Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Never Forget

**My health is holding steady at the moment. I can't believe another week at work is almost over. I have the CT scan on Friday at noon.**

There are many reasons why, I believe, McCain and Palin should be the next leaders of the United States of America. The War on Terror is one of them. I do not want a leader like Obama who associates himself with terrorists. I do not want a leader that even contemplates pulling out of Afghanistan, Iraq, and other similar countries before the job is complete. I want leaders like McCain and Palin who will respect and encourage military personnel, especially those that are putting their lives and families in harms way to keep our Country free.

Have the citizens of the United States of America forgotten the tragedies of September 11, 2001? I hope the story, pictures and video posted below inspire you to vote for a president and vice president who are willing to fight for freedom by continuing the War on Terror with courage and steadfastness. God has blessed the U.S.A. Therefore, let us now go out and be a blessing to others. (Thanks Karen for the information posted below.)

USS New York


It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center. It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions th at include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.


Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite, LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept 9, 2003, "those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence," recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there. 'It was a spiritual moment for everybody there.'


Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the "hair on my neck stood up. It had a big meaning to it for all of us," he said. "They knocked us down. They can't keep us down. We're going to be back."

The ship's motto? "Never Forget"