DeSotoSky
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Today, September 11th, 2024 marks the 23rd anniversary of the September 11th 2001 attacks. I'm sure the rest of you, like myself remember exactly where you were that day. I was at the VA Hospital in Poplar Bluff, Missouri performing a safety inspection. I stood disbelieving as I watched the event unfold on the television in the hospital lobby. People were panicking and rushing the gas stations. I had trouble finding enough gas to make it back to St. Louis.
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by the militant Islamic extremist network al-Qaeda against the United States. On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists—directed by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden—hijacked four commercial airliners mid-flight while traveling from the northeastern US. (WIKI)
September 11th is officially designated as Patriot Day, a national day of mourning in rememberance of those killed in the attacks. The flag is flown at half mast on all US government buildings worldwide. It is not an official Federal Holiday as government offices, schools, and businesses remain open.
Buck issued a commemorative knife for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) It can be found on the 2002 Special Projects list as 110SP41. Cherry handle with a laser etched image and an American flag cutout on the blade. A faux marble display box with a colored lid etching makes it a special offering. The number issued is listed as 1,257. There is a second Special Projects listing the following year, 2003. 110SP49. I believe it to be the same knife, issued with a sheath instead of the display box. No quantity is listed.
(this is not my knife or image, swiped from the web)
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by the militant Islamic extremist network al-Qaeda against the United States. On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists—directed by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden—hijacked four commercial airliners mid-flight while traveling from the northeastern US. (WIKI)
September 11th is officially designated as Patriot Day, a national day of mourning in rememberance of those killed in the attacks. The flag is flown at half mast on all US government buildings worldwide. It is not an official Federal Holiday as government offices, schools, and businesses remain open.
Buck issued a commemorative knife for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) It can be found on the 2002 Special Projects list as 110SP41. Cherry handle with a laser etched image and an American flag cutout on the blade. A faux marble display box with a colored lid etching makes it a special offering. The number issued is listed as 1,257. There is a second Special Projects listing the following year, 2003. 110SP49. I believe it to be the same knife, issued with a sheath instead of the display box. No quantity is listed.
(this is not my knife or image, swiped from the web)