[NEWwoman]

bump

[tet68]

Bump

[cactusSharp]

ya know what, if Peggy Noonan
had balls,Hemingway would be
a Boy Scout read.

[AmericanInTokyo]

This wonderful person wrote what I feel down to every sentiment and random thought, 100%.

[Swede Girl]

Beautiful eloquence.

[ppaul]

Where would we be if the shadow hadn't come, if 8:46 a.m. that day had not happened? Where would we be if the whole day had been as peaceful as its start?

Where would we be?
Probably continuing to be concerned about communist China, who you will all recall at the time had just released our servicemen who they had been holding as hostages, and then tore apart the plane and offered to let us have it back piece by piece if we paid them a few million dollars.
How soon we have forgotten!

[Mr. Thorne]

He was probably last seen going up the stairs. He was a man of the heart and the cross.

...

Greater love hath no man than this,
That he lay down his life for his brother.

[fporretto]

Peggy Noonan is a warrior and a poet. She, Mark Steyn, and a pitiful few others both "get" this country, love what it's about, and express those understandings with eloquence and grace. No wonder Reagan cherished her.

Freedom, Wealth, and Peace,
Francis W. Porretto
Visit the Palace Of Reason: http://palaceofreason.com

[okie01]

I am speechless. What I have read is what I feel.

Peggy has put America into words...

God bless her.

[Siobhan]

Our Peggy hits another homerun. Ping!

[LibKill]

I read a piece by Noonan in Readers' Digest.

She described how firefighters and cops crowded around a chaplain at ground zero, under the burning towers.

They knelt, received conditional absolution. Then they shouldered their gear and went in.

As she pointed out, they knew they weren't coming back. And they went in anyway.

Remember these brave souls.

[semaj]

BUMP for appreciation. Thanks.

[DoctorMichael]

Great find! Thanks.

Peggy is an incredible WORDSMITH and never fails to express the emotions I'm feeling but cannot bring to words.

[TxBec]

Peggy Noonan does it again bump.

[NYer]

It's going to be a long time before we get used to the idea that 343 of them lost their lives that day. Or rather gave them. Those 343--they were mostly tough Catholic men with soft hearts from the outer boroughs. They were Italians and Irish and Poles and Puerto Ricans, and they lined up for absolution, received a blessing and ran into the buildings lugging their gear. Their funerals were at Our Lady Queen of Peace, and St. Rose of Lima Church.

I just caught an interview with Peggy Noonan on EWTN. According to Peggy, 90% of those who gave their lives were catholic.

Say what you will against the Catholic Church, but no other religion fosters this same sense of duty and honor in service to others. This applies to the military, as well. 90% gave their lives, selflishly, so that others might live. 90%

[ventana]

Well, she has the gift. God bless her. V's wife.

[Humidston]

The boy in the red bandana...

"Let love of the brethren continue.
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers,
for by this some have entertained angels without
knowing it."

Hebrews 13:2

[ppaul]

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[patent]

Bump.

[WaterDragon]

Thanks for the post!