Category: Politics & Peace
Opinion: All Gave Some; Some Gave All
By Carmen Roberts (Nov 9) NEW YORK — We honor all our veterans who served, who protected our freedom. We also honor their families who sacrificed with them. Without our soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen and coast guard the world would be a darker place.
photos: Betty S, Fabian C , Carlos V, Lolly S and Carmen Roberts
For a third year NYC Harley Owners Group rode to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in downtown Manhattan. Director Joe S. started the ride in 2012 to give the members a personal way to say thanks.
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Opinion: Ten Years After and Still Heart Wrenching
Does a linear line in time that stretches out for a decade change how we perceive a life-changing incident like 9/11?
Ten years should make it easier to cope with the anniversary, but the 10-year mark seems different. Harder.
In 2001 I was running for my life to escape the monstrous terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. I lived just three buildings south of the towers, so like many people, I can never forget.
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Opinion: No Tears or Cheers for Osama
Nearly 10 years after the attack on the World Trade Center jolted me awake in my nearby apartment, the United States finally found and killed the mastermind of the attack, Osama bin Laden.
