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Thanks for sharing Heather Lee Smith with us Lex. Your memorial to her is an outstanding piece of writing that evokes so many emotions. She would be proud to know that such a tribute was done in her name.
Web Reconnaissance for 09/11/2006…
A short recon of what?
*creeping in to offer a moment of silence for Heather and a look of awe in Lex’s direction*
Remembering 9-11…
This post will stay on top. I will be adding more accounts of the day as I find them….
Beautiful and thought-provoking post, Lex. A life lost, but not wasted.
Bravo Zulu for your piece.
The 2996 tribute page seems to have exceeded its bandwidth. The hosting company is pretty low to suspend them today, of all days. IMHO.
lex,
You have expressed so eloquently what I’ve been feeling after reading so many other tributes. As you wrote beautifully, the loss is threefold.
Everytime I see a sunflower, I’ll remember Heather Lee Smith.
Beautifully written piece Lex; but I would add a final word – Amen.
Only a father with daughters of his own could say it like this.
Daughters with their own lives, hopes, dreams. Unique individuals whose purpose is their own, not at the sufferance of anyone else. This is our understanding, our wonderful normal to be taken for granted. That will not be taken away, by anyone.
As for a culture that butchers its own daughters, they will be made to understand.
The clock ticks toward the reckoning.
This is Kris from CTs friend, right Lex? Brought to our attention & nobly by Lex. Kris from CT often signs off with her name after a blog entry here.
I googled her once a while back. Glad I did. RIP Heather, you have friends like your Kris and family back here that will always remember you.
B2
I think it is important to remember the individuals, and I picked Christine Hanson several years ago.She was 2 and 1/2. She is the youngest victim of the Islamic attack of 9/11/2001. She, along with her parents, died in the flaming wreckage of the World Trade Center. No birthdays, no Christmases, her grandmother will grow old and die, hoping that there is some reunion somewhere else.
Everything was stolen from her, and she was as innocent a victim as there could have been.
Never forgive. Never forget. Blood pays for blood.
Semper Fidelis,
ASM826
Wonderful tribute for such a warm, thoughtful human being. This world is that much poorer for her absence…
-SJS
B2 – yes, this is our Heather Smith. Thank you for remembering her.
Lex – as I’ve told you before, I could never have imagined THIS when I asked you to do Heather’s tribute today. Never did I think it would turn out like this – I should have known better. Thank you for the courage you showed in honoring her memory; and for your heart and spirit which fill every word, as does Heather’s. She was an extraordinary woman who is missed in countless ways everyday.
We just returned from the Commemoration events in Boston with Heather’s parents. It was a somber day as usual, but also a celebration – of the lives of all the victims of 9/11, of their families and friends. It was moving, joyous and heartbreaking all in the same breath. But of all the speeches and memories, it’s the video montage of the victims that always stands out every year – face after face after face – most in the prime of their lives. Wedding pictures, honeymoon pictures, skiing, mountain climbing, shoveling snow – all things we do take for granted, like the ticking clock.
No matter what we do in life, we MUST remember this – to live well, laugh often, and love much. I have lived by these words for years, and they were invoked in one of the speeches today. As a reminder of what it means to be successful, in a poem written by Mrs. Stanley in 1904.
Words to live by, to honor those who did not get the chance to live fully. We must show great courage in remembering them, for the memories can be so painful. But remember them we MUST. For their sake, and ours.
Lex, thank you again, from the bottom of my heart, and on behalf of Heather’s parents and family – George & Judy Smith, Keith and Olga Essen and Mike Jammen.
That was one of the most beautiful things I’ve read today. Thank you, Lex.
Lex:
This chaplain wept as he read; wept for Heather and for all of the others. Thank you for in some small way making it a little more bearable by what you have written. Bravo zulu!
v/r
Chaplain Bob
Thank you, Lex – for helping me to see and hear Heather as the beautiful young woman she was. What a wonderful tribute to a worthy life.
Amen, indeed.
My thoughts and prayers have been with Heather’s family and friends today, and with the other surviving families.
Thank you, Lex, for your words.
An awesome post Capt. BZ.
I am humbled in your presence. Sir.
Thank you.
Lex, with these words, you not only brought Heather Lee Smith to us, you brought each of those other 2,995 souls to life. Yes, the ticking of clock was stopped when I started reading, but now, it ticks again. Loudly, for each of these souls.
Thank you — for words.
…you not only brought Heather Lee Smith to us, you brought each of those other 2,995 souls to life.
Exactly. An absolutely masterful piece of writing.
Sir,
You have moved me to tears… again.
Never forget… never forgive… never let it happen again.
John V.
What a warm and wonderful tribute, and an incredible piece of writing. Thank you for introducing Heather to me and many others.
Hey Lex,
I was on dcroe.com website and was going down the list to see if there was anyone with my surname or firstname not for any reason other than I thought that at this precise moment i dont have time to read them all how can i narrow it down and stumbled across your site, thank you for the poignant memorial.
I was 15 i think on 9/11 and had just finished school. My Mum had picked me up from school and we had gone to my Grandmas because it was a Tuesday – I remember playing with my cousin who was 6/7 at the time while my auntie, Mum and Grandma sat watching the news report as it was coming it. I remember not wanting to particultarly play as i wanted to see what was going on. My cousin was too young to really understand what was happening but i think by everyone’s reaction’s she knew was happening even if she didnt quite understand it
Thank you
You’re welcome Hannah – glad you stopped in.
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