Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Never Forget!!!

Dear Friends,
  I ask that all of my friends at some point today take a moment to reflect on the impact of that day!

Total number killed in attacks (official figure as of 9/5/02): 2,819 
Number of firefighters and paramedics killed: 343 
Number of NYPD officers: 23 
Number of Port Authority police officers: 37

Number of WTC companies that lost people: 60

Number of employees who died in Tower One: 1,402

Number of employees who died in Tower Two: 614

Number of employees lost at Cantor Fitzgerald: 658

Number of U.S. troops killed in Protect Freedom: Countless

Number of nations whose citizens were killed in attacks: 115

Ratio of men to women who died: 3:1


BRAVE AND FREE

September 11th, here we are again,

When we lost so many women and men.

The Twin Towers came crashing down,

and the crash was heard the world 'round.



Fire and ashes and broken lives,

The weapons they brought were box-cutters and knives.

They took airplanes into buildings and ground.

And the crashes were heard the world 'round.



We rose in great numbers to help and to cry.

Why, why, should so many die?

Yet we are stronger than they will ever be;

We are the home of the brave, and the land of the free.



For all our lifetime we will fight

For what is good and what is right;

Let the shouts of love for our country resound.

And let it be heard the world 'round.
 
 

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