9/11 Patriot and National Service Day
Patriot Day is the annual observance for those who were injured and died due to the 9-11 terrorists attacks. This was not only an assault on the U.S., but against every nation and individual who do not follow their fanatical ideologies.
This is NOT to be confused with Patriot’s Day which commemorates the battles of Lexington and Concord of 1775.
To observe the official moment of silence – the accurate time should be at 8:46 AM (EDT).
THE HERO DOGS
And – Let’s NOT forget the passengers of Flight 93 who gallantly saved the White House and those at the Pentagon!!!
Farewell Salutes –
Richard Alkema – Belmont, MI; US Navy, WWII. / Detroit Police Dept.
Charles Andres III – Harvey, LA; US Army, WWII, Lt.Col. (Ret.)/ Lake Hermitage Vol. Fire Dept.
Eugene ‘Shorty’ Bruns – Burketsville, OH; US Navy, / Burketsville Vol. Fire Dept.
John Bussman – Monroe, WI; US Army Air Corps, WWII, PTO, 11th Airborne Div./ Warren Vol. Fire Dept.
John Cox – Roseland, NJ; US Navy, WWII, submarines / Newark Police Dept.
Edward Early Sr. – New Egypt, NJ; US Army, WWII / Plumsted Chief of Police
Ercole Fioravanti – Rochester, NY; US Army, WWII, / E. Rochester Fire Dept.
Gordon Healy Sr. – Green Bay, WI; US Army, WWII, / Green Bay Police Dept.
Peter Vassello – Smithtown, NY; US Army, Korea, / Smithotwn Fire Dept.
Willis ‘Bucky’ Wise – Bakerstown, PA; US Navy, Korea, USS Soley, / Richland, Fire Dept.
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Posted on September 10, 2016, in Current News, Home Front, Uncategorized and tagged 9-11, family history, Fire Dept., Hero Dogs, History, Military, Patriot Day, Police, Tributes, veterans, war. Bookmark the permalink. 102 Comments.
Reblogged this on quirkywritingcorner.
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Thank you for honoring these people by helping me to keep them in the minds of the world.
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Let us hope people will never forget
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I agree.
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Never forget and always honor. A relative of mine was one of those who worked with the dogs.
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God bless that person and Please thank them for me!!
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They must be honoured. It was an ordeal and the world watched it on television. Best.
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We lost thousands, but the tally would have been higher, if not for the work of our first responders!
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Hey friend ! I think you said you are on FB. I hope you can open this from Cooper. She is the woman who discovered the mistake on GBT’s stone. She sent me his flight roster and
the formation of the planes and which he was in for D-Day. She is terrific with the research
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https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/c-tango%40hotmail.com/15716f3914c96130
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I am not on FB, but can sometimes read what is published there. For some reason, I was unable to see what was on your link.
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GP, this is by far one of the most moving and beautiful post that I have read of yours and regarding yesterday’s anniversary.
THANK YOU for this post.
~~dru~~
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You are very welcome. For days like 9/11, Memorial Day, etc. I wonder if I over do the post, don’t do enough, haven’t worded things properly. Maybe I’m being paranoid, but I really wonder if our youth understands.
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Life must go on. R.I.P. God bless all the people.
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We try to remember so that [maybe] people will actually learn from this horrific act and prevent it from ever happening again. That way [perhaps] life can move on in a more peaceful manner.
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For you GP and your American readers http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11707682
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What an outstanding article from our New Zealander friends!! I didn’t know anyone really recognized this anniversary but us. I greatly appreciate you taking the time to send me this link, Ann!! I need to to wake up!!
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It’s a particularly important day for our firemen.
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If ever you run into one, please shake their hand for me!!
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I will!
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May we always remember them.. Thank you for the important post here xx
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We have heroes in our midst, we only need to learn to recognize them. Thank you for visiting here when there have been so many good post out there honoring 9/11.
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It’s a lovely tribute, GP. I’m glad you included the rescue dogs, too. Just as a side note, my Aunt T still was living on West 16th in New York on that terrible day. Somehow — I still don’t know how it happened — I was able to contact her by phone only an hour after the first plane had hit. She had been out taking a walk in the neighborhood, and walked back into her apartment just in time to pick up the phone. There is a role for landline phones, even today.
I pray that such a tragedy never happens again — not here, not anywhere. We have to be much smarter about how we protect ourselves, and much more realistic about the nature of the threats.
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I’m glad your Aunt T wasn’t injured or harmed and still had a land line. (I still have one today.) And I agree whole-heartedly with learning to protect ourselves. Americans tend to believe, ‘it can never happen to me.’ Thank you for visiting and taking the time to read here, Linda; and without those beautiful animals, who risked their lives as well, we would have been groping in the dark. Sadly, the last remaining 9/11 rescue dog recently passed away.
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You’ve posted a fine tribute to those who perished and those who came to rescue on 9/11.
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Thank you very much.
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I draw fire for declaring that it was controlled demolition, not the airliners that brought down the two towers. Our Government was complicit in this egregious act. Just one of my posts on 9/11:
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I honestly know more about the detailed actions of our government leading into Pearl Harbor, but I see by your post and that of the Swiss League that I need to catch up.
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
THIS IS SUPERB! NOTICE HOW MANY DOGS ARE GIVING SUPPORT TO THEIR MASTERS HELPING US TO DEAL?
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Thank you for coming by and for helping me to honor the first responders and those we lost due to this horrific day.
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For those people who lost someone it’s a tragedy the never can forget.I feel the pain in my heart
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And that is greatly appreciated. We hear of the problems from radicals that Europe is having and it all ties us together. We can feel each other’s pain.
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My role in 9/11 was about as small as it could be. Working in Chesterton, Indiana where all East-West railroads crossover/intersect. Indiana National Guard arrived to secure. we shared soft drinks with the “youngs”
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The roles are never small, Penny. Just as I tell people who say, “My ‘relative’ didn’t do much in the war, they were only….” Every job is a link in the chain to pulling through for success. The only way this country will get anything fixed is if we stand together instead of sitting it out on the bench.
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Reblogged this on PenneyVanderbilt.
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Thank you, Penny, for always helping me to honor those that truly deserve it.
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Beautiful tribute, Everett. I also remember where I was when it happened. I am also hoping it never happens again but not liking what it is happening now.
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I must say things do seem to be in a touch and go state, but can hope people will come to their senses. [and I sure hope THAT isn’t wishful thinking!]
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I agree with you and have the same wish. Times sure have changed. Don’t think it’s wishful thinking!
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Great!
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We must never forget.
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Never!
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Well done, GP. I so appreciate the effort you put into preparing these honorariums.
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I appreciate your encouragement, Jacqui. Before I click on Publish, I’m always wondering if I should have said something else, added another picture – or did I make it too busy – so your comment is a welcome sight.
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Reblogged this on I Married An Angel and commented:
We will never forget!
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Doc & CJ, I know you will never forget and I thank you for honoring these first responders who worked so hard.
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A fine tribute.
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I thank you very much, Richard.
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Reblogged this on Random Ramblings; Myriad Musings and commented:
A moment of silence on this Day of Remembrance…
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I thank you for helping me to honor these people on the anniversary of this horrific event.
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Remembering.
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Thanks for stopping by AL & Jeff! I do not like politics or the people in that profession, but I had to tear myself away from your site to finish today’s work or I’d sit here laughing all day!!
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It is not easy to remember this moment in time as being 15 years ago gp, seems it lingers on the minds of all Americans and people around the world each day, for some the memory will be an everyday experience eternal.
I fear for America in its current political climate, and pray that the 9/11 scenario will never be enacted again.
Excellent video of our four legged heroes.
Cheers.
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We do seem to be in a very bad political climate at the moment, with a list too long to mention!! Thank you for your concerns for our dilemmas.
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Your dilemmas will have a snowball effect on us too mate.
Cheers.
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And THAT is forgotten by most us Americans. We seem to overlook the fallout we cause.
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O zi plina cu mult soare sanatate fericire si multa iubire, un inceput de saptamana cat mai placut!
A full day of sun health happiness and much love, a pleasant beginning of the week!
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Thank you, Ilena for the Hello picture and reminder to stay healthy with my orange juice. (Luckily i live in a state that grows citrus fruits!) Have a wonderful week!
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One of those days you remember where you were and what you were doing. May they never be forgotten.
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I don’t think that’s possible for this generation. We all have events that shocked us so hard, we find it impossible to forget.
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Monday at school is “Kindness Peace and Love Day”. We talk about heroes, and the hero that is in all of us. We thank fellow firefighters and police officers. We hold the American flag and sing Patriotic songs. I am proud to lead my school in this important event. 9/11 is about heroes.
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I appreciate you and your school maintaining the patriotic feeling we should all feel by standing together instead of sitting out on the sidelines.
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Well said!
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Thank you!
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You are welcome!
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Incredible post, GP! Honoring Our Heroes all! Thank you for always reminding us what’s important! 💛 Christine Elizabeth
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I try, Elizabeth, for I myself am guilty of sometimes forgetting. These posts help remind me what’s important too. Thank you for reading here!
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Wonderful post. I’ll be paying my respects at the local firehouse tomorrow. The Thoreau quote reminds me of how one of the firefighters on that day described his fellow firefighters as “ordinary men who did extraordinary things”
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A paraphrase from the Bible: “(Matthew 14:27-31; 26:69-75). May we be encouraged to accept great challenges as ordinary people striving to do extraordinary things.”
[I had to look it up to find where I heard it before.] But an excellent quote to describe the responders and their actions!! Thank you for bringing it back into mind, Wayne.
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Well said and much more eloquent than I could say or write!
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I knew I had heard it before, but it took me forever to find out from where. Your fireman shows his outstanding character for repeating it!!
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So many lives were taken, and many more affected by this unthinkable tragedy.
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I agree! We just can’t seem to get along and stop hurting each other.
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My daughter had a flight through New York booked for September 21, ten days after the tragedy. We were so shocked and scared. I didn’t miss a single piece of news those days. The grief was overwhelming.
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It was certainly mind-numbing. We, as Americans, are not used to strangers causing that much grief on our own soil.
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Yes, that’s true, but it was not only American tragedy.
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That is quite true. I mentioned us specifically because war rarely hits our own soil.
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Yes, you are very lucky. Same is Ireland. People here can track their ancestry back to the medieval times because all the records are intact. In Europe, some cities were leveled to rubble.
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Yes, we are very lucky. I just wish more people appreciated what it took ! Ireland is so beautiful, I hope one day to see it myself.
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Thank you for remembering first-responders too, including the dogs. I pray this never happens again, on any country’s soil.
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Let’s hope not!! But, as I said to Pete, it seems every generation has at least one major event that they will never forget where they were when they heard the or saw the news!
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I watched those events unfold on the news, GP. Never to be forgotten!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Everyone remembers where they were when this happened – it seems every generation has at least one event such as this. I was in a meeting and informed by one of the big bosses and my other half happened to be watching the news as the second plane came in view. Such events are a shock to the human system and are rather hard to forget.
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What a beautiful tribute. I was especially moved by the rescue dogs…though I had not thought of them, they were vital to recovery. Their eyes are hauntingly sad.
I found this link about a children’s book that talked about the ships that came to help take fleeing people off the island. I had never heard of this before. Have you?
https://kid-lit-reviews.com/2016/08/29/949-saved-by-the-boats-by-julie-gassman-and-steve-moors/
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Thank you, Mrs P. That book explains the situation to children on a child’s level of understanding – on the wonderful style of Leo Buscalia’s book “The Leaf” which explains death to children.
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God Bless America
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HERE _ HERE !!
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Reblogged this on Chasing Unicorns and commented:
Tomorrow is the 15th anniversary. Of course we will never forget. But a reminder can sometimes help.
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I try to honor them the best I can. Thank you for keeping this date in the minds of your readers.
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In my view, you’ve honored our veterans very well. So thank you for that.
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I greatly appreciate you saying so.
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Never forget…first responders and their families are still paying the price for that day. Brave men, women, and dogs – all heroes.
Excellent post.
May I re-blog it tomorrow?
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Most certainly reblog at will. All history needs to be recorded truthfully and remembered by all. Thank you.
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Thank you – much appreciated!
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Covered in goosebumps and in tears.
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9/11 has that affect. Thank you for dropping by.
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The tears come not for just this day but those that followed and the heartbreak that came with them.
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So true. So many died from the effects of being first responders as well as those who were hit by the planes. The tears come from so many more.
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Thank you, Steven, I’m honored.
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Thank you, Ian.
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