WTC 9 to paralyzed pal: 'You're coming with us'

Newark Star Ledger ^ | 10/16/01 | WAYNE WOOLLEY

[Miss Marple]

Well said, indeed! Thank you.

[Brian Allen]

Pre-Easternization/Emasculation/Feminization American Men! [And some who've slipped by the cracks]

[Lorena]

John, 15:12 ~ This is My commandment: that you love one another [just] as I have loved you.
v.13 ~ No one has greater love [no one has shown stronger affection] than to lay down (give up) his own life for his friends. (Amplified Bible)
Pokey, thanks so much for the ping. I am touched to read of such inspiring heroism. Although no one ended up losing their life, those fine co-workers put trying to help their friend ahead of their own safety and certainly knew that they were laying their lives on the line for him. What a blessing that all were spared. Wonderful post, Incorrigible. Thank you.

[Sir Gawain]

The Real Heroes Are Dead: A love story. [Colonel Rick Rescorla; MUST READ]

[Lorena]

Beautifully said.

[headsonpikes]

Thanks. Inspiring. ;^)

[headsonpikes]

Eloquent...and true. Thanks for posting. ;^)

[Issaquahking]

Must agree. I could only offer that heros are those that have the conviction to follow God's lead without question. That they are live hero's is all the better, plus we get to share this great country with people like this.

[GUIDO]

Oh my gosh, what a story, and I am so glad I was able to hear about this. These people need to be invited to the Whitehouse or something. This is what Jesus is all about, and I pray that in the same situation the Lord helps me to act like these people did. Thank you for sharing this with all of us here on freerepublic.

[Incorrigible]

Unfortunately NJO.Com re-architected their whole site earlier this year.  Previously the links were valid in perpetuity but this is the wild web world we live in.

This is why having complete articles on FreeRepublic is so important in so many ways.

[Joan912]

A truly great post and another example that Americans are the most charitable people in the world.

Thanks for the ping, baby!

[pax_et_bonum]

Thanks for the ping!

[Incorrigible]

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[Jerry_M]

BUMPED right back to the top so that many more can see it.

[bvw]

I watched the movie Midway last night ... how squadron after squadron of young men in lightly defended tordepdo and dive bombers went down in storms of flak, but managed to break the Jap Navy, taking out four carriers.

America doesn't lack for every-day heroes. But we do suffer bureaucrats overmuch.

In the wreck of the Twin Towers, hundreds of thousands of new non-accountable Federal Civil Servants have been and are being hired, and all to naught in comparison to what everyday folks do to preserve our Nation. And day-in-day-out they burden us with taxes and drag us through ineffective, ridiculous and demeaning searches at the airport.

We can not let that massive outburst of expensive, ineffective and non-accoutable bureaucracy be the legacy of the real heroes of 9/11.

It is to *us*, private industry, local police, individuals that the upkeep of domestic security is best and properly due -- and the *only* effective way. Rather than inflating the Federal Behemoth further, we must re-direct our efforts into shoring up and providing communications between the real men and women in this Nation.

[timestax]

Story must NOT be forgotten!

[Incorrigible]

Thanks for the bump. I agree!

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[Incorrigible]

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