9-11-01 Tribute

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f506e1egerbq.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#339900" FACE="Arial" ><B>Banning High School Class of 1974</B></FONT><B> </B><B> </B><B> </B><B> </B><B> </B><B>|    </B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Banning High School Class of 1974"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events, News and Other Happenings"><U>Events, News and Other Happenings</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Class of 1974 Directory"><U>The Class of 1974 Directory</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Class of 1974 Photo Album"><U>Class of 1974 Photo Album</U></A>   |   9-11-01 Tribute   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links to Other Alumni Sites on the Web"><U>Links to Other Alumni Sites on the 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ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="20a64370.gif" border=0 width="100" height="55" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="20a64370.gif" border=0 width="100" height="55" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>The Banning High School Class of 1974</B></div> <div> <B>wishes to dedicate this page</B></div> <div> <B>to all of those who needlessly suffered</B></div> <div> <B>as a result of the attacks on</B></div> <div> <B>the World Trade Center</B></div> <div> <B>and</B></div> <div> <B>the United States Pentagon</B></div> <div> <B>on Tuesday, September 11, 2001 A.D.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Our hearts, our thoughts, and our prayers go out to all who gave the supreme sacrifice in these brutal attacks on our freedom.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>They go out to all of those who were injured.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>They go out to all of those participating in the rescue and clean-up efforts.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>They go out to Our Nation's leaders -- President Bush, Vice-President Cheney, and the United States Congress.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>They go out to all members of Our Nation's law enforcement agencies.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>They go out to all members of Our Nation's Military Forces.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>They go out to all of their families and friends.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>And they go out to all of America.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="20a64370.gif" border=0 width="100" height="55" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="21668680.gif" border=0 width="360" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="20a64370.gif" border=0 width="100" height="55" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>"LEST WE FORGET"</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In the midst of this global tragedy we must remember that it is the </B></div> <div> <B>responsibility of each of us to condemn all hateful behavior.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>THOU SHALT NOT KILL</U></B><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Thou shall not kill the spontaneous laughter of a child.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Thou shall not kill the enthusiasm of one who eagerly pursues what he loves to do.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Thou shall not kill the innocence of a fragile soul.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Thou shall not kill the fruitful ideas of others.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Thou shall not kill the good reputations of those you envy.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Thou shall not kill the time you have each day to help another.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Thou shall not kill the spirit of joy in any other person.</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Submitted by Myrle Petty (BHS '76)</U></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><U>Worker's Compensation Judge</U></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><U>State of California</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>WE ARE AMERICA</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>As the soot and dirt and ash rained down,</B></div> <div> <B>We became one color.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>As we carried each other down the stairs of the burning building</B></div> <div> <B>We became one class.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>As we lit candles of waiting and hope</B></div> <div> <B>We became one generation.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>As the firefighters and police officers fought their way into the inferno</B></div> <div> <B>We became one gender.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>As we fell to our knees in prayer for strength,</B></div> <div> <B>We became one faith.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>As we whispered or shouted words of encouragement,</B></div> <div> <B>We spoke one language.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>As we gave our blood in lines a mile long,</B></div> <div> <B>We became one body.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>As we mourned together the great loss</B></div> <div> <B>We became one family.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>As we cried tears of grief and loss</B></div> <div> <B>We became one soul.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>As we retell with pride of the sacrifice of heroes</B></div> <div> <B>We become one people.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>We are...</B></div> <div> <B>One color</B></div> <div> <B>One class</B></div> <div> <B>One generation</B></div> <div> <B>One gender</B></div> <div> <B>One faith</B></div> <div> <B>One language</B></div> <div> <B>One body</B></div> <div> <B>One family</B></div> <div> <B>One soul</B></div> <div> <B>One people</B></div> <div> <B>We are The Power of One. One Nation, Under God, Indivisible.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>We are United.</B></div> <div> <B>We are America.</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Submitted by Kathie LaBombard</U></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><U>Luling, Texas</U></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><U>whose lost a friend at the World Trade Center on September 11</U></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><U>and whose brother continues with the cleanup and recovery efforts</U></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>May God Bless America.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Duke and Norma Vernoy</B></div> <div> <B>September 16, 2001</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.trellix.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.trellix.com"><U><B><IMG SRC="21352280.gif" border=0 width="82" height="40" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B> <A HREF="http://www.fortunecity.com" target="_top"><img src="HTMLobj-532/FCity3.gif" border="0"></A>  </B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>