Shortly after
the attacks of September 11th, 2001, 4America place a cache,
Patriotic Pride - GC20BE, in memorial to the events that had
just taken place.
Five years later, the cache is still there and we still have not
forgotten those that died in the 9/11 events or those that fight or
work to protect 
our freedom every day,
24/7/365.
The initial attack
happened on otherwise sunny and quiet day at 8:46 eastern time. 16
minutes later the second plane struck the towers. For almost an an
hour first responders attempted evacuations and rescues until the
south tower collapsed only to be followed by the north tower 46
minutes later.
Often an event this
big we lose perspective of how tragic it really was. These weren't
just "people" or "first responders". These were friends. They were
brothers, sisters, sons and daughters. They were grandparents. Over
1,600 individuals lost a spouse or partner and over 3,000 children
lost a parent in the attacks. 1 in 5 of us knew or were related in
some way to someone that lost their life that day. 115 nations had
citizens that were lost and we lost over 340 firefighters and over
60 law enforcement officers at ground zero on September, 11th
2001.
America reacted
quickly in the aftermath. Fireman, policeman, health care
professionals, construction crews and citizens rallied in clean-up
efforts, family well being and financial support, blood donations
and other services. Citizens and governments from around the world
also offered and delivered
much needed assistance.
The cache in Kansas is
labeled #1. We are proud to join in an effort to get at least one
memorial cache in every state, this being the thirteenth in the
series placed on the fifth anniversary of our loss. There is also
already at least one International cache
location.
