I’ve been feeling guilty all day because I haven’t written anything about 9-11 today. There’s really not much more to write than what’s already been said in a million places today. I could tell you about my experiences that day, but that goes against the Big Number One Policy of this blog, it’s never been about me, it’s been about the men and women who stood up that day and drew a line in the sand.<\/p>\n
I never felt so small and insignificant than when I watched the video of the troops pouring out of the smoldering and shuddering Pentagon, several blocks from where I was. And then someone called for volunteers to help the injured and like a giant lime green sea, they all, hundreds of them, turned and rushed back into the building.<\/p>\n
So, yeah, never forget the first casualties of this particular phase of our war against terror, not the first phase nor the last, but also never forget those who rushed to fill the void they left. Many of whom are you, many of whom I’ve had the pleasure and great pride to call my friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"