we will not forget you

to all those who died in WTC....we will not forget
to all those who died in the pentagon...we will not forget
to all the heroes who saved countless lives on united 93..we will not forget
to all the heroes who worked to save lives....we will not forget and we are forever grateful
to all the survivors..family and friends....we will support you in heart and mind
to all those affected by this terrible tragedy...you are forever in our hearts and prayers

my fellow americans...in this world of political and religious division...we learned that we can pull together in support and fellowship. the same lessons learned in tragedy should be put into practice in everyday life. remember the lessons we learned. be good to each other. respect each other. and above all, love each other......structures may be destroyed, but spirit cannot be crushed....

God bless us
God bless the USA

Frank. what a beautiful tribute to those we lost and to those who live. Thank you for this. Thanks for all you've done!!
God Bless~
Peace be with All of You~
Beth

no thank you........and everyone else

love and peace

frankie

Beautiful tribute, Frank! Thanks for sharing!

beautiful!!

I pray for everybody at the wtc...and all their families who will never forget this horrific tragedy...

(I hope it's okay to post this here. Some may find it sad.)

I wrote this as a tribute to the children who lost parents on 9/11. I felt they needed a voice. I was honored to have it read at a tribute to firefighters on the first anniversary and thought I would share it here.

CRAYOLA FLAGS

The top of my new box of crayons ripped when I opened it. I tried not to cry. "The country needs extra flags" Daddy said when he came home for the first time since the bad men came. He gave me a bag full of colored paper, glue, and sparkles and I got to work right away. The first flags I made were small. They were for the little kids on the planes that crashed and knocked the big buildings down. I figured all the little spirits could fly down and pick out the ones they like best. I could almost see them waving, high above in the clouds. The wind is best in Heaven.

I made a bunch of extra flags just in case Heaven was sold out like Wal-Mart was and I asked Daddy to bring them to Ground Zero. He smiled but I could see his eyes were sad. He picked me up and hugged me hard, just like I do with my teddy bear when I'm scared. His sleepy eyes were smudged with black smoke and I didn't even care if my jammies got ashes on them or that his beard scratched my face. I was just glad to touch him.

He carried me all the way to bed and I felt safe in his arms. He got down on his knees with me when I said my prayers and his tears splashed mud-drops on his knuckles. I prayed extra loud so God could hear me over all the other noise in the world. First I asked Him to keep everybody safe until my Daddy could dig them out. Then I asked Him to give my mom a good map, so she wouldn't get lost on her way to Heaven. But I bet if you get picked to be an angel, you'll find your way no matter what, even if you have to go through the flames of Hell to get there.

Gramma said the hand of God would be reaching down to help the dead people find their way but no matter how hard I looked I couldn't see a hand. All I could see were the big scary planes, smashing into the towers over and over again. Even when I closed my eyes. Smash.

Mommy was a very important firefighter and went to help. Daddy said she got trapped inside with the rest of the firefighters and had to go away. He brought home her fire-girl helmet and I made a special flag for it. I put sparkly stars and bright red and white stripes all over it. I pasted a picture of Mommy on the front of it before I brought it under the covers with me. I rocked it like a baby and whispered, "Shh, shh," like Mommy always did for me.

I closed my eyes and watched Mommy help the new angels climb the dusty rescue ladder. The halo on her fire-girl helmet lit up the gray smoky clouds so all the brave people could finally see the hand of God.
© 2001 SJN

frankie...thank you for those beautiful words and pet.....God bless you.....

Such lovely post from everyone Its such a shame that the we had to go through something like that

Take Care Every one who was effected in any way