Is it not weird to think about that on this day 9 years ago.. I was 5 minutes from switching classes in the 5TH GRADE, and we got stopped so that our teachers could explain to us what had happened in New York? And now I am here.. Time flies.
This day is not about war, not in my mind. This day is about people. People who lost their lives, people whose lives will never be the same again, people who live with great loss. This day is about those people. In the days that followed this one those nine years ago many promises where made.
Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.
George W. Bush, September 20, 2001
Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done.
George W. Bush, September 20, 2001
Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done.
George W. Bush, September 20, 2001
But the sad, and I do mean sad truth is this....EVIL lives in this world. We will never destroy it, we will never see it leave. We will fight. We will fight against the wrongs, against the injustice and we will see success. Our walk, our life must be about doing the right thing...and fighting for our freedom, fighting terrorism is right. Just, as most things in this life, it's always going to be with us. Thankfully we have soldiers who have fought and continue to fight for our freedom. They keep the evil at bay, they make this life and the freedom we enjoy possible. I love this picture taken when Caleb was home on leave:
Uncle Howard (92) who served in Germany and France during WWII and Caleb my neat son who is in Afghanistan. TWO GREAT MEN!!
I read this next article this week and thought it certainly deserved to be read by my children. Sin has a rippling effect and can affect so many! The ripple of 9-11 was and still is so very far reaching!!!
9/11 by the Numbers
Death, destruction, charity, salvation, war, money, real estate, spouses, babies, and other September 11 statistics.
The initial numbers are indelible: 8:46 a.m. and 9:02 a.m. Time the burning towers stood: 56 minutes and 102 minutes. Time they took to fall: 12 seconds. From there, they ripple out.
•Total number killed in attacks (official figure as of 9/5/02): 2,819
•Number of firefighters and paramedics killed: 343
•Number of NYPD officers: 23
•Number of Port Authority police officers: 37
•Number of WTC companies that lost people: 60
•Number of employees who died in Tower One: 1,402
•Number of employees who died in Tower Two: 614
•Number of employees lost at Cantor Fitzgerald: 658
•Number of U.S. troops killed in Operation Enduring Freedom: 22
•Number of nations whose citizens were killed in attacks: 115
•Ratio of men to women who died: 3:1
•Age of the greatest number who died: between 35 and 39
•Bodies found "intact": 289
•Body parts found: 19,858
•Number of families who got no remains: 1,717
•Estimated units of blood donated to the New York Blood Center: 36,000
•Total units of donated blood actually used: 258
•Number of people who lost a spouse or partner in the attacks: 1,609
•Estimated number of children who lost a parent: 3,051
•Percentage of Americans who knew someone hurt or killed in the attacks: 20
•FDNY retirements, January–July 2001: 274
•FDNY retirements, January–July 2002: 661
•Number of firefighters on leave for respiratory problems by January 2002: 300
•Number of funerals attended by Rudy Giuliani in 2001: 200
•Number of FDNY vehicles destroyed: 98
•Tons of debris removed from site: 1,506,124
•Days fires continued to burn after the attack: 99
•Jobs lost in New York owing to the attacks: 146,100
•Days the New York Stock Exchange was closed: 6
•Point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average when the NYSE reopened: 684.81
•Days after 9/11 that the U.S. began bombing Afghanistan: 26
•Total number of hate crimes reported to the Council on American-Islamic Relations nationwide since 9/11: 1,714
•Economic loss to New York in month following the attacks: $105 billion
•Estimated cost of cleanup: $600 million
•Total FEMA money spent on the emergency: $970 million
•Estimated amount donated to 9/11 charities: $1.4 billion
•Estimated amount of insurance paid worldwide related to 9/11: $40.2 billion
•Estimated amount of money needed to overhaul lower-Manhattan subways: $7.5 billion
•Amount of money recently granted by U.S. government to overhaul lower-Manhattan subways: $4.55 billion
•Estimated amount of money raised for funds dedicated to NYPD and FDNY families: $500 million
•Percentage of total charity money raised going to FDNY and NYPD families: 25
•Average benefit already received by each FDNY and NYPD widow: $1 million
•Percentage increase in law-school applications from 2001 to 2002: 17.9
•Percentage increase in Peace Corps applications from 2001 to 2002: 40
•Percentage increase in CIA applications from 2001 to 2002: 50
•Number of songs Clear Channel Radio considered "inappropriate" to play after 9/11: 150
•Number of mentions of 9/11 at the Oscars: 26
•Apartments in lower Manhattan eligible for asbestos cleanup: 30,000
•Number of apartments whose residents have requested cleanup and testing: 4,110
•Number of Americans who changed their 2001 holiday-travel plans from plane to train or car: 1.4 million
•Estimated number of New Yorkers suffering from post-traumatic-stress disorder as a result of 9/11: 422,000
In reading George Bush quotes I saw this one....
I believe that freedom is the deepest need of every human soul.
George W. Bush, Press Conference, White House, Tuesday, April 13, 2004
It is for that freedom we we fight...for the desire, the need for freedom. It is so OBVIOUS that our country, in spite of the belief of many, was built "One Nation Under God". We fight for the rights of each man and woman to choose, to worship freely and to live lives in His service! The cost is great for that freedom, on this day of all days we should stop and thank God for our country!
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