Reflections on 9-11
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6963Victor Maldonado
9/11/2008
I remember in the days after the attacks hearing stories of heroism from members of the LGBT community: Father Mychael Judge, the NYC Fire Department chaplain killed in the shadows of the Twin Towers as he ministered to the injured; Mark Bingham, a passenger on United Flight 93 who, along with fellow passengers, heroically forced their plane to crash into the Pennsylvania countryside rather than allow it be used as a weapon of mass destruction. Today we pause and remember the men and women who lost their lives and ask ourselves, what lessons did we learn from their example?
I learned one important lesson: that every American has the potential to be a hero -- be they gay, straight, black, white, republican or democrat. Reflecting on that terrible day I realize the damage one person can do, and the salvation that another can provide.
