A true story never heard or read in the media ( Archived) (2)

A chaplain, who happened to be assigned to the
Pentagon, told of an incident that happened right
after Flight 77 hit the Pentagon on 9/11. A daycare
facility inside the Pentagon had many children,
including infants who were in heavy cribs. The
daycare supervisor, looking at all the children they
needed to evacuate, was in a panic over what they
could do. There were many children, mostly
toddlers, as well as the infants that would need to
be taken out with the cribs. There was no time to
try to bundle them into carriers and strollers.

Just then a young Marine came running into the
center and asked what they needed. After hearing
what the center director was trying to do, he ran
back out into the hallway and disappeared. The
director thought, "Well, here we are, on our own."

About 2 minutes later, that Marine returned with 40
other Marines in tow. Each of them grabbed a crib
with a child, and the rest started gathering up
toddlers. The director and her staff then helped
them take all the children out of the center and
down toward the park near the Potomac and the
Pentagon.

Once they got about 3/4 of a mile outside the
building, the Marines stopped in the park, and then
did a fabulous thing - they formed a circle with the
cribs, which were quite sturdy and heavy, like the
covered wagons in the Old West. Inside this circle
of cribs, they put the toddlers, to keep them from
wandering off. Outside this circle were the 40
Marines, forming a perimeter around the children and
waiting for instructions. There they remained until
the parents could be notified and come get their
children.

The chaplain then said, "I don't think any of us saw
nor heard of this on any of the news stories of the
day. It was an incredible story of our men there.
There wasn't a dry eye in the room. The thought of
those Marines and what they did and how fast they
reacted; could we expect any less from them? It was
one of the most touching stories from the Pentagon.

It's the Military, not the politicians that ensures
our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness. It's the Military who salutes the flag,
who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is
draped by the flag. AMEN TO THAT!