Archive for September, 2006
Do you remember your former self?
Do you remember when you felt like you could make a difference in the world?
Do you remember when you felt you had the power to protect those you love?
Do you remember when you could not spell Afghanistan or pronounce Al Qaeda?
Do you remember how you felt before the media and politics were involved?
Do you remember yourself before 9/11?
Do you remember the surge of pride, the one beacon of light that day, the one counter-offensive, amidst the haze of uncertainty?
Do you remember how you felt when you heard that 40 Americans stood in the way of a plot to level America?
Can you imagine for a moment, having the power to take a stand against those that would harm Americans, not on a battlefield, but at work? Joseph DeLuca was granted that power. Those that knew him have no doubt that he used that power to save others, ultimately sacrificing his own life to save America from suffering another devastating blow on a day we could take no more.
2,996 of us have chosen to remember 2,996.
Joseph DeLuca and 39 other ordinary Americans, realizing their death was imminent, decided to stop the plot, literally in its’ tracks. Although in death, Joseph DeLuca is a hero, he was, before that day, an average citizen, living the American Dream.
Joseph DeLuca was born in Newark and lived there for 22 years, graduating from Vailsburg High School. He attended Newark College of Engineering and graduated from Jersey City State College. He also lived in Morristown and Sparta before moving to Ledgewood. A systems business consultant for Warner-Lambert pharmaceuticals in Morris Plains for 23 years, Mr. DeLuca continued with the company after it merged with Pfizer a year ago.
Almost all of comments left at the memorial sites testified to his great sense of humor and many talents:
He could have been an artist, his sister Carol Hughes of Belford explained. A series of cartoons posted on the Morgan Web site shows that side of him. They are good-natured drawings featuring “Raymond the Cat,” a feline who appears to love cars as much as Mr. DeLuca did. During holidays, Mr. DeLuca, 52, sent cards with original sketches to family members and friends, mementos his sister plans to display at his memorial services.
To be continued… there is more to this man’s story.
Note: This was a quick tribute. I will continue to add more info (I have found quite a bit). I have not found any contact information for Joseph DeLuca’s family or friends, but if they read this tribute and would like anything added at any time in the future I will do so at their request. Also, anyone that was at the WTC’s that day, please feel free to contact me.
September 10th, 2006
Click here to get involved and counter-act the latest the spin machine has to offer.
I am appalled that ABC is dramatizing and enhancing the storylines and conversations. They are not portraying fictional characters, they are literally putting words into people that are still alive to use as references. Unlike the West Wing drama series that clearly impersonates various political figures, real names are not used and that helps with the separation between a dramatization and reality.
This rings too much like political propoganda similar to how China reinvents reality into a more acceptable format. I find it repulsive that free speech is being used to twist facts and point fingers. Although Michael Moore delivered personal commentary throughout a “documentary,” he did not misquote anyone AND the government DID get a chance to review and EDIT it’s acurracy. Now don’t get me wrong, I was appalled at Micheal Moore’s ranting while claiming to have produced a “documentary.” It would have been much more effective if he stated the facts without his constant opinions trying to spoon feed his personal conclusions to us.
“The Path to 9/11″ is nothing more than primetime spin machine propoganda. More “post traumatic torture” from the power hungry neocons. Perhaps “The Path to 9/11″ should highlight our civillian responisbilities. How we as civillians continue to sit by and be represented in a global society by those that are only concerned with personal wealth and power. Can you name the last president that truely represented the American idealism of the true majority?
How can we enforce “freedom” on sovereign nations when the “majority” of Americans don’t exercise their rights to free speech, freedom of religion and to vote? “The Path to 9/11″ points the finger at a few key people in the government instead of realizing that 9/11 is a product of every citizens’ ignorance and apathy.
Technorati tags: The Path To 9/11 , September 11 , Clinton , Bush , Vote , Citizen , ABC , Disney
September 10th, 2006
Five years later… and still the memories take my breath away and I often wonder what I can do, what each of us can do, that will make a difference. One thing I vowed that day is that I would never forget. I would never forget how I felt that day. I would never forget how I changed that day. Although I believe there are social and political aspects of 9/11, I am also keenly aware of the many individual lives that were affected on a personal level that day.
2,996 is a tribute to the victims of 9/11.
On September 11, 2006, 2,996 volunteer bloggers
will join together for a tribute to the victims of 9/11.
Each person will pay tribute to a single victim.
We will honor them by remembering their lives,
and not by remembering their murderers.
I am honoring Abdu Malahi.
I have dedicated a permanent page of my site and navigation to this endeavor. You will find a complete list of the victims and links to the blogs honoring them here: http://kristonia-ink.com/Blog/2996
Thank you DC Roe for spending countless hours making this touching idea a reality. I am proud to be a part of this resoundingly unified voice.
Technorati tags: September 11, memorial, 2,996, Never Forget
September 7th, 2006
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