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The Day Everything Changed...Forever
One day something happened..and the world was changed Forever....People would never
be the same ....could never go on with their "old" ways of living.. but instead a new chance was given....a chance to live their life in a completely New way..
...It was forced upon them..and at first they
didn't know what to do... had too much grief and sorrow to deal with... but with time they grew stronger.. found a new peace and love in their hearts...
...and started living their lives again..with more love, respect,
unity and cooperation with each other..
A New world began.. a world where people worked together and loved each other...without anymore hatred and anger in their hearts!
Nitouche © Copenhagen, Denmark
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HOMEFRONT SUPPORT NEEDED TO WIN BATTLE
With our country now at war, I would like to take time to honor
the men and women of this great nation who took up arms to create
and forever protect,the freedom that the red, white and blue--Old Glory-- represents.
I proudly salute those in uniform but additionally, the mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters and children
whose loved ones were killed or maimed in battle. The international definition of "combat
power" is "the number of personnel in unifom,
the amount and type of equipment, plus the support of the nation."
Without support from the homefront, millions in uniform armed with
the best technology cannot win; thus, those Americans at home are
as important to winning as any on the battlefield. They are citizen soldiers, as are our servicemen and women, whether on active duty or members of the
Reserve and National Guard---Americans of all skin tones, races and religions, with roots from every continent on earth.
And now, the civilians who have been killed or wounded by terrorists within the borders of the
United States---we must never forget them, for they, too, are indeed, Citizen Soldiers.
Mitchell L. Leeds © New York, NY USA October, 2001
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THE TV SCREEN
It was a Tuesday morning
Autumn was creeping across the land
I was casually watching TV
With a cup of coffee in my hand.
Suddenly the program changed
Terrible pictures now on the screen
An airplane crashed into a WTC tower
Was this Really what I'd seen??
Loud, Excited TV voices
Now shouted through my room
The pictures of fire and smoke I saw
All looked like Death and Doom.
Another plane came roaring in
The other tower had been hit
At last the truth had dawned on me,
Terrorists! God, when would this Horror
quit?
My emotions were caught b'twixt
First anger.....then deep grief
I paced around my living room
Still stunned.....in disbelief.
Who were these lousey Bastards
Who had done this to my land
Who was the Master-Perpetrator
How long had this been planned?
Then the Pentagon was blasted
By another high-jacked plane
The death toll continued mounting
"Will someone Please explain!!"
Finally on that tragic morn
A flight named Ninety-Three
Contained a group of heroes
Who were brave as they could be.
Knowing death was approaching
Scott Beamer said..."Lets Roll"
The plane crashed in Pennsylvania
Leaving just a big deep hole.
Then our President came on the screen
Explaining what had been done
He was so strong and steady
America....United now, as ONE!
The TV now...is Always on
God knows.....what I shall see
I'm watching constantly...everyday
CNN, FOX~NEWS, and MSNBC.
Sometimes the news is really dreadful
Sometimes...it's very bad
We're after the Murdering-Terrorists
They all are Bloody, Raving Mad!!
Now Palestinian suicide bombers
Wrap explosives to their chest
The other day a beautiful girl
Strapped T-N-T across her breast.
It seems the World has all gone mad
Sometimes I want to scream
So I make new pages on this computer
Or watch the TV screen.
I wonder now....what is coming next
Will we be blasted into Cosmic Dust
But my only hope, as our money says
It is ............."In GOD We Trust"!!!!!
SkyAngel © Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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