[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: PATRIOT DAY 9-11
- From: "Peggy" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:56:07 -0400
Gee, Dave, every now and then you write words that need to be shared
around...so, permission to crosspost, please???????
Peggy
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From: "David Fritsche" <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 5:46 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] PATRIOT DAY 9-11
> What a great idea - to suspend the list rules for a day....
> But maybe not! Now you have to listen to my rant!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> I remember where I was when the first plane flew into the
> first tower, and then watched as the second one flew into
> the other tower. I also remember the anger on faces all over
> my city and the plethora of flags that instantly appeared on
> cars, in front of houses, in offices and everywhere we
> looked.
>
> I particularly remember my grandchildren and children
> reacting in outrage and the resulting enlistment of my two
> grandsons. A note from our Marine grandson today tells of
> the heartbreak of separation and longing to be home. I
> cannot even imagine the stress and loneliness of being in
> one of the hottest places on earth, while the rest of us
> enjoy our air conditioned houses, manicured yards, our
> family and friends.
>
> Neither can I imagine the heartbreak of those whose sons and
> daughters in the service are no longer serving because they
> paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. It is not
> enough to know that the death rate in this war is less than
> even the peacetime rate for many years before. It is not
> enough to just say thanks to the servicemen and women when a
> mother, father, wife or children weep bitter tears for those
> they have lost.
>
> Yet, make no mistake, it took 9-11 to wake us up to the fact
> that radical Muslim extremists have been at war with us for
> more than 20 year and we did not know it, or ignored it to
> our own hurt. You cannot ignore that kind of extremism
> forever.
>
> I suppose what angers me most is the Western propensity to
> attempt to pacify those who hate us and are committed to
> kill us. How easily we forget. Just a personal opinion, mind
> you, but the UN can take its resolution banning criticism of
> Islam and Shiria extremists and go away. It is sort of like
> banning antibiotics because they offend the germs. What a
> crazy world we live in!
>
> I pulled up to an intersection the other day and there in
> front of me, side by side in the two lanes ahead were two
> cars with two bumper stickers. One read: "Peace is not
> unpatriotic." The other read, "A peaceful response to
> impending murder is not patriotic, it is cowardice." I
> laughed, then cried.
>
> I remember 9-11. So do my grandsons!
> May we never allow tyranny to erode our memory, lessen our
> resolve or threaten our freedom.
>
> God bless our servicemen and women and God bless America.
>
> I'm through now!
> Dave
>
>
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