Ten years ago today
I distinctly remember where and what I was doing that day as so many others do. Who couldn’t?
I had worked the night before on the USS Abraham Lincoln as I had been for a few months. Usually, I came home about midnight and spent some time decompressing before going to bed. Little did I know what I would wake up to.
Ten years ago today.
I got out of bed about 9am, that is three hours behind the East Coast. Turning on the television I was taken by surprise at the images being broadcast. Fire, mayhem, cowardice, courage, and bravery were all on display. I thought it was a movie playing on every news channel. It took some time for me to realize that the United States had been attacked by a nameless foe. Attacked by some cowards that care nothing about life.
Getting on base that day and in the subsequent days was a PITA. Most of the gates were locked, there were hands on check of bags, and the eerie silence of the night sky.
It is too easy to draw the parallels between Al Qaeda and the Japanese Empire of WWII. The only major difference is that the Japanese had honor, they only attacked what could be used to attack them. The similarities are many.
They thought we were too weak to respond, they were wrong.
They thought we didn’t have the stomach to send our brave men and women into battle, they were wrong.
They thought the American People would not support the troops, they were wrong.
Ten years ago today.
A group of strangers united and voted on what to do. Should they submit to terror or will they take action? They voted to act.
I will never forget the last thing those brave men and women said over the airwaves, “Let’s roll”. And we did.
General, Personal : Comments (0) : posted Sep 11th, 2011 by blaster
