0600 – terrorists Mohammed Atta and Abdulaziz al-Omari traveled to Logan International Airport from Portland International Jetport in Portland, Maine.
0652 – fellow terrorist Marwan al-Shehhi called Atta at Logan to confirm the plans of the attack.
Archive for September, 2014
9/11 Memorial – As It Happened – 0600
Thursday, September 11th, 20149/11 – Remember
Thursday, September 11th, 2014It’s been 13 years now. The longer it’s been, the closer I become to that day. I remember it all so vividly, events unfolding on the TV screen and as I made my way from my quarters on base to my Squadron, as the staff assembled. Granted, we didn’t know much, but it was obvious whatever did happen was going to involve us, so my mind was on the tasks at hand.
Now, I can remember. Now, I can grieve.
Please join me in remembering those we lost on September 11th, 2001 and over these ensuing 13 years.
“OneWorldTradeCenter” by Joe Mabel – Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
We’ve rebuilt the structures they destroyed but we’ll never be able to replace the lives they took. America is a resilient, vibrant nation. But, we’re in danger of ignoring what a dangerous place this world is. The threat isn’t gone. We must remain vigilant. We must never allow another tragedy to befall our people.
I continued serving for several years after that day, retiring, working in industry. Over time I began to process the tragedy. I’ve dealt with it little more each year as I grow further and further the events.
One thing has remained.
I will Never Forget and I will Never Forgive.
FRAG OUT! Magazine – SureFire 60 Round Magazine Meets Polish MSBS Assault Rifle
Thursday, September 11th, 2014FRAG OUT! Magazine recently had the opportunity to shoot some footage of the Polish MSBS Assault Rifle in both its standard (MSBS-K) and bullpup (MSBS-B) configurations, loaded using 60-round SureFire magazines along with standard 30-round mags. The above video features both configurations of the MSBS, while the bottom video features only the standard MSBS-K.
Sneak Peek – New Kit from G-Code
Thursday, September 11th, 2014
You Never Know Where They’ll Show Up
Thursday, September 11th, 2014
This time, the KCRF patch was found at the Memorial Museum of the Battle of the Atlantic, located on the “Pointe de Pen Hir” near the town of Camaret, Finistère, Brittany, France.
EOD Warrior Foundation
Wednesday, September 10th, 2014Check out this new video the EOD Warrior Foundation recently released on their official YouTube page.
The EOD Warrior Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, who’s mission is to support the EOD community by providing financial assistance and support to wounded, injured and ill EOD warriors as well as to the families of wounded and fallen EOD technicians and to maintain the EOD Memorial Wall in honor of fallen EOD heroes. The Foundation’s assistance includes grant awards, scholarships and additional supports such as morale-boosting events, peer-to-peer support and educational programs. The EOD Memorial Wall is located at the Eglin Air Force Base, in Eglin, FL and carries the names of EOD technicians who have been killed in the line of duty since War World II.
It Only Took Them Two Years
Wednesday, September 10th, 2014
Since I’m now seeing it posted everywhere, I’ll comment. Not bad, it only took folks two years to realize that KeyMod works just like industrial shelving.
Slight Change to Crye Precision’s AirFlex Combat Knee Pad
Wednesday, September 10th, 2014I picked up a new pair of AirFlex Combat Knee Pads last week from Crye Precision and just noticed that they had made a slight change to the mold for the rubber cap. Above you can see the new version and below an older Pad.
What they’ve added is a link to www.lwpatents.com which is a simple website that lists all of LineWeight’s patents. LineWeight LLC is Crye’s IP holding company and the site lists each patent by item and number.
Other than that, no additional changes have been made. For users, they are the same pads you’ve been wearing. For collectors it will be a data point. But for competitors it’s a warning. They want others to be fully cognizant that there is a patent on this product. Crye Precision has been defending their intellectual property for years and I see this as a message that they will continue to do so.
