"...That our Flag was still there!"

Bulldog · September 12, 2001, 11:48 PM

This photo stirs some serious emotion in me. How 'bout you?

OF · September 13, 2001, 12:19 AM

^

- Gabe

**4V50 Gary** · September 13, 2001, 01:09 AM

Reminds me of the photos of the sunken battleships at Pearl Harbor.

Stephen Ewing · September 13, 2001, 01:58 AM

The last flag raising to impress me that much has a statue.

Steve

Mort · September 13, 2001, 02:38 AM

I gotta admit, it gives me a boost. And I always thought symbols didn't matter. Days like Tuesday are what symbols are for.

Deadman · September 13, 2001, 05:31 AM

I'm a South African born Australian and that image stirs strong emotions in me. The flag that was draped over the Pentagon also applies.

My prayers go to all the victims involved, and to all the rescue workers.

Dennis · September 13, 2001, 06:22 AM

A quiet little voice says to me, "I'll bet a Marine was involved."

I explained the picture to my 89 y/o Mother. She's nearly blind and can't see it. Her comment was from her era, "Rally 'round the flag, boys!"

Nearly blind..... Sometimes she's sees pretty darned good.

Scott Evans · September 13, 2001, 07:09 AM

I Love this country!

posigian · September 13, 2001, 08:53 AM

Only moments after the attack my flag was hung from the balcony of my apartment with tears of pain on my face.

Pray for those who have lost loved ones and those rescuers who will forever deal with trauma from what they have seen.

God give us strength!

Aahzz · September 13, 2001, 10:47 AM

That picture moved me to tears...thanks.

Dave R · September 13, 2001, 10:52 AM

Best WTC picture I have seen. Bar none.

buzz_knox · September 13, 2001, 11:10 AM

That sends a message to every scumbag in the world: we may be battered, but we are never beaten.

hkg3 · September 13, 2001, 06:03 PM

yup

Elizabeth Petersen · September 13, 2001, 11:08 PM

Wow.

Thank you, Bulldog, from the bottom of my heart, for that picture. Good for my heart and my soul.

I just emailed a copy of it to my hubby-to-be...he's in the AF, and has been on base pretty much since this whole horrible thing started (I've seen him a grand total of maybe 60 mins since tuesday morning).

I know it will give him, and his fellow airmen, a much needed boost.

Thank you again.

Stonesheep · September 13, 2001, 11:31 PM

Canada hurts with you

yorec · September 14, 2001, 12:18 AM

I just saw this picture on another gun related bulletin board in the company of the famous photo of the marines raising old glory on Iwo Jima. Pretty good statement I'd say...

capnrik · September 14, 2001, 01:33 AM

Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines on the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! O long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wiped out their foul footstep's pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner forever shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave

Country Boy · September 17, 2001, 02:04 PM

Bumping this back to the top.

There was a huge photo of this in the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Mine is getting laminated.

AUTiger73 · September 17, 2001, 02:41 PM

Would like to see a replay of our Marines raising the flag, next time over Afghanistan!

We must WIN this one! What ever it takes, nations that harbor terrorist must be defeated. God be with us in our endeavor.

eviltravis · September 17, 2001, 08:51 PM

can you feel that? There is power in our nation yet!

September 12, 2001, 11:48 PM	#1
Bulldog Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 1999 Location: Texas Posts: 564	"...That our Flag was still there!" This photo stirs some serious emotion in me. How 'bout you?

September 13, 2001, 01:09 AM	#3
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,832	Reminds me of the photos of the sunken battleships at Pearl Harbor. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

September 13, 2001, 01:58 AM	#4
Stephen Ewing Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2000 Posts: 329	The last flag raising to impress me that much has a statue. Steve __________________ Remember: Smith and Wessons are like real estate; they're not making any more.

September 13, 2001, 07:09 AM	#8
Scott Evans Staff Alumnus Join Date: December 7, 1998 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 1,380	I Love this country! __________________ “This is my rifle, there are many like it but this one is mine …” MOLON LABE ! I’m a G-CODE holster fan ! www.range5.com

September 13, 2001, 08:53 AM	#9
posigian Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2000 Location: Great Lakes State Posts: 115	Only moments after the attack my flag was hung from the balcony of my apartment with tears of pain on my face. Pray for those who have lost loved ones and those rescuers who will forever deal with trauma from what they have seen. God give us strength! __________________ Posigian I AM THE NRA

September 13, 2001, 12:19 AM	#2
OF Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2000 Posts: 2,239	^ - Gabe

September 13, 2001, 02:38 AM	#5
Mort Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 1998 Posts: 479	I gotta admit, it gives me a boost. And I always thought symbols didn't matter. Days like Tuesday are what symbols are for.

September 13, 2001, 05:31 AM	#6
Deadman Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2000 Location: Sydney Posts: 538	I'm a South African born Australian and that image stirs strong emotions in me. The flag that was draped over the Pentagon also applies. My prayers go to all the victims involved, and to all the rescue workers.

September 13, 2001, 06:22 AM	#7
Dennis Staff Emeritus Join Date: November 23, 1998 Location: a small forest in Texas Posts: 7,079	A quiet little voice says to me, "I'll bet a Marine was involved." I explained the picture to my 89 y/o Mother. She's nearly blind and can't see it. Her comment was from her era, "Rally 'round the flag, boys!" Nearly blind..... Sometimes she's sees pretty darned good.

September 13, 2001, 10:47 AM	#10
Aahzz Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 1999 Location: CT Posts: 211	That picture moved me to tears...thanks.

September 13, 2001, 10:52 AM	#11
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2000 Location: Idaho Posts: 6,073	Best WTC picture I have seen. Bar none. __________________ I am Pro-Rights (on gun issues).

September 13, 2001, 11:10 AM	#12
buzz_knox Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 1999 Location: Knoxville, in the Free State of Tennesse Posts: 4,190	That sends a message to every scumbag in the world: we may be battered, but we are never beaten.

September 13, 2001, 06:03 PM	#13
hkg3 Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 1999 Location: Kalifornia, on my way to Arizona Posts: 1,149	yup __________________ "The next time I shoot somebody I could be arrested." - Lt. Frank Drebin, The Naked Gun

September 13, 2001, 11:08 PM	#14
Elizabeth Petersen Senior Member Join Date: March 6, 2001 Location: Utah Posts: 571	Wow. Thank you, Bulldog, from the bottom of my heart, for that picture. Good for my heart and my soul. I just emailed a copy of it to my hubby-to-be...he's in the AF, and has been on base pretty much since this whole horrible thing started (I've seen him a grand total of maybe 60 mins since tuesday morning). I know it will give him, and his fellow airmen, a much needed boost. Thank you again. __________________ March all you want, sister. This mom prefers to protect her children with a 12 gauge. Vulnus pectoris sugens ne properetis mos naturae dicendi est Ask me about my Hemingway Death Wish. I dare you.

September 13, 2001, 11:31 PM	#15
Stonesheep Member Join Date: March 14, 2001 Location: N58-48, W122-41 Posts: 75	Canada hurts with you

September 14, 2001, 12:18 AM	#16
yorec Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2000 Location: Wyoming Posts: 2,328	I just saw this picture on another gun related bulletin board in the company of the famous photo of the marines raising old glory on Iwo Jima. Pretty good statement I'd say...

September 14, 2001, 01:33 AM	#17
capnrik Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 474	Thanks for sharing the photograph. Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected now shines on the stream: 'Tis the star-spangled banner! O long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more? Their blood has wiped out their foul footstep's pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust." And the star-spangled banner forever shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave

September 17, 2001, 02:04 PM	#18
Country Boy Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2000 Location: Northern Border Posts: 699	Bumping this back to the top. There was a huge photo of this in the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Mine is getting laminated.

September 17, 2001, 02:41 PM	#19
AUTiger73 Senior Member Join Date: January 13, 2000 Posts: 375	Would like to see a replay of our Marines raising the flag, next time over Afghanistan! We must WIN this one! What ever it takes, nations that harbor terrorist must be defeated. God be with us in our endeavor. __________________ Always Condition Yellow

September 17, 2001, 08:51 PM	#20
eviltravis Senior Member Join Date: June 18, 2001 Location: montana Posts: 283	Look at the picture... can you feel that? There is power in our nation yet!