America: United We Stand
GVFD's Rescue Squad 291 in front of the Pentagon.
It was a real shock when the USA was attacked on that fateful day. I happened to be in the UK on exchange exercise at the
time. As a Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2) in the Australian Army, Royal Australian Artillery, my natural response was
for the US to attack the person/people responsible. It seems unreal that such an act of war could happen so easily. No one
saw it coming. Please rest assured that we (all Australians) support you as a nation and have pledged our support. On that
thought, I have been extremely busy at work instructing elements of our Forces in the use of specialist tactical equipment.
Needless to say, whichever nation "gets" those responsible, it will not entirely justify those who died. There is solidarity
in knowing that you are in our thoughts and prayers. May God be on your side.
neighbors, and people we never met was terrific. The Huskies were represented by Gary Rebsch ('79) and Stu Hanson ('80)
who work for the Mont. County Fire and Rescue but were there Federalized as part of a disaster team. I am sure there were
others there from Peary. Every time I drove into the site, I was inspired by those flying flags and lighting candles. When I
came home from my first 53 hour shift, I was shocked by all the flags on homes, cars, bridges, etc... I had not seen any media
coverage while I was there, so it was a total surprise to me. Remember over three hundred of our brother firefighters who were
safe in their firehouses, rushed to the twin towers as they had rushed to so many other emergencies over their careers, and
never came back. That is what hurts me the most. Thanks to all of you who showed your support. It did help inspire us on.
U.S. is receiving, click here. Link courtesy of Barb Dentz Riley (1971)
VIEW AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION - Flash required - relatively long display/download.
Link provided by Neal Pizzano (1976)
and his first-hand account of the events of September 11, 2001
Carolina for the weekend.... I didn't even think that we were going down 395 past the Pentagon
until we got near the capital." - Click Here: JUST ANOTHER TUESDAY
to the charity of your choice at the American Liberty Partnership
Like many throughout the United States and the world, those of us here at
MSO
are shocked
and appalled by the inexcusable attacks on Washington
D.C. and
New York
City. In the wake
of such a horrible catastrophe, our
thoughts are
with those whose lives
have been lost or forever
affected by
these tragedies. As
well, our sympathies go to the friends and
families of those who
have lost loved
ones. Thank you for the many e-mails received
that have conveyed your thoughts
during this difficult time. --
Bob Lau, Webmaster
A powerpoint presentation was received by Carolyn
Foote Johnson (1978) that archives
some photos of the events. The .pps file (approx. 850k) may be
downloaded here. Please
note that you may find
some of the images unsettling.... they may anger you... or they may
inspire you. If you have
any concerns, don't download/view it. If you're a Windows user,
you can download and install a Powerpoint viewer at
http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/Ppview97.aspx