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Autumn Reflecting Absence
Posted on September 22, 2025 Leave a Comment
Image created from personal photographs, enhanced using photo editing tools and Microsoft Copilot. Fall was once another woman’s favorite time of year. For her, cooling temps renewed energy, darkening days shifted from strawberries and cream to steamy apple pies, falling colors signaled lifecycle tinting toward her October birthday. This woman holds a precious contemplative space […]
THE NEWS IS MOSTLY TRUTH
Posted on September 11, 2025 Leave a Comment
This moment always brings me back to here. Dylan’s first day of Pre-K The bus brought him home at 11:30 AM.
OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD!
Posted on May 1, 2025 1 Comment
Osama bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaeda and key mastermind behind the September 11 attacks, was killed on May 1, 2011 during a U.S. military operation known as Operation Neptune Spear. The raid was carried out by Navy SEAL Team Six at his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, marking a significant moment in the fight against […]
WANTING: APRIL 8, 2025
Posted on April 8, 2025 2 Comments
Two weeks ago, the landscaper arrived to pick up sticks and blow winter’s detritus from the gardens. The next morning, everything was covered under a lofty blanket of snow. From a window I observed a cardinal perched regal in the platform feeder under a white frozen roof peaking 10” high, a crowned crimson caller strident […]
MILITARY COMMISSIONS SENTENCING HEARING TRIAL vs. FEDERAL CRIMINAL TRIAL – How Do They Compare? re. U.S.A. vs. KSM, et. al.
Posted on January 23, 2025 Leave a Comment
What is the difference between a Sentencing Hearing and a Criminal Trial? How are they relevant to 9/11 Victims and VFMs?
THURSDAYS BRIEFINGS: Part 2 – The Press
Posted on January 15, 2025 Leave a Comment
VFMs share moment of silence and emotional reactions with the press as breaking news of ruling from the Solicitor General is handed down.
THURSDAY BRIEFINGS: Part 1 – The Defense
Posted on January 15, 2025 Leave a Comment
VFMs are on the edge of their seats in back-to-back meetings, on the verge of the plea entry for the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.
DISCUSSION OF THE WAY FORWARD: Open Session in the Military Court In the 9/11 Case
Posted on January 10, 2025 Leave a Comment
January 10, 2025 At 8:00 AM, 9/11 Victim Family Members (VFMs) boarded the Victim’s Witness Assistance Program (VWAP) bus in courtroom attire for our second, and final day of the 54th session of War Court proceedings held at the Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Our Army Reserve escort driver stood outside the bus in salute […]
