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Hi,

I'm the webmaster of Asbestos.com, which was created in 1995 to warn Americans about the dangers of asbestos exposure.

Over the last few years, evidence has begun to surface that suggests that victims of the 9/11 attacks and rescue workers were exposed to high levels of asbestos during the days following the attacks. In addition, it seems that government officials claimed at the time that the dust cloud was not toxic, which has proven to be inaccurate. This exposure can result in a number of life-threatening respiratory conditions, as well as mesothelioma, a deadly cancer associated only with asbestos exposure. We noticed you already have some asbestos-related resources on your site, so you are probably already aware of the threat.

In order to better educate the general public, we've created a number of resources on our website covering the 9/11 tragedy, the cleanup, and what to do if you think you've been exposed to asbestos. We'd like to offer our site (http://www.asbestos.com/) as a resource link to your users on your site at http://www.hagmayer.com/.

Please let me know if you are interested in participating. With your help, we can protect the public and hopefully save some lives.

Thanks,
Jesse Herman
The Asbestos and Mesothelioma center
www.asbestos.com

From the Inside Out: Sept. 11 Memorialized-DOD Article July 2003

By Casie Vinall
Special to American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2003 – Today, there's no visible reminder of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon. The destroyed section of the building has been rebuilt. Its gray stone facade has been meticulously restored. The outside appears as it has since the military headquarters was built in 1941. Inside, however, is another story. The inside section has been restored with one significant addition: the Pentagon Memorial and Chapel.This facility now stands at the exact site of impact to honor the 184 attack victims, serving as a solemn and fitting reminder of the tragic day none who witnessed will forget. Accessible to the public only through special tours, the memorial and chapel was designed by Defense Department artists and opened in September 2002.

Inside the dimly lit memorial, a quote by President Bush is inscribed on the polished steel central wall along with the names of those lost and missing: "One death can leave sorrow that seems almost unbearable. But to all of you who lost someone here, I want to say: You are not alone." The adjacent walls display the Purple Heart medal and the Defense of Freedom medal. A folded flag that covered the casket honoring the victims during the group burial at nearby Arlington National Cemetery on Sept. 12, 2002, hangs on the opposite wall. Upon a table in the center, the pages of a memorial book are open to Brady Kay Howell, 26, from Rexburg, Idaho. Perhaps not one of the better-known victims, his story on the page begins with "a beloved and fun-loving husband, son, brother, uncle, and friend" – a familiar story of so many victims.

Bill Eicher, an assistant in the Army chaplain's office, regularly visits the memorial and chapel. He describes it as a "very sad and heart-wrenching" reminder, but also a "very befitting tribute to those who died." "In some ways it's much like the Vietnam wall," said Eicher. "Both are very solemn and sad – appropriately so." As Eicher leaves the memorial, a group from the Air National Guard Crisis Action Team at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., enters. One member walks up to the plaque bearing the names, stating to his group, "Here's the family I worked with." He takes a long piece of parchment, places it over the name of his friend and rubs the name onto the paper with a pencil provided on a side table.

Another Guardsman, Chaplain (Col.) David Cooper, is visiting the memorial for the first time. "You just can't describe it," he said, speaking of the tragedy. The memorial, he declares, is a "fitting tribute." "It's moving when you think about it and focus on it," said Eric Prasse, an electrical inspector at the Pentagon who said he stops in often. It "helps to have a memorial here that (says) the victims were thought of and well-honored.”Prasse was on-site when the crash occurred. He lost one of his friends in the attack. He takes out the friend's small picture he carries in his wallet. Prasse estimates he has visited the memorial a hundred times. "I've got a lot of appreciation for everyone who has built the building as well and as fast as they did," he said, referring to how quickly the damage was repaired and sections reopened.

A family with small children enters the memorial, children too young to know this tragedy. This memorial exists for them too, so that they can honor those who died, lest they be forgotten. Inscribed on a plaque in the memorial are words from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Oct. 11, 2001: "We are mindful too, and resolute, that their deaths, like their lives, shall have meaning." An outdoor memorial that will be open to the public is to be built on nearly two acres of land along the path the passenger jet took just before it hit the building. The Army Corps of Engineers began planning the outdoor memorial in October 2001. Corps officials selected a winning design from over 1,000 contest entries. They project a Sept. 11, 2004, dedication, the third anniversary of the attack.
(Casie Vinall is an intern working for DefendAmerica.mil in
the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public
Affairs.)

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Above painting by Danny Hahlbohm
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Silent Night 911
You say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news on September 11, 2001. Neither will I. I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room with a man who called his wife to say "Good-Bye." I held his fingers steady as he dialed. I gave him the peace to say, "Honey, I am not going to make it, but it is OK...I am ready to go." I was with his wife when he called as she fed breakfast to their children. I held her up as she tried to understand his words and as she realized he wasn't coming home that night.

I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor when a woman cried out to Me for help. "I have been knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!" I said. "Of course I will show you the way home - only believe on Me now." I was at the base of the building with the Priest ministering to the injured and devastated souls. I took him home to fend to his Flock in Heaven. He heard my voice and answered.

I was on all four of those planes, in every seat, with every prayer. I was with the crew as they were overtaken. I was in the very hearts of the believers there, comforting and assuring them that their faith has saved them.

I was in Texas, Kansas, London. I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news. Did you sense Me? I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew every name -though not all know Me.

Some met Me for the first time on the 86th floor.

Some sought Me with their last breath.

Some couldn't hear Me calling to them through the smoke and flames; "Come to Me... this way... take my hand." Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me. But, I was there.

I did not place you in the Tower that day. You may not know why, but I do. However, if you were there in that explosive moment in time, would you have reached for Me?

September 11, 2001 was not the end of the journey for you. But someday your journey will end. And I will be there for you as well.

Seek Me now while I may be found. Then, at any moment, you know you are "ready to go."

I will be with you in the stairwell of your final moments.

Love Your Heavenly Father,
God, Your Lord and Savior (author unknown) Received Email 2001

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 Please email this page to your friends, the chain has not been broken since 9/11/2001. 
 
Please keep the candle lit     
 
 
One
As the soot, dirt, and ash rained down, we became one color.
As we carried each other down the stairs of the burning building.
 We became one class.
As we lit candles of waiting and hope, we became one generation.
As the firefighters and police officers fought their way into the inferno,
 We became one gender.
As we fell to our knees in prayer for strength, we became one faith.
As we whispered or shouted words of encouragement,
 We spoke one language.
As we gave our blood in lines a mile long, we became one body.
As we mourned together the great loss, we became one family.
As we cried tears of grief and loss, we became one soul.
As we retell with pride of the sacrifice of heroes, we become one people.
 
We are:
One color
One class
One generation
One gender
One faith
One language
One body
One family
One soul
One people
 
 We are The Power of One. We are united in God. 
We are the United States of America