'DO NOT FORGET'

I sat in a movie theater watching 'Schindler's List,' and asked myself, 'Why
didn't the Jews fight back?'

Now I know why.

I sat in a movie theater, watching ' Pearl Harbor ' and asked myself, 'Why
weren't we prepared?'

Now I know why.

Civilized people cannot fathom, much less predict, the actions of evil
people.

On September 11, dozens of capable airplane passengers allowed themselves to
be overpowered by a handful of poorly armed terrorists because they did not
comprehend the depth of hatred that motivated their captors.

On September 11, thousands of innocent people were murdered because too many
Americans naively reject the reality that some nations are dedicated to the
dominance of others. Many political pundits, pacifists and media personnel want
us to forget the carnage. They say we must focus on the bravery of the rescuers
and ignore the cowardice of the killers. They implore us to understand the
motivation of the perpetrators. Major television stations have announced they
will assist the healing process by not replaying devastating footage of the
planes crashing into the Twin Towers.


I will not be manipulated.

I will not pretend to understand.

I will not forget.

I will not forget the liberal media who abused freedom of the press to kick
our country when it was vulnerable and hurting.

I will not forget that CBS anchor Dan Rather preceded President Bush's
address to the nation with the snide remark, 'No matter how you feel about him,
he is still our president.'

I will not forget that ABC TV anchor Peter Jennings questioned President
Bush's motives for not returning immediately to Washington , DC and commented,
'We're all pretty skeptical and cynical about Washington .'

And I will not forget that ABC's Mark Halperin warned if reporters weren't
informed of every little detail of this war, they aren't 'likely -- nor should
they be expected -- to show deference.'

I will not isolate myself from my fellow Americans by pretending an attack
on the USS Cole in Yemen was not an attack on the United States of America .

I will not forget the Clinton administration equipped Islamic terrorists and
their supporters with the world's most sophisticated telecommunications
equipment and encryption technology, thereby compromising America 's ability to
trace terrorist radio, cell phone, land lines, faxes and modem communications.

I will not be appeased with pointless, quick retaliatory strikes like those
perfected by the previous administration.

I will not be comforted by 'feel-good, do nothing' regulations like the
silly 'Have your bags been under your control?' question at the airport.

I will not be influenced by so called, 'antiwar demonstrators' who exploit
the right of expression to chant anti-American obscenities.

I will not forget the moral victory handed the North Vietnamese by American
war protesters who reviled and spat upon the returning soldiers, airmen, sailors
and Marines.

I will not be softened by the wishful thinking of pacifists who chose
reassurance over reality.

I will embrace the wise words of Prime Minister Tony Blair who told a Labor
Party conference, 'They have no moral inhibition on the slaughter of the
innocent. If they could have murdered not 7,000 but 70,000, does anyone doubt
they would have done so and rejoiced in it?


There is no compromise possible with such people, no meeting of minds, no
point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: defeat it or be defeated
by it. And defeat it we must!'

I will force myself to:

-hear the weeping
-feel the helplessness
-imagine the terror
-sense the panic
-smell the burning flesh
- experience the loss
- remember the hatred.

I sat in a movie theater, watching 'Private Ryan' and asked myself, 'Where
did they find the courage?'

Now I know.

We have no choice. Living without liberty is not living.

-- Ed Evans, MGySgt., USMC (Ret.)

Not as lean, Not as mean, But still a Marine.

Keep this going until every living American has read it a nd memorized it so
we don't make the same mistake




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I will not forget that CBS anchor Dan Rather preceded President Bush's
address to the nation with the snide remark, 'No matter how you feel about him,
he is still our president.'

I will not forget that ABC TV anchor Peter Jennings questioned President
Bush's motives for not returning immediately to Washington , DC and commented,
'We're all pretty skeptical and cynical about Washington .'

And I will not forget that ABC's Mark Halperin warned if reporters weren't
informed of every little detail of this war, they aren't 'likely -- nor should
they be expected -- to show deference.'

Amen.
I will never forget.
I will concure that we were taken off guard by a wiley enemy that used our own resources to attack us.
Tell tale signs that were overlooked because as in the prior article who expected to be attacked.

That way of life is now no longer a given.
Preparedness and constant vigil is now the norm.
It's a shame that it has to be that way, but that is what it is.

Almighty God may forgive them, but I won't.

Nor will I ever forget, or forgive. I know thats not the Christian thing to do but we aren't dealing with Christians.

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I will not forget the moral victory handed the North Vietnamese by American war protesters who reviled and spat upon the returning soldiers, airmen, sailors and Marines.

I will sure never forget this, or Hanoi Jane.

And the presumed next President will only make it worse.

I salute you, Ed Evans - well said

well i just sent it to everyone in my email contact. it may piss some of them of but thats OK. well said ed

That was a good write, and I agree with his chronology of events and the why fors. I remember and will always remember 9/11 because I had to go there and help pick up the pieces of destruction. As an insurance adjuster, who loves his work, I was deeply emotional when I arrived at the destruction caused by the evil doers. As a man in his sixties who is not afraid to admit to crying, I cried for at least 30 minutes or more when I saw the destruction up close and personal. I just could not rationalize any human being capable of doing something like that to innocent people and babies.

Osama Bin Laden has to be the most evil person on earth since Adolph Hitler. If I could just get a personal visit with him, I would cut his testicles off and stuff them down his throat and then cut his throat. Having experienced this, I wonder why, and get upset, when I know we have not caught this man. Why not? Maybe we need to recruit some of the old timers who waged the war during WWII. They seemed to have had the intelligence to find evil and do something about it. If the new president does not push to find that devil, then we should run him out of office on a rail.

Do we, as a nation, not have common sense anymore. I wonder!!

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If the new president does not push to find that devil, then we should run him out of office on a rail.

Never happen Tom. But we can wish.

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Do we, as a nation, not have common sense anymore. I wonder!!

Evidently not!! Look at some of the idiots that we've put in office...again and again. Can you say, "Speaker of the House?"

Every time I see an airliner in a banking turn, I remember and it makes me angry.
I live about 4 miles from Midway and about 30 miles from O'hare. I see a lot of airliners making banking turns.

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Osama Bin Laden

We all want him. We know where he is. Do you think the majority of American's have the stomach to invade Pakistan? Pakistan BTW who has no leadership and who has a nuclear arsenal.

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Originally posted by CHEMIGO:

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Osama Bin Laden

We all want him. We know where he is. Do you think the majority of American's have the stomach to invade Pakistan? Pakistan BTW who has no leadership and who has a nuclear arsenal.

Even if we got a hold of him the libs would want to give him a US trial. Then, because no "normal" person would do what he did he would be considered "crazy" and go to one of our best psychiatric hospitals for studying.

Later, when "considered well" he'll make the talk show circuit, Dr. Phil, Oprah, etc. Then of course, the book deals and speech circuit. After all, it wasn't HIS fault. He wasn't actually there when 9/11 happened.

Oh yeah, once he's captured the war will end and all of the wacko terrorists will just throw down their arms and peace will rein again in the world.