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To honor the lives that were taken in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania on that horrible day, and the truly indomitable spirit of America we have seen in the days since 9/11/01.

As a tribute to the human spirit we have seen in the faces and actions of those in New York, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania and throughout our nation at this time. The following presentations (see below) are a series of Flash and Video presentations, musical mixes and images from the tragic events of Tuesday September 11, 2001 and the days following.

Many of the tributes do not contain graphic or disturbing images, but images of the reality for the people affected by this horror, and images that show how our country and its citizens have shown their true American Spirit in the aftermath.

When you view the videos, many of these presentations will load enough to start playing, then continue to load while playing. As the  images are synchronized to the music, I recommend you refresh the presentation after it is fully loaded so the synchronization will be maintained as it was produced. Bandwidth issues and demand will often cause some of the higher resolution and larger file video's to not play as produced on their first play. These online 9/11 Tributes include Flash, Windows Media, MP3's and Original Poems, all of which can be viewed below. You also have the option of downloading many of the presentations or music files and viewing / listening to it directly on your own computer which will eliminate any bandwidth presentation issues.

As the 8th year anniversary of this horrible tragedy looms ahead, many people feel that the events of that day must never be forgotten.

Please watch the following presentations either alone, or with someone you love, and share this link with your friends and loved ones if you are moved by it in some way.

I feel these presentations deserve to be shared with anyone that may need to be reminded of the frailty of our lives, the frailty of our loved ones lives, and also the great courage and sacrifices that many of our fellow Americans are willing to make for our fellow man.

I hope in some way that in this 21st century of ours where everything is expected yesterday and our attention span is often less than the length of a 30 minute Sitcom. We will never... NEVER forget the cowardly and demonic acts that were perpetrated against our country, our freedoms and thousands of innocent lives. The fight for our freedom and the safety of ourselves, our loved ones and for our Nations future is far from over.

I am not seeking revenge, merely justice for those thousands of innocent lives taken by willful men, in pursuit of their own selfish agenda. Their cause is not Just, nor is their cause and actions true to the word of ANY God.

These "men"  that may call themselves "The voices of Islam" or "The Messengers of Muhammad" or "The True Scholars of the Koran / Qur'an" are far, far from that.

They use the Koran's Sura's and the Sunnah that describe violence against others, in their attempt to give their own actions some sort of "God Sanctioned" merit.

They are evil, self-serving sociopaths wishing to impose THEIR twisted beliefs and will on all others in the name of their own interests. They expound their messages with religious interpretations that will only support their own twisted ideology and agendas.

Show me the levels of freedom, human dignity and value for another humans life in any part of the world where these "men" have resided, exerted influence, governed or ruled, and you will see only a bleak and unforgiving climate of subjugation, hate, distrust, lack of freedoms and often non-stop violence.

America is not perfect, but I for one would rather live the life of freedom and unequaled opportunity that is offered here and in many of our friends and allies countries long before I would wish to be subjugated to the life offered by the twisted self-serving leaders, fascists, nationalists, false prophets and religious zealots like Osama Bin Laden, North Korea's Kim Chong-il, China's Deng Xiaoping, the Taliban's Mullah Omar, Iran's current Muslim Cleric leadership with their puppet President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and many, many other so called "Leaders" and "Heads of State"..

They are all mere men / people, somewhat like us, and certainly no better than us, and much closer to many of histories past self serving, sociopathic and twisted leaders, fascists, nationalists, false prophets, mass murderers such as; Prime Minister Tojo and the Japanese Militarists of 1930's-40's, Adolf Hitler, Vladimir Lenin, Josef Stalin, Nicolae Ceausescu, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Slobodon Milosovich, and many others, known and relatively unknown throughout our recent history.

For all of these current and past tyrants, their answer to any people standing in the way of their paths to leadership and power, was to subjugate, enslave, imprison or kill all those that showed dissension or opposition to their own agendas.

A quote from an email sent to me from - Steve T. of Euless Texas... "I (also) try and to keep the indomitable spirit of America and Freedom alive, and hopefully, like yourself, the voices of who we are as a people - imperfect though we may be - so that we will resonate and never forget that tyrants unfortunately will never be dissuaded by words alone."

These past "leaders" have all come and gone, and history has shown them for what they really were, and history will always remember them for their evil, murderous, destructive and self serving agendas and legacies.

History will also show today's Islamic extremists & fundamentalists for what they really are... Twisted and narrow minded men that hope they can overcome and subjugate everyone that is not like themselves with their murderous ways.

No TRUE God or Prophet of God tells his followers to KILL those that don't believe in him, or to kill those that refuse to subjugate themselves to his religion, or to kill those that stand in their faiths way or choose to leave the faith.

And when men say that there is a God or Prophet that says to either subjugate into dhimmitude or kill all those that don't believe in or  follow him... Then I say - they are not a true God or Prophet, but rather just another of history's many past false Gods, Prophets, tyrants and twisted leaders that can always be found when you search through much of the most painful past of recorded human history.

9/11/08 - I GIVE CREDIT TO THE CITIZENS OF THE U.S.A. - On each Anniversary of 9/11, I believe we all are seeing the Dignity, Love and Respect shown for the innocent thousands, First Responders and families of 9/11 victims...

NO chanting for "Death to Islam or Muslims" - NO burning of other nations flags. Just respectful displays of reverence and remembrance for the many victims and their families.

The United States & our citizens certainly are not perfect, but I for one am proud of the national show of dignity in remembrance that I see our citizens display on each anniversary of 9/11.

A great wrong was perpetrated against our citizens and our country. We will see justice meted out to all of those that participated in this long planned murderous attack.  We will also bring great power to bear in seeing that all of those that actively attempt to destroy us and our country are shown that their limited time on this earth would be better spent in trying to fix their own problems from within and thru civilized political means and not thru the actions of murder and terrorism.

NEVER FORGET!

The 2,993 confirmed victims of September 11th 2001 included innocent victims from over 90 countries

The youngest victim was 2 year old Christie Hanson - The oldest victim was 85 year old Robert Grant Norton

3,251 children lost a Parent on that day...

All the innocent victims were just...

going to work... at work... traveling to see friends & family... going on vacation... or trying to protect lives & property...

Visit this site to view Victim Lists, Memorials & many moving Tributes: http://www.legacy.com/Sept11/Home.aspx
 

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9/11 Flash Presentations (7) - 9/11 Windows Media Presentations (7) - MP3 Song Tributes (14) - 9/11 Poems (3)

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9/11 & September 11th Flash Presentations / Tributes / Memorials -

9/11 & September 11th Windows Media Video Presentations / Tributes & Memorials -

WINDOWS MEDIA VIDEOS - 9/11 WINDOWS MEDIA TRIBUTE VIDEOS - 1. WHITNEY HOUSTON'S "STAR SPANGLED BANNER" View the video of Whitney Houston's National Anthem at Super Bowl XXV in Tampa  - This is not a 9/11 Tribute as it was performed during the time of Operation Desert Storm / Desert Shield 1990-1991 - I believe it is still a stirring and very patriotic performance worthy of watching.   2. JEFF BUCKLEY'S "HALLELUJAH" View the "Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah" Windows Media Video Tribute -  I recently created a Windows Media video file that features  Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" as the background audio.  Most of the images deal with rescuers, people, emotions and the aftermath of the attack and much less with the actual attack. This is a tribute to 1st Responders, Families of Victims  and the best of Humanity. I have always been moved by this song, including when it was used on (what I thought was) a very moving West Wing episode.    3. HIGHER FAITH "ANGELS IN HEAVEN" View the "Angels in Heaven" 9-11 Windows Media Video Tribute - Another Windows Media video file that features a stirring more religious based song ( Higher Faith - "Angels in Heaven" ) as background. This 9/11 Tribute based again on less of the attack and more about the hero's, the survivors, the rescuers, family members and aftermath with the 9/11 emotions.   4. "FREEDOM FELL" View the "Freedom Fell" 9-11 Windows Media Video Tribute - The following Windows Media Media Video was submitted to me by Hank "The Kat in the Hat" Crowder of KHCA ANGEL 95 FM in Manhattan Kansas - The Original Song was written by Jay Feigal. Credits to Jay Feigal - Writer and Guitar / Hank Crowder - Lead Guitar, Video Production and Producer. Recorded and Produced at KHCA Angel 95 FM Manhattan Kansas (The Little Apple) / Email: angel95@kansas.net   5. "THROUGH THEIR EYES" WORLD INTERNET PREMIERE - 3/11/06 -  THIS IS A MUST WATCH  - View the NEW "Through Their Eyes" Windows Media Video Tribute - This presentation has never before been released on the internet - Created and Produced by Peter Robertson in Toronto Canada, he created this tribute for himself, his family and friends to deal with the pain of 9/11 (Peter lost a colleague at WTC). Peter offered his 9/11 Video Tribute to me after 4 plus years of keeping it private for himself & family, as he finally felt it was time to share it with others. This video includes some "raw" audio at the beginning that may not be suitable for children. Please send Peter a note and let him know how you felt about his tribute at peter_d_r@yahoo.ca. I for one, am glad that Peter decided to share his Tribute with us... Thank you, Peter...   6. "MAMA WILL HOLD ME"   ADDED 3/20/06 -  THIS IS ANOTHER MUST WATCH AND LISTEN!  - View the NEW "Mama Will Hold Me" Windows Media Video Tribute - The following Windows Media Video is a stirring video with a beautiful song, "Dedicated to the Children", and focuses on the First Responders and their families. A beautiful song written and performed by a very talented young woman with an amazing voice - Kristi Nelson.   7. "AFTER 9/11" I found this site in 2006... IT FEATURED A VERY MOVING VIDEO TRIBUTE CLIP...  The site featured a 5 minute preview clip of a reportedly longer "After 9/11" Media presentation... The following text was taken from this After 9/11 Tribute & Memorial web site. "A year after the event, some of us living in Hoboken worked on a modest documentary commemorating 9/11. It was shown once for a small local audience. We've placed five minutes of it online here, as we think there might be a wider audience for this material. THE FIVE-MINUTE FILM CLIP SHOWN is a compilation of some of the “missing” posters that covered lower Manhattan in the hours, days and weeks after the 9/11 WTC attacks. It is set to music by Cecilia, the band (now renamed The Veltz Family). This music was sent by the musicians to one of the NYC firehouses that had lost firefighters to the attacks, in the form of an unmarked, anonymous CD." The web site that originally presented this clip went offline in early '08 - I am presenting my saved copy of their "After 9/11" tribute and memorial here - View the "After 9/11" Windows Media Video Tribute The song... the images... and the MESSAGE of this Memorial & Tribute have touched my Heart & Soul... WINDOWS MEDIA VIDEOS - 9/11 - SEPTEMBER 11th 2001 TRIBUTES & MEMORIALS - WINDOWS MEDIA VIDEOS

9/11 & September 11th Tribute and Memorial MP3 Songs -

MP3 - 9-11 TRIBUTE SONGS / SEPTEMBER 11TH TRIBUTE & MEMORIAL SONGS - MP3 I've also added a few MP3 files of popular songs with 9/11 broadcasts mixed into the songs... (see below) These are also very moving testimonials to the events of September 11th 2001. Click on the following files name to hear the audio file or right click the hyperlink and choose (save target as...) to save it to your own computer. MP3  September 11th - 9/11 Tributes - Popular Song Remixes 9/11 MP3 Remix: "One More Day" - Diamond Rio 9/11 MP3 Remix: "Arms of an Angel" - Sara McLachlan 9/11 MP3 Remix: "Hero" - Enrique Iglesias 9/11 MP3 Remix: "Remember Me This Way" - Jordan Hill 9/11 MP3 Remix: "The Dance" - Garth Brooks 9/11 MP3 Remix: "Only Time" - Enya 9/11 MP3 Remix: "Show Me the Way" - Styx - Thank you Scott, for sending this to me 9/11 MP3 Remix: "Star Spangled Banner" - Jimi Hendrix & "Seek & Destroy" - Metallica - Sent by Eric Lambert, Thank you Eric! MP3 9/11 - September 11 Tribute Songs from the Flash and Windows Media Presentations above Original 9/11 MP3: Jay Fiegal - "Freedom Fell" - From the #4 Windows Media Video above of "Freedom Fell" MP3 Remix: Victoria Williams - "I Can't Cry Hard Enough" - FROM THE #2 FLASH PRESENTATION ABOVE Original 9/11 MP3: Kristi Nelson - "Mama Will Hold Me"  - From the #6 Windows Media Video above of "Mama Will Hold Me" written and performed by Kristi Nelson - A beautiful song written and performed by a very talented young woman with an AMAZING voice... MP3 9-11 - September 11th 2001 Original Tribute Songs Original 9/11 MP3: The MP3 "We Will Remember You" addition offered by We Will Remember You. This song is a tribute to "First Responders"... Fire, EMT, Police, Law Enforcement... Original 9/11 MP3: View "The Legacy" site and download their September 11th Tribute song presented by Doug and Pam Champagne of Ottawa, Canada Original 9/11 MP3: The "Freedom Fell" original 9/11 Tribute song from the Original Video Tribute above Original 9/11 MP3: "Walking Amongst The Ashes" submitted by Banastre Tarleton. www.banastre.com Original 9/11 MP3: Kristi Nelson's - "Mama Will Hold Me" From the Windows Media Video above of "Mama Will Hold Me" written and performed by Kristi Nelson - A beautiful song written and performed by a very talented young woman with an amazing voice... MP3 - 9/11 TRIBUTE SONGS / SEPTEMBER 11 TRIBUTE & MEMORIAL SONGS - MP3

9/11 & September 11th Poems -

The following poem authored by and property of Christopher Fink
Tears of State She is crying, that great Lady of Liberty. The deep wound in her soul bleeds. Her hands are scratched as she rises. Blood pours from her head mixing with salty tears and dripping to the rough ground. A crowd watches from a distance. Some reach out a hand, a comforting word. Heads wag and murmurs of shock float in the air. Others laugh, dancing, 'It's time,' they say. As she looks up, eyes flutter and flash;  sadness and surprise join hands with  anger, determination, and inner strength. The robes of safety are torn, and  as she searches for the book of history,  she sees that it has opened to a new page. There is fire and blackness, but as it turns  she sees that there is a hope for tomorrow. The new chapter has only just begun. The great torch has but a glimmer,  yet as her fingers grasp its worn handle,  the pain feeds the sputtering flame  until it blazes with a new urgency. Her face turns upward, burning,  a beacon in the blackness reaching out  to gather her frightened children around her. The blaze lights up the night meeting the sun  as it rises over an unwritten paragraph. History is waiting to be born today. Gone is the sleep of yesteryear. Resolve hardens into polished steel. The book is put aside; now in Liberty's hand is the sword of judgment. It has awakened in her heart and as the mists clear, the writing begins ...in blood.
"Tears of State" poem authored by and property of Christopher Fink

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I Saw An Eagle Cry !!! Today I saw an eagle, With a teardrop in his eye. It literally took my breath away, To see an eagle cry. I asked him, What's the matter?, And he told me what he saw. A cowardly attack was made, On the towers that once stood tall. He said everything he stood for, Had taken a shocking blow. So he had to take a moment, To let his own emotions show. Then he proudly told me, That our Nation would survive. That our Liberty and Freedom, He'd be sure to keep alive. He said for us not to be afraid, To stand together, not apart. For a terrorist has succeeded, If he puts fear within our hearts. Author, currently unknown

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September 11th 2001 - 9/11/01 - Never Forget...

John Fitzgerald Kennedy - “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”

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My abridged "Rant" on the Islamic Extremists threat since 9/11/01 For OVER 35 years, Islamic extremists and fundamentalists with their terrorists have attempted to fulfill their "Declaration of War" against  the United States and "The West" in dozens of bombings of U.S. Embassies & U.S. interests and the murder of many non-muslims and Americans throughout the world, this long declared war finally touched continental American soil in the World Trade Center bombing in 1993. Many, many more bombings, and murders of innocent 1000's after the '93 WTC bombing and then this 30+ year declared war against the U.S. culminating with September 11th 2001. We must prosecute the current "War on Terror" against Islamic Fundamentalists and Extremists with an even greater resolve and tenacity than our "Greatest Generation" showed during their struggle and war against Japan and the Nazi's during World War II. We must not just fight, we must fight to WIN, as the depth and resolve of this particular threat can only be stopped if it is eliminated completely. Just as in World War II - we must fight until there is a complete victory over these enemies. Our government, and other Allied governments knew during World War II that any type of settled peace would never end the current and future threat of Japan and Germany, their governments and Ideologies. Therefore they prosecuted that war until those enemies still living, capitulated completely and unconditionally. I would have to say that (arguably) Japan & Germany have had their greatest freedoms and prosperity after World War II. If we lose this war against Islamic Fascists and Muslim Extremists, I believe that the resulting future for us, our children and their children will be a future that will be more bleak and desperate than if the United States, England and our Allies had lost World War II to the Axis powers... I fear that our children or their children could easily live to see the end of the United States with our democracy and the personal freedoms we enjoy to this day. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) Commander in Chief of the Japanese Navy. After the attack on Pearl Harbor. - “I fear all we have done is awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve.” I hope that the United States and our citizens are ready to fight the war that we did not ask for but was thrust on us. And that the prophetic quote of Admiral Yamamoto above (uttered by him, after the unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbor by his naval fleet) will also ring true to the current war to defend the future of our country, our freedoms and the lives of our future generations. The recent history of Lebanon over the last 35 years is a very sad snapshot of what could easily happen in the future of the United States... The repeat of histories lessons that should have been learned from Lebanon, I believe are to be replayed out in a number of European countries during most of our lifetimes.  Islamic fundamentalists are striving to, and expect to someday replace the Declaration of Independence, our Constitution and Bill of Rights with The Qur'an, the Sunnah and Sharia Laws... are you OK with that? These enemies of our nation and our freedoms, plan and hope, that in a not to distant future - Your children or their children will be living under an Islamic government run by and managed by Muslim Clerics that interpret the Koran / Qur'an, The Sunnah and Sharia Law... An Islamic government that determines it's policies and laws, and dictates their citizens beliefs and behaviors on their own interpretation of the Qur'an, the Sunnah and Sharia Law. A nation and a government mandated by the Koran, the Sunnah with it's Hadiths - with laws and punishments passed out by Clerics or a Caliphate citing 1400 plus year old Sharia law... No longer will there be a nation or a government "For the People and by the People" These people (our enemies) agenda is very clear and they have no problem in stating what their final objective is... Extremists and Fundamentalist Islamic followers citing their Islamic teachings are killing and fighting to the death for the following goals - Click PLAY to view a Heritage.org appearance of Brigitte Gabriel author of "Because They Hate" An EYE OPENING Story & History Lesson - I believe that this is what the/our future holds IF we are not careful and aware Brigitte Gabriel 1 RELIGION 1 GOVERNMENT 1 SET OF ISLAMIC BASED LAWS for ALL people in ALL countries on Earth... This is the Islamic Fundamentalists "FINAL SOLUTION" Are you OK with that? Sir Winston Churchill - “Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.” John Fitzgerald Kennedy - “Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans, born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage, and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today, at home and around the world!” Colonel Bull Simons  - "History teaches that when you become indifferent and lose the will to fight, someone who has the will to fight, will take over."