A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day...911 Week, Day ONE 09-09-02

Written by JohnHuang2 with Graphics and Layout by Billie | JohnHuang2

[Militiaman7]

It was a very emotional day. We stayed in Europe until the 8th of October. The one thing that throughly amazed me was the kindness of the people we met in Europe. Needless to say we were glad to get home to the USA.

[Chairman_December_19th_Society]

IN MEMORIUM

[deadhead]

GOD BLESS AMERICA

Excellent thread Billie and Johnhuang2. Such sadness in my heart as 9/11 is approaching. Not a day goes by that I don't think of that day, I will never ever forget it. God Bless those who lost their lives on 9/11 and their family and friends. God Bless President Bush, I am Thankful that he is our Commander In Chief. God Bless our Military, My Thank You to each of them for serving our country and protecting America. Yesterday I was at a town fair, warmed my heart to see young children place their hand over their heart and recite the Plege of Allegiance, brought tears to my eyes, I was so proud of all of them. Well, have a good day all.

[Syncro]

I hope you don't mind, I just wanted to see this by itself, it is so meaningful.

It expresses so well what America is like in crisis.

[Severa]

I was at home in VA Beach that morning, as I was having a conference with my son's teacher (nothing bad, just a progress report). My husband's mom called from her work in Jeffersonville, IN to tell me that a plane just hit the Towers. I couldn't believe it-I had visited DC and NYC in April of '95, my senior year of high school, and the Towers was one of our visits. We turned the TV on and watched in shock as the second plane hit.

Not sure what was worse: watching this horror unfold, or listening to Peter Jennings try to explain what he just saw and being rendered speechless.

Then my attention turned to my husband: he was at work at nearby NAS Norfolk, he's a submarine sonar technician. I was worried that they would be sending all the boats out to sea to make the base less of a target. Then I heard that all the bases in our area were at Threatcon Delta, which made matters worse. Delta is the highest form of alert, meaning war is imminent and the bases are locked down-no one gets on, no one gets off.

But wait there's more! < /sarcasm>

My mom had left just three days prior for a 14 day tour of London, Paris and Rome. She was able to call the day after and let us know she was ok. She was just outside of Stonehenge when the tour bus director heard the news and told them. They didn't believe him until they got back to the hotel and saw the news coverage. She was able to come home on time, thank goodness.

As for my husband, he was able to come home later that evening. I had to drive him to work the next morning since he had duty and what usually is a 30-45min drive took us almost 2 hrs, and that's with me dropping him off at the Exchange across the street!

Less than a month after 9/11, he left on a SCHEDULED 6 month deployment. Had a few minor crises (I had to replace the battery AND windshield wipers on ocar, moved from our apartment to base housing with the help of the Navy, you know the usual...) but we pulled through and now he's home for a while...I hope.

[COB1]

On 9-9, my ex came and gathered up every TV in the house and took them to her new abode.
On 9-10, I purchased a home entertainment center.
On 9-11, I was in the process of getting it to the house when the tragedy happened.
I didn't have a TV to watch as it unfolded, but that might have been a good thing; I was spared from a lot of the horror everyone else experienced.

Here's the link to the video I have prepared to commemorate that dreadful day:

I want to apologize in advance for not including the other two tragedies that befell us on 9-11, but the video just got too big to load, and I had to delete them. Be assured, I didn't forget them!

DEDICATED TO THE UNYIELDING SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK CITY:

ALIVE, BY THE GRACE OF GOD !

[lodwick]

Drawing by GI waiting to deploy

I'll take it from here.

[Johnny Gage]

Wow. this is my first time to this Thread, it's AWESOME.
thanks Billie!

Let's ROLL!

Time Out: 10:04
KMG-365

[adam stevens]

To the victims and heroes of September 11th; to the firefighters, policemen, emergency/rescue workers -- to all who were taken from us that day -- these radiant beams illuminating the heavens are our way of saying, 'We will never ever forget you.'

Let me just add that there are plenty of reasons to be proud to be an American. And these heroes -all of them are heroes for what they did on that day- are one of the greatest reasons. Ossama thought he could defeat us. He was wrong just as anybody else who tries will find out.

[Billie]

Good morning, Joe. That is a graphic I had not seen before. Those I've posted were ones I did in the first few months following 911, and haven't used them very much since then.

We'll be here with this thread all week - posting it fresh every day, so we can keep it updated.

[lodwick]

[lodwick]

9-11 Portal

[JohnHuang2]

Billie, B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L JOB -- the graphics are truly moving, my friend! =^) Awesome. You are gifted beyond words.

And thanks for your compliments on my essay. God bless!

[Angelwood]

Thank you for such a moving message in remembrance of the attacks on 9/11 last year. The DC Chapter went to the Pentagon on Saturday to freshen up the memorial there with some new flags and patriotic flowers. Clink on the link: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/746962/posts

[JohnHuang2]

Morning, my friend.

[JohnHuang2]

Thank you so much, amigo.

[kayak]

Address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American People
September 20,2001

In the normal course of events, Presidents come to this chamber to report on the state of the Union. Tonight, no such report is needed. It has already been delivered by the American people.

We have seen it in the courage of passengers, who rushed terrorists to save others on the ground -- passengers like an exceptional man named Todd Beamer. And would you please help me to welcome his wife, Lisa Beamer, here tonight.

We have seen the state of our Union in the endurance of rescuers, working past exhaustion. We have seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers -- in English, Hebrew, and Arabic. We have seen the decency of a loving and giving people who have made the grief of strangers their own.

My fellow citizens, for the last nine days, the entire world has seen for itself the state of our Union -- and it is strong.

[JohnHuang2]

Thanks, my friend. =^)

[Chairman_December_19th_Society]

And in the other town that was attacked...

[JohnHuang2]

Thank you, friend.