Let the world always remember,
That fateful day in September,
And the ones who answered duty's call,
Should be remembered by us all.

Who left the comfort of their home,
To face perils as yet unknown,
An embodiment of goodness on a day,
When men's hearts had gone astray.

Sons and daughters like me and you,
Who never questioned what they had to do,
Who by example, were a source of hope,
And strength to others who could not cope.

Heroes that would not turn their back,
With determination that would not crack,
Who bound together in their ranks,
And asking not a word of thanks.

Men who bravely gave their lives,
Whose orphaned kids and widowed wives,
Can proudly look back on their dad,
Who gave this country all they had.

Actions taken without regret,
Heroisms we shall never forget,
The ones who paid the ultimate price,
Let's never forget their sacrifice.

And never forget the ones no longer here,
Who fought for the freedoms we all hold dear,
And may their memory never wane,
Lest their sacrifices be in vain.

by Alan W. Jankowski

Applause

Well just because it is today.

Saw this, meant to post in it, but then football happened and I forgot.

Every Sept 11th my mind goes back to that fateful day and where I was at the moment I heard the news. I was working in a warehouse along with Bannix when, Lisa the office manager, came back into the warehouse and told us the news. The next few hours were spent by he and I trying to finish packing items to be shipped and restocking shelves while going back and forth to get details on what was happening. A very long day for everyone and we fell way behind but it was nothing compared to the people who lost their lives that day.

My heart, mind and love go out to those Americans who died that day just because some asshole thought it was the right thing to do.

And now even worse we have NFL football players sitting or kneeling during our national anthem WTF? Don't these self important idiots realize what that and the flag stand for? The men and women who died for it on Sept 11th? I understand why they do it but why then? As a person that spent 10 years active and was wounded in combat in Panama in 1989 all I can think is take your millions and get the ***K out. You don't want to respect those that die everyday to keep this country free then get the hell gone!. Yes you have the right to make your feelings known, hint hint people died for that, but not during our national anthem

To Colin Kaepernick who started it all, I say is this. "Really, you had to do it then during our national anthem? You're a professional football player who makes millions, millions of people watch you every Sunday including young Americans and kids you could not have found a better way? Really?

I'll stop my rant now and say a small thank you for the many Americans, of all religions and regardless of skin color, that died that day and a thank you to Boo Boo for posting this reminder.