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Suetang
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0 posted 2001-09-20 10:45 PM


Through twisted metal and rubble
They scoured for human life
The magnitude of this tragedy
Had cut their hearts like a knife

Their own workmates were among the dead
Yet they continued on with their task
Where on earth did they find their strength?
So many of us would surely ask

So brave and so courageous
A job they had to do
Such wonderful human beings
Guardian angels to me and you

They never gave up hope
As exhaustion soon set in
Those responsible for such a callous act
Had committed such a mortal sin

But humanity will prevail
As we all join hands and pray
And remember all the lives we lost
On that unforgettable September day

Suetang

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Songbird
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1 posted 2001-09-21 12:07 PM


A fitting tribute to their heroic deeds.
Marge Tindal
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2 posted 2001-09-21 03:54 AM


SueTang~

'The magnitude of this tragedy
Had cut their hearts like a knife'


Truer words have not been spoken~
But ... we will remember and serve their honor with dignity
and proper retribution~

*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

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3 posted 2001-11-11 04:24 PM


Amen

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4 posted 2001-11-11 05:53 PM




(big hugggsssssss) Such a beautiful and touching tribute to all our wonderful heroes! (sigh) I LOVE IT!!! God Bless You always and your loving heart, we all love you so much! (kiss on cheek) You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Sue, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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5 posted 2001-11-11 06:47 PM


I cannot imagine the toll it must take on the psyche to keep going into Ground Zero, as it is now euphemistically called, hour after hour, day after day, week after week, to try to recover the remains of the lives lost in those towers. My heart breaks every time I see those rescue workers, police, firefighters and friends go down into the bowels of the Earth.
Thanks, Sue, for sharing this tribute and remembrance poem.

[This message has been edited by Midnitesun (edited 11-11-2001).]

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