Saturday - April 03, 2004
Memories Of 9/11
As all of you are aware by now, the "Memories Of 9/11 Contest" was a great success. By that I mean you all were wonderful in helping us dig back into that painful day and pause to reflect on what happened and how we felt. It still hurts, doesn't it? I know, from a personal standpoint, it still hurts me greatly. I am still, three years later, trying to come to grips with the scope of the tragedy and the sudden loss of over three thousand fellow citizens. These were innocent men and women who had done nothing to deserve the brutal deaths they received. And they all left behind thousands of family members whose sorrow is unending.I have read all of the submitted essays countlesss times and every time I read them a tear comes into my eye. Not for the loss of life, although that is a large part of it, but more importantly for the change in attitude I see in this country and around the world since then. Our so-called allies and friends overseas, who grieved with us on that day, eventually turned against us in the interests of their own political agendas and, in some cases, out of pure commercial greed. In addition, Americans who were standing solidly together on that day are now spitting and fighting with one another over petty issues. Finger pointing has re-entered our national psyche and angry political divisiveness is threatening to split our country apart again. That is why I am sad.
Vilmar and I have tabulated the votes in the contest and we have a winning essay (actually they were all winners in my book). The winner of the essay contest will be announced tomorrow morning and I am building a special tribute page with all of the wonderful essays. We thank all of you who submitted essays. America thanks you.
Stand tall and stand proud, America. For one brief shining moment we were all on the same team. Let us not wait until more innocent lives are lost before we regain that unity. I leave you tonight with my own pitiful attempt at poetry. God bless you all and God Bless America.
Lights
A long time ago
in a country far away
A city of lights sprang up
turning nightime into day.
Freedom was the beacon
to guide them on their way.
The lights glowed in the darkness
until that fateful day.
What happened to these
who pushed back the night?
Are they gone forever,
has wrong defeated right?
Only time will tell
if they have lost the sight.
Of Freedom's glorious goals
and Liberty's precious light.
Posted by The Skipper
on 04/03/2004 at 07:45 PM
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