25th Anniversary of 9/11

THIS MONTH WILL MARK THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11TH TERRORIST ATTACK NEARLY 3,000 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE DEADLIEST TERROR ATTACK IN AMERICAN HISTORY TO RECOGNIZE THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND FAMILIES WHOSE LIVES WERE CHANGED FOREVER. THE MILITARY HERITAGE MUSEUM IN GORDA IS HOLDING A 9.11 COMMEMORATION CEREMONY. FOR MORE ON THE SEPTEMBER 11TH COMMEMORATION CEREMONY. I'M NOW JOINED BY ISAAC JAMES. HE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MILITARY HERITAGE MUSEUM IN GORDA. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. WHY ARE YOU HOSTING THIS EVENT? >> SO THE MILITARY HERITAGE MUSEUM OF HOSTED AND A CEREMONY, 4TH, A 9.11, REMEMBRANCE 5 YEARS AGO ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY. AND WE TEND TO DO IT EVERY 5 YEARS. BUT IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY TO OUR MISSION BECAUSE IT OPEN THE DOOR TO OUR MILITARY HERITAGE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT ALSO WE TAKE IT UPON OURSELVES TO NOT ONLY JUST REMEMBER THOSE THAT HAVE PASSED, BUT ALSO TO BE THANKFUL FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR FIRE AND POLICE EMT'S MEDICS THAT WERE THERE THAT DAY AND THAT HAVE THAT ALSO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. >> YOU HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST, SPEAKER. CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR SPECIAL PRESENTATION? >> YES, SO WE HAVE A MARION KINETIC IS THE MOTHER OF MARIE RACE OP OR WHO WAS A PASSENGER ON AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT. 77. FLEW INTO THE PENTAGON AND HER DAUGHTER WAS 35 YEARS OLD AND WAS UNABLE JAG OFFICER ON HER WAY TO LOS ANGELES TO START A NEW CAREER IN TEACHING GYMNASTICS, WHICH WAS REALLY HER DRINK AND UNFORTUNATELY, HER LIFE WAS CUT SHORT. SO HER MOTHER, MARIAN WILL BE WITH US THAT MORNING TO TALK ABOUT HER DAUGHTER TO TALK ABOUT THAT DAY AND HOW WHAT IT MEANT TO THEIR FAMILY AND HOUSE. THEY MAKE THEIR LIVES MOVING FORWARD. >> THAT SOUNDS VERY TOUCHING. IS SHE FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA? >> SHE IS. I BELIEVE SHE'S A CAPE CORAL RESIDENT AND I WAS DOING A SEARCH LOOKING FOR SOME, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE TO HAVE A PERSONAL TOUCH TO OUR OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN GORDA. THAT WARNING AND I FOUND HER AND BROUGHT HER STORY AND SAW THAT MARGARET WAS A WAS A NAVAL OFFICER AND JACK OR AND IT JUST IT FIT OR MISSION PERFECTLY. >> WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO PUT THAT TIME? THE EFFORT, THE ENERGY IN THE CEREMONIES LIKE THIS TO REMEMBER THE LIVES THAT WERE LOST THAT DAY. >> IT'S ONE OF THE MOST PROUDEST THINGS THAT I THINK WE DO HERE AT THE MUSEUM. WE HAVE A LOT OF CEREMONIES EVERY YEAR WHETHER IT BE MEMORIAL DAY OR A VETERANS DAY, WE'RE VIETNAM ARE A NUMBER OF STATE OR 9.11 PATRIOTS STATE. AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, TOO. KEEP TELLING THE STORY. IT'S IMPORTANT TO TEACH THE FUTURE GENERATIONS. IT'S NOW AS I'M SPEAKING, WE HAVE A BUILDING FULL OF 5TH GRADERS FROM CHARLOTTE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO ARE LEARNING ABOUT 9.11 WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT THE SACRIFICES THAT WERE GIVEN FOR LEARNING HISTORY. THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS. AND SO I THINK THIS IT REALLY BE PROVES US THAT THE MILITARY HERITAGE MUSEUM AS PART OF OUR MISSION. TO TEACH THEM INTO PASSING ON TO FUTURE GENERATIONS. >> AND HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE HOW THIS DATE CHANGED OUR ENTIRE NATION? >> YOU KNOW, IT. THERE'S VARIOUS OPINIONS OUT THERE AND THAT CAN AS A NONPROFIT, I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE OPINIONS OF IT. BUT WHAT I WILL SAY. >> IT GAVE US HERE AT THE MILITARY HERITAGE MUCH BROADER PERSPECTIVE. OF THOSE THAT GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FAMILIES. WE HAVE FAMILIES THAT COME THROUGH HERE AT THE MUSEUMS THAT THEIR SONS AND THEIR DAUGHTERS WITH HER BROTHER OR SISTER. WERE KILLED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. WE STILL HAVE LIVING VETERANS THAT ARE HERE AND IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, MANY OF THEM HERE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. WHO WERE IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN AND ARE STILL GOING THROUGH HARDSHIPS ARE GOING THROUGH AND MENTAL NEEDS PTSD ISSUES WAS FOR HOME LOANS. AND IT'S ONE THING THAT I REALLY CHARITY INHERIT. A MUSEUM IS BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR THEM. STANDING UP FOR THEM AND HELPING THEM DIRECTING THEM AND THE RIGHT. A VENUE FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR WHATEVER HELP THEY NEED, WHETHER IT BE THE VA OR WHETHER MAY NEED TO BE SITTING DOWN WITH THE THERAPIST OF WAR TALKING THROUGH PTSD ISSUES WITH A HUSBAND, A WIFE OR EVEN KIDS AND GRANDKIDS. SO IT REALLY HAS GIVEN A LOT TO A NONPROFIT LIKE US. REALLY A LOT OF THE MISSION. WE ARE VERY MISSION BASED AND I THINK IT FED SO MUCH INTO WHO WE ARE AS AS A MUSEUM, BUT NOT JUST A MUSEUM. BUT AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT REALLY DOES ADVOCATE FOR VETERANS. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITH US TODAY. ISAAC. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. >> FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MUSEUM CEREMONY OF REMEMBRANCE OF 9.11 >> PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AND MILITARY HERITAGE MUSEUM DOT ORG. THE NATIONAL