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On this date we all remember where we were an what we were doing when we heard the horrible news.
As I was going through a drawer yesterday I found this tee shirt and thought it would be appropriate to wear today.
Thanks Scott.
Andy?ÿ
Need to pull out one of mine.
I think most of us can recall precisely where we were when we learned the news.
I certainly will never forget where I was and what I was doing.?ÿ I was on the way to a job that had to be done that day.?ÿ It was a very busy street we had to x section.?ÿ On the way there, the first plane struck the tower, I instinctively switched from Howard Stern to News Radio 1040.?ÿ For that day, I made my IM run the rod while I ran the gun so that I could keep the truck beside me with the radio on loud as we traversed up the road.?ÿ I radioed my IM man with updates as they were happening so he was in the loop.?ÿ We knocked out the work in record timing.?ÿ We were both married and had pre school aged children at home so we took the truck and equipment back to the office and left to be with our families.?ÿ On my way home, my brother, An Air Force Crew Chief on a KC 135 Strato tanker (air borne gas station for in flight planes) called me and told me "I have to be short here, my bird is launching in about 2 hours, my bags are packed, I have no idea of where we are going or the specific mission duration but I'll call when I can".
My brother enlisted in the Air Force at the age of 17 after graduation.?ÿ He spent his 18th birthday in basic training.?ÿ In 2001 he was a SGT.?ÿ His career spanned 29 years during which, post 911, he was deployed multiple times for Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and other operations.?ÿ It seemed he spent more time in the desert sand than he did at home.?ÿ Most times he was deployed for 6 or 9 months at a time and there were times that he could not talk about where he was or what he was doing.?ÿ When he pulled the plug at 29 years, he retired as a Chief Master Sargent and is 100% disabled as a result of his military service.
Be sure to thank vets and active duty members because, as we all have seen, the world can stop spinning in the blink of an eye and they will rush to put their lives on the line for our freedon and safety.
