This is a Tragic Day in U.S. history.

This is certainly something I won't forget...

War

 

They cheered over the huge loss of life, over innocent men, women and children dying, over inflicting pain on our nation. They want us to live in fear.

The big difference here is you will be cheering because getting the people who did this to us means less chance of our children and ourselves being endangered by them. Getting these people will mean our families are a little bit safer. You respect life.

Love ya, Schrike.

 

I received this in E-Mail Today:

 

From CNN :

Notice some of the bolded names....

<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/12/victims.list.ap/" target="new">http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/12/victims.list.ap/</a>

Partial list of those killed in Tuesday's attacks
September 12, 2001 Posted: 4:23 AM EDT (0823 GMT)


This is a partial list of people killed in Tuesday's attacks, according to family members, friends, co-workers and local law enforcement:

American Airlines Flight 11: Boston to Los Angeles:
CREW:

-- John Ogonowski, 52, Dracut, Massachusetts, pilot.

-- Tom McGuiness, 42, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, co-pilot.

-- Sara Low, Batesville, Arkansas, flight attendant.

PASSENGERS:

<b>-- David Angell, 54, Pasadena, California, executive producer, NBC's "Frasier." </b>

-- Lynn Angell, Pasadena, California.

-- Edmund Glazer, 41, Chatsworth, California, chief financial officer, MRV Communications Inc.

-- Daniel C. Lewin, 31, co-founder, Akamai Technologies.

-- Tara Creamer, 30, Worcester, Massachusetts.

-- Ted Hennessey, 35, Belmont, Massachusetts.

-- Peter Gay, 54, Taunton, Massachusetts, vice president and general manager, Raytheon Co. plant.

-- Charles Jones, 48, Bedford, Massachusetts.

-- Bill Weems, Marblehead, Massachusetts, commercial producer.

-- John Cahill, Wellesley, Massachusetts.

-- David Retik, Needham, Massachusetts.

-- Robin Caplin, Natick, Massachusetts.

-- Mary Wahlstrom, 75, Kaysville, Utah.

-- Carolyn Beug, Los Angeles.

-- Anna Williams Allison, 48, Stoneham, Massachusetts.

<b>-- Jeffrey Coombs, 42, Abington, Massachusetts. </b> (This guy worked for Compaq. Several of my Co-Workers knew him well)

-- Thelma Cuccinello, 71, Wilmot, New Hampshire.

-- Alex Filipov, 70, Concord, Massachusetts.

-- Paige Farley Hackel, 46, Newton, Massachusetts.

-- Richard Ross, 58, Newton, Massachusetts.

--Timothy Ward, California.

--Berry Berenson, 53, Los Angeles, actress and photographer.

United Airlines Flight 175: Boston to Los Angeles:
CREW:

-- Victor J. Saracini, 51, Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, pilot.

-- Al Marchand, Alamogordo, New Mexico, flight attendant.

-- Amy Jarret, 28, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, flight attendant.

PASSENGERS:

-- Brian D. Sweeney, 38, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

-- Garnet "Ace" Bailey, 53, Lynnfield, Massachusetts, director of pro scouting, Los Angeles Kings.

-- Mark Bavis, 31, scout, Los Angeles Kings.

<b>-- Peter Hanson, Massachusetts.

-- Susan Hanson, Massachusetts.

-- Christine Hanson, 2, Massachusetts. </b> (Their Whole Family ... Gone...)

-- Jesus Sanchez, 45, Hudson, Massachusetts, off-duty flight attendant.

-- James E. Hayden, 47, Westford, Massachusetts.

<b>-- Ruth McCourt, 24, Westford, Massachusetts.

-- Juliana Valentine McCourt, 4, Westford, Massachusetts. </b> (Mother and Daughter...)

-- John Cahill, Wellesley, Massachusetts.

-- Shawn Nassaney, 25, Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

-- Lynn Goodchild, 25, Attleboro, Massachusetts.

-- Lisa Frost, 22, Rancho Santa Margarita, California.

American Airlines Flight 77: Washington to Los Angeles:
CREW:

-- Michelle Heidenberger, Chevy Chase, Maryland, flight attendant.

PASSENGERS:

-- Barbara Olson, 45, TV commentator and lawyer.

-- Karen A. Kincaid, 40, Washington, D.C., lawyer, Wiley Rein & Fielding.

-- Christopher Newton, Long Beach, California.

-- Leslie A. Whittington, 45, University Park, Maryland, Georgetown University professor.

-- Charles S. Falkenberg, 45, University Park, Maryland.

-- Bob Speisman, New York.

United Airlines Flight 93: Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco:
CREW:

-- Cee Cee Lyles, Fort Myers, Florida, flight attendant.

PASSENGERS:

-- Mark Bingham, 31, San Francisco.

-- Thomas E. Burnett Jr., 38, senior vice president and chief operating officer, Thoratec Corp.

World Trade Center:
<b>-- Rev. Michael Judge, New York Fire Department chaplain.

-- Ray Downey, firefighter, chief of special operations command.

-- William Feehan, First Deputy Commissioner of Fire Department.

-- Peter Ganci, Fire Department chief. </b> (over 300 Fire and Police officials are missing and feared Dead.... These Guys put their lives on the line for us every day... Never forget that.)

 

NATO is expected to invoke the Mutual Defense portion of the treaty today... if they have not already done so. Big, BIG step. "You attack one, you attack all." That basically gives the US the backing of NATO to do whatever the hell they want, as long as the target is clearly identified.

Revenge (for lack of a better word at the moment) will indeed be served cold.

 

Yes ... now that Russia has given us their full support, we have full access to the borders of Afganhistan...

It's only a matter of time before BinLaden is taken out...

 

After seeing that list I think it finally hit home for me...so many lives lost in such a brutal way...nothing will ever be the same after this...I fear for the loss of some of our liberties, but in other ways I gladly welcome the loss of them in order to stop any other acts such as this from ever happening again, anywhere.

It is something that wrenches the heart of the world, and I for one mourn with the billions of other people that are mourning. To all the families that have lost friends, husbands, wives, and children, there are no words that can express the sadness in my heart. Words nor actions will ever be able to soothe the anger, fear, and utter dispair that has evolved from this tradegy.

We should not look upon the coming battle with anything but sadness for those we are going to bring to justice, for even though they destroyed our buildings, and killed our countrymen, we must realize that every single one of them is a human being.

These past few days have seen the best and worst of the human spirit...and I hope that history shall not repeat itself ever again, for I fear my heart would break from sadness, and myself and many others would cease to live as human beings.

I sincerely hope that the world learns a lesson from what has happened, and I hope we are all the wiser for it.