Why don’t they get on with it? Look at the lazy bums Why bring up that ancient history? Id idn’tdoanything Went to school, learned to read Built colleges, universitiesīeat the Harvard debaters Became doctors, lawyers, Opened our businessesįought in the wars with the best Left the South, went up North Broke into sports, made our music Transformed the world In the woods, In a field, in the sheriff’s backroom Exclusion and humiliation every blessed day Men, women, children watching, smiling, pointing Hangings, maimings uncounted Gentry didn’t like it but our hands were tied Yes we worked you and your children To your unmarked graves Holocaust like a virus spread Another century went by Stately homes, fine plantations, Our Southern towns, brick by brick Yes we did, for three hundred years We are decent and God-fearing Our women are good-lookingīetween Civil War and Civil Rights. The shining cities of France and England, You made us rich with the cotton you raised Slow down, raise a finger, say a word– They knew their duty to civilization The Land of the Free God-fearing men fought for white-skinned women Clean and righteous they wereįrom lands destined for them, They removed ungodly savages Enclosed them in reservations Those we didn’t slaughter In the Land of the Free all men declared equal All men breathe the air of Liberty, He told his fellow passengers “Let’s Roll” right before the communication was cut off from the airplane and it crashed in a field 240 miles from the White House.Over 5,500 black women, men, and children Shot by police “in the line of duty” One of the passengers of hijacked flight 93 was Todd Beamer who bravely attempted to regain control of the flight.
Townley has multiple Memorial “Walls” naming all those in the Armed Forces of the United Sates who have died in the war on terrorism following 911.Ī plane hit the Pentagon and one of them had passengers who were brave enough to save the white House from getting hit.
He simply said “You watch too much Oprah.” He did not believe my mother when she called and demanded that he turn around. When the Twin Towers collapsed and one of the hijacked planes was still in the air, my father was on his way to LAX. The reason that terrorists chose those flights was because the airplanes held the most fuel that would trigger the largest explosions possible. Most of the planes that were hijacked were scheduled to land at LAX. The massive buildings known as the Twin Towers were struck by two hijacked planes. Firefighters did not have to go into those buildings to save people, but they were brave enough to do it for the people of our country. People have also given him gifts to show their appreciation. Scott Townley’s 9/11 Memorial at 863 Woods Ave.
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