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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.
This speaks for itself.
To observe the official moment of silence – the accurate time should be at 8:46 AM (EDT).
In their memory.
THE HERO DOGS
And – Let’s NOT forget the passengers of Flight 93 who gallantly saved the White House and those at the Pentagon!!!
The shadow of….
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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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Patriot Day – 9/11/2001
some of the destruction caused when the high-jacked American Airlines flight slammed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11. The terrorist attack caused extensive damage to the west face of the Pentagon
AFTER FLIGHT 77 hit the Pentagon on 9/11, the following incident occurred:
A chaplain, who happened to be assigned to the Pentagon, told of an incident that never made the news:
“A daycare facility inside the Pentagon had many children, including infants who were in heavy cribs. The daycare supervisor, looking at all the children they needed to evacuate, was in a panic over what they could do. There were many children, mostly toddlers, as well as the infants that would need to be taken out with the cribs.
Pentagon Memorial
“There was no time to try to bundle them into carriers and strollers. Just then a young Marine came running into the center and asked what they needed. After hearing what the center director was trying to do, he ran back out into the hallway and disappeared. The director thought, “Well, here we are, on our own.”
About 2 minutes later, that Marine returned with 40 other Marines in tow. Each of them grabbed a crib with a child, and the rest started gathering up toddlers. The director and her staff then helped them take all the children out of the center and down toward the park near the Potomac.
Pentagon Memorial benches w/ names on each one.
“Once they got about 3/4 of a mile outside the building, the Marines stopped in the park, and then did a fabulous thing – they formed a circle with the cribs, which were quite sturdy and heavy, like the covered wagons in the Old West. Inside this circle of cribs, they put the toddlers, to keep them from wandering off. Outside this circle were the 40 Marines, forming a perimeter around the children and waiting for instructions. There they remained until the parents could be notified and come get their children.
“The chaplain then said, “I don’t think any of us saw nor heard of this on any of the news stories of the day. It was an incredible story of our men there.” There wasn’t a dry eye in the room. The thought of those Marines and what they did and how fast they reacted; could we expect any less from them? It was one of the most touching stories from the Pentagon.
Pentagon Memorial at Arlington Cemetery
“It’s the Military, not the politicians that ensures our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It’s the Military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag. If you care to offer the smallest token of recognition and appreciation for the military, please pass this on and pray for our men and women, who have served and are currently serving our country, and pray for those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.”
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Farewell Salutes –
James M. Barrett – MN; USMC, WWII, PTO, 6th Marine Division
Walter Brandes – Kenosha, WI; US Army Air Corps, WWII, ETO, SSgt., gunner
John Dawson – Whitinsville, MA; US Army, Afghanistan, KIA
Michael Donahue – Columbus, OH; US Army, Afghanistan, XVII Airborne Corps, Major
Ating Emine – Lawrenceville, GA; Afghanistan, Sgt.
Millie Linehan – Wichita, KS; US Navy WAVE, WWII, yeoman 3rd class
John Mark – NYC, NY; US Army, Kuwait, Pentagon, Captain
Donald Olliver – Dover, DE; US Army, Korea
Herbert Stevenson – Atawhai, NZ; RNZ Army # 395530, WWII, 23rd Battalion
Ned Teaque – Stanley, NC; US Navy, WWII
Andrew S. Villolovos – Toledo, OH; US Navy, cryptologic tech. Seaman
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Pacific Paratrooper 