Heroes Today~

This is a true story and it made me cry. I thought it was worth passing on to you.

SEMPER FI ("always faithful", motto of USMC)

A chaplain, who happened to be assigned to the Pentagon, told of an
incident that happened right after Flight 77 hit the Pentagon on 9/11.

A daycare facility inside the Pentagon had many children, including
infants who were in heavy cribs. The daycare supervisor, looking at all the
children they needed to evacuate, was in a panic over what they could do.
There were many children, mostly toddlers, as well as the infants that
would need to be taken out with the cribs.

There was no time to try to bundle them into carriers and strollers. Just
then a young Marine came running into the center and asked what they
needed. After hearing what the center director was trying to do, he ran
back out into the hallway and disappeared. The director thought, "Well,
here we are, on our own."

About 2 minutes later, that Marine returned with 40 other Marines in tow.
Each of them grabbed a crib with a child, and the rest started gathering
up toddlers. The director and her staff then helped them take all the
children out of the center and down toward the park near the Potomac and the
Pentagon. Once they got about 3/4 of a mile outside the building, the
Marines stopped in the park, and then did a fabulous thing- they formed a
circle with the cribs, which were quite sturdy and heavy, like the covered
wagons in the Old West. Inside this circle of cribs, they put the toddlers,
to keep them from wandering off.

Outside this circle were the 40 Marines, forming a perimeter around the
children and waiting for instructions. There they remained until the
parents could be notified and come get their children.

The chaplain then said, "I don't think any of us saw nor heard of this on any of the news stories of the day. It was an incredible story of our men on that day.

There wasn't a dry eye in the room. The thought of those Marines and what they
did and how fast they reacted; could we expect any less from them? It was
one of the most touching stories from the Pentagon.

Remember Ronald Reagan's great compliment: "Most of us wonder if our lives
made any difference. Marines don't have that problem." God Bless the USA ,
our troops, and you.

It's the Military, not the politicians that ensures our right to life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

It's the Military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and
whose coffin is draped by the flag.

If you care to offer the smallest token of recognition and appreciation for
the military, please pass this on and pray for our men and women, who have
served and are currently serving our country, and pray for those who have
given the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.

With a grateful heart for the men and women who serve AMERICA ~ the land of the Free!

Freedom is not free ~ Lynette