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Outsider Asst. Admin User is Offline Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 4203 Karma: 27 applaud / smite Location: North Carolina 32274 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:05 pm    Post subject: 9/11 Trucker · Quote As we approach  the 6th anniversary of 9-11-01 lets pause and remember that awful day and remember the sacrifices of the firefighters EMTs and all those who lost their lives just doing their jobsReceived this via email yesterday from a fellow PGR it is unknown who took these photos I met this driver about 4 months before my stroke. We were in Texarkana Tx and he was in front of me waiting to pull on the Cat scales© to weigh his truck before heading out to deliver his load we got to Jabber jawing on the CB radio and once we were both scaled out went in to pick up our tickets while inside we grabbed  a bite to eat and talked about his truck I forget now how much he said it cost him to paint his truck like this but it was NOT cheap. Check it out below The trucker's name is John Holmgren from Shafer, Minn. He has been "pulled over" numerous times just so the troopers can get their picture taken with the truck. Click thumbnails  to view full size image   _________________ <table border="0" bordercolor="#F6FCFD" width="1" bgcolor="#F6FCFD"> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> </td> </tr>Commanding Officer M.S.T. Alpha company <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table>
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Roadie cwo 2 User is Offline Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 2149 Karma: 12 applaud / smite Location: Atlanta, GA 1727 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:07 pm    Post subject: · Quote How amazing! Thanks for posting this! I cannot believe how long it has been. I still remember what I was doing and how scared I was watching those planes crash into the twin towers. :( _________________ Established member 25+ posts Joint Operations partner Staff Officer M.S.T.[Reserve Corps Charlie Company Roadie You can always catch me around: To visit my sites please click the hyper links below MySpace The Rec Room The Roadhouse "In The End, Only Kindness Matters" - Jewel
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Outsider Asst. Admin User is Offline Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 4203 Karma: 27 applaud / smite Location: North Carolina 32274 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:56 pm    Post subject: · Quote Yeah it's funny how time has passed so quickly. I was on the outskirts of NYC that morning and could see the towers burning from my vantage point. I did not actually see either crash happen just the aftermath. Well that is a day I hope none of us ever have to live through again. _________________ <table border="0" bordercolor="#F6FCFD" width="1" bgcolor="#F6FCFD"> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> </td> </tr>Commanding Officer M.S.T. Alpha company <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table>
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WyoArmyMom First lieutenant User is Offline Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 9295 Karma: 6 applaud / smite Location: Cody, WY 9318 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:32 pm    Post subject: · Quote A good friend of mine had just left the NY Harbor on a cruise up to Nova Scotia on Sept 10th, on a cruise she had WON - she wanted to take me with her but had a friend who was bugging her so bad so she took her instead. They have  a pic of them at the railing with the twin towers in the background - on 9-10. They had a HELL of a time getting back stateside at the end of the cruise/tour - ended up coming back via Detroit by bus about a week late. I was at work listening to everything over the radio & felt like I was floating thru a Salvadore Dali painting - all warped & wrong. It was my son's 4th day of basic training. He called that evening for 30 seconds with a script they gave him so they could all call home to let us know they were OK. I just broke down crying (was the 1st I had heard from him since he had flown out of town 2 weeks before) and he quietly asked if it was true (the recruits suspected it MAY be a training tactic) and I said yes - that when he called I had JUST started watching the towers fall for the first time that day & so he was the first of 4 platoons to know it was true. Was a huge turnaround in our lives. I will NEVER forget. _________________ Company Liaison M.S.T. Bravo Company Peace, Laura - WyoArmyMom Please visit my site Lap tops for the wounded by clicking  HERE and find out how YOU can help!! Please come visit and see our mission statement and what you can do to help our wounded If you do not stand behind our troops, please feel free to stand in FRONT of them!!! God Bless our great nation and our great troops who keep it that way.       -Author Unknown
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Outsider Asst. Admin User is Offline Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 4203 Karma: 27 applaud / smite Location: North Carolina 32274 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:34 pm    Post subject: · Quote Yeah getting back to the mainland was very difficult for a few days after that. I was lucky and got off the GW before they closed all the bridges. About three drivers who worked for the same company I did had picked up out on Long Island but were not able to cross before they closed the bridges. Those guys had to sit out there for several days until allowed to cross the bridge. Of course the boss man paid them well for their troubles still I can imagine the aggrivation they had to endure while not being able to go anywhere. Consider yourself lucky you were not on that cruise you missed one huge headache I assure you. _________________ <table border="0" bordercolor="#F6FCFD" width="1" bgcolor="#F6FCFD"> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> </td> </tr>Commanding Officer M.S.T. Alpha company <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table>
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WyoArmyMom First lieutenant User is Offline Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 9295 Karma: 6 applaud / smite Location: Cody, WY 9318 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:19 pm    Post subject: · Quote Oh no doubt - it was a pain - turned out had to pay your own way back after they got you back stateside - I would have been MAJORLY pissed!!!!! And would have probably been by bus clear from Detroit....no THANK YOU!!!! I'm pretty sure that is how she got back here - all the way from Toronto. _________________ Company Liaison M.S.T. Bravo Company Peace, Laura - WyoArmyMom Please visit my site Lap tops for the wounded by clicking  HERE and find out how YOU can help!! Please come visit and see our mission statement and what you can do to help our wounded If you do not stand behind our troops, please feel free to stand in FRONT of them!!! God Bless our great nation and our great troops who keep it that way.       -Author Unknown
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