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ON THE TOWN — U.S. soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Battalion spend the morning in Orgun, Afghanistan, browsing local shops and interacting with local villagers. Photo by PH2 (SW/DV) Eric Lippmann, USN
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| By Sgt. 1st Class Kathleen T. Rhem, USA / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON — The nation's ranking military officer has a message for the American people: Live your lives to the fullest, and don't cower in fear of terrorists.
U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said if Americans start hiding and changing how they live, the terrorists who attacked the United States on Sept. 11 will have won.
"If you want the terrorists to win, start conducting your life in a much different manner. Conduct it like the terrorists would like you to conduct it, and that is be afraid," Myers said. "Don't pursue life as a free person. Huddle in your bedroom and don't engage in life."
He was speaking during an interview with the American Forces Press Service and American Forces Radio and Television Service. Portions of the interview will be broadcast to American service members overseas on the one-year anniversary of the attacks.
"What the American people need to do is conduct their business as usual," Myers said.
That doesn't mean there's nothing to worry about. "One terrorist willing to lose his or her life for whatever they believe in is going to be hard to stop, so there will probably be more attacks," Myers said. "But we can't let them influence our behavior to the point where they win." More |
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| U.S. soldiers grab supplies from a helicopter in Narizah, Afghanistan |
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| Chief Master Sgt. Valerie Benton had only 96 days to adjust to her new life as the leader and spokesperson for the Air National Guard's enlisted force of 93,000 men and women before terrorists attacked the U.S. last Sept. 11. But the experience has made her a better leader. Says she: "In my 22 years in uniform, I had never really gotten the essence of what it is to serve until that time when our freedom and our liberty was truly threatened." Story
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Loved Ones Help Shape
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By Linda D. Kozaryn
American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON — When people visit the planned Pentagon Memorial, Jim Laychak wants them to experience the same range of emotions he's felt in the year since the Sept. 11 terrorist attack: grief and sorrow, followed by comfort and hope.
"You want them to feel that sense of loss," he said, "but then you want it to be a place where they can be thoughtful and reflective. I would also like them to come away feeling a sense of hope."
Laychak lost a younger brother, David, in the attack on the Pentagon. Since then, he's been committed to ensuring the world does not forget his brother or the other 183 people who died there that day — 59 passengers and crewmembers aboard the aircraft and 125 service members and civilian workers. Story
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Yuguang Zheng, 65, and his wife, Shuyin Yang, 62, were passengers on board American Airlines flight 77.
They were returning to China after visiting their daughter in the U.S. for almost a year. Mr. Zheng was a retired chemist who graduated from Nanjing University. His wife was a retired pediatrician who graduated from Shanghai Second Medical University. They were married for 35 years. A reserved man, he loved painting and was accomplished at taichi, while she was an active, open-minded and kind lady who was good at cooking. Family was the most important thing to both of them. They loved each other and their children.
Survivors include their son Shidong and daughter Rui.
We will not forget them.
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