Saturday, September 11, 2010

Rest in Peace - Our Fallen Citizens and Our Fallen Military Men and Women

       Today we remember the horrors of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001. Nine years ago today 2,922 civilian men and women (excluding the 19 hijackers) and 55 military men and women in the Pentagon were killed in dastardly attacks on our way of life. Since then 4,749 US service men and women have been killed in the line of duty (in Iraq and Afghanistan) protecting us from further attacks. God Bless our Fighting Men and Women, and their families on this day, as on all days... and may we always remember that:

It's the Military, 
not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press.
It's the Military, 
not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.
It's the Military, 
not the politicians that ensures our right to life, 
liberty, 
and the pursuit of happiness.
It's the Military 
who salutes the flag, 
who serves beneath the flag, 
and whose coffin is draped by the flag.

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