En route to Reno for the 51st National Championship Air Races, we made a quick stop on our road trip in Susanville, California. Located at the Susanville Municipal Airport is the town's Veterans Memorial Park. On permanent display, are some Vietnam War-era aircraft serving as the airport's gate guards. It felt like an appropriate detour as today is the 13th anniversary of the events that took place on 9/11 back in 2001, a day that changed the world and this industry I love so much forever. This stop was a quick opportunity to observe and remember not only that horrific day, but to remember our troops currently fighting as well as those who have done their time fighting to preserve the freedoms we enjoy here in the United States. Though inadequate this may be, I too take a moment to pay tribute to those who have fought and died for a greater cause, as well as to those whose innocent lives were snuffed out 13 years ago today...
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| On the left is the park's UH-1 Iroquois Huey and on the right is is the AH-1 Cobra. |
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| RF-4C Phantom II (64-1022) on display at the park. |
No soldiers choose to die.
It's what they risk by being
who and where they are.
It's what they dare while saving
someone else whose life means
suddenly as much to them
as theirs.
Or More.
To honor them,
why speak of duty or the will
of governments?
Think first of love
each time you tell their story.
It gives their sacrifice a name,
and takes from war its glory.
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