Remember…
I still remember like it was yesterday…when the sky turned black;
Of shipmates and strangers, joined by one terrible act;
and what was before – is forever changed…
I still remember like it was yesterday…when the sky turned black;
Of shipmates and strangers, joined by one terrible act;
and what was before – is forever changed…
Some number of years ago I had the honor of making the acquaintance of a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor. A young seaman then stationed on the battleship Nevada, he related his story, his memories. And as he talked about the aching beauty of that peaceful Sunday morning – of standing at quarters…
“We claim this hallowed ground for peace and for healing. We claim it in affirmation of our strongest belief as a people: that every life is precious.” – Robert S. Gates, Sept 11, 2008 An unbelievable and memorable day – and those words hardly do justice. I was there for the re-dedication ceremony of the…
Pentagon Memorial World Trade Center Flight 93 Memorial
09:37:25 Flt 77 strikes the Pentagon 39 friends, shipmates KIA in the Navy OPS Center 39 families – lives forever altered for them and for those of us who survived History pivots …and still today , there are no words…even 20 years later…
Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words: