Credo
"Sign on, young man, and sail with me. The stature of our homeland is no more than the measure of ourselves. Our job is to keep her free. Our will is to keep the torch of freedom burning for all. To this solemn purpose we call on the young, the brave, the strong, and the free. Heed my call, Come to the sea. Come Sail with me." -- John Paul Jones
"Pardon him, Theodotus; he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature" --George Bernard Shaw, "Caesar and Cleopatra"
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."--Friedrich Nietzsche
"A kind Providence has placed in our breasts a hatred of the unjust and cruel, in order that we may preserve ourselves from cruelty and injustice. They who bear cruelty, are accomplices in it. The pretended gentleness which excludes that charitable rancour, produces an indifference which is half an approbation. They never will love where they ought to love, who do not hate where they ought to hate."--Edmund Burke
"Μολὼν λαβέ" -- Leonidas
"Blogito Ergo Sum" -- Neptunus Lex
09:37:25 EDT…
‘We Remember’
-SJS
I could never do as much justice to her as Lex did last year, but I did do this for Heather Lee Smith, Flight 11.
Never forget.
I remember. I will always remember and I will never forgive.
I remember those Patriots on Flight 93….those that first fought back. Those that let our enemy know that things were not going to be as easy as originally hoped for. May God bless them all.
Never Forget
[...] Cathedral [...]
I may be slightly oblivious each year as to just when Pearl Harbor Day was, or D-Day, but those were not of my generation. It may be relied upon that the eleventh of September shall not pass in my heart unsolemnified.
islam delenda est. On this day and every other, from this day to the end of days, islam delenda est.
Let us say, “Wahabism” rather. Or violent extremism. Let us choose our foe carefully.
And then smash him.
Let us not pass on the opportunity to render honors to a fallen hero, died 6 years ago today, Col “Rick” Rescorla, US Army (Ret).
Black Five has more details and links to his amazing story and the petition to President Bush to award Rick with the Medal of Freedom.
From the Med, to Africa, to the Ia Trang Valley, to the stairwells of the WTC, in the British Army and our own, Rick was the kind of man few in history will ever be…truly heroic, courageous to the very end, determined to do his duty at any cost.
A more deserving individual I cannot conceive.
Once Again……
That last paragraph still applies today… perhaps now more than ever.
[photo discovered via Lex]…
I will be praying throughout the day for the helpless victims who perished six years ago, for the brave men who ran into collapsing buildings to save them, and for the heroes who have taken up the fight against our enemies. God bless them all, and God bless America.
Web Reconnaissance for 09/11/2007…
A short recon of whats out there that might draw your attention, updated throughout the day…so check back often.
Today highlighting 9/11 posts, along with other must read info from around the net….
[...] to Lex) New York, N.Y. (Sept. 14, 2001) — Rescue workers conduct search and rescue attempts, [...]
Lex,
Re your comments to Hiram. I think in the final counting you will be proven wrong Lex. I wish it were not so but I think they will all stand together against the “infidels”.
They will be remembered in our hearts forever.
I am completely baffled by those who don’t remember and did forget.
I never have and never will.
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.”
- General George Patton
Forget, hell! I’m still pissed off!
Sorry to do so, Bill C, but I beg to differ. I’ve always thought the rifle approach is much preferred to the shotgun.
… and I really like Lex’s words… “And then smash him.”