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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you Joe for reminding all of us not to give
in to the hatred and fear that those who perpetrated this crime against us want
us to experience. My husband and I also sought a little peace and calm
across the bay from you in Brooklyn Wednesday night. There was an eerie
calm and a sad view of the void were our once magnificent view of the skyline
stood.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sailing in lower NY harbor will never be the
same. For all those lost in tuesdays tragedy, may their loved ones
know that any time a person looks upon Manhattan from land, sea or sky we will
think of all those Heroes who lost their lives on September 11.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elaine "Free Spirit"</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=FITZONELOVE@aol.com
href="mailto:FITZONELOVE@aol.com">FITZONELOVE@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=public-list@alberg30.org
href="mailto:public-list@alberg30.org">public-list@alberg30.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 12, 2001 5:31
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Alberg30] thoughts</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>I went sailing today, a
magnificent September day, in Raritan Bay, totally <BR>peaceful and serene,
except for the occasional growl of a fighter plane high <BR>above. As I
looked towards Manhattan, it was surreal to view the skyline of <BR>NY, still
smoking, with its two tall silver towers absent, and I could not <BR>help but
feel useless because I could do nothing to help the victims, the <BR>wounded,
the missing and their families except pray for them. As I sailed
<BR>alone, I also wondered when I would discover that someone I knew was among
<BR>them, as so many Staten Islanders work downtown, in or near the Trade
Center, <BR>are NYC firemen, EMTs, police, etc. I came back to my
mooring, and tried to <BR>absorb the serenity of the day, before again
watching the horror unfold on <BR>TV. When the launch came to pick me
up, the operator asked if I knew anyone <BR>in Fire Rescue 5, on the Island; I
said I did; someone I knew since I was a <BR>kid. <BR>"The entire unit is
gone." <BR>I knew this was just the beginning of the immense sorrow to come,
but we <BR>cannot give in to the hatred and fear which created this tragedy.
If we do, <BR>it will be our undoing, forever. We need to bring
those responsible to <BR>justice, at whatever cost, and remember all those
lost to this madness with <BR>love, grieve with their families, and when we
are sailing, on calm waters <BR>with our loved ones, know that those who have
perished, are looking down upon <BR>us from Heaven, smiling upon our voyages.
<BR>Joe "One Love" <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>