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Where were you

Where were you when the towers fell, and the
Pentagon was crushed, and so many perished.
I Was Everywhere

I am every man. I was everywhere when
the Towers fell.  I was at work, in school,
plowing the fields, changing a diaper,
typing a letter, driving a truck, making
decisions that affect our economy. I
was doing whatever mundane, every day
task that runs my life.  And now my life is
irreparably changed by the act of madmen
who believe that God will make a place
for them in heaven because of their hatred.  
I have lost my spouse, my parent, my friend,
my childhood.  I have lost my faith in
humanity.  I have lost my innocence and my
ability to trust. I may well have lost my future.

I have changed from a loving, forgiving
person to someone who knows full
well that the days ahead will be filled
with war and I will have to, at the
very least, encourage and applaud
the death of  someone else in
order to survive.  I am standing on
the very edge of Armageddon,
and I have lost myself and I have
found fear.

But I have also found a unity in spirit in
a nation that has been too long divided.  
I have found heroes in everyday people
doing their everyday jobs.  I have seen  
continuing acts of faith as people search
for their loved ones. I have seen a need
to do something, anything, from every
corner of my country.  I have seen
an entire world, far removed from my
tragedy, embrace my sorrow  and stand
for me.  I have heard my country's anthem
ring from the very countries that we once
considered our enemies.

I am ashamed that I read of bombings
in Israel and thought, "how sad", and did
nothing; read of of car bombs in England
and reflected only briefly on man's
inhumanity to man;  I have watched
brothers fight brothers in Bosnia and
did nothing to heal their anger.  I am
brought to my knees with shame that
I saw the horrors inflicted on other
countries on my television set, and
changed the channel.  It is only now,
now that it is here, in my own backyard,
that people have died and lives have
been changed, and only now do I
understand how horrible it is that people
hate and destroy.

May God help us all.
 author unknown 

The Young Fireman

He sits on the curb with his head in his hand
bobbing loudly, "What have they done to our land?"
He is young and he's tired and his boots are so wet
but he knows he's not able to give this up yet. 
 
He is hoping he'll wake up from a really bad dream
and things won't be quite so bad as they seem.
But that won't happen and he knows this is true
as he sees the torn pieces of our red, white and blue.
 
He is so weary and his hopes were so high
but not as he cries, he asks himself "Why?"
"Why did I make it?" he keeps repeating
and people around him can hear his heart beating.
 
He feels someone's arms wrap around him so light
but when he turns to say thanks, there is no one in sight.
He doesn't question who is drying his tears
he just says, "Thank you so much for calming my fears."
"I know there is still much for me to do
but I just needed a special hug from you."

~Author Unknown~

Flight 93

We will never know how terrifying it
must have been for the passengers
and crew aboard United Flight 93.

It took an incredible amount of
unselfishness and bravery to rush the
hijackers and make sure they didn't
reach their target.

We will never know how many lives
they saved and what devastation
they prevented from happening.

To the families and friends of
these victims, the nation gives our
deepest thanks for such a heroic act.

Your hearts must be broken, yet
swelling with pride at the same time.

We will forever remember the
passengers and crew of
United Flight 93 as heroes.

Their memories will live on in our
hearts and minds forever. 

Author unknown