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HUDDLE — Tech. Sgt. Tom J. O’Rourke,
Master Sgt. Fran Gervasi, Airman 1st class Dorian
Mitchell and Master Sgt. John S. Himmel, all readiness
technicians attached to the 405th Air Expeditionary
Wing, practice plotting coordinates on a map at
a forward-deployed location in support of Operation
Enduring Freedom. Photo by Staff Sgt. Cheresa
D. Clark, USAF
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| HOMELAND SECURITY |
New Department to Ensure
Nation Prepares to Respond |
| By Linda D. Kozaryn / American
Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON
— The upcoming anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
is a vivid reminder that the nation must be prepared to respond
to acts of terrorism and other disasters.
Ensuring the nation's preparedness for such emergencies
would be one of the main missions of the Homeland Security Department
proposed by U.S. President George W. Bush. White House officials
say the department would ensure emergency response professionals
are prepared, provide the federal government's response and
help the nation recover from terrorist attacks and natural disasters.
The consequences of such national emergencies are
wide-ranging, White House officials said. They include loss
of life and health, destruction of families, fear and panic,
loss of confidence in government, destruction of property and
disruption of commerce and financial markets. The new department
would lead federal efforts to promote recovery.
Department personnel would work with federal, state
and local public safety organizations to build a national incident
management system. The new system would streamline federal incident
management procedures and consolidate existing federal emergency
response plans.
A top priority would be to develop a communications
system linking the hundreds of offices across the government
and the country that would be involved in emergency response
efforts. White House officials said the current system has not
yet supplied the emergency response community with the technology
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| Chief Master Sgt. Valerie Benton |
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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
New Pentagon Memorial |
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 and Shuyin Yang |
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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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