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Date Posted: 10:02:52 09/12/10 Sun
Author: Debbie S.
Subject: Re: Where were you on 9/11/2001
In reply to: AngelaFL 's message, "Re: Where were you on 9/11/2001" on 19:23:51 09/11/10 Sat

I was at school, in the library office, watching the attacks on TV and trying to keep the middle school staff informed. Some parents came early to pick up their kids which only made matters more complicated so it was decided to make a school-wide announcement. There had been a debate as to wait and let the parents tell their children but when more people came into the school wanting to pick up kids or others came in for other reasons and talked to those they knew in the halls, students or adults, about the attacks, it was decided that it would be best to make the school-announcement reminding the students they were safe. I was very proud of the administration, staff and students that day.

On the way to school the morning of 9/11/01 I had noticed that I was in dire need of gas, but I decided to put it off until after school. There was a major run on gas stations because word was spreading, via the Internet, that there was going to be a shortage or a gouge in the price of gas since we might go to war with the Middle East. The lines were horrible, but I finally got enough gas to make it to and from work for the rest of the week.

Little did we know that the attacks on the East Coast would, years later, take the life of one of our own, a small-town Kansas young man. I salute all victims of 9/11 including the soldiers who continue to fight in hopes of keeping our nation and its people safe from terrorists.

Marine Corporal Richard A. “Ricky” Bennett, of Girard, Kansas a helicopter mechanic, who was killed in Iraq, was honored in a ceremony at Pittsburg (Kansas) State University's Veterans Memorial and Reflecting Pool yesterday, September 11, 2010.

Bennett’s family talked about the importance of remembering and appreciating military veterans.

“It’s important that people don’t forget what they’ve sacrificed, what we’ve sacrificed,” said Bennett’s father, Larry. Bennett’s mother, Marilyn, said she didn’t think her family could have recovered from their loss without the support of their friends and the community. Her husband’s assessment, she continued, was spot on.

“People need to be reminded everyday of the sacrifices they (soldiers and their families) make,” Marilyn said. “It’s an all-volunteer service. The kids know what they’re getting into and they all think they’re going to come home. But some of them don’t.”


Sept. 11 Memorial Service

Debbie S.

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