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…
“Admiral, we’ve taken a hit…and we’re on fire” Tuesday, 11 Sep 2001 0937:25. Reflexively I glanced at my watch at the moment of impact, burning the time into my memory as I passed to my boss who was in Memphis for a promotion board that we had just been struck. “Sir, looks like we’ve been…
Eternal Father, strong to save,Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,Who biddest the mighty ocean deepIts own appointed limits keep;Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,For those in peril on the sea! CAPT Gerry Decanto, USN, Navy Captain Gerald F. DeConto of < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Alexandria, Va., was killed during the terrorist…
Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words:
“Manners and a Motorcycle: In Memory of Colin Arthur Bonnett”< ?xml:namespace prefix = o /> Age: 39Residence: < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />New York, NY, United StatesOccupation: telecommunications programmer, Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.Location: World Trade Center Colin Bonnett was a gentleman — a Harley-Davidson-riding, bodybuilder sort of gentleman. Born in Barbados, he had been…
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…