I am going to go to work today in red, white, and blue. My company is having a moment of reflection and then will play the National Anthem over our public address system. We insure military families, so this will be at 9:45 a.m., the approximate time the Pentagon was hit. My prayers, as they have been all along, will be for all affected, then for my country and for those who continue to serve, both public (police and fire) and military. Tonight I will light candles for Renee May, the head flight attendant on Flight 77 and whose fiancé was a family friend; For Lt. Col. Otis Vincent Tolbert and his family - he perished in the Pentagon and his wife was a coworker in Tampa before they moved to northern Virginia for his tour of duty there; for everyone else - and I can't help but think because my Irish ancestors lived in NY and Staten Island, that I lost yet-to-be-known cousins in the attack on the WTC. I will pray for my country, and for peace. I am not going to watch much TV, except for the 'normal' nightly news when I get home from work. Kathleen Kathleen in Ridge Manor, Florida...Genealogy - It's Relative!! katbowen@earthlink.net (Back-up: kbowen@hotmail.com) http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/o/w/Kathleen-E-Bowen http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=katbowen ----- Original Message ----- From: <GaelEire@aol.com> To: <IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 10:38 PM Subject: [IRISH-NYC] Sept. 11 & the List > Starting tonight, the list will be open for anyone wishing to discuss the > tragic events of September 11. It has been a difficult year, and many of us > are still grieving. Please feel free to send in prayers and poetry; > rememberances and tributes. If you need to seek comfort tomorrow, remember > that you can come to us here on the list. > > You are all in my heart and thoughts. > Take care, > Tracy > > > > > ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== > Do you miss receiving MISSING LINKS and SOMEBODY'S LINKS? If so, > just subscribe to: > http://www.petuniapress.com/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I live in a small town in Virginia. This evening we are having a Memorial ceremony on the Town Green, with flag ceremonies, a color guard, band and singing. I will wear my NYPD cap with several small pins of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on it. I'll be there to pay tribute to all who died on September 11th. and write an inscription on the flag that will say "We Will Never Forget." I will especially remember those 12 alumni of my alma mater, Mount Saint Mary's College in Emmitsburg, MD who lost their lives in the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. God Bless One and All, Larry Purcell