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Wake up America!

Remembrance to Vigilance Have We Forgotten Too Much?


By Scott W. Winchell, Gerard Group International——--September 11, 2008

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By Scott W. Winchell, SVP; Gerard Group International, Inc. This morning, a very clear, bright, cloudless morning, not unlike that fateful day in 2001 when our lives were changed forever, I am especially sad. Though it has no bearing on others, one point does make it that much worse, and I share this with many, many thousands world-wide, for today is my birthday.

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Progressively, over the past seven September 11ths, I find that I am more depressed than I was on that first September 11th in 2001. I am more depressed because I see that we have learned so little and forgotten so much. I feel that I am banging my head against a wall because America has become jaded once again as if it was September 10th, 2001 all over again. That day before, like most of you, I was only concerned with my life and what trivial things I had to do the next day. Since that day, there have been over 11,829 terrorists acts committed world-wide. Yet, I look out at the world's events and we are more worried about lipstick on a pig than we are over the immense dangers this world has brought to our lives here at home. Soldiers die in Afghanistan and Iraq, correctly or incorrectly you may say, because of that fateful day and the numerous events leading to it. Life is a string of events, interconnected throughout history, and we the masses spend so much time looking only at the here and now. Take a moment please; join me in a moment of silence and remembrance for the 2,752 people who died that day at the hands of Islamic barbarians. Please do so also for the many thousands killed in other heinous acts of violence committed in the name of Allah since then. In three locations, the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, bravery and sacrifice were never more visible. In New York, hundreds of the bravest people I have ever seen lost their lives performing their official duties. These brave men and women went into harm's way as thousands ran in the opposite direction. On Flight 93, the heralded words of one of the passengers who fought back will forever ring in our ears: "Let's roll!" To the selfless acts of kindness by civilians at the Pentagon, I say thank you. You are the true heroes of a nation who is still in desperate need of true leaders and heroes just like you. Islamic fanatics still threaten us every day; and as we await yet another tape from Usama Bin Laden to come out today, we need to remember that day and the united front we shared, as the certainty of future events hangs like a dark cloud above. What too many are isolated events, are indeed otherwise. Whether it is a homeless man in a high priced hotel in Denver, dead in his room with a pound of cyanide, or a man screaming Allah Hu Akbar on a subway train in Philadelphia as he buried his hammer into a man's head, or a nuclear equipped Iran, we must stay alert. They mean what they say, and say what they mean. They want to take over the world and trap us all under sharia law or worse, under the roots of the flowers that bloom above. On behalf of the entire Gerard Group International family, we shall always remember, we shall always remain vigilant, we shall always fight tyranny, and most of all, we shall continue shout from the mountain tops: "Wake up America!" Please help us make this day less depressing by taking the time to educate ourselves and unite on the front we face, and turn our discourse into a serious discussion of the most important issue we face: The safety and security of our nation!. Scott W. Winchell is the Sr. Vice President at Gerard Group International, Inc. Gerard Group International was founded in 1983 and quickly achieved a reputation for excellence for our innovative approach to problem solving in a time of rapid technological change. We are best known for integrating relevant and often critical intelligence into programs that provide real and lasting solutions to the immediate and long-range concerns of our diverse client base.


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