911 Hijackers Final Words Sacrifice What They Fought For
wellness"I'm sorry you've never smelled the breath of a man who wants to kill you." Real final phone calls from 9/11 passengers set against a warfighter's message about sacrifice — the men who moved toward the fight instead of running from it, the flag-draped coffins, and why it wouldn't hurt you to try to understand what that costs, whether you share their opinions or not.
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You still on the fence. Hi, baby. Baby, you have to listen to me carefully. I'm on a plane that's been hijacked. I'm on the plane. I'm calling from the plane. I want to tell you I love you. Please tell my children that I love them very much. And I'm so sorry, babe. I hope to be able to see your face again, baby. I love you. Bye. Jules, this is Ryan. I live on an airplane that's been hijacked. Things go well. I'm looking good. I just want you to know I absolutely love you. I want you to be good. I'm so happy to have you time. I'll say to my parents and everybody that I just totally love you and I'll see you later. Bye babe. What are those people going to do? All the elevators are blocked out. In a country that most people would struggle to find on a map, in a compound that few possess the courage to enter. Men from my previous life took the fight to our enemy. In that compound, they found men that pray five times a day for your destruction. Those men don't care about your religious beliefs. They don't care about your political opinions. They don't care if you sit on the left or the right, liberal or conservative, pacifist or warrior. They don't care how much you believe in diversity, equality or freedom of speech. They don't care. I'm sorry you've never smelled the breath of a man who wants to kill you. I'm sorry you've never felt the alarm bells ringing in your body, the combination of fear and adrenaline as you move towards the fight instead of running from it. I'm sorry you've never heard someone cry out for help or cried out for help yourself, relying on the courage of others to bring you home. I'm sorry you've never tasted the salt from your own tears as you stand at flag-draped coffins bearing men you were humbled to call your friends. I don't wish those experiences on you. But I do wish you had them. Most will never understand the sacrifice required to keep evil men like those from that distant compound away from our doorstep. But it would not hurt you to try and understand. It would not hurt you to take a moment to respect the sacrifices that others make on your behalf whether they share your opinions or not.
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