By Mark Weyermuller -
Tuesday, I joined families and 1st responders placing 2996 American Flags on the Village Green on Maple Street in Winnetka, Illinois. The tribute will stand for one day and be taken down at sunset on September 11, 2019. About half the group placing flags were children who are not born before that fateful day 18 years ago.
That day 18 years ago, September 11, 2001, four airplanes were hijacked by 19 Muslim terrorists using only box cutter knives as their weapons. The extremists crashed two planes into the World Trade Center in New York City, one into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. In another field in Pennsylvania, Americans stood up to the hijackers and sacrificed themselves to protect intended victims somewhere in the D.C. Beltway.
This is also a day to remember the Benghazi attack of 2012 which resulted in the deaths of four Americans. They were US Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens; USFS officer Sean Smith; CIA contractors Tyrone S. Woods and Glen Doherty. This attack and actions (or lack of) continue to be an item of discussion as Hillary Clinton continues on with life. She was Secretary of State at that time. She blamed a YouTube video for a "spontaneous" attack, yet later it was shown to be a well-planned, deliberate attack on the American embassy in Benghazi.
God Bless America, United We Stand. We will never forget 9-11-2001.
(Photos by Mark Weyermuller)
Mark Weyermuller is a small business person, real estate professional, and conservative activist in Chicago. He is a citizen journalist and regular contributor to Illinois Review. Mark until recently was heard weekly on the radio in a "man in the street segment" at Stephanie Trussell Show heard on the 50,000 watt WLS 890-AM. Stephanie now is filling in on WIND 560-AM. Mark did a call in segment yesterday with her on WIND at 5:50 pm on the the flag display.
