Quiet Heroes
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father, Norberto, was a pastry chef at Windows on the World in Tower
One. For 10 years, he made many fancy and famous desserts, but the
sweetest dessert he made was the marble cake he made for us at home. …
Whenever we parted, Poppi would say, ‘Te amo. Vaya con Dios.’ And this
morning, I want to say the same thing to you, Poppi. I love you. Go with God.” » Catherine Hernandez “My older brother John lived [his life] in Technicolor. … When he walked in the door, the whole house lit up. And I’m sure heaven lit up when he got there too.” » Anthoula Katsimatides “I may never be normal again. But this is my life now. I have to live it.” » Manu Dhingra “If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” » Sandy Dahl “Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. The victims were in airplanes or in their offices: secretaries, business men and women, military and federal workers, moms and dads, friends and neighbors. Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror. The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge – huge structures collapsing have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness and a quiet, unyielding anger. These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed. Our country is strong. A great people has been moved to defend a great nation.” » George W. Bush
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