Oh Dear! I’m in trouble now…
Our Presidental Visit pass... and here is my story for today...
This letter was written by Martin Niemoller during World War II.
“In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, but I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up.”
To make sure this doesn't happen again, the injustice to anyone anywhere must be the concern of everyone everywhere. Written in October 1945, Niemöller was a Protestant pastor, one of the pillars of moral resistance to the Nazis, who imprisoned him for four years in solitary confinement.
They (Al Qaeda) came for the Americans on September 11, 2001 and we did speak up!
“In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, but I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up.”
To make sure this doesn't happen again, the injustice to anyone anywhere must be the concern of everyone everywhere. Written in October 1945, Niemöller was a Protestant pastor, one of the pillars of moral resistance to the Nazis, who imprisoned him for four years in solitary confinement.
They (Al Qaeda) came for the Americans on September 11, 2001 and we did speak up!
MMM added this last line...
Sometime in early September, 2003, prior going to work, I had sent the above email to the White House email address… showing my support for the War effort… and to my surprise, later that day, we rec’d a call from the White House… I’m thinking…OMG, I’m in trouble now… I’m a federal employee and I have ruffled someone’s feathers… am I going to lose my job? Egads.. when I finally spoke to the person on the line… it was a speech writer for Prez Bush, calling for some historical information about Fort Stewart and also about the time when Prez Kennedy came to Fort Stewart…he was working on the speech the Prez would deliver when he came to Fort Stewart September 12, 2003…the speech writer gave us his direct fax number and we were to fax him the information…. And we whole heartedly complied…My staff was a buzzing with enthusaism... and being library people, we never throw stuff away... may use it again... I can be a passionate person when it comes to patriotism and the military. Mainly because I have worked as an Army Librarian for over 30 years… and one supports the troops through thick and thin… Anyway, my story goes like this… Sometime in September 2003, President Bush came to Fort Stewart… here is a link to his speech…
http://www.crispexi.net/news/releases/2003/09/images/20030912-3_d091203-2-515h.html
More on this story…It was an awesome experience to be there and to see how the President arrived…My hubby and I said to each other… “We are making history with this once in a lifetime experience…” There were three helicopters that came from Hunter Army Airfield… and you dinna know which one the Prez was on…Snipers were everywhere… but you didn’t know it…My hubby Lou and I proudly wore our passes that allowed us to get on the field to see the Prez speak…
We had parked our car at the Post Library and were walking to the site… my hubby needed to make a pit stop at the Burger King… I waited outside… I was approached by a Hispanic looking man (could have been Middle Eastern for all I know…) with his right arm in a cast… now my mind was working on this… is his arm really injured? Or is he a terrorist… hiding some kind of gun/rifle in the cast… I read to many mysteries I guess… anyway, the man asked me what was going on? Was some VIP here at Fort Stewart… well, the hairs on my head really began to stand up… he wanted to know if he could just walk over… I tried to be as evasive as I could...not really giving him any information.. and I changed the subject… I didn’t want to spill the beans that the Prez was at Fort Stewart… then, for some reason, I asked him if he played baseball…I further said… I bet you can’t do any pitching until your arm is better… he kind of smiled and said yes… by that time, my hubby was back from his pit stop, and we quickly walked over to Trent field for the event … and showed our pass to get on the field.
Sometime in early September, 2003, prior going to work, I had sent the above email to the White House email address… showing my support for the War effort… and to my surprise, later that day, we rec’d a call from the White House… I’m thinking…OMG, I’m in trouble now… I’m a federal employee and I have ruffled someone’s feathers… am I going to lose my job? Egads.. when I finally spoke to the person on the line… it was a speech writer for Prez Bush, calling for some historical information about Fort Stewart and also about the time when Prez Kennedy came to Fort Stewart…he was working on the speech the Prez would deliver when he came to Fort Stewart September 12, 2003…the speech writer gave us his direct fax number and we were to fax him the information…. And we whole heartedly complied…My staff was a buzzing with enthusaism... and being library people, we never throw stuff away... may use it again... I can be a passionate person when it comes to patriotism and the military. Mainly because I have worked as an Army Librarian for over 30 years… and one supports the troops through thick and thin… Anyway, my story goes like this… Sometime in September 2003, President Bush came to Fort Stewart… here is a link to his speech…
http://www.crispexi.net/news/releases/2003/09/images/20030912-3_d091203-2-515h.html
More on this story…It was an awesome experience to be there and to see how the President arrived…My hubby and I said to each other… “We are making history with this once in a lifetime experience…” There were three helicopters that came from Hunter Army Airfield… and you dinna know which one the Prez was on…Snipers were everywhere… but you didn’t know it…My hubby Lou and I proudly wore our passes that allowed us to get on the field to see the Prez speak…
We had parked our car at the Post Library and were walking to the site… my hubby needed to make a pit stop at the Burger King… I waited outside… I was approached by a Hispanic looking man (could have been Middle Eastern for all I know…) with his right arm in a cast… now my mind was working on this… is his arm really injured? Or is he a terrorist… hiding some kind of gun/rifle in the cast… I read to many mysteries I guess… anyway, the man asked me what was going on? Was some VIP here at Fort Stewart… well, the hairs on my head really began to stand up… he wanted to know if he could just walk over… I tried to be as evasive as I could...not really giving him any information.. and I changed the subject… I didn’t want to spill the beans that the Prez was at Fort Stewart… then, for some reason, I asked him if he played baseball…I further said… I bet you can’t do any pitching until your arm is better… he kind of smiled and said yes… by that time, my hubby was back from his pit stop, and we quickly walked over to Trent field for the event … and showed our pass to get on the field.
We stood for the whole event… Lou snapped a few pictures… and I will post them at a later time… I have other pictures … if I can find them that I will post also…
That’s my story for this posting… MMM
That’s my story for this posting… MMM
