omg friends is amazinggg
nothing is too new with me except my latest hyperfixation is hockey lmao
and i’m almost exclusively active on twitter
@/cowboyatconey for anyone who’s interested
also, how have you been??? it’s been forever
LISAA my dude what’s crackalackin
ur righttttt it’s been so long omg
ive been. well i’ve been. i’m sure alive rn.
anyways high school is killingggg me haha i’m dying this shits so exhausting…in other news i’ve been rewatching friends!! i’m at the part where monica and chandler get together and omggg i forgot how sweet and in love they are!!
hru dude???
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TW: 9/11
You know what? Fuck it, we are getting emotional today, I will allow myself this day to pour out my heart in genuine.
You want to call yourself an American for raiding the capital on January 6th of this year? You are wrong. You are no American. You are the farthest thing from it.
You want to see real Americans? Here are a few.
-Todd Beamer, gave his life trying to take back control of flight 93 on September 11th, 2001. Credited with saving the US Capitol, last heard words were “let’s roll”.
-Billy Burke, a firefighter who stayed with stranded civilians in the North Tower of the World Trade Center, knew the tower would collapse and chose to stay, telling a younger firefighter to leave. Joey on “Friends” wore a shirt bearing his name.
-Moira Smith, a police officer who died in the attacks, she was last seen leading people from the second tower. She was awarded the NYPD’s Medal of Honor after her death. Media described her as having “the face of an angel and the heart of a lion”. One of the first to report the attacks.
-Benjamin Clark, a chef who made sure people made it to safety from the 96th floor. He stayed to help a person in a wheelchair, and died when the building collapsed.
-Danny Lewin, a special forces veteran who perished trying to single handedly stop the hijacking of flight 11.
-Leonard Hatton, was on his way to work when he saw smoke, immediately made his way to the towers to help firefighters in the evacuation efforts.
-William Rodriguez, was in the North Tower and had a key to all emergency exits. He is credited with leading firefighters up the stairs and unlocking all emergency exits, saving countless lives.
-Welles Crowther, a former volunteer firefighter who perished entering the building once more before it collapsed, saved as many as 18 lives.
-Rick Rescorla, saved 2,687 Morgan Stanley employees, and 207 office visitors, safely leading them outside before going back in to save more.
-Thomas Burnett, also aboard flight 93, also helped try to regain control of the plane. His efforts, along with those of Todd Beamer, helped keep the plane from reaching its intended target: the US Capitol or the White House.
-Officer John W. Perry, a police officer who was about to retire. Upon hearing of the attacks, he ran straight to the towers, helped a woman who had fainted before running into the South Tower. The tower collapsed soon after.
-Ronald Bucca, found after the destruction. It is believed that he placed his coat around several civilians in order to protect them, it was found still wrapped around them later.
-Jason Thomas and Dave Karnes, two marines who rushed to the scene shortly after the attack to help find survivors, neither knew the other prior to the event but both are credited with helping save two Port Authority police officers, trapped below the rubble.
-rescue dogs, man’s best friend were used to help locate survivors and those who perished. Just like their human counterparts, these canines were exposed to extremely hazardous conditions. Without them, who knows how many more lives would have been lost.
-Chaplain Mychal Judge, a Catholic priest working for the fire department. Died comforting others.
These people, living and gone, are true Americans.
True Americans can come from any background, any country, and vary from each other in so many aspects. But they all share the same qualities.
Real, true Americans possess courage, hearts of lions. True Americans possess compassion, helping others in their darkest hour. True Americans value their fellow countrymen and countrywomen. They are willing to charge valiantly into the fire to save their brothers and sisters, and are maybe even willing to die for it. They are always prepared to rise to the challenge, they are prepared to serve no matter what manner that may come in. No matter where or when, they will come with willing hearts and determined, kind and courageous souls. These people embody the American spirit more than anything, as well as all of the other heroes of the September 11th attacks who remain nameless.
They are true patriots. They are true Americans. They are our heroes, or at least, they for certain are mine.
Their bravery, their sacrifice, will never be forgotten.
Sources:
https://www.firerescue1.com/firefighter-heroes/articles/13-heroes-to-remember-13-years-later-53kVvEgJI8M0fOvN/
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