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Light a candle
Sep. 16th, 2001 03:49 amhttp://lightacandle.sol.dk/
Light a virtual candle in memory of those that perished.
Light a virtual candle in memory of those that perished.
Sep. 16th, 2001
Pictures of remembrance
Sep. 16th, 2001 04:00 pmhttp://www.plur.net/thankyou/index2.html
A friend passed that along... I'm in awe.
A friend passed that along... I'm in awe.
When I was barely three, John F. Kennedy was assassinated. I don't personally remember that though.
When I was in elementary school, relatives, friends, neighbors and others I knew, were going off to fight in places called Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Laos. When the Americans and their allies pulled out "Bringing the boys home" the government in Viet Nam was taken over by a communist regime. Bringing those troops home and having his name stuck on the moon are probably the things Richard Nixon will be remembered for most. That and, of course, his
resignation from office.
I remember when Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King died.
In 1980, when Russia was invading Afghanistan, I watched as the US boycotted the Olympics in Russia. The Russians followed suit in LA four years later. The Olympics.. something that was only ever interrupted by World War II is forever changed by that. It was the American government that supported Afghanistan in that effort, yet now those the lead them that call us oppressors, Homeric indeed.
I watched as cold war went on, a steady strategic battle of keeping up with the Russians. I remember SALT and Star Wars, no, not the movie, the defense satellite system. I remember Iran and Iraq being engaged in a civil war. I watched with the rest of the nation while Day whatever of the Iranian hostage crisis became "Nightline" because those people were held captive for what seemed like forever. I remember that the US gave arms and supplies to Iraq
to help them against a common enemy, Iran. Irony... US aid indirectly lead to another war years later. I remember watching Ronald Reagan on TV saying, "so help me God" on his first Inauguration Day and knowing that that hostages would be on their way home.
I lived in Europe when the US struck back against Libya for terrorist acts. I remember the searches and preparation for possible evacuation. The big worry was preparing what to say to explain to my two daughters in case Daddy, who was assigned to the Second Armored Division, might not be coming home from work that day or at all.
I watched with the rest of the world as the Berlin wall came down and families were reunited along with the republic of Germany. I watched as the Soviet Union became a bunch of fledging nations trying to make their way and in doing so, ending the cold war.
Ten years ago, G. W. Bush's father was President. He took a stand as did the leaders of other nations, they were not going to sit still and watch the people of a tiny country called Kuwait be exterminated, not mention a major portion of the world's oil resources were at stake. I watched and waited ... knowing my husband could go at any time. He didn't go ... then. His time came a few years later when he served in Kuwait and Bosnia.
I felt helpless when my oldest child was informed her vacation with her son was over. However, I needed to call upon something within and hold together long enough to get her on her way. If you think it's hard sending a spouse off to prepare for war, just wait until you have to send off your child.
I have held the hands of scared friends both in the physical and virtual sense, trying to help them cope with deployment of spouses and how to explain it their kids. I have no idea what to say to those that have loved ones and friends lost in this tragedy other than.. "I care and I'm here if you need me." Sometimes just knowing that someone gives a damn that you are hurting means a lot. I have had the hand of friendship extended to me from all over
the world and am humbled by it.
They say what goes around comes around and karma has a way of catching up with people, keep that in mind. Kindly don't assume that I am, nor anyone else is, blinded by anything and please don't presume to tell others what they should or should not think. I've had my eyes opened by a LOT in my life, this was just the proverbial icing on the cake. I am amazed and in awe by some of the wonderful things that have come from the horror of last Tuesday. The truth is... that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Perhaps, this reaction is the coming together of much of the world to reflect in peace and offer their respect to those who died. Perhaps... that reaction is yet to come.
When I was in elementary school, relatives, friends, neighbors and others I knew, were going off to fight in places called Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Laos. When the Americans and their allies pulled out "Bringing the boys home" the government in Viet Nam was taken over by a communist regime. Bringing those troops home and having his name stuck on the moon are probably the things Richard Nixon will be remembered for most. That and, of course, his
resignation from office.
I remember when Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King died.
In 1980, when Russia was invading Afghanistan, I watched as the US boycotted the Olympics in Russia. The Russians followed suit in LA four years later. The Olympics.. something that was only ever interrupted by World War II is forever changed by that. It was the American government that supported Afghanistan in that effort, yet now those the lead them that call us oppressors, Homeric indeed.
I watched as cold war went on, a steady strategic battle of keeping up with the Russians. I remember SALT and Star Wars, no, not the movie, the defense satellite system. I remember Iran and Iraq being engaged in a civil war. I watched with the rest of the nation while Day whatever of the Iranian hostage crisis became "Nightline" because those people were held captive for what seemed like forever. I remember that the US gave arms and supplies to Iraq
to help them against a common enemy, Iran. Irony... US aid indirectly lead to another war years later. I remember watching Ronald Reagan on TV saying, "so help me God" on his first Inauguration Day and knowing that that hostages would be on their way home.
I lived in Europe when the US struck back against Libya for terrorist acts. I remember the searches and preparation for possible evacuation. The big worry was preparing what to say to explain to my two daughters in case Daddy, who was assigned to the Second Armored Division, might not be coming home from work that day or at all.
I watched with the rest of the world as the Berlin wall came down and families were reunited along with the republic of Germany. I watched as the Soviet Union became a bunch of fledging nations trying to make their way and in doing so, ending the cold war.
Ten years ago, G. W. Bush's father was President. He took a stand as did the leaders of other nations, they were not going to sit still and watch the people of a tiny country called Kuwait be exterminated, not mention a major portion of the world's oil resources were at stake. I watched and waited ... knowing my husband could go at any time. He didn't go ... then. His time came a few years later when he served in Kuwait and Bosnia.
I felt helpless when my oldest child was informed her vacation with her son was over. However, I needed to call upon something within and hold together long enough to get her on her way. If you think it's hard sending a spouse off to prepare for war, just wait until you have to send off your child.
I have held the hands of scared friends both in the physical and virtual sense, trying to help them cope with deployment of spouses and how to explain it their kids. I have no idea what to say to those that have loved ones and friends lost in this tragedy other than.. "I care and I'm here if you need me." Sometimes just knowing that someone gives a damn that you are hurting means a lot. I have had the hand of friendship extended to me from all over
the world and am humbled by it.
They say what goes around comes around and karma has a way of catching up with people, keep that in mind. Kindly don't assume that I am, nor anyone else is, blinded by anything and please don't presume to tell others what they should or should not think. I've had my eyes opened by a LOT in my life, this was just the proverbial icing on the cake. I am amazed and in awe by some of the wonderful things that have come from the horror of last Tuesday. The truth is... that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Perhaps, this reaction is the coming together of much of the world to reflect in peace and offer their respect to those who died. Perhaps... that reaction is yet to come.
