<DIV>~September 11, 2001... Innocence Lost and Heroes Born~</DIV>
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<DIV>A solitary candle, a humble quiet token,</DIV>
<DIV>The merest spark of hopefulness that left the night unbroken.</DIV>
<DIV>It whispered to the empty night of innocence to brief,</DIV>
<DIV>of bravery midst adversity, of anguished souls in grief.</DIV>
<DIV>Through tear-dimmed eyes it shimmered. a solemn lonely flame,</DIV>
<DIV>It's whisper caught the evening breeze and soon more candles came.</DIV>
<DIV>A thousand burning candles, a golden shining sea,</DIV>
<DIV>lit a nation's darkened heart, revealing unity.</DIV>
<DIV>~Deborah Whipp~</DIV>
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<DIV>I know this may not mean as much to many of you, but I know it means a whole lot for others so please bare with me for just a moment and please know, if you'd prefer not read... you don't have to. </DIV>
<DIV>Three years ago, on September 11, 2001, over 1,000 men, women, and children lost their lives in the attacks on the World Trade Centersand the Pentagon. The images from that day are forever etched in my mind... I'll never forget waking up and turning on the news only to see the second plane hit... to see people running for their lives choking from smoke and dust... to see people helplessly flinging themselves from the windows of the trade towers... firefighters carrying a priest who had died because he'd stayed to give last rites to the fallen... and oh so many more to horrible to speak of. Those who died in the attacks were not only Americans, but they were from all walks of life, all different backgrounds, and they all died together that day.</DIV>
<DIV>*Please take a moment to remember all those who lost their lives on the attacks of 9-11, as well as all of those who have died since then, not only in America, but also in other countries. For all of those who lost their lives in war, and all of those who've given their lives for their countries especially recently in Iraq, and Russia... God Bless each and everyone of you. I can only pray that someday we will know a world where there is no war.*</DIV>
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<DIV>And in special tribute...</DIV>
<DIV>*It is human instinct to run away from fire. Firefighters train themselves to run toward it, determined to save the lives of people they may never have met before. When they enter a burning building, they don't stop to ask the race or religion of the people inside. They don't wonder whether a person is rich or poor. They are motivated by a pure and profound love for human life... and it is that spirit which makes them so great. ~Rudolph Guiliani~</DIV>
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<DIV>*In memory of the 343 bravefirefighters who, on September 11, 2001 ran into those two buildings while everyone else was running out and in doing somade the ultimate sacrifice.And to all others who made that same sacrifice or some other sacrifice that day and the weeks that followed...You will never be forgotten... you are, each and every single one of you, heroes... forever.*</DIV>
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<DIV>God Bless you all...</DIV>
<DIV>~Rachel~</DIV>
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