I have undertaken this project to put a face to 9/11 by posting a photo of everyone killed that day. If after everything that happened you can vote for the ideology that brought it about it's as if you are killing them yourself! Pictured below was 47 year old Fire Marshal Ronald Bucca who was the only fire marshal killed in the history of the New York City Fire Department. He and Oruo Palmer both reached the 78th floor in the South Tower which was the Sky Lobby and were the two responders who got the highest up in the tower. He had told his wife that he expected another terrorist attack on the towers after the 1993 bombing which he had investigated since he was a fire marshal. In 1986 he had fallen five stories while responding to a a fire and was told that it was a miracle he had survived. He broke his back but told his wife he would be back doing rescues in a year and he was right. Prior to being a firefighter he had been a Green Beret during the Vietnam War and an analyst for the Defense Intelligence Agency before joining the fire department in 1979. His body was recovered on October 23, 2001 and he was survived by his wife and two children. His son Ronald, Jr to honor his father joined the Green Berets after 9/11 and did five combat tours. To forget even a single one of these people is a blasphemy!
I have undertaken this project to put a face to 9/11 by posting a photo of everyone killed that day. If after everything that happened you can vote for the ideology that brought it about it's as if you are killing them yourself! Pictured below was 11 year old Bernard Brown who was killed aboard Flight 11 which crashed into the Pentagon. He was one of three students who had been picked to go to a National Geographic conference in California and he was accompanied by teacher Hilda Taylor. Bernard's mother had driven them to the airport from the naval base that morning and his father who was a Navy Chief Petty Officer worked at the Pentagon but was at a golf outing that day. Bernard was survived by his parents and sister and to forget even a single one of these people is a blasphemy! I have to admit that this instance has me in tears because young people like Bernard hadn't even had a chance to live yet and were taken out by insanity!
I have undertaken this project to put a face to 911 by posting a photo of everyone killed that day. If after everything that happened you can vote for the ideology that brought it about it's as if you are killing them yourself! Pictured below was 35 year old Janice Brown who worked as an accountant at March McLennan where Flight 11 crashed through in the North Tower. Janice who was due to turn 36 in a few weeks was a single mother with a young son and she had also taken custody of one of her nephews when her sister was unable to take care of him. Moreover she was a very active aunt taking her nieces and nephews as well as her children out on the weekends and she also financed a trip to Disney World for all of them. To forget even a single one of these people is a blasphemy!
Well, folks, today would have been my son Mac��s 36th birthday.
It felt fitting to release Graceful Warrior today, on his birthday. This book tells the story of our family’s journey through some of life’s most difficult moments, and the faith, hope, and love that carried us through. My hope is that somewhere in these pages, someone facing their own difficult season might find a little encouragement, strength, or comfort. If this book can help even one person, then sharing our story will have been worth it.
Thank you to everyone who preordered the book, shared kind words, and supported me throughout this journey. It means more than I can say.
Graceful Warrior is available now wherever books are sold. I hope you’ll pick up a copy. And the audio book is available also. I recorded it this past summer.
Happy birthday, Mac. We love you and miss you every day.
Graceful Warrior here and other online outlets: https://t.co/WgtmSo5HTE
I have undertaken this project to put a face to 9/11 by posting a photo of everyone killed that day. If after everything that happened you can vote for the ideology that brought it about it's as if you are killing them yourself! Pictured below was 58 year old Herman Broghammer who was a senior vice president at the Aon Corporation in the South Tower. He was first generation American as his parents moved here from Germany and since his father died when he was a teenager he spent many years helping to take care of his mother. He also was very involved in his church and involunteer efforts. He was survived by his wife and two children and to forget even a single one of these people is a blasphemy!
I have undertaken this project to put a face to 9/11 by posting a photo of everyone killed that day. If after everything that happened you can vote for the ideology that brought it about it's as if you are killing them yourself! Pictured below was 43 year old Jonathan Briley who was an audio/visual technician at Wndows on the World. Although it hasn't been confirmed it is widely believed that Jonathan was what has become known as the falling man which was a famous picture of someone who jumped out of the North Tower with his body caught on camera upside down. In addition to his work he was a deacon at his father's church and he was survived by his wife of 7 years. To forget even a single one of these people is a blasphemy!
I have undertaken this project to put a face to 9/11 by posting a photo of everyone killed that day. If you can vote for the ideology that brought it about it's as if you are killing them yourself! Pictured below was 27 year old Paul Bristow who was a publisher and conference organizer for the Risk Waters Group and was attending a seminar in the Windows on the World r
Restaurant in the North Tower. He was born in Hertfordshire in England and had moved to the United States recently with his fiance with whom he lived in Brooklyn. To forget even a single one of these people is a blasphemy!
I have undertaken this project to put a face to 9/11 by posting the photo of everyone killed that day. If after everything that happened you can vote for the ideology that brought it about it's as if you are killing them yourself! Pictured below was 50 year old Frank Brennan who was a senior vice president and limited partner in Cantor Fitzgerald in the North Tower. Standing at a towering 6 ft 7 in he played basketball in high school and was survived by his wife. It was also noted that he was good friends with former Mets player Rusty Staub and the night before the attack he had met with Staub to discuss an upcoming November Gala for an association that helped the families of fallen firefighters and police officers. To forget even a single one of these people is a blasphemy!
I have undertaken this project to put a face to 9/11 by posting a photo of everyone killed that day. If after everything that happened you can vote for the ideology that brought it about it's as if you are killing them yourself! Pictured below was 27 year old firefighter Michael Brennan who was killed in the South Tower and the last time he was heard from was on the 18th floor. He had wanted to be a firefighter since the time he was a child and joined the ranks when he was 21 years old. He had already received two citations for bravery during his career and intended to take the lieutenant's exam the following month. He was survived by his parents, stepparents and eight siblings and to forget even a single one of these people is a blasphemy!
I have undertaken this project to put a face to 9/11 by posting a photo of everyone killed that day. If after everything that happened you can vote for the ideology that brought it about it's as if you are killing them yourself! Pictured below was 50 year old Lydia Bravo who was an occupational nurse with Marsh McLennan where Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower. She and her fiance had just returned to the city the day before from a week-long vacation in Mexico and that month they were going to celebrate their 11th year of being together. She had graduated from Manhattan College as a registered nurse and had spent eight years as a nurse in the oncology unit at Cornell Medical center. To forget even a single one of these people is a blasphemy!