I didn't know this about 9-11
AFTER FLIGHT 77 hit the Pentagon on 9/11, the following incident occurred:
A chaplain, who happened to be assigned to the Pentagon, told of an incident that never made the news. 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.
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 there.” 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. 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.”
The HiV of Western Culture
4 years ago
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