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911 We Shall Never Forget

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Together we mourn, United we stand.

We must never forget what happened that day.


If This Is Goodbye

Of all the 9/11 music, this song stands alone. It was inspired by the phone calls made by the passengers of Flight 93. The song is almost a lullaby, sung by the dying to the survivor. Love triumphs. It's an absolute. That's not a matter of conviction --- it's knowledge.


Fly the Flag on 9/11

On September 11th, every year, an American flag should be displayed outside every home, apartment, office, and store in the United States. Every individual should make it their duty to display an American flag on the anniversary of our country's worst tragedy. We do this in honor of those who lost their lives on 9/11, their families, friends and loved ones who continue to endure the pain, and those who today are fighting at home and abroad to preserve our cherished freedoms.

 

In the days, weeks and months following 9/11, our country was bathed in American flags as citizens mourned the incredible losses and stood shoulder-to-shoulder against terrorism. Sadly, those flags have all but disappeared. Our patriotism pulled us through some tough times and it shouldn't take another attack to galvanize us in solidarity. Our American flag is the fabric of our country and together we can prevail over terrorism of all kinds.

 


 

 

Fr Mychal Judge's Prayer

 

Lord take me where You want me to go;

Let me meet who You want me to meet;

Tell me what You want me to say,

And keep me out of Your way.

 

(Fr Judge was chaplain for the NYFD and was killed at ground zero, while giving the last rites to a fireman)

Saint Mychal Judge

 

Ruling by Judge William Young against shoe bomber Richard Reid

 

A Dad's Poem

 

Her hair was up in a pony tail,

her favorite dress tied with a bow.

Today was Daddy's Day at school,

and she couldn't wait to go.

 

But her mommy tried to tell her,

that she probably should stay home.

Why the kids might not understand,

if she went to school alone.

 

But she was not afraid;

she knew just what to say.

What to tell her classmates

of why he wasn't there today.

 

But still her mother worried,

for her to face this day alone.

And that was why once again,

she tried to keep her daughter home.

 

But the little girl went to school

eager to tell them all.

About a dad she never sees

a dad who never calls.

 

There were daddies along the wall in back,

for everyone to meet.

Children squirming impatiently,

anxious in their seats.

 

one by one the teacher called

a student from the class.

To introduce their daddy,

as seconds slowly passed.

 

At last the teacher called her name,

every child turned to stare.

each of them was searching,

for a man who wasn't there.

 

"Where's her daddy at?! "

she heard a boy call out.

"She probably doesn't have one,"

another student dared to shout.

 

And from somewhere near the back,

she heard a daddy say,

"Looks like another deadbeat dad,

too busy to waste his day."

 

The words did not offend her,

as she smiled up at her Mom.

and looked back at her teacher,

who told her to go on.

 

And with hands behind her back,

slowly she began to speak.

And out from the mouth of a child,

came words incredibly unique.

 

"My Daddy couldn't be here,

because he lives so far away.

But I know he wishes he could be,

since this is such a special day.

 

And though you cannot meet him,

I wanted you to know.

All about my daddy,

and how much he loves me so.

 

He loved to tell me stories

he taught me to ride my bike.

He surprised me with pink roses,

and taught me to fly a kite.

 

We used to share fudge sundaes,

and ice cream in a cone.

And though you cannot see him.

I'm not standing here alone.

 

"Cause my daddy's always with me,

even though we are apart

I know because he told me,

he'll forever be in my heart"

 

With that, her little hand reached up,

and lay across her chest.

Feeling her own heartbeat,

beneath her favorite dress.

 

And from somewhere in the crowd of dads,

her mother stood in tears.

Proudly watching her daughter,

who was wise beyond her years.

 

For she stood up for the love

of a man not in her life.

Doing what was best for her,

doing what was right.

 

And when she dropped her hand back down,

staring straight into the crowd.

She finished with a voice so soft,

but its message clear and loud.

 

"I love my daddy very much,

he's my shining star.

And if he could, he'd be here,

but heaven's just too far

 

You see he was a fireman

and died just this past year

When airplanes hit the towers

and taught Americans to fear.

 

But sometimes when I close my eyes,

it's like he never went away."

And then she closed her eyes,

and saw him there that day.

 

And to her mothers amazement,

she witnessed with surprise.

A room full of daddies and children,

all starting to close their eyes.

 

Who knows what they saw before them,

who knows what they felt inside.

Perhaps for merely a second,

they saw him at her side.

 

"I know you're with me Daddy,"

to the silence she called out.

And what happened next made believers,

of those once filled with doubt.

 

Not one in that room could explain it,

for each of their eyes had been closed.

But there on the desk beside her,

was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose.

 

And a child was blessed, if only for a moment,

by the love of her shining star.

And given the gift of believing,

that heaven is never too far.

 

They say it takes a minute to find a special

person, an hour to appreciate them,

a day to love them, but then an entire

life to forget them.

 

Send this to the people you'll never forget and

remember to send it also to the person that sent

 

it to you. It's a short message to let them know

that you'll never forget them.

 

If you don't send it to anyone, it means you're

in a hurry and that you've forgotten your friends.

Take the time...to live and love.

Until eternity. God bless

 

Mom/Jonna/Sasa


Death is nothing at all

I have only slipped away into the next room.

Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.

Call me by my own familiar name. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together.

Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.

Let my name be the household word that it always was. Let it be spoken without effort.

Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was; there is absolutely unbroken continuity.

Why should I be out of your mind because I am out of your sight?

I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near just around the corner.

All is well. Nothing is past, nothing is lost.

One brief moment and all will be as it was before – only better, infinitely happier and forever.

We will all be one together with Jesus.

 

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