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I had never heard this before...ever...:
A chaplain, who happened to be assigned to the
Pentagon, told of an incident that happened
right after Flight 77 hit the Pentagon on
9/11.
A daycare facility inside the
Pentagon had many children, including infants
who were in heavy cribs. The daycare supervisor,
looking at all the children they needed to
evacuate, was in a panic over what they could
do. There were many children, mostly toddlers,
as well as the infants that would need to be
taken out with the cribs. There was no time to
try to bundle them into carriers and
strollers.
Just then a young Marine came
running into the center and asked what they
needed. After hearing what the center director
was trying to do, he ran back out into the
hallway and disappeared. The director thought,
"Well, here we are, on our own."
About 2
minutes later, that Marine returned with 40
other Marines in tow. Each of them grabbed a
crib with a child, and the rest started
gathering up toddlers. The director and her
staff then helped them take all the children out
of the center and down toward the park near the
Potomac and the Pentagon.
Once
they got about 3/4 of a mile outside the
building, the Marines stopped in the park, and
then did a fabulous thing- they formed a circle
with the cribs, which were quite sturdy and
heavy, like the covered wagons in the Old West.
Inside this circle of cribs, they put the
toddlers, to keep them from wandering
off.
Outside this circle were the 40
Marines, forming a perimeter around the children
and waiting for instructions. There they
remained until the parents could
be
notified and come get their children.
The chaplain then said, "I don't think any of us
saw nor heard of this on any of the news stories
of the day. It was an incredible story of our
men there. There wasn't a dry eye in the room.
The thought of those Marines and what they did
and how fast they reacted; could we expect any
less from them? It was one of the most touching
stories from the Pentagon.
Remember
Ronald Reagan's great compliment: "Most of us
wonder if our lives make any difference. Marines
don't have that problem."
God
Bless the USA, our troops, and you.
It's
the Military, not the politicians that ensures
our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness. It's the Military who salutes the
flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose
coffin is draped by the flag.[/i]
A chaplain, who happened to be assigned to the
Pentagon, told of an incident that happened
right after Flight 77 hit the Pentagon on
9/11.
A daycare facility inside the
Pentagon had many children, including infants
who were in heavy cribs. The daycare supervisor,
looking at all the children they needed to
evacuate, was in a panic over what they could
do. There were many children, mostly toddlers,
as well as the infants that would need to be
taken out with the cribs. There was no time to
try to bundle them into carriers and
strollers.
Just then a young Marine came
running into the center and asked what they
needed. After hearing what the center director
was trying to do, he ran back out into the
hallway and disappeared. The director thought,
"Well, here we are, on our own."
About 2
minutes later, that Marine returned with 40
other Marines in tow. Each of them grabbed a
crib with a child, and the rest started
gathering up toddlers. The director and her
staff then helped them take all the children out
of the center and down toward the park near the
Potomac and the Pentagon.
Once
they got about 3/4 of a mile outside the
building, the Marines stopped in the park, and
then did a fabulous thing- they formed a circle
with the cribs, which were quite sturdy and
heavy, like the covered wagons in the Old West.
Inside this circle of cribs, they put the
toddlers, to keep them from wandering
off.
Outside this circle were the 40
Marines, forming a perimeter around the children
and waiting for instructions. There they
remained until the parents could
be
notified and come get their children.
The chaplain then said, "I don't think any of us
saw nor heard of this on any of the news stories
of the day. It was an incredible story of our
men there. There wasn't a dry eye in the room.
The thought of those Marines and what they did
and how fast they reacted; could we expect any
less from them? It was one of the most touching
stories from the Pentagon.
Remember
Ronald Reagan's great compliment: "Most of us
wonder if our lives make any difference. Marines
don't have that problem."
God
Bless the USA, our troops, and you.
It's
the Military, not the politicians that ensures
our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness. It's the Military who salutes the
flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose
coffin is draped by the flag.[/i]
