Tinman
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Not sure where this fits, so here's where I'm putting it.
Tinman....
Some facts:
08:46:30 American Flight 11 crashes into the north tower (WTC 1)
09:02:59 United Flight 175 crashes into the south tower (WTC 2)
09:37:46 American Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon
09:59:00 WTC 2 collapses
10:03:11 United Flight 93 crashes in a Pennsylvania field
10:28:00 WTC 1 collapses
17:20:00 7 WTC collapses due to damage from the collapse of the twin towers
World Trade Center
2,603 died and another 24 remain listed as missing
1 death from lung cancer later ruled as caused by WTC dust
American 11
88
United 175
59
Pentagon
125
American 77
59
United 93
40
2,974 died and another 24 remain listed as missing
The following are lyrics from a song that didn’t get quite as much air time. It is set to the tune of silent night:
Silent Night:
You say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news on September 11, 2001.
Neither will I.
I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room with a man who called his wife to say, "Good-bye."
I held his fingers steady as he dialed
I gave him the peace to say, "Honey, I am not going to make it, but it is OK...I am ready to go."
I was with his wife when he called as she fed breakfast to their children.
I held her up as she tried to understand his words and as she realized he wasn't coming home that night.
I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor
when a woman cried out for Me for help.
"I have been knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!"
I said, "Of course I will show you the way home -
only believe in Me now."
I was at the base of the building with the Priest
ministering to the injured and devastated souls.
I took him home to tend to his Flock in Heaven.
He heard my voice and answered.
I was on four of those planes, in every seat, with every prayer.
I was with the crew as they were overtaken.
I was in the very hearts of the believers there, comforting and assuring them that their faith has saved them.
I was in Texas, Kansas, London. I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news. Did you sense Me?
I want you to know that I saw every face.
I knew every name - though not all know Me.
Some met me for the first time on the 86th floor.
Some sought Me with their last breath.
Some couldn't hear Me calling to them
through the smoke and flames;
"Come to Me...this way...take My hand."
Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me.
But, I was there.
I did not place you in the tower that day.
You may not know why, but I do.
However, if you were there in that explosive moment in time, would you have reached for Me?
September 11, 2001 was not the end of the journey for you.
But someday your journey will end.
And I will be there for you as well.
Seek Me now while I may be found.
Then, at any moment, you know you are "ready to go."
I will be in the stairwell of your final moments.
Remember...I love you
Tinman....
Some facts:
08:46:30 American Flight 11 crashes into the north tower (WTC 1)
09:02:59 United Flight 175 crashes into the south tower (WTC 2)
09:37:46 American Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon
09:59:00 WTC 2 collapses
10:03:11 United Flight 93 crashes in a Pennsylvania field
10:28:00 WTC 1 collapses
17:20:00 7 WTC collapses due to damage from the collapse of the twin towers
Fatalities (excluding hijackers)
New York City
New York City
World Trade Center
2,603 died and another 24 remain listed as missing
1 death from lung cancer later ruled as caused by WTC dust
American 11
88
United 175
59
Arlington
Pentagon
125
American 77
59
Shanksville
United 93
40
Total
2,974 died and another 24 remain listed as missing
The following are lyrics from a song that didn’t get quite as much air time. It is set to the tune of silent night:
Silent Night:
You say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news on September 11, 2001.
Neither will I.
I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room with a man who called his wife to say, "Good-bye."
I held his fingers steady as he dialed
I gave him the peace to say, "Honey, I am not going to make it, but it is OK...I am ready to go."
I was with his wife when he called as she fed breakfast to their children.
I held her up as she tried to understand his words and as she realized he wasn't coming home that night.
I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor
when a woman cried out for Me for help.
"I have been knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!"
I said, "Of course I will show you the way home -
only believe in Me now."
I was at the base of the building with the Priest
ministering to the injured and devastated souls.
I took him home to tend to his Flock in Heaven.
He heard my voice and answered.
I was on four of those planes, in every seat, with every prayer.
I was with the crew as they were overtaken.
I was in the very hearts of the believers there, comforting and assuring them that their faith has saved them.
I was in Texas, Kansas, London. I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news. Did you sense Me?
I want you to know that I saw every face.
I knew every name - though not all know Me.
Some met me for the first time on the 86th floor.
Some sought Me with their last breath.
Some couldn't hear Me calling to them
through the smoke and flames;
"Come to Me...this way...take My hand."
Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me.
But, I was there.
I did not place you in the tower that day.
You may not know why, but I do.
However, if you were there in that explosive moment in time, would you have reached for Me?
September 11, 2001 was not the end of the journey for you.
But someday your journey will end.
And I will be there for you as well.
Seek Me now while I may be found.
Then, at any moment, you know you are "ready to go."
I will be in the stairwell of your final moments.
Remember...I love you
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