Fw: 9-11 - Did you know?

New to me, but not surprising, for any branch of military.

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From: Jim Solomon
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2019 2:17 PM
Subject: Fwd: 9-11 - Did you know?

Did you know about this on 9-11?

AFTER FLIGHT 77 HIT THE PENTAGON ON 9/11, THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED.

A daycare facility inside the Pentagon had many children, including infants who were
in heavy cribs. The daycare supervisor, looking at all the children they needed to evacuate,
was in a panic over what they could do.
There were many children, mostly toddlers, as well as the infants that would need to
be taken out with the cribs. There was no time to try to bundle them into carriers and
strollers.
Just then a young Marine came running into the center and asked what they needed.
After hearing what the center director was trying to do, he ran back out into the hallway
and disappeared. The director thought, "Well, here we are, on our own."
About 2 minutes later, that Marine returned with 40 other Marines in tow. Each of
them grabbed a crib with a child, and the rest started gathering up toddlers. The director
and her staff then helped them take all the children out of the center and down toward
the park near the Potomac .
Once they got about 3/4 of a mile outside the building, the Marines stopped in the
park, and then did a fabulous thing - they formed a circle with the cribs, which were
quite sturdy and heavy, like the covered wagons in the Old West. Inside this circle of
cribs, they put the toddlers, to keep them from wandering off. Outside this circle were
the 40 Marines, forming a perimeter around the children and waiting for instructions.
There they remained until the parents could be notified and come get their children.
The chaplain then said, "I don't think any of us saw nor heard of this on any of the
news stories of the day. It was an incredible story of our men there." There wasn't a
dry eye in the room.
The thought of those Marines and what they did and how fast they reacted; could
we expect any less from them? It was one of the most touching stories from the
Pentagon.

It's the Military, not the politicians that ensures our right to life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness. It's the Military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag.

If you care to offer the smallest token of recognition and appreciation for the
military, please pass this on and pray for our men and women, who have served and
are currently serving our country, and pray for those who have given the ultimate
sacrifice for freedom