We Remember....9/11

I was 18, a freshman, sitting in a College History class. Ironic? Maybe. We were in deep discussion about WW2. Little did we know, WWW 3 war was slowly unfolding.  We had a TV in our classroom. We turned it on to watch in horror what was developing. There was not a single movement in the classroom, you could have heard pen drop. At first I thought it was an accident, and then the only thing you heard was the anchors, the terror in their voices as they described what they saw as the second plane hit. Our Professor dismissed our class, and asked us to call our parents and pray for our country.

8:46 AM Flight 11 crashes at roughly 466 mph (790km/h or 219m/s or 425 knots) into the north face of the North Tower (1 WTC) of the World Trade Center, between floors 93 and 99.



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  9:03 AM  Flight 175 crashes at about 590 mph (950 km/h) into the south face of the South Tower (2 WTC) of the World Trade Center, banked between floors 77 and 85.

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9:37 AM Flight 77 crashes into the western side of the Pentagon.



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9:59 AM The South Tower of the World Trade Center begins to collapse, 56 minutes and 2 seconds after the impact of Flight 175.

10:03 AM United Airlines Flight 93 is crashed by its hijackers and passengers, due to fighting in the cockpit 80 miles (129 km) southeast of Pittsburgh in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

10:28 AM The North Tower of the World Trade Center begins to collapse.

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At that moment I made the decision. The decision to serve something far greater then myself. Even though it wasn’t till 2008 until I moved to DC; it was the greatest experience of my life. I have a complete different understanding of “terrorism”, “the Middle East”, and huge respect for President Bush.

 At 3:30 p.m. EST,on May 1st, 2011 a 40-man Navy Seals squadron raided a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, killing the Al Qaeda leader Osama Bid Laden with a bullet to the head!

God Bless you and God Bless the United States of America.

lucy

“Geronimo has been KIA”

“Geronimo” code name for Bin Laden. “KIA” Killed in action. 9.30 pm CST on Sunday May 1^st I can’t even begin to describe what I felt. I have been right in the middle of the Action, I have faithfully served my country, and luckily I was blessed to serve alongside a president that LOVED his country so very much he did everything in his will power that eventually led to the death of Bin Laden over the weekend. I am sure you have all heard by now the story of what actually happened and how the SEALs accomplished this mission. What a beautiful day.

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

 Even though we are rejoicing, we still have a long road ahead of us. Even though we killed the #1 man with a 100M bounty on his head, we must understand that this will cause a huge rise amongst the Islamic communities. Even though I am joyful, I am sad because Bid Laden is not in Heaven. I saw a quote on Facebook today from a gentleman who I think has lots of wisdom for such a young age. I thought I would share with you what J shared with me. “Celebrating in the streets is just like the terrorists do when they kill an American makes us look just like them. “Justice before a holy God is a terrible thing. Those crying out for justice on earth should be very careful what they wish for” #USA #Osama”.. WOW! Very insightful.





Thank you to President Bush for starting the search and I know this is going to be bitter tasting coming out of my mouth, but Thank you President Obama for finishing the search. Thank you to the SEALs, the CIA, the NSC, DoD and Robert Gates and every one of those who actually took part in Mission Geronimo! Press on!

Lucy

God Bless the United States!