God Bless The USA

Please take the time to keep up with the news.

Today, we try to rebuild our lives. Many fear the possibilities of

further tragedy either to us or other nations that will come forth

from the actions of these terrorists. We MUST hold strong in our

faiths, in our families and in our loved ones.

Our tributes will go on...and so will life. We're strong and we will make it!

be thankful to whoever this author is...I applaud them

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A wonderful friend has shared this with me:

The man whispered, "God, speak to me" and a

meadowlark sang. But the man did not hear. So the man

yelled "God, speak to me" And, the thunder rolled across

The man looked around and said, "God let me see you."

And a star shined brightly. But the man did not notice.

And, the man shouted, "God show me a miracle."

And a life was born. But the man did not know.

So, the man cried out in despair, "Touch me God,

and let me know you are here." Whereupon, God reached

down and touched the man. But, the man brushed the

Don't miss out on a blessing because it isn't

This is the best letter I think I could have ever received.

I received the link to your site through an email and I had to check it out.

I am not an American, but a proud Canadian, but my heart wept when I read

I can't possibly begin to imagine that I know what you and your friends

and loved ones are going through. But I took a look at a picture of Toronto,

where I work, with the CN Tower, and tried to imagine it gone.

I could not fathom the pain that I would feel at such a tragedy.

Please keep up the good work. People like you is what makes this world

stronger. With spirit like yours, America will truely survive and rebuild.

From your neighbor to the north....Divided by borders, United by

blood.....God Bless the USA, God Bless us all.

A day in History That Will Never Be Forgotten

On Sept. 11, a date that will live in infamy for Americans, terrorists attacked

the World Trade Center in New York City. At 9:05 a.m., hijacked United

Airlines Flight 175, carrying 65 people, crashes into the south tower.

The north tower burns from a previous crash of American

We, here in New York, are trying to make a comeback--please support

us as we try to regroup our senses, our city, our lives. The losses are

many, our hearts are broken, the deepness of our sadness goes

beyond words. But we WILL survive! Our strengths are many,

our resources are many but most of all, our love, faith, and trust

in our families, our friends, our country and the countless

strangers who've helped us are stronger for this.

The Ribbon of Unity campaign launched Thursday,

Sept. 13, 2001 by Better Homes and Gardens Online and

invites you to download a new international symbol of peace

and togetherness. The symbol is available on www.bhg.com

and on Ladies' Home Journal Online, www.lhj.com. You will

also find instructions for making your own Ribbon of Unity

Show your support any way you can...not only for this country,

but also for those that have lost their lives.

A very good friend forwarded this to me:

I have always thought that angels, wore halos and wings of white But

now I find they wear hard hats and black coats with yellow stripes And

angels, in my mind, wore long flowing gowns of white But now I see dark

pants and shirts and badges shining bright. And angels always floated,

with bare feet above the ground Not true!. For they wear steel toed

boots and go where death is found Not all angels have smooth hands that

look like porcelain Some angels have torn gloves and cuts and burns upon

their skin. And while I thought all angels glowed from heavens light I

see an angel cutting steel, his torch is shining bright And while these

earthly angels passed buckets of debris The angels up in heaven looked

down on bended knee So while the smoke continued to rise into the sky, I

watched the rescue workers weep, I've seen the angels cry.

Stand by our president and country...be proud of who we

are and what our country stands for..let's show those

cowards that they have only given us strength, not weakness!!

U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

I want to thank each and every person in this world

who has supported us, who have helped us, who

have cried with us and who encourage us to move

forward. My Love has just called me from Staten

Island. He cried. My strong, wonderful Love has just

broken down in tears. He is a born and bred New

Yorker and those towers were a part of his life as well

as my own. His location was 2-3 miles from Manhattan

and he was in shock over the pile of debris.

May God be with us. May He strengthen us and may

He help us to forgive within our hearts. I have so

much anger for a nation or nations, that I feel just

as evil as the monsters who have done this.

Thousands gather for prayers, patriotism;

White House sets aside Friday as special day

A wave of vigils were held across America in the

wake of the worst terror attacks in U.S. history,

with the crest likely to come Friday on what the

White House declared would be a National Day

of Prayer and Remembrance. The mourning

wasn’t confined within the nation’s borders: Countless

thousands around the world joined in the tributes.

As sad as our situation here in New York is, we need to hold

tight to our memories of our loved ones lost and of this

great city that I and so many others call home. There are many countries

playing our national anthem and holding two minutes of

silent prayer for us. We need to remember that we have a great deal

of friends all around this world. Let's give thanks to their support as well.

I received this message regarding our current situation

"We are dealing with people who will die in order to kill, so great is

their hate. But they are dealing with a people who will give their lives

to save the lives of people they don't even know, so great is our love.

In the end, how can they possibly stand against that?"

If tomorrow all the things were gone that I worked

for all my life. And I had to start again with just my

children and my wife. I'd thank my lucky star's to

be livin here today. Cause the Flag still stands for

I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know

I'm free. And I won't forget the Men who died who

And I gladly stand up next to you and defend her

still today. Cause there ain't no doubt, I love this

From the lakes of Minnesota, to the hills of Tennessee,

across the plains of Texas, from sea to shining sea.

From Detroit down to Houston and New York to LA,

well there's pride in every American heart and it's

That I'm proud to be an American, where at least I

know I'm free. And I won't forget the Men who died,

And I glady stand up, next to you, and defend her

still today, cause there ain't no doubt, I love this

For additional comfort read Psalm 27, verses 1-3

In the first part of the excerpts which follow, Osama bin Laden

answers questions posed to him by some of his followers at

his mountaintop camp in southern Afghanistan. In the latter part

of the interview, ABC reporter John Miller is asking the questions.

It took five years (1968 to 1973) and 750 million dollars to build them.

With a height of 411 meters (1,356 feet) from the sidewalk to the top

of the antennas, the World Trade Center, or Manhattan's Twin Towers, are the

second tallest building in the world after Chicago's Sears Tower. Each has

110 stories and 1.2 million square meters (1.4 square yards) of office space.

According to http://www.nysemo.state.ny.us which is the NY

state emergency management center, the number to volunteer

your time for the cause is 800-801-8092. They'll put you in a

database with your name and phone number and expertise,

which is available to the command posts. They particularly

want firemen and medical people, but they seem receptive

Find the latest news, timeline, slideshow and video coverage from MSNBC.

Get special In-Depth coverage of the tragedy from CNN.

and should be remembered for their bravery

May God have mercy on their souls, may they find peace and happiness in

heaven, may they have angel wings and soothing voices

to comfort those loved ones left behind.

I want to reitterate to everyone that there are bogus accounts of the

tragedy going around on the net, there are scammers, losers and

down right morons toting the truth!! Please, oh please do not fall

for this crap and PLEASE if you know of anyone that HAS,

please...tell them to email me if they need proof (Tell them one

damn proud New Yorker told you to email her!!) I may not have

all the answers, but let me tell you, there's so much sh** going

around that it sickens me!! There are photos of devils in the

pictures, there's photos from a camera which yeilded a pic of the

guy standing there as the plane is about to hit, there's talk that

CNN was reporting ten year old footage...Come on everyone....let's

not allow these jerks into our minds, our thoughts, or our fears.

My home, which will never be the same again.

I don't know your name, or names - we may never know who

you are - so I can't address you personally.

Today, you killed several thousands of our friends... perhaps

not people who we knew personally, but people like us. People

who worked hard to make a living, who loved someone, who

were loved by someone, who worried about making a better life

for their children and grandchildren, who believed in God and the

American Dream, who criticized this country for its insufficiencies

and cared enough to try and change things and ensure a better

future, not just for us, but for the world. People who leave behind

scores of loved ones, friends, pets, neighbors, coworkers, and

members of their faiths. Perhaps even people who derived from

your own country and who sought refuge here. Your act was a

You are like an insidious cancer that strikes without warning,

ravages bodies, tears families apart, and in the end can never

destroy the soul. You are the ultimate coward. You may topple our

buildings, collapse our communication systems, disrupt our

government, crash our markets, and leave behind the carnage

of bodies, but you will never destroy the soul of America. We made

this country from the bits and pieces of the rest of the world; we

took the best, the worst of every culture and nationality, race and

creed, and made an alloy that may be dented, but not even a trial

I don't know what god you believe in, or what hateful rhetoric you

espouse, or what your misguided political beliefs might be that

allows you to do what you did today without a fear of eternal

damnation. I only know that you may win a battle or two, but you

will never win this war. We have the entire history of the world on

our side, and no dictator, despot, or madman has survived as long

If you accomplished anything at all today, it was to give America a

wake-up call, and we will now rise up stronger than before. You are

defeated before you've even begun, there in your private hell and

later in your eternal one. Someday your people may even need our

help, and because we are America, we would respond.

May God bless the friends we lost, their families, friends, neighbors

and coworkers. We will help them rebuild from the ashes. May God

continue to bless America, help her to protect us all, and may she

continue to shine as a beacon of democracy and hope to the rest

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I am the flag of the United States of America.

I fly atop the world's tallest buildings.

I stand watch in America's halls of justice.

I fly majestically over institutions of learning.

I stand for peace, honor, truth and justice.

When I am flown with my fellow banners,

I have fought in every battle of every war

I was flown at Valley Forge, Gettysburg,

and the beaches of Normandy, Guam, Okinawa.

The people of Korea, Vietnam and Kuwait

on the streets of countries I have helped set free.

and stood watch over the uncharted frontiers of space

When I am torn into strips and used as bandages

for my wounded comrades on the battlefield,

When I am flown at half-mast to honor my countryman,

when I lie in the trembling arms of a grieving parent

at the grave of their fallen son or daughter,

or in the arms of a child or spouse who will have to go on

without one who gave their life in a national disaster

to save the life of another, as so many did at the Pentagon

or the World Trade Center Towers on 9/11/01.

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Subject: Editorial from a Romanian newspaper

Why are Americans so united? They don't resemble one

another even if you paint them! They speak all the languages

of the world and form an astonishing mixture of civilizations.

Some of them are nearly extinct, others are incompatible with

one another, and in matters of religious beliefs.

Still, the American tragedy turned three hundred million

people into a hand put on the heart. Nobody rushed to

accuse the White House, the army, the secret services

that they are only a bunch of losers. Nobody rushed to empty

rushed on the streets nearby to gape about. The Americans

volunteered to donate blood and to give a helping hand. After

the first moments of panic, they raised the flag on the smoking

ruins, putting on T-shirts, caps and ties in the colors of the

national flag. They placed flags on buildings and cars as if in

every place and on every car a minister or the president was

passing. On every occasion they started singing their

traditional song: "God Bless America!".

Silent as a rock, I watched the charity concert broadcast on

Saturday once, twice, three times, on different TV channels.

There were Clint Eastwood, Willie Nelson, Robert de Niro,

Julia Roberts, Cassius Clay, Jack Nicholson, Bruce

Springsteen, Silvester Stalone, James Wood, and many others

whom no film or producers could ever bring together. The

American's solidarity spirit turned them into a choir. Actually,

choir is not the word. What you could hear was the heavy

artillery of the American soul. What neither George W. Bush,

nor Bill Clinton, nor Colin Powell could say without facing the

risk of stumbling over words and sounds, was being heard in

a great and unmistakable way in this charity concert.

I don't know how it happened that all this obsessive singing

of America didn't sound croaky, nationalist, or ostentatious!

It made you green with envy because you weren't able to

sing for your country without running the risk of being

considered chauvinist, ridiculous, or suspected of

I watched the live broadcast and the rerun of its rerun for

hours listening to the story of the guy who went down one

hundred floors with a woman in a wheelchair without

knowing who she was, or of the Californian hockey player,

who fought with the terrorists and prevented the plane from

hitting a target that would have killed other hundreds

or thousands of people. How on earth were they able to

Imperceptibly, with every word and musical note, the memory

of some turned into a modern myth of tragic heroes. And with

every phone call, millions and millions of dollars were put in a

collection aimed at rewarding not a man or a family, but a

What on earth can unite the Americans in such a way?

Their land? Their galloping history? Their economic power?

Money? I tried for hours to find an answer, humming songs

and murmuring phrases which risk of sounding like

commonplaces. I thought things over, but I reached only