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9.11.07: A Remembrance
FDNY Fire Code: 5-5-5-5 In Flanders Fields By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In 1918, inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields," Moina Michael replied with her own poem: We Shall Keep the Faith Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields, Sleep sweet - to rise anew! We caught the torch you threw And holding high, we keep the Faith With All who died. We cherish, too, the poppy red That grows on fields where valor led; It seems to signal to the skies That blood of heroes never dies, But lends a lustre to the red Of the flower that blooms above the dead In Flanders Fields. And now the Torch and Poppy Red We wear in honor of our dead. Fear not that ye have died for naught; We'll teach the lesson that ye wrought In Flanders Fields. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To my friends and my Brothers, who now sit with Minerva-I Remember To the 2,800 plus 1-I Remember To those in the Pentagon-I Remember To the Flight Crews and Passengers of Flights AA 77, AA 11 and UA 175-I Remember To the Flight Crew and Passengers of Flight UA 93-I Remember To all the Uniformed workers-I Remember To the Armed Forces-I Remember To the Health care workers, who helped so much, and wanted and waited to give more, to do more-I Remember To the Tradesmen, who went in to search, recover, and to rebuild-I Remember To the Volunteers, from near and far, who dropped everything to help-I Remember To those who made it out-I Remember To those who did not come out-I Remember To all the Victims, the Hero's, Their families, their friends: You are, and always will be, Remembered You will never be forgotten We will never forget For those in the service of our Country-We have your six and hope for your safe return. To our Friends and Allies, across the Pond and around the World: We Remember. We are Not Afraid. Jon Cohen 9.11.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://mrmom.amaonline.com/twothousandone.htm http://www.projectrebirth.org/ http://www.buildthememorial.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepage2 http://www.nationalparks.org/flight93/default.asp http://www.tuesdayschildren.org/ The Gettysburg Address-What Lincoln might really have said at Ground Zero http://www.msnbc.com/news/806286.asp?0na=x229N3f0- British sites set up after the Tube bombings July, 2005: http://www.werenotafraid.com/ http://www.unite-against-terror.com/ For the Men and Women of New York's Finest-The NYPD, PAPD, and all members of the Fraternal Order of Police: The Policeman's Prayer: http://mrmom.amaonline.com/special/policeman.htm http://www.nysfop.org/wtc/nypdvideo.html http://www.nysfop.org/wtc/papdvideo.html http://www.nysfop.org/wtc/fopvideo.html For the Men and Women of New York's Bravest-The FDNY and EMS-The Fireman's Prayer: http://mrmom.amaonline.com/Special/firemen.htm http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/fdny/media/tribute/tribute.html For the Doctors, Nurses and all other medical professionals: http://mrmom.amaonline.com/special/aphysiciansprayer.htm http://mrmom.amaonline.com/special/anurse.htm O valiant hearts who to your glory came through dust of conflict and through battle flame; tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved, your memory hallowed in the land you loved. Proudly you gathered, rank on rank, to war as who had heard God's message from afar; all you had hoped for, all you had, you gave, to save mankind — yourselves you scorned to save. Splendid you passed, the great surrender made; into the light that nevermore shall fade; deep your contentment in that blest abode, who wait the last clear trumpet-call of God. Long years ago, as earth lay dark and still, rose a loud cry upon a lonely hill, while in the frailty of our human clay, Christ, our Redeemer, passed the self-same way. Still stands his Cross from that dread hour to this, like some bright star above the dark abyss; still, through the veil, the Victor's pitying eyes look down to bless our lesser Calvaries. These were his servants, in his steps they trod, following through death the martyred Son of God: Victor, he rose; victorious too shall rise they who have drunk his cup of sacrifice. O risen Lord, O Shepherd of our dead, whose cross has bought them and whose staff has led, in glorious hope their proud and sorrowing land commits her children to thy gracious hand. John Stanhope Arkwright’s hymn “O Valiant Hearts”. FDNY Fire Code: 5-5-5-5 |
What a beautiful tribute. Tomorrow is always such a difficult day, especially teaching high school students in NYC.
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The very core of it or the start of it I wrote on a wall at Ground Zero just before the 1ST anniversary. Most of the rest was added on prior to the 2ND. |
Signal 5-5-5-5 Box 8089.
In memory of the 343 who gave their lives that others may live. Signal 5-5-5-5 is only sounded to mark the death of a firefighter in New York City. Box 8089 was the FDNY call box for the World Trade Center. |
The Times had a piece last week about the zip code for the World Trade Center and how it conitnues on. It's archived already, but I thought I would add a link here to a blog that posted it. 10048
Never exactly sure how the little ones in our Elem. School will be tomorrow...some parents keep them home. Some of the older ones remember, some just know a few details. We're all told to discuss it a little if one of them brings it up. |
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Between 1865 and 1992, 752 men and women died in the line of duty. On 9.11.01 343 joined their Brothers and Sisters. Tonight I did what I have done for the past several years; looked at the names and faces behind those numbers. As well as the faces of the rest of the uniform forces who also gave their lives for others: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/fdny/media/tribute/tribute.html http://www.nysfop.org/wtc/nypdvideo.html http://www.nysfop.org/wtc/papdvideo.html http://www.nysfop.org/wtc/fopvideo.html |
Many of us have read our local papers and magazines and seen our local Editorial and Op-Ed pages. In one way or another, they are designed to
provoke thought and/or interest about local or nation news and events. The following links are what the world Op-Ed cartoonist have drawn over the past several years about the event of and following 9.11.01 Some of very powerful and full of emotion. Some maybe thought of as over the top political. Many are just thought provoking. And there are a few down right clinkers. One thing I saw was that there was a general shift in message presented. I see it as a combination of both the "Editorial" POV and society POV. http://cagle.com/news/9-11Remembered/main.asp http://cagle.com/news/9-11Anniversary/main.asp http://cagle.com/news/9-11Anniversary2003/main.asp http://cagle.com/news/9115years/ http://cagle.com/news/911Anniversary07/ |
My girlfriend took her lunch hour to walk down to ground zero on 9.11
She she saw something or rather someone who stood out: A 20 something guy, sitting on curb, holding a shirt very tightly, closely to his body. He was in uncontrollable tears. Why was he there? Who did he lose? Father? Mother? Sister or Brother? A Friend? Or was this his first trip to ground zero and he was just releasing 6 years of emotions? Could be any or all of the above. Or something else. Just shows you what goes on besides what goes on during the planned ceremony. |
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