As if anyone could forget that date, or need a reminder of the terrible events of that morning, you can CLICK HERE to visit our 9-11 page and see the images that are forever ingrained into our memories.

   Just like Pearl Harbor, President Kennedy's assassination, when Reagan was shot and the day Challenger exploded, everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing when the news broke.  As it seemed to be my lot in life, I was on deployment to the Middle East.  It was after 3 in the afternoon (8 am EST) before the news broke, and then everyone was glued to the television.  The helplessness was unbelievable, as we sat in a foreign country, guarding sand from Saddam Hussein, while thousands of miles away, on our own soil, an unknown enemy struck without remorse.  Confusion turned to chaos as word of the attack on the Pentagon came in ... we honestly felt the entire United States was under attack.  What would be next ... the White House?  Congress?

   This was the beginning of Enduring Freedom, and who knows when it will end.

Sept 10th

Luke and I rest after a hot day

Sept 10th

Our neighborhood along trailer row

Sept 10th

The guard tower and bomb shelter

Sept 11th

The base reacts to the attacks

Sept 11th

Everyone wears flak vests and helmets as we still don't know who is attacking us

Sept 11th

Luke's helmet is reminiscent of an old movie - Platoon

Sept 12th

Still flying sorties in 110 degree heat

Sept 12th

Non-stop CNN coverage of the WTC/Pentagon aftermath

  This was just the beginning of our war on terrorism.  CLICK HERE to see part of the continuing sage or Operation Enduring FREEDOM.