Remember 9/11
I haven’t forgotten. Twenty-one years later, looking at America, I just don’t know what to say.
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Category: 9/11
Todd Beamer’s final phone call
It’s wrong to let the 20th anniversary go without remembering ordinary Americans who faced sure death with extraordinary courage. I had forgotten about this amazing phone call. I think we all need to read it again so that we can fully comprehend both the evil on that day and the
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Rick Rescorla, a 9/11 hero
This post honors Rick Rescorla, an amazing man who saved thousands of lives but lost his own on 9/11. True immortality being the Divine’s purview, we humans are limited to only two types: genetics and remembrance. It is the latter that concerns me. Almost every year on 9/11, I remember
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Lt. Brian G. Ahearn, a 9/11 hero
This post honors Lt. Brian G. Ahearn, one of New York City’s heroic firefighters on 9/11. True immortality being the Divine’s purview, we humans are limited to only two types: genetics and remembrance. It is the latter that concerns me. Almost every year on 9/11, I remember three people who
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Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, a 9/11 hero
This post honors Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, one of the heroes of Flight 93. True immortality being the Divine’s purview, we humans are limited to only two types: genetics and remembrance. It is the latter that concerns me. Almost every year on 9/11, I remember three people who died that day:
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In Memoriam, September 11, 2001
I will never forget. It’s been 19 years and I still find myself deeply saddened every September 11. It’s a feeling that never goes away although, although time has lessened the raw emotion. I’ve written reams of words about 9/11 and actually find myself with nothing to say this year.
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The War Powers Act & Congress’s Authorization For Use Of Military Force
Trump had the authority to target Soleimani based on the two relevant Congressional AUMF’s (Iraq & 9-11) in force. Moreover, Trump has complied with the War Powers Act. I explained in a prior post that the attack authorized by President Trump, targeting the Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi
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September 11, 2001: The day the world turned upside down
On September 11, terrorists not only killed 2,996 Americans, they recreated America, turning our world permanently upside down. When the British surrendered at Yorktown, myth long held that that the assembled British fifes and drums played a popular song called The World Turned Upside Down: If buttercups buzz’d after the bee,
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Remembering Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, who died 17 years ago today
This post honors Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, one of the heroes who saved America from an even worse disaster than the attack on the Twin Towers. True immortality being the Divine’s purview, we humans are limited to only two types: genetics and remembrance. It is the latter that concerns me. Every
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Remembering Lt. Brian Ahearn, who died on this day, 17 years ago
To properly honor the dead, we must remember them — and Lt. Brian Ahearn, a New York City firefighter, is someone whom I honor every year on September 11. Every year on September 11, for the past 12 years, I’ve reprinted the memorial posts I wrote for Lt. Brian Ahearn,
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Remembrances from September 11, the day America changed
It’s been 16 years, but for those of us who remember September 11, 2001, the memories are still raw. Here’s a round-up of interesting and moving articles. These are articles and videos about September 11, both remembrances and analyses, that caught my eye during my morning reading. Some are old,
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Remembering Rick Rescorla, a hero of 9/11 (Part 3 of my 9/11 trilogy)
In Part 3 of my annual three-part 9/11 trilogy, I remember Rick Rescorla, a warrior to the bone, who saved thousands of lives but lost his own. True immortality being the Divine’s purview, we humans are limited to only two types: genetics and remembrance. It is the latter that concerns
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Remembering Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, a hero of 9/11 (Part 2 of my 9/11 trilogy)
In Part 2 of my annual three-part 9/11 trilogy, I remember Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, a lovely, vibrant woman who calmly faced her fate. True immortality being the Divine’s purview, we humans are limited to only two types: genetics and remembrance. It is the latter that concerns me. Every year on
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Remembering Brian Ahearn, a hero of 9/11 (Part 1 of my 9/11 trilogy)
In Part 1 of my annual three-part 9/11 trilogy, I remember Lt. Brian Ahearn, a New York firefighter who willingly sacrificed himself to save others. True immortality being the Divine’s purview, we humans are limited to only two types: genetics and remembrance. It is the latter that concerns me. Every
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Remembering Rick Rescorla, one of America’s warriors
The murderous frenzy unleashed on 9/11 is an awkward size. As the Left at home and abroad demonstrates relentlessly, it if had been a smaller attack — along the lines of Fort Hood or San Bernardino, we would have been told that it was simply the act of a crazy
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