Moral Courage Lifted A Free World To Its Feet Again
Washington DC
September 1, 2009
Intended for the youth, this is the true story about 9/11, the New York Yankees and how a free people showed their courage by way of the All-American past-time.
I offer my solemn prayer to those who made the ultimate sacrifice, including to the NY Fire Department. They climbed those stairs leading up to towers ablaze while weighed down by more than just equipment.
Their courage in the face of overwhelming odds is truly something we can all learn from, which is to never quit and never surrender, even when up against unparalleled odds. The outcome of their action on 9/11 saved thousands of lives and all life is precious. Every single one.
Some may not remember what happened on 9/11—perhaps you were too young and have only heard bits of information.
Allow me to share with you the true story about 9/11 and how President Bush, Baseball and Roger Clemens came to lift the spirit of those living in the "land of the free" after having suffered an incredible attack.
They also lifted the spirits for all people in other nations wishing to become free too.
I was working at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAFS), where rockets blast off into outer space. Next door to CCAFS is the Kennedy Space Center, home of the Space Shuttle.
I know what power it takes to launch a rocket, a power sometimes confused with something unnatural or fake. The power used to launch a rocket is not artificial; rather it comes right from the salt of the earth and not from a laboratory.
I was a Turnover Technician in 2001, working for a company that was building and starting-up Launch Pad 37B. We were hired by Boeing, who is a manufacturer of aircraft for air & space travel and had just built the world's largest ever rocket called the Delta IV.
I was a little overwhelmed about having such an important job, but was focused on just doing my best everyday and working as hard as I could.
I said my prayers every night and asked God to help those in need. Sometimes people get lost on God's highway and they are the ones I was taught to pray for—never for self.
I was going through my normal daily routine at the office on Sept. 11. It involved a lot of flipping through actual scientific data, following up with the building contractors, calling Boeing to make sure that each system was “set for go” and that they approved of what the builders had constructed.
I was sitting on the right side of our group arrangement when all of a sudden the phone rang. Thinking it was Boeing—who I was about to call—I picked up the phone and got the biggest shock of my life. My daughter hadn't been born yet, which was also a shock because the miracle of life far outweighs everything else on the planet.
It was my supervisor calling from his cell phone on his way to work, “Pat, a small passenger plane just flew into one of the World Trade Center Towers in New York City!”
His voice was excited and he was clearly upset. He knew I had a background in Air Traffic Control and that I served the United States Air Force for six years, with another two years serving in the private industry. That job is kind of like being a traffic cop of the sky.
At first I didn't believe him, “No way,” I reacted, “Large sized passenger aircraft can’t fly that low over heavily populated areas in this country.”
“Oh no—Jesus!” he cried, “Another one just hit the other tower!”
I heard the crash in the background on his radio and thought to myself, "that was no accident."
I immediately left the field engineer trailer and hurried over to the site safety trailer. I rushed inside and saw it on TV, two large passenger jets (767's) had crashed into the World Trade Center Towers, one after the other.
"They were hijacked," I said aloud. The field engineer from Boeing looked at me. "That was no accident. That was an attack," I uttered.
His hand flew to his forehead, “We have people in there," he cried. “I know,” I shuttered, “I am a New Yorker and have people in there too.”
Who is responsible? The hijackers are responsible, they're hate is and those allied to them are responsible.
And thus the war is against terror. Their hate kills and their distortion is what is being used to control others enough so that some bad guys half way around the world (some right here, like the Lackawanna-Six) would change their own history and convince others to fly themselves into buildings that were packed full of innocent human life.
The bad guys did this only to serve their selfish want and desire.
The question is: Who benefited the most from the War on Terror?
The answer is simple: The same country where the 9/11 hijackers all lived and where Osama Bin Laden is from too is who benefited most. The Kingdom that leads OPEC is the one who benefited the most. Saudi Arabia benefited the most from 9/11 and its resulting War on Terror. Why? They control the gas prices, which were very, very high and have been ever since the War began.
On the other hand, it is time for all people to be free and now they are being freed over there. Afghanistan proudly displayed blue-inked fingers after freely voting for the first time in their country's history. For the first time ever.
Smiling faces are unmistakable of their approval of freedom's ring which should be a lesson to the Saudi King to save the jewelry and just let all be free.
I am not blaming all of Saudi Arabia, just the elite and royal few; who prey on the massive amount of poor people, distort their history all while drinking from golden beer mugs, wearing big bling and handing out funny chains to foreign delegates that make them happy. Sadaam Hussein was much like that too.
Attention: In America we do not take kindly to monarch style governance, nor do we take kindly to the practice of slavery.
The Saudi should tell their people that the "fight" is internal to each individual; not external to others and that it is relative their own mind, body and soul.
Do you think they will? Of course not. Why? It is cheaper to keep them enslaved and it's seemingly all about the money for the Saudi royalty. And their "chains."
It can be said that 9/11 was an attack on the entire free world--whose capital city is in New York. They then sent their Crowned Prince into New York City to offer his charity for the sins of their sons.
The Prince may have expected Rudy to bow down, because he said "It was American's own Imperialism that was the cause of 9/11."
Rudy Giuliani swiftly scoffed at the Prince, turned away his so-called charity and immediately showed him the door out of our country. Rudy has been there and done that before with some pretty bad guys. He displayed sheer leadership that day and he made all New Yorkers and all Americans proud when doing it.
"Stand up for America," was the lesson that Rudy taught.
Awe inspiring is that one jet, loaded with those having moral courage, was taken back by heroic Americans who overtook the flying-coward. Their action ultimately resulted in a suicidal-pilot crashing that plane into a remote area where no one else could be injured.
Awe inspiring was a man named Todd Beamer (go to his memorial site) on that plane, who gathered a band of patriots and shouted "Lets Roll!" Here is a good article to remember Shanksville and those brave Americans who sacrificed for us all.
America has nothing to apologize for, President Obama. They hit us, not the other way around.
We're just a free people and they hate us for it. Imperialist? We do not stay where we are not asked, just ask the Irish-American about slavery and Imperialism. Ask them what war they're most proud of too--the Civil War is the answer. We won for all and all for one.
Stop the lies, because there is only one Imperialist country and it is not the USA.
America and President Bush "did do right," despite what inaugural poets might prose over. America will continue the fight to emancipate all and that means everyone, because "ALL are Created equal” and ALL were created to be free. Even you, even me.
CCAFS closed down for a long time after that attack of hate founded in distortion; and I sat glued to the TV watching on in disbelief. Utterly depressed and shaken to my core--those were people, not viruses.
The military blood in my veins boiled and my emotion ranged from complete despair over to anger and back to despair again. This roller coaster happened every single day and each American was on it.
"WE WILL NEVER FORGET"
What pulled the country up form that dark depression, that utter sense of helplessness, hopelessness and anger?
For me, and millions of other people around the globe, it was the All-American pastime. It was baseball.
Does the ESPN still remember, as does the MLB? I think so, but some of their partners are pretty querstionable; like NBC; who likes to use the bully pulpit and pick their winners for all of us; instead of letting it all play out on the open, and free field. They like to interfere with their cheer. Note to NBC: Special favors only serve to sell out liberty in the land of the free.
What lifted this nation back to its feet again after 9/11?
It was President Bush who did the talking for all of us after the attack. While standing in the rubble of Ground Zero and shouting on with the construction worker, iron-worker, the police and firefighter—the country and the whole free world listened up.
“The people who knocked over these buildings will hear all of us soon!”
A thunderous applause erupted and ALL of Congress (even Nancy Pelosi) voted and passed a Declaration of "War on Terror." Not just one group or man, but all Terror and they are still out there too.
I will not forget, I promise my fallen brothers, it smolders in my soul like the rubble at ground zero. I will not forget.
“The nation sends its love.”
"Go get ‘em, George!”
“God Bless America!”
“USA—USA—USA!”
It's called patriotism and as a country, we lost that somehow and are now only interested in name calling and hate. I think we learned that hate is a killer though, so don't hate--but try and forgive.
The type moral courage displayed at Ground Zero lifted us all, as one nation under God, once again. We stood united; we stood for justice, for peace and we stood for those who couldn’t stand anymore. United, we stood.
For now, our effort over there (play this as loud as you can) is focused on those who distort the Koran for their own selfish purpose and are the same that have had this country under attack for more than fifty years.
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