Number 71: September 11, 2006



September 11 five years later.



St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Jack Buck wrote this poem after the events of September 11, 2001, and read it September 17th in pregame ceremonies at Busch Stadium where the Cardinals resumed play after 9/11.



We Shall Overcome



Since this nation was founded under God

More than 200 years ago,

We’ve been the bastion of freedom

The light which keeps the free world aglow.



We do not covet the possessions of others,

We are blessed with the bounty we share.

We have rushed to help other nations…

Anything…Anytime…Anywhere.



War is just not our nature.

We won’t start, but we will end the fight.

If we are involved, We shall be resolved

To protect what we know is right.



We’ve been challenged by a cowardly foe,

Who strikes and then hides from our view.

With one voice, we say,

“There’s no choice today, there is only one thing to do.”



Everyone is saying the same thing,

And praying that we end these senseless moments we are living.

As our fathers did before, we shall win this war.

And our children will enjoy the future we’ll be giving.



In dedication to my friend and brother-in-Christ Major Steve Long who lost his life saving others in the Pentagon that morning five years ago. Let freedom reign. Let us stay strong and united so we can effectively finish this war so our children really do have a better, safer world in which to live and freely worship God in.