A Day Of Heroes And A Day Of Horror by kerristephens

A Day Of Heroes And A Day Of Horror

"We had a lead, gray morning, slowly burning off to a brilliant sunrise, making you think of that beautiful day in New York 10 years ago, Sept. 11, 2001. Certainly a day in which God must have wept, wept over man’s inhumanity to man. A day of heroes and a day of horror.

And there are numbers we always talk about in baseball. We know of the total number of people who passed away that day. But I think of two particular numbers -- 405 and 343. Four-hundred and five were the total number of first responders who died that day trying to help others. And the 343, all of those brave firemen who as most of those people who did escape were going down the stairs, 343 firemen were going up the stairs on the way to meet their destiny.

Yes, it was a day to remember. We all take a promise now, we will never forget. But you know in retrospect, we’ve kind of forgotten Pearl Harbor. We’ve kind of forgotten D-Day and World War II. I guess it’s a tendency to try and push aside something that brings us so much pain.

But it should also bring some honor for as we watch rising from the ashes of New York, like the Phoenix itself, the high-rises that will once again be a testimony to the heart and soul of this great country.

I remember Ronald Reagan once said, 'If we ever forgot that we were one nation under God, we will be one nation that goes under.' And you might notice today, above all days, you will hear God’s name mentioned, and we hope, not in vain.

So that’s the scene here at AT&T Park. We will do as we did 10 years ago. We will try and turn the page, at least for a couple of hours and concentrate on a child’s game called baseball. But all the while, each and every one of us should carry a small ache in our heart for what happened. And please God, we will never forget what took place 10 years ago today. And with that, we’ll pause for this."

~Vin Scully
Wow!!
September 12th, 2011  
very powerful
September 12th, 2011  
Hauntingly beautiful, both image and words. Thank you for a moving presentation to commemorate this anniversary.
September 12th, 2011  
Beautiful picture, wonderful tribute.
September 12th, 2011  
Beautiful and heartbreaking.
September 12th, 2011  
Beautiful
September 12th, 2011  
Wow, beautiful.
September 12th, 2011  
Awesome shot! WOW!
September 12th, 2011  
This is an awesome collection of beautifu colors
September 12th, 2011  
Beautiful picture - beautiful words.
September 12th, 2011  
I agree with Cissy B. This is a beautiful photo and your sentiments reach deep.
September 12th, 2011  
Gorgeous photo! I love your words, so true and very compelling. Thank you for giving me things to ponder
September 12th, 2011  
This is simply brilliant, and so perfect for today.
September 12th, 2011  
Amazing sky!
September 12th, 2011  
beautiful sunrise !
September 12th, 2011  
Your photo is just gorgeous.. you do the most beautiful skies, Kerri. But this one is absolutely great. Color, mystery, heavy, light . . .it's all there. And such a wonderful comment to go with it. Thanks.
September 12th, 2011  
This photo is perfect for the poem you have written here. The dark and angry sky shows exactly how I felt watching the news that day. Thank you for posting those words. Very moving.
September 12th, 2011  
Beautiful colors and a beautiful sentiment.
September 12th, 2011  
Amazing shot through tear blurred eyes.
September 12th, 2011  
amazing shot and a beautiful tribute Kerri! fave!
September 12th, 2011  
Thanks for sharing those words, and wow...what a shot.
September 12th, 2011  
awe-inspiring and humbling with the words... beautiful
September 12th, 2011  
Great picture and powerful words. Well done Kerri
September 12th, 2011  
wow- powerful words and an amazing photograph- a heartrending post
September 12th, 2011  
Great black clouds.
September 12th, 2011  
dramatic.
September 12th, 2011  
Dramatically beautiful photo.
September 12th, 2011  
Such a beautiful sunrise- carrying all the colors that depict this day. Awesome shot Kerri. Amazing quote. Beautiful tribute.
September 12th, 2011  
I thought your photo was brilliant and then I read your words. It made me stop and think, think about what a tragedy 9/11 was and yet just how much that day brought us together as a Nation. Thank you.
September 12th, 2011  
wow...great shot and words....
September 12th, 2011  
Vin Scully is an eloquent man--great quote for today and this shot is stunning! ;-)
September 12th, 2011  
Great picture and text.
September 12th, 2011  
nice shot
September 12th, 2011  
Stunning sunrise.
September 12th, 2011  
Gorgeous colours
September 12th, 2011  
Nice deep sunrise. Great tribute.
September 12th, 2011  
great image and words
September 12th, 2011  
Magnificent.
September 12th, 2011  
Amazing sky capture. Nice tribute too.
September 12th, 2011  
This is so moving...the words match the photo perfectly. Great tribute!
September 12th, 2011  
Awesome sky & nice tribute !!
September 12th, 2011  
Stunning Kerri! Great tribute too.
September 12th, 2011  
really beautiful! words and the picture. Thanks.
September 12th, 2011  
awesome! nice tribute.
September 12th, 2011  
Powerful message and dramatic sky view. Gives me the chills...nice tribute!
September 12th, 2011  
beautiful sky, great image for this day
September 12th, 2011  
This is an awesome sky. It is very dramatic. The tribute in writing is really good. I'm glad you included it.
September 12th, 2011  
Wonderful words and tribute shot.
September 12th, 2011  
What a glorious sunset! And such powerful words, thanks for sharing!
September 12th, 2011  
Gorgeous sky and shot! What great tribute and such powerful words!
September 12th, 2011  
Wow, that's some serious looking sky. I will never forget. Events may fade with time but never to be forgotten by those who have experienced it.
September 12th, 2011  
dramatic skies to resemble a dramatic day 10 years ago...beautiful
September 12th, 2011  
beautiful colors!
September 12th, 2011  
WOW this is pretty cool. The reds are so rich
September 12th, 2011  
Superb image and words
September 12th, 2011  
Beautiful shot. That sky is amazing.
September 12th, 2011  
beautiful dramatic sky, and lovely moving tribute.
September 12th, 2011  
beautiful photo but very bad memory
September 12th, 2011  
wow so dramatic
September 12th, 2011  
Very dramatic shot that recreates the drama of this day. Nice tribute.
September 12th, 2011  
Beautiful capture and tribute.
September 12th, 2011  
Wow!! I love the colors. And such beautiful words.
September 13th, 2011  
Awesome shot!
September 13th, 2011  
Wow, amazing colors!
September 13th, 2011  
wow, wow, wow.....fav!
September 13th, 2011  
;-)
September 13th, 2011  
Very dramatic.
September 13th, 2011  
Beautiful shot and sentiment
September 13th, 2011  
Wow, uber intense sky!
September 13th, 2011  
perfect image.
September 13th, 2011  
gorgeous. love those deep, rich colors
September 13th, 2011  
CK
Wow - simply beautiful. Not sure why I wasn't following you before - but I am now:-)
September 13th, 2011  
Beautiful, amazing sky and touching words.
September 13th, 2011  
Amazing!
September 13th, 2011  
Awesome sky!
September 13th, 2011  
This picture seriously took my breath away. This is amazing!!
September 14th, 2011  
great colours in the sky
September 14th, 2011  
Breathtakingly stunning.
September 14th, 2011  
This is fantastic...beautiful colors and wonderful perspective...
September 14th, 2011  
I decided to come back on this photo to read the quote, and I don't regret. It is beautiful and intense.
September 14th, 2011  
ahhh ...
so heavy ...
love this ... =)
September 15th, 2011  
gorgeous photo, lovely tribute.
September 15th, 2011  
Beautiful tribute!
September 19th, 2011  
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