Sept. 11, 2001

PATRIOT DAY!!!!!!!!
Tie those yellow ribbons for those who are not with us today.

Suicide aircraft attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon left untold numbers injured or dead and threw the cities into chaos on September 11, 2001. It began at the height of a morning rush hour in the nation's largest city. A plane, reportedly a hijacked American Airlines jet slammed into one tower of the 110-story World Trade Center. As smoke and flames poured out of the building and rescue workers battled to save victims, a second plane hit the second tower. The two towers soon collapsed. Huge clouds of smoke hung over Manhattan. The nearby Wall Street financial markets were shut down. A short time later, another plane struck the pentagon, touching off a massive explosion and fire, and tearing a hole in one side of the historic building.Most of us remember what we were doing at this morning hour and it was something that none of us will ever forget.Today they are rebuilding the Trade Center in memory of those who lost their lives. Let us not forget.....
Pat A. just handed me a reminder for Sunday.

Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year, designated in memory of the 2,993 killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. On this day, the President directs that the American Flag be flown at half-staff at individual American homes, at the White House, and on all U.S. government buildings and establishments, home and abroad.The President also asks Americans to observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 A.M. Eastern Daylight time, the time of the first plane crash on September 11, 2001.In observance of Patriot Day, please also remember our veterans, who have put their lives on the line for our freedom and security. My thanks to Pat for remembering......