RockYacht
August 28th, 2002, 09:09 PM
Please read the following write up, lest we never forget. graemlins/flagribbon.gif graemlins/old_glory.gif
Come this September 11th be sure you understand the correct meaning of the day, officially designated as, Patriot Day
Public Law 107-89, enacted December 18, 2001, amended Title 36, United States Code, to designate September 11 as Patriot Day. Not to be confused with "Patriot's Day," a holiday observed in remembrance of the Battle of Lexington, which sparked the American Revolutionary War.
Patriot's Day is on April 19. It commemorates the infamous "shot heard round the world," during the Battle of Lexington, which occurred on April 19, 1775, and sparked the American Revolutionary War. Although rarely observed, it is still a nationally recognized holiday.
Patriot Day, designated on September 11, is not a holiday, nor a day for backyard barbecues and joyous celebration. It is a day of remembrance. A day dedicated to remembering the hijackings of United Airlines Flights 175 and 93, and American Airlines Flights 11 and 77. The hijackings occurred on September 11, 2001, and led to the deadliest terrorist attacks ever launched against the United States. These attacks killed thousands of innocent people and caused America to change its view regarding security, travel and America's readiness to defend itself against terrorist attacks.
According to Public Law 107-89, Patriot Day is to be remembered through appropriate activates by state and local governments and the people of the United States. These activities include displaying the American flag at half-staff and observing a moment of silence in honor of the individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States on the historic September day.
Equally important to remember is the global reach of those attacks. The world-over felt the effects of those devastating attacks on democracy and freedom. Many lives, from many nations, were lost in the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the pentagon outside Washington, D.C.. For many, this Patriot Day will be more than a day for Americans to remember, rather; it will be an international day of remembrance for all people to pause and remember the dastardly deeds of the terrorist, the heroic actions of Americans and the senseless loss of life that occurred on September 11, 2001. -- Eugene Isaac (Originally produced in Sergeant's Magazine)
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To remember those fallen on this first anniversary of the cowardice attack on our freedom I am requesting each and every member of CO4X4 to join me in a moment of silence on 9/11 with not posting to the BB, not composing or answering email, not calling or answering the phones, etc. Please show your sincere respect during this most somber observance and remembrance.
Also to observe this tragic event please see this thread: Small gesture for 9/11 (http://www.colorado4x4.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=7;t=000810)
Together we stand, divided we fall!
Sincerely, Bob Levenhagen
[ August 29, 2002, 12:28 PM: Message edited by: Bob Levenhagen ]
Come this September 11th be sure you understand the correct meaning of the day, officially designated as, Patriot Day
Public Law 107-89, enacted December 18, 2001, amended Title 36, United States Code, to designate September 11 as Patriot Day. Not to be confused with "Patriot's Day," a holiday observed in remembrance of the Battle of Lexington, which sparked the American Revolutionary War.
Patriot's Day is on April 19. It commemorates the infamous "shot heard round the world," during the Battle of Lexington, which occurred on April 19, 1775, and sparked the American Revolutionary War. Although rarely observed, it is still a nationally recognized holiday.
Patriot Day, designated on September 11, is not a holiday, nor a day for backyard barbecues and joyous celebration. It is a day of remembrance. A day dedicated to remembering the hijackings of United Airlines Flights 175 and 93, and American Airlines Flights 11 and 77. The hijackings occurred on September 11, 2001, and led to the deadliest terrorist attacks ever launched against the United States. These attacks killed thousands of innocent people and caused America to change its view regarding security, travel and America's readiness to defend itself against terrorist attacks.
According to Public Law 107-89, Patriot Day is to be remembered through appropriate activates by state and local governments and the people of the United States. These activities include displaying the American flag at half-staff and observing a moment of silence in honor of the individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States on the historic September day.
Equally important to remember is the global reach of those attacks. The world-over felt the effects of those devastating attacks on democracy and freedom. Many lives, from many nations, were lost in the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the pentagon outside Washington, D.C.. For many, this Patriot Day will be more than a day for Americans to remember, rather; it will be an international day of remembrance for all people to pause and remember the dastardly deeds of the terrorist, the heroic actions of Americans and the senseless loss of life that occurred on September 11, 2001. -- Eugene Isaac (Originally produced in Sergeant's Magazine)
_________________________
To remember those fallen on this first anniversary of the cowardice attack on our freedom I am requesting each and every member of CO4X4 to join me in a moment of silence on 9/11 with not posting to the BB, not composing or answering email, not calling or answering the phones, etc. Please show your sincere respect during this most somber observance and remembrance.
Also to observe this tragic event please see this thread: Small gesture for 9/11 (http://www.colorado4x4.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=7;t=000810)
Together we stand, divided we fall!
Sincerely, Bob Levenhagen
[ August 29, 2002, 12:28 PM: Message edited by: Bob Levenhagen ]