Too Many "Infamous" Days

in•fa•mous
ˈinfəməs/
adjective

well known for some bad quality or deed.
"an infamous war criminal"
wicked; abominable.
"the medical council disqualified him for infamous misconduct"

There have been far too many days of infamy in my lifetime. The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred five years before my birth. Yet, since my birth, there have been genocides, wars, unjust executions, terrorist attacks, mass killings, police brutality, etc. Each of these of events have been, to me, infamous:

 

 

Remembering

I was at home working on the agenda for the night's church council meeting when my mother called me and told me to turn on my TV. I did, just in time to see the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. That scene and those that followed will forever live in my memory.

Enya - Only Time (9/11 Tribute)

U2's POWERFUL Tribute to 9/11 Victims

Judy Collins - Kingdom Come (Tribute to 9/11 Firemen)

Alan Jackson - Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning

Homeward Angels, a powerful 9/11 tribute

9/11 I Miss You Daddy

A butterfly can fly away, 

A butterfly can be a kiss, 

A butterfly can be such a gaze, 

A butterfly can die just like that.

That's what happened to you. 

God took you, 

Turned you into a butterfly,

And you flew away.