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Thanks Hellah, that means alot to me especially coming from you. We never spoke before you went to Iraq but you were missed by your buddies here at MJ's and I admire what you did.
Thanks again.
nole
Thanks again.
nole
While dying for a cause that you believe in isn't cowardly, I would say killing 3000 innocent people probably is. Isn't a person's character defined by their actions?
I was at work at 1730 Pennsylvania Avenue.
As you can imagine from my location, it was not only hectic but very frightening. Made moreso by the fact that my brother works in the Senate where apparently one of the planes may have been headed. Never seen so many uniformed Secret Service in my life, and certainly never seen them carrying MP5s or whatever their machine guns were so openly. They set up snipers and some type of missile launcher/stinger(?) bunkers on the corners of the Old and New Executive office buildings at 17th+Penn as well as on the White House. I took some pictures the next day because it was the most freakish thing I had ever seen. Walked home that day, probably about a 3 hour walk, because no one wanted to take the Metro. Pray I never have to go through anything like that again.
Its funny though people ask me if I'm afraid to come to work right next to the White House. I figure, not really, if anything so catastrophic happens, like a nuke, I'm not going to feel a thing, so not going to let these pricks scare me out of making a good living.
As you can imagine from my location, it was not only hectic but very frightening. Made moreso by the fact that my brother works in the Senate where apparently one of the planes may have been headed. Never seen so many uniformed Secret Service in my life, and certainly never seen them carrying MP5s or whatever their machine guns were so openly. They set up snipers and some type of missile launcher/stinger(?) bunkers on the corners of the Old and New Executive office buildings at 17th+Penn as well as on the White House. I took some pictures the next day because it was the most freakish thing I had ever seen. Walked home that day, probably about a 3 hour walk, because no one wanted to take the Metro. Pray I never have to go through anything like that again.
Its funny though people ask me if I'm afraid to come to work right next to the White House. I figure, not really, if anything so catastrophic happens, like a nuke, I'm not going to feel a thing, so not going to let these pricks scare me out of making a good living.
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Had just woken up and the phone rings it is my girlfriend (Wife now) and tells me turn on the T. V, I say what channel and she says doesn't matter. I turn it on and the phone drops to my side and I say "Holy Shit" about ten times each time louder. I am at a total loss for words WHO? WHAT? WHY? HOW? I hang up with her and call my Mom and I will never forget to blood curdling scream when she answer the phone. Mom what is it? She say Janet is in that building. Janet was my sister in law. I hop in the shower and get dressed and head to work meanwhile saying to myself about 10000 times "she'll be OK, she'll get out" Unfortunately she never did. The worst part of the whole thing was not knowing. Was she at a hospital? Was she unconscious? Was she buried and still alive? We were lucky to recover her body 6 months later ironically on her sons birthday. We brought her home and gave her a funeral. It was a truly terrible time but in the worst of times you see the best of people. The outpouring of support from the community and also here at madjacks was truly overwhelming and much appreciated.
They say time heals all wounds but you never forget.
Rest in Peace Janet we miss you
They say time heals all wounds but you never forget.
Rest in Peace Janet we miss you
i was just waking up & my wife told me that some plane crashed into the wtc. at first i thought it was a small plane just out for sight seeing. after i saw the 2nd plane hit the wtc, i then knew, like everyone else, that it was intentional & that these people must pay for this.
may god rest the souls of all of the victims on that day & to the soldiers who died in afghanistan & iraq.
may god rest the souls of all of the victims on that day & to the soldiers who died in afghanistan & iraq.
