Our minds are numb from the images: Three deliberate
airplane attacks, buildings that symbolized our country's strength,
prosperity, and defense suffer horrible explosions of machine against glass
and steel, billows of flame and smoke, firemen,
EMTs, and police
rushing to help, the inevitable vertical collapse upon our rescue teams, the
stars and stripes raised on the mountain of destruction. We lost family,
friends,and neighbors. For those of us that ever worked or lived in the
World's Greatest City, the wound cut deeper. If one can see all this without
a broken heart, one doesn't have a heart.
There are some questions that must be answered. Why?
How can we prevent this from happening again? For what reason did 19 give
their lives to create this atrocity? Will the United States of America
respond as always in times of great challanges? Did I personally do enough
to prevent this? Am I doing enough to help others?
Just a short time ago we thought we had no heroes. Our
firemen, EMTs, and policemen paid the ultimate price. We
see them daily and never think of what they may be called to do at a
moment's notice. Former football players aboard high-jacked Flight 93 over
Pennsylvania cell phoned their loved ones, voted on a plan, broke their
huddle with the words "let's roll," and courageously defended us and our
country. Once again in our history, Americans exemplify the inscription on
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: "Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue".
How will this affect our children? No human ever
survived to adulthood without love, care, and guidance of others. Children
look upon their parents as heroes. My father was an emotional man, yet he
remained calm and determined when confusion surrounded our family. We as
parents, coaches, and friends need to remain calm and determined. Let us all
tell our children to thank God -- thank God we are not like our enemy. To
our friends and allies around the world; "Let's Roll!"
Our flag still stands for freedom and they can't take
that away.
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