“September 11th, 2001…”

On September 11th, 2001…

On That Day… Everyone In America Woke Up & Went About Their Business As Usual…

And Then… Everyone’s Lives Changed…

19 Militants Associated With The Islamic Extremist Group Al Qaeda Hijacked 4 Airplanes & Carried Out Suicide Attacks Against Targets In The United States…

2 Planes Hit The Twin Towers In New York…

1 Plane Hit The Pentagon Just Outside Of Washington DC…

1 Crashed Into A Field In Shanksville Pennsylvania…

Almost 3,000 Lives Were Lost During The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks… Which Triggered Major U.S. Initiatives To Combat Terrorism & Defined The Presidency Of George W. Bush…

Almost 3,000 Lives Were Lost… But Thousands Of More Lives Were Changed Forever With The Loss Of Their Loved Ones…

The Story I Wrote About On Yesterday’s Post Was Not Some Made Up BullShit…

I Knew I Wanted To Become A United States Marine Prior To The Attacks… The Attacks Happened… That Sealed The Deal For Me… Just Needed My Mom To Sign The Papers… She Did…

And The Rest Is History…

I’m Pretty Sure… If You Didn’t Know Me… And You Walked Into RainCross… You’d Know… That There Is Someone In The Military That Runs This Place…

Even Outside The Gym… Upon Meeting Someone… THEY Always Asked… “Are You A Marine?”

That Being Said… I Never Have… I Hope I Have Never… Came Off As…

“Hi… My Name’s Mando… I’m A Marine…”

Someone Introducing Themselves Like That… In My Mind… That’s Just Fake…

I Don’t Talk About My Experiences In The Marine Corps Alot… Especially About What Happened OverSeas…

But On Days Like Today…

I’m Gonna Really Try To Pull Back On My Words…

Some Fuckin’ DipShits Who Thought They Would Receive 22 Virgins In Thier Heaven Decided To Take Over Some Planes… And Fly Them Into The Twin Towers… The Pentagon… And The Other “HiJackers” Were So Fuckin’ Stupid That They Crashed Into A Field…

I Am Very Fuckin’ Proud That I Joined The United States Marine Corps & I Am Very Proud Of What I Did During My Term Of 4 + Years…

Both In Country… And OverSeas…

Did I Have My “Highs & Lows”? Fuck Yea…

But Did I Keep My Family… My Country… My Brothers & Sisters Safe…

Every Fuckin’ Day…

And MOST Of Us Came Home…

Everyone On My Watch… Came Home…

Some From Unit… Did Not… And I Cannot Speak For What Happened During Those Rare Occasions…

But I Do Think About Them Every Single Night…

We All Had A Mission… I Tried To Execute Every Mission/Assignment To The Best Of My Ablities As An 18/19/20/21 Year Old Kid… And I Know All My Fellow Marines Did As Well…

But Sometimes… It’s Out Of Your Hands…

9/11 Is What Set Everything Off…

I Know I’ll Get All Kinds Of Shit… “9/11 Was An Inside Job…”

Whether It Was An Inside Job Or Conducted By Al Qaeda…

Thousands Of Lives Were Lost That Day…

And Thousands More Were Lost In The Years After That Day…

Today… You Might Be Mad… You Might Have Hate In Your Heart…

But… Forget That… Think About Those Who Were Lost On That Day… Think About Those Who Were Sent Off To War & Never Came Home…

And Embrace Them… Celebrate Them…

Some Wore Suit & Ties… A Nice Dress… Some Wore Janitors Uniforms… Some Wore FireFigther Turn Outs… Some Wore A Police Badge On Their Chest… Some Carried A Duffle Bag Full Of EMS Supplies… Some Were Just Innocent Bystanders… Some Wore Camis & Carried A Rifle…

They Didn’t Stop Us…

20 Years Later… America Is Still Strong!!!

Get Past All The Political BullShit & Look @ Your Life…

It May Not Be Picture Perfect In Your Eyes… But…

I’m Pretty Sure We Have It A Lot Better Than Most…

The Past Few Months/Years Have Been Crazy With All This “Hate”…

“9/11” Was/Is The One Time… At Least In My Lifetime (Besides Serving In The Marine Corps…) Were Gender/Race/Religion Didn’t Matter…

It’s Extremely Sad That It Takes Something Of That Magnitude To “Erase” The Hate…

It’s Also Extremely Sad To See How Fast “Erasing” The Hate Can Be Forgotten…

These People Attacked America & All Of Us Came Together…

Why Can’t We Stay Together?

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ALRIGHT… HERE WE GO!!!

Gym’s Closed… Get Out & Enjoy Your Freedom!!!

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3…2…1…GO!!!

Mando

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