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In light of the terrorist actions that took place on September 11th against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, SLaTE has decided to share some of the truly inspiring messages and images that have been sent to us by people who have a very definite gift with words, emotions and pictures. There will be new material added as we get it. If you find an inspiring picture poem or other tidbit, please send it to us and we will post it to this site. We send out our sincere condolences to those who have lost loved ones in the tragedy.

"WHEN EAGLES FLY"

Thousands died.........Millions cried
On the day Terror came from the sky

Terrorists, you crossed over the line...

You messed with a country united this time!

AMERICA'S differences will be cast aside

And you will rue the day.........................

Fires still burn where terror struck
Smoke still hovers in the skies
But let the world make no mistake
The eagle still proudly flies

The rescue and clean up have begun
Each continuing till the end
As presidents and politicians
Separate enemies from friends

As a nation shocked and saddened
We prepare ourselves for war
And no one has a single doubt
Just what we're fighting for

Flags have vanished off store shelves
To reappear most everywhere
Antennas, porches, and billboards
As America shows the world we care

The country has come together
In a way we never have before
As shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand
We face what the future holds in store

Waving flags and singing anthems
With candles shining near and far
The "UNITED STATES" is suddenly
Exactly what we are

Old Glory flies above us
The Eagle soars higher still
No one else in all the world
Can match our courage and our will

Ahead lies much uncertainty
Many more may lose their lives
But of one thing there is no doubt
America WILL survive!!

The USA will always grieve
The clear September morning
When our country changed forever
Without a clue or warning

Explosions, fires, belching smoke
Billowing from two landmark towers
Marked the beginning of what's become
America's darkest hours

Two planes destroyed the World Trade Center
And as the giant structures fell
A third attacked the Pentagon
Plunging our nation into hell

Thousands missing in the dust and ash
Americans glued to TV screens
Commerce, flight and even crime
Froze as we took in each awful scene

Of rescue workers, firemen,
Police and engineers
Generals and politicians,
Blood donors and volunteers

Our nation's heart is broken
As together we mourn and grieve
Until anger overcomes the sadness
Aimed at those who murder and deceive

This horror brought us all together
And as we prepare to turn the page
The terrorists have nowhere to hide
As our grief hardens into rage

Their so-called Holy War is over
They'll pay for what they've done
For they've attacked the Red, White & Blue
And those colors NEVER run!!

Widespread but only partial news coverage was given recently to a remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television commentator. What follows is the full text of his trenchant remarks as printed in the Congressional Record:

Why do all the International lines except Russia fly American Planes? Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or woman on the moon? You talk about Japanese technocracy, and you get radios. You talk about German technocracy, and you get automobiles. You talk about American technocracy, and you find men on the moon - not once, but several times - and safely home again. You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs right in the store window for everybody to look at. Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless they are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here.

I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced to the help of other people in trouble. Can you name me even one time when someone else raced to the Americans in trouble? I don't think there was outside help even during the San Francisco earthquake.

Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them get kicked around. They will come out of this thing with their flag high. And when they do, they are entitled to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating over their present troubles. I hope Canada is not one of those."

Let's pray for everyone who lost a loved one,
and give thanks for all those who survived.

Let's praise the brave firemen, firewomen, policemen, policewomen,
the doctors, the nurses, the EMTs, and the other everyday heroes
who rose to the occasion and helped,
some risking their lives and others losing their lives.

Let's trust and support our President and our government
as they redeem our country and defend the freedom
that this great nation was founded upon.

To the victims' families, we send our prayers and love
As we seek guidance and hope from the Lord above