans to fear.

But sometimes when I close my eyes,
it's like he never went away.
And then she closed her eyes,
and she saw him there that day.

And to her mothers amazement,
she witnessed with surprise
A room full of daddies and children,
all starting to close their eyes.

Who knows what they saw before them,
who knows what they felt inside.
Perhaps for merely a second,
they saw him at her side.

"I know you're with me Daddy,"
to the silence she called out.
And what happened next made believers,
of those once filled with doubt.

Not one in that room could explain it,
for each of their eyes had been closed.
But there on the desk beside her,
was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose.

And a child was blessed,if only for a moment,
by the love of her shining star.
And given the gift of believing,
that heaven is never too far.

(Authur unknown)

God bless the vicitms, their families and America,




Rest in Peace

 

To the Firefighters -

3-4-3

It’s funny how people remember us
From that fateful day
As the heroes who climbed the towers
Passing workers on the way

They see the footage of us in the lobby
Preparing for the haul
The look on our faces, they say
Surely says it all

“They knew they were going to die“,
They tell each other
“You can see it in their eyes as they
Greet a fellow brother”

They fail to realize it’s not uncommon
For us to show our fear
But we never allow the fear to stop us
We just keep each other near

We may be proud, we may be brave
But suicidal, we’re not
We take many risks to do our jobs
Giving all we’ve got

They think we know it’s a death sentence
As we enter the lobby door
Unaware that not a man here among us
Had not been here before

As we walk through the valley of death again
That old familiar place
We can’t accept that we’ll leave our souls
And feel death’s cold embrace

If we had known we would never come out
We’d have never gone in
Fearing and knowing are two different things
So we hold our doubts within

As we climbed up the stairs floor by floor
Searching zone by zone
It was saving lives that was on our minds
Not giving up our own

The Angel of Death is our frequent companion
A feared and lethal foe
But when he’s here for one of our own
How are we to know

We’re trained to push things to the limit
On each and every call
We’re well aware that lives are on the line
And we may sacrifice all

We live with this throughout our careers
Through every single shift
It hangs in the air like a shroud of fog
Which we can never set adrift

Some think it’s merely words when we say
We risk our lives for you
But we take this fact into account
In everything we do

That day in September in 2001
Was no different in our eyes
We could not have known what devastation
Was raining from the skies

We look down from above as our brothers
Desperately search “the pile”
They have no idea that we’re finally at rest
They’re still in denial

Our bravery that day seemed beyond belief
In the eyes of humanity
But the fact is we’ve faced our mortality before
Though you may question our sanity

We were merely men doing the job we loved
Down to our last breaths
We remain merely men in the scheme of it all
Even after our deaths

Authur Unknown


United Flight 93

They boarded as strangers on that clear September day
Unaware what lie ahead, lives thrown in disarray.
40 souls lined up in rows ranging from young to old
What qualities each one possessed would surely soon unfold

At 8:01 with flight delayed they sat upon a tarmac
Unbekownst to all aboard that we'd soon be attacked.
For 19 men with evil hearts set out to harm our nation
Four planes they'd fly into landmarks, their goal annihilation

8:45 Flight 11 collides with north tower
In hopes that such destruction would cause all of us to cower.
8:47 Flight 93 takes off into the sky
Not knowing that before days end 2,977 would die.

9:03 Flight 175 strikes the tower to the south
The horror in Manhattan quickly spreads by word of mouth.
And those aboard Flight 93 conversing via cell phone
plotted their own destiny... resolve solid as stone

9:43 the Pentagon crumbles beneath Flight 77
The south tower falls at 10:05 - 614 more in heaven.
They'd be damned, Flight 93. They'd never grant control.
Together they'd take back the plane with the battle cry, "LET'S ROLL."

With strength and courage unlike any I have ever seen
These heroes would take back the day from the terrorists 19.
Now was the time for all to see...their qualities revealed
10:10 they crashed that plane into a Pennsylvania field.
　
I doubt that we will ever know how many lives they saved
Strangers giving of themselves- futures selflessely waived.
At 10:28 the north tower falls, 1,402 lose their lives
Daughters, sons, dads, moms, friends, husbands and wives

Of those who died that fateful day we remember names
Of those aboard Flight 93 more than those on other planes.
They acted in a time of trial as we would like to act
Sacrificing their lives for strangers, their integrity intact

Those 40 have affected me, their bravery haunts my soul.
I think of Todd Beamer when I hear someone say "Let's Roll"
So as you go about your day end it on bended knee
And remember those who perished on U.A Flight 93.

Authur unknown

 

Thank you Suzie. Alao, as I read his, im istening to old news broadcasts teeeling an showing those ad events happening. I remember waking up at about 9:30 in the morning thinking it was going to be a normal day and turned the tv on which was tuned into the TV Land station. I was awaiting for Hogans Heroes to come on wnd then first noticed the newsticker running on the bottom of the screen. I read it and switched over to news stations. I remember dressing as rapidly as possible then went downstairs and saw everyone glued to the TV set. SOme imigas ikll never forget are of seeing that 2nd plane hit on live tv, as well as people taking dives out of the building because of the burning heat. I remember seeing some Gentleman just take a head dive-from one of the highest floors. Seeing that made me so angry and sad at the sametime.

I left the house after aboutan hour, had the car radio on listening to KEYS radio station in Corpus Christi. Everywhere I went, everyone was numb-same as I was. I was also disgusted that 17 creeps would willinigly do somehting like this-and while listening to the reports of the first tower collapsing, I heard a breaking news story of the plane crash in a Pensylvania field. They played what sound they could and I remember the Gentleman who yelled: Lets Roll, and you could actually hear them tearing away at the door to the cockpit and the bastard at the planes contols yell out in fear. I got a tad bit of satisfaction out of that-but not enough to clear my deepening and saddening feelings for all those peoples lives-stolen from them by 17 pieces of scum.

I remember just driving around for hours listening to whatever I could get over the cars radio. I also remember that it was a fairly cool day and a bit dark with heavy clouds that soon cleared to a clear afternoon. I went to work, and on arriving, was told that nobody was working that day and the next.

I wound up at the library where they had a couple of TV sets showing the news, I saw in front of what was known as "my" computer, sat ther efor hours haunting carious sites I was a member of. I didnt leave till the library closed at9PM-a full 10 hours later. I remember driving around for another 6 hours listening to the news before I could bring myself to go back home.

Thank you Suzie-for these tributes. I knew two people, a husband and wife-who worked in the twin tower-both were from Canada. Thankfully, they both made it out in good order even though they worked on the 80th and 96th floors-of tower two. One was at work early but had just left the building to go on some errand when the fist plane hit. The other was late getting to work and was actually riding up in an elevator when the building was hit. They all got out of the elevator and made it down however many flights of stairsdown to the street.

Like you, ill never forget that days sad events either.

May all the innocent victimsrest in peace. :mourn:

 

Very moving Suzie and thank you for remembering the rescuers too. My deepest respect goes to the victims of barbarism.

 

Thank you Suzie! My respects to all of the victims and may such things never happen again!

Regards

Ulrich

 

Oh say, can you see | flag, flags, key - News - The Orange County Register

Exactly 196 years ago this week, his father's father's father's father wrote the lyrics to "The Star Spangled Banner" as the British bombed Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
Key himself has created two of the most unique flag programs in the nation. Now he's set his sights higher.
At age 86, he's launched a one-man crusade to stir American pride in the flag – on at least one day a year:
Sept. 11, the anniversary of the worst attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor.

 

WW1 poem appropriate for 9/11 heroes...
WWI poem appropriate for 9/11 heroes | American in Ireland | IrishCentral

 

Thanks for the link, Sniper.

 

your welcome, falcon..

 

The speech that President Roosevelt gave to Congress on December 8, 1941 is one of my all-time favorite speeches. I think the following quotes from that speech are very appropriate to say today.


"Always will we remember the character of the onslaught against us.

No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.....

With confidence in our armed forces -- with the unbounded determination of our people -- we will gain the inevitable triumph -- so help us God."

- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 8 December 1941

 

This is a example of you never know whats going to happened next..life is very unpredictable..

 

RIP victims of the "Religion of Peace" take solace in that you will live on in our hearts.

 

Rest In Peace, the people whose lives were taken on 9/11. Condolences to the victims' families. :mourn:

 

Yes, my thoughts exactly.

 

I hope it is Ok if I add these, they are a day late but still great.

The first is a song I heard on Sunday, that I haven't heard in a long long time but it has always really stuck with me, and since I like horses, the 2nd one is a neat video to me.

Ragged Old Flag - YouTube

Budweiser 9/11 tribute commercial - YouTube