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September 11th prayers
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Permalink Reply by Theresa on
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Great post! Can any of us believe that it has already been 8 years. It's hard to believe that all of our lives have changed so dramatically during since that day.
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Permalink Reply by Janice on
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Well said. Time has gone by so fast. It is still such a fresh memory. I've always taken this day to heart, but even more so now. My memory of that day will forever be imbedded in my mind. My husband, daughter, and I were at work. My other daughter was in college in Vermont and my son, Mikey, who was 14 years old at the time, was in school that tragic mourning. Now 8 years later my husband, my daughters, and I are safe and being well protected by the greatest and the bravest military men and women on this earth. I will also know too where my son is this September 11th. He surely will not be anywhere safe. You know why? Because he is one of the greatest and the bravest military men and women on this earth. He is a medical corpsman now serving in Afghanistan. I am so very proud of my son, my hero. He with the rest of our greatest and bravest are out there doing their best to keep us from harms way so there will not be another day like September 11th. I will forever be grateful and proud of our heroes and forever be in their debt for their service. I will never, ever forget that day. My heart aches with the memory of all of those who parished that day. They are always in my prayers. This will forever be imbedded in my mind.
God bless our military and God bless America
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Permalink Reply by carols_kitchen on
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Oh Janice--you gave me goosebumps. Your son is definitely on top of my prayer list, as are all the others serving beside him. God Bless
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I will never ever forget!
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September 11th struck my emotions as nothing else ever had. I am ever mindful of the innocent lives trapped in those planes and buildings who perished. I am so proud that my son has chosen to serve in efforts to keep us safe from anything like that again. Prayers to all our boys and girls in hostile areas. God bless you!!
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Never forget!!!!
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9/11 has made me even more patriotic.Even before my son thought about being in the Navy.we all witnessed such a horrible event.But after wards it made me proud to be an american when we didn't just stand by and let it happen.God bless america!!
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Permalink Reply by Valorie W. on
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I have a couple of books in my 2nd grade classroom written by children in classrooms directly affected by the tragedies of 9/11. The name of one book is something like, "September 12th". The children describe how life still goes on, how some things are still the same after 9/11, but it ends by describing how different life is, as well. It makes me choke up every time I read it to my students. Wow! It shows how children see things. The students that I have now were just babies then! We should all take our hats off to brave men and women who VOLunteer to serve and protect their/our country. Praise the Lord for His marvelous grace, even through the tragedies.
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Hi Valerie,
Hi! my name is Stephanie and I just read your post. I am a 4th grade teaher and I would love to know the names of the books you talked about so I can buy them. I read my class a book about our flag on 9/11 and we talked about our country and talked about the events of 9/11. As you said, they were just babies then. I feel it is important to teach them about what happened. We will always remember that day and they should honor it as well.
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Amen! Let us remember and remind others that the freedom we all so love is not free!
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When I was in Chicago last week for my Son's PIR, I saw this at the Stained Glass Museum at Navy Pier. I thought it as beautiful and especially meaningful as we near the anniversary of 9/11/01 and as the Mother of a new US Sailor. I pray that there will never be another 9/11 type of tragedy but that the Country's patriotism and pride continues to grow without it. I was very pleasantly surprised at the number of people who stopped and thanked my son for serving while we were with him in Chicago. Thanks to all of the men and women who currently serve in the US Military and have served in the past to keep our Country and us safe!
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