{"id":7308,"date":"2017-09-11T20:41:59","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T01:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.holaamericanews.com\/?p=7308"},"modified":"2017-09-13T22:13:03","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T03:13:03","slug":"7308-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/7308-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring the Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Mark Archibald<\/strong><\/p>\n

September 11, 2001<\/strong>
\nSouthern Illinois University, Warren Hall Dorm
\nI woke up that morning and turned on the television. What I saw didn\u2019t register. A small plane must have had mechanical issues causing a terrible accident. I hadn\u2019t yet seen the extent of the damage to the World Trade Center. As time passed the truth became known.
\nAmerica had been attacked.
\nI skipped class. As I watched television my emotions mingled between shock, sadness, and anger.
\nPeople jumped, choosing suicide rather than succumbing to flames and smoke. Heroes rushed in to save those they could, ignoring every instinct of self-preservation.
\nAmericans made the choice to charge their attackers on a plane rather than accept their fate. Their decision to sacrifice their lives saved countless others.
\nAs the wounded and dead received attention, parts of the Pentagon began to respond.
\nThere was a knock on my door, the resident assistant talked of a memorial at Shryock Auditorium. I wasn\u2019t ready to remember in peace, like millions of other Americans I wanted revenge. I called my parents and checked in, telling my mother I loved her.
\nSeptember 11, 2003 <\/strong>
\nSouthern Illinois University, Carbondale
\nBetween Faner and Pulliam Halls
\nWith only ten minutes between classes I had to hustle. It normally took all of that time for me to cover the distance. Success often depended on a bit of luck, a responsive elevator, and a favorable tail wind.
\nAssociate Professor, Col. William Caldwell U.S.A.F. (Ret.) taught Introduction to Public Administration, being late to his class wasn\u2019t acceptable.
\nWhen I saw a crowd in my path I wasn\u2019t happy. My mood continued to sour as I read the banner denigrating the US military.
\nThis was, after all, the second anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on American soil. In that moment, I felt a hand on my shoulder. A young man began to explain the evils of the war in Iraq describing American troops as war mongers.
\nI had a simple but direct response.
\n\u201cRemove your hand, or I will remove it for you.\u201d He hesitated for a moment, but continued, his hand remained on my shoulder.
\nAgain, I told him to remove his hand, explaining that he wouldn\u2019t be able to play any individual recreational sports for weeks if I removed it for him.
\nMy message was received.
\nNeedless to say, I was late to class. The Cornel stopped, and inquired about my tardiness. I explained I was setting a group of antiwar protestors straight.\u201d My explanation seemed to please the crusty, but kind Vietnam Veteran.
\nThe young man and his group had the right to protest. Though, I distinctly remember questioning its effectiveness beyond antagonizing the raw emotions of a crowd.
\nSept. 11, 2017 <\/strong>
\nCorsicana Texas
\nAs night fell sixteen years ago, Congress sang God Bless America. We hugged our neighbors, uniting in our commitment to each other. We have not forgotten the people lost, or heroes\u2019 sacrifices. Today, and for generations we must continue to honor their memory by joining together again to vigilantly defend freedom.<\/p>

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\"Archibald\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Mark Archibald is a social moderate fiscal conservative who born and raised in Western IL. who moved to Corsicana Texas in 2015.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

He is a columnist for the Corsicana Daily Sun in Corsicana Texas.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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