Semper Fi

 A Story Never Told -

A story never heard....

A chaplain, who happened to be assigned to the Pentagon, told of an

incident that happened right after Flight 77 hit the Pentagon on 9/11.

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 and the Pentagon.

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.

h/t JO