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Originally Posted by Karl F
9/11/01---> 5 years later, Osama running loose, mess in Afghanastan, bigger mess in Iraq, and gonna be another mess in Iran, and the rest of the middle east as well.
Americans have not changed there way of life too much, most, (like myself) piss and moan about fuel costs, etc. But, we still work our jobs, buy our groceries, and lead our lives pretty much the same.
And, like Skip said, most have forgotten..
12/07/41----Pearl Harbor Day... US declares war, not only on the attackers, Japan, but also on Germany,and Italy. MUCH SACRIFICE at home as well as those in the military, Automakers suspend production of cars, Major Rationing of everything, most males 35 years old and under, who are not working defense manufacturing jobs are in the service. Japanese Americans, are rounded up and encamped. Women, whose husbands are overseas, are pressed into working in the defense factories.. all major sports are shut down, players pressed into service, hollywood types as well..
4 and 1/2 years later.. WW2 over, Hitler dead, Japan overthrown, Mussolini, gone. Tremendous sacrifice and unity of us and the other countries we allied with...
Woud Not fly today, in this PC world.. ..
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BINGO Karl, i could hear it from here.
My intention for starting the thread was not to start more political rebel rousing on the site, but to express my anger and remind myself,as well as others, of that horrific day planned and executed against our civilian population. We say we remember, but speaking for myself i find it's way in the back of my mind. It shouldn't be, as i lost 2 good young friends in the towers, as some on our site have also lost others.My son in law is an American Airlines pilot who on that morning left Kennedy in his 767 with a full tank at 8 am flying non stop tp LAX.
We sat by phone with my daughter and 2 Grandaughters until 11:30 am until we found out he was safe after rumors that there were still additional hijacked planes in the air.That alone should make me remember everyday, but it doesn't. Then to see once again how they flew those planes into the innocents, ON PURPOSE ,and seeing the horrible way they died, unbelievable, reminded me of what this enemy is all about.
Someone mentioned emotion, well the emotion we felt in the days following 9-11 , which united us in our resolve,should be the same emotion to bring us together now in defeating these crazies. Sacrafices will be needed, maybe even more than were required for WW2, but if we are to defeat them and have our children and grandchildren know what freedom really is, we will have to remember all the time and unite in our efforts.