U.S. Marines Save The Babies Seven Years Ago On 11 Sept. 2001

Silly, silly, silly.

• American Infidel
• Sep 14, 2008 at 7:41 AM
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This is a great story told by Wolf and posted at Blackfive.

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911 at NORTHCOM - The Marines and the Babies Seven Years Ago

Wolf- Just came from the memorial ceremony here at NORTHCOM. LTC (CH) Robert Leivers led the group in a ceremony here at the headquarters. During the ceremony, he relayed this little-known story from the Pentagon on 9/11:

"During a visit with a fellow chaplain, who happened to be assigned to the Pentagon, I had a chance to hear a first-hand account of an incident that happened right after Flt 77 hit the Pentagon. The Chaplain told me what happened at a daycare center near where the impact occurred.

"This daycare had many children, including infants who were in heavy cribs. The daycare supervisor, looking at all the children they needed to evacuate, was in a panic over what they could do; there were many children, mostly toddlers, as well as the infants that would need to be taken out with the cribs. There was no time to try to bundle them into carriers and strollers.

"Just then a young Marine came running into the center and asked what they needed. After hearing what the center director was trying to do, he ran back out into the hallway and disappeared. The director thought, 'well, there we are- on our own.' About 2 minutes later, that Marine returned with 40 others in tow. Each of them grabbed a crib with a child, and the rest started gathering up toddlers. The director and her staff then helped them take all the children out of the center and down toward the park near the Potomac and the Pentagon.

"Once they got about 3/4 of a mile outside the building, the Marines stopped in the park, and then did a fabulous thing- they formed a circle with the cribs, which were quite sturdy and heavy, like the covered wagons in the West. Inside this circle of cribs, they put the toddlers, to keep them from wandering off. Outside this circle were the 40 Marines, forming a perimeter around the children and waiting for instructions. There they remained until the parents could be notified and come get their children."

Wolf: The NORTHCOM chaplain then said- "I don't think any of us saw nor heard of this on any of the news stories of the day. It was an incredible story of our men there.''

I must say- there wasn't a dry eye in the room. The thought of those Marines and what they did and how fast they reacted- could we expect any less from them?? It was one of the most touching stories from the Pentagon I've EVER heard.

Wolf

Police Officer Glen K. Pettit

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Police Officer Glen K. Pettit was appointed to the NYPD on December 8, 1997. Glen began his career on patrol in the 10 Precinct and was assigned to the Police Academy Video Production Unit in July of 2000.

Besides being a volunteer firefighter since the age of 16, P.O. Pettit was an ardent videographer who was regularly seen at the site of police emergencies. His expertise in that field enabled him to freelance regularly for the New York Times, New York Newsday and News 12 on Long Island. He was one of the first videographers on the TWA Flight 800 crash in July 1996.

On September 11th, 2001, Glen was videotaping the catastrophe at the World Trade Center for future use in training and as possible evidence when he was tragically killed at 30 years of age.

A member and Delegate of the NYPD Emerald Society , Glen was always willing to help his fellow officers with a hand or word of encouragement. On September 13th of 2003, a 2 mile stretch of Montauk Highway running from the Oakdale-West Sayville Fire Station was Re-Named GLEN K. PETTIT WAY.

P.O. Glen K. Pettit is survived by his parents Jane and Thomas Wixted; sisters Diedre and Tara; and brothers, Joseph, Neil and Thomas.

A Series of Images Published by Newsday on the Ninth Anniversary of 9/11

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