Tomorrow is a day for mourning, for remembrance, and for cold calculated rage. It is a day for a renewal of national resolve.
I, for my part, will pause to remember all of the victims, and in particular our two fellow alumni, Mr Charles Mathers ’62, and LCdr David Williams ’91.
And then, I’ll remember the days of victory– 11 Sep 1565, and 11 Sep 1683. And I’ll look forward to our victory one day, by the grace of God and the strength of our nation.
Yes Sir! “cold calculated rage” — that’s what I am all about. And time has proven that we have the troopers that can get that done. Go get’em boys.
Amen.
Well said sir.
Well said.
Roger, that.
Reading the local NY papers, not the Times, I was saddened to see the actual reason behind destruction of the WTC go unmentioned. It was, rightly, called a tradedy, horror, etc, but never that the tragedy was due to a violent attack on our nation by our enemies.
Very annoying that we so many of us quickly forget.
Please remember: FF Tom Holohan, Engine 6 FDNY, killed in the North Tower.
Salute!
“… by the grace of God…”
By the grace of God, all believers win, regardless of the victories and losses of our nation.
… and by the grace of God, we live in a strong nation. And for that we owe humble thanks.
On September 12th, 1683, after three months of the muslim siege of Vienna, the Turks were harshly defeated by the European Imperial Army commanded by Jan Sobieski and the young officer Eugene of Savoy. The attack from the forces of the European league came at four o’clock in the morning on September 12th, but according to the Islamic culture every new day starts only when the sun stands over the horizon complete in its circular shape; with this fact the attack was actually on September 11th.
Fourteen years later, on September 11th 1697, Eugene of Savoy commander of the European imperial troops, inflicted a resounding defeat once again to the turkish army that was again trying to invade Europe in its efforts to convert it to the islamic religion; in that battle, at Zenta in Serbia, the Turks lost about 30,000 men.
From that day forward, according to Islamic culture, September 11th was declared the day of mourning and vengeance, never to be forgotten…