Hello from Minneapolis, and thanks to all who offered Wife and me congratulations on our anniversary. Among those noting congrats in the comments was Willie Galang, whom I recruited some time ago to offer the Philippines perspective for Command Post.
Along the way I've become familiar with his personal blog, Willie Galang: Where Did All My Free Time Go? which you can see here. Great content and a beautiful design … a blog which many, many more people should be reading regularly. Check it out and add it to your regular rotation.
Today is my third wedding anniversary, and I want the world to know that each day I wake I thank God that I’ve married the most wonderful woman in the world. I love you, Wife. Thank you for having me, and I’m damn lucky to have you.
As a kid, I grew up with the very specific dream of graduating from the Air Force Academy, flying jets, and ultimately becoming an Air Force test pilot. Poor eyesight ultimately caused me to awake from that dream, and I now pay to fly rather than fly for pay. Still, part-and-parcel with my love of jets was a hero worship for the United States Air Force demonstration squadron, The Thunderbirds. On more than one occasion a mother schlepped friends and me up to Hill Air Force Base so we could watch the Thunderbirds perform under the warm Utah sky, and each time it was a highlight of the summer.
So I was pumped when I looked up from my place in Salt Lake International’s security line last Thursday to see Number 7 standing in front of me checking his flight gear through security (odd to see a Thunderbird flight helmet rolling through the x-ray machine just in front of your shoes). Number 7 is Major Randy Redell, and he flies the No. 7 jet as the Thunderbird’s Operations Officer. We had adjoining gates, and he was kind enough to walk together, talk jets, and even pose for a picture (for the confused: he's the one in the short sleeves; I'm the one in the coat and tie).
He’s 35, tan, built, and happy. Had just “flown one of the jets up from Nellis” to Hill that morning for some maintenance and was flying back to Vegas commercial. Says things like, “Can’t imagine what it would be like to work for a living.” Oh … and he’s arguably one of the 100 or so finest pilots in the known world. Just like when I was 13, a Thunderbird made my day, and personally, I feel fortunate to have people like him serving our defense.
Back in Philadelphia after a week of travel, and I've been spending the last several days just reacquainting myself with office, home, and Wife. I have a number of things I want to post about, but want to start with this remarkable shot of Isabel off the coast of Puerto Rico (who, I might add, kept Wife in the dark for three days while I was on the road).
The shot was taken by NASA's Aqua satellite on 14 September. To see other Aqua shots, which are part of something NASA calls the “MODIS Land Rapid Response System,” go here.
Hello from Denver International Airport. I've only … uh … 5 minutes here between flights, but wanted to check in and say that I have many, many interesting stories and photos to share from Utah. So bear with me while I get back to PHL, and in the meantime, please visit Michele, and enjoy this shot of Capitol Reef as a taste of what's to come.
Hello from Torrey, Utah (unfortunately there’s no web cam out there for Torrey, which is a damn shame because it’s an incredibly beautiful place), the town closest to one of my favorite places on Earth, Capitol Reef National Park (where, incidentally, I asked Wife to marry me some years ago). Drove up today from Las Vegas, and took the long route: Vegas to St. George, then through Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, Grand Staircase, and Boulder, Utah (one of the last locales in the 48 contiguous states to get telephone service, BTW), over the top of Boulder Mountain and finally into Torrey.
The trek took about seven hours, but the sky was completely without clouds and in the mountains the air was crisp … a perfect compliment to the low, warm light of the setting sun on the crevasses of Grand Staircase and the golden aspen of Boulder Mountain. I took some snaps, but seeing as I’m on a … uh … 16.8 Kbs connection, I’ll likely post them when I find better bandwidth.
What a change seven hours makes. Just this morning I awoke surrounded by cacophony and people and poseurs, and now I sit in my room at Red River Ranch, no TV to be seen, the silence only occasionally rippled by the whinny of nearby horse. Last night I ate steak and trimmings at Emeril’s Delmonicos, a meal which cost many, many dollars; tonight I ate a take-out dinner of local trout, baked potato, and green beans (from the garden across the street) from the Capitol Reef Inn … and frankly, tonight’s meal was just as good, if not better.
It’s easy to get caught in the swirl of all that is fast and shiny and glowing and loud. It’s more difficult to remember the places of silence of substance, where the food, people, and buildings are real. But they’re out there, and the fact is that they’re there all the time, moments of peace for the taking. It’s where I’d rather be.
Today I leave the Valley of Sin Sun for calmer climes. Most of yesterday was spent enjoying the fiesta that only an NFL Sunday in Vegas can create, and if you’ve never been in a Vegas sports book when a game comes down to the wire, it sounds like this.
In retrospect, I’ve been here a number of times, and as is always the case after a long weekend in Vegas I awake very ready to leave, feeling that I’ve already spent one day too many in and around The Strip. It’s fun to visit, it’s a place like to other, but it’s not me. Indeed, Vegas is nobody, really … the people, aesthetic, and culture are all imports (as the locals say, “Nobody is from here.”). Last night I was ready to get back to my work and my lifestyle, today I am, and all in all that’s a damn good thing.
Tonight I offered this advice to a dear friend; all who read this, ignore it at your peril:
And the first opinion which one forms of a prince, and of his understanding, is by observing the men he has around him; and when they are capable and faithful he may always be considered wise, because he has known how to recognize the capable and to keep them faithful. But when they are otherwise one cannot form a good opinion of him, for the prime error which he made was in choosing them.
Things in Las Vegas are going swimmingly, if you’re curious. You’d be having a wonderful time yourself if you were here, especially if you’re fond of having absolutely no sleep. And even better is that I'm up on the city: while waiting for a member of our party to get cash the first night, I walked up to the nearest roulette table, plopped down a bet, won two ways, and have not bet a table since.
And just so you know, if you combine 10 red-blooded American men a two-hour pre-party in the suite, many, MANY shots of tequila, Saturday Night, Saturday Nighter’s , Las Vegas, 12,000 screaming, drunk Parrotheads and shake the whole thing wildly, you end up leaving an entire Jimmy Buffett concert on your wife’s cellular phone as a series of 19 separate voicemails (that would be … uh, about 19 songs at about one message a song).
Just if you’re wondering.
When flying to San Francisco several weeks ago I posted some snaps I took from the plane of Canyonlands and Capitol Reef National Parks. On yesterday's flight to Vegas the skies over Southern Utah were even more clear, and I took a number of shots of points of interest. Click the thumbnail to see the full size, and enjoy.
Badlands Mesas:
Capitol Reef NP (North Half), Wide Shot:
Capitol Reef, Fremont River Gorge:
Capitol Reef, Scenic Drive, Tight Shot:
Capitol Reef, Fruita, Tight Shot:
Capitol Reef, Hwy. 24 & Goosenecks:
Bryce Canyon NP:
Before you’re too feeble, take a 7:30 Saturday morning run down the Las Vegas Strip. When you do, you will see an astonishing cross-section of America … of her people, her pastimes, her ethic, her avarice, her vice. Casino diner waitresses smelling of thicksweet perfume. Stunning black call girls sharing bus stops with black paraplegic women. Drifters standing absently with cigarettes and beer. Mid-American tourists strolling cameras in hand. Clutches of white collar women speed walking in spandex. Leather-clad hookers casino-jumping with their Johns. Hose-wielding casino workers spraying down the Strip. Restless no-sleep professionals running out their hangovers. And the entire tableau carpeted with the flyers of Las Vegas’ Hottest Babes, reflecting the heat and light of the rising desert sun.
Hello from Las Vegas (note the new webcam). I'll be posting throughout the weekend, but I'll begin with this: Many bloggers sat THROUGH Isabel, but I may be the only blogger who flew OVER Isabel. And here are some snaps as proof:
More Vegas to come …
UPDATE: I've improved the contrast on the shot to show more detail … here's the updated snap (click to see the large size):
It was a long night. We lost power at 7:45 PM and as of 6:15 AM, when I left for the airport, the lights were still out. But the storm has passed, my flight is on time, and this was the view from the airport parking deck this morning …
Blog you from … Las Vegas!
… that the lights went out in Philly …
Darkenss in our nieghborhood … lights have been out since around 7:45 PM. Thank God for a laptop and dialup. The wind has picked up dramatically … starting to hear things clunk around outside; rain will surely intensify soon as well. Going to head to bed and try to get an early start on what I can only hope is a good night's sleep … wish us a sound rest!
This post is for Rachel Lucas:
Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore, known as a tough critic of President George W. Bush, globalization's downside and the culture of arms, wants a new man in the White House: Democrat Wesley Clark.In a letter that begins “Dear General Wesley Clark,” of which AFP obtained a copy, Moore encourages the retired general to press hard to win the Democratic Party's nod …
… “You seem to be a man of integrity. You seem not afraid to speak the truth. I liked your answer when you were asked your position on gun control: “If you are the type of person who likes assault weapons, there is a place for you — the United States Army. We have them,” the letter said …
… “And you oppose war. You have said that war should always be the 'last resort' and that it is military men such as yourself who are the most for peace because it is you and your soldiers who have to do the dying,” Moore said.
“You may be the person who can defeat George W. Bush in next year's election,” he added.
(Source: SIFY.)
What do you know … the Hurricane Intercept Research Team that's running the web cam I linked to earlier also has a weblog, which you may read here. The latest entry:
We are now getting the backside of Isabel. Winds are topping out now at 64 mph gusts with sustained winds near 45mph. The pressure is on its way back up- now at 973 millibars. We hit somewhere near 970 millibars earlier in the afternoon. I'll have more from Atlantic Beach as we near the 5pm advisory period. Folks north of the Carolinas are going to be dealing with hurricane next. I'll have more on the future track of Isabel in a couple of hours.For now, I can say that the damage along the Crystal Coast that we've seen has been minimal. It is still very windy and we have the backside to get through. But as of now- roughly 2pm, all seems to be fairly in order along the Crystal Coast.
I’m getting a number of hits from people searching for web cams that show Isabel doing her work. This prompted me to do some poking around, and here’s the best I’ve found so far: The Hurricane Intercept Research Team’s Live Intercept Cam. It travels with the team as they move throughout the storm, and updates every 20 seconds or so. Here’s the image the cam displayed when I checked in:
UPDATE: Some other cams I've found with good pics:
I’ve been to Minneapolis and back since my last post, and come home to a Delaware Valley that’s battening down the hatches (and trying to tolerate a hysterical media). Michele has done a nice job of BlogIsabel coverage … and Meryl Yourish has founded the Axis of Isabel for real blow-by-blow coverage … so I won't bother to do much other than note that we awoke in Philadelphia to a grey sky this morning (you can always click the camera icon to see local conditions). My only hope is that my travel plans won't get scuttled like so much flotsam and jetsam.
Yes, I'm just trying to reason with hurricane season …
Squalls out on the gulf stream
Big storm's comin' soon
I passed out in my hammock
And God I slept 'til way past noon
Stood up and tried to focus
I hoped I wouldn't have to look far
I knew I could use a Bloody Mary
So I stumbled next door to the barAnd now I must confess, I could use some rest
I can't run at this pace very long
Yes it's quite insane, I think it hurts my brain
But it cleans me out and then I can go onThere's somethin' about this Sunday
It's a most peculiar gray
Strollin' down the avenue that's known as A1A
Feelin' tired, then I got inspired
I knew that it wouldn't last long
So all alone I walked back home
Sat on my beach and then I made up this songAnd now I must confess, I could use some rest
I can't run at this pace very long
Yes it's quite insane, I think it hurts my brain
But then it cleans me out and then I can go onWell the wind is blowin' harder now
Fifty knots or thereabouts
There's white caps on the ocean
And I'm watchin' for water spouts
It's time to close the shutters
It's time to go inside
In a week I'll be in gay Paris
That's a mighty long airplane rideAnd now I must confess, I could use some rest
I can't run at this pace very long
Yes it's quite insane, I think it hurts my brain
But it cleans me out and then I can go onYes it cleans me out and then I can go on
— Jimmy Buffett, Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season, A-1-A
Just what I wanted to read: More than 30 percent of people using restrooms in New York airports, 19 percent of those in Miami's airport, and 27 percent of air travelers in Chicago aren't stopping to wash their hands. I have a colleague who not only washes his hands, but then uses a towel to open the bathroom door when exiting.
“What's the point of washing your hands if you just get someone else's piss all over them on the way out?”, he asks.
May have a point. Of course, the same study notes that
the vast majority of travelers using the airport restrooms in Toronto, Canada – a city which experienced a major SARS outbreak – washed almost every time.
Of course they did. If you knew that your socialized healthcare system required a three-month wait to see a physician, you'd wash, too.
DAN: Rebecca isn't here, Isaac isn't here, there's a strangeness about this day. DAVE: 30 seconds live.
DAN: Eli's coming.
CASEY: Eli?
DAN: From the Three Dog Night song.
CASEY: Yes.
DAN: Eli's something bad. A darkness.
CASEY: “Eli's coming, hide your heart girl.” Eli's an inveterate womanizer. I think you're getting the song wrong.
DAVE: In ten—
DAN: I know I'm getting the song wrong, but when I first heard it, that's what I always thought it meant, and things stick with you that way …
DAN: They say it's always calmest before the storm. That's not true. I'm a serious sailor. It isn't calm before the storm. Stuff happens.
NATALIE COMES OUT OF THE CONTROL ROOM WITH BOBBI BERNSTEIN,
WHO'S STILL WEARING A COAT AND CARRYING AN OVERNIGHT BAG.NATALIE: Look who's here.
BOBBI: Hey Casey.
CASEY: Hey Bobbi.
BOBBI: Hello Dan.
DAN: Eli's coming.
FADE TO BLACK
END OF ACT I
SportsNight was a great show, in part because of repartee like that. Here in Philadelphia we’re starting to feel that Eli’s coming, but he’s a she, and her name is Isabel, and she may just keep me from my appointed rounds in Las Vegas Friday morning. We'll hope not, but you have to admire the beauty of the storm … seen in this shot taken Saturday from the International Space Station (as always, click to see the full-sized snap):
Peggy Noonan is writing for OpinionJournal again, and today posts an account of her participation in a meeting of conservatives with Catholic leaders Cardinal McCarrick and Bishop Gregory. You may not agree with Noonan’s views on abortion, but it’s hard to disagree with this:
I said the leaders of the church should now—”tomorrow, first thing”—take the mansions they live in and turn them into schools for children who have nothing, and take the big black cars they ride in and turn them into school buses. I noted that we were meeting across the street from the Hilton, and that it would be good for them to find out where the cleaning women at the Hilton live and go live there, in a rent-stabilized apartment on the edge of town or in its suburbs. And take the subway to work like the other Americans, and talk to the people there. How moved those people would be to see a prince of the church on the subway. “They could talk to you about their problems of faith, they could tell you how hard it is to reconcile the world with their belief and faith, and you could say to them, Buddy, ain't it the truth.”
We should, of course, ask the same of many of our leaders … of our Governors and Congresspeople and College Presidents and CEOs and Cabinet Members and Hospital Administrators. All of them: Yes … walk amongst the people, please.
I have one powerful, vivid memory of 12 September 2001: CNN showing thousands of New Yorkers, lining the West Side Highway, waving flags and cheering as every-day construction workers made their way to Ground Zero to search for victims and reclaim the site.
That moment brought tears to my eyes, and now we can all learn more about these Hardhat Heroes: the Department of Labor has produced a one-hour documentary …
that pays tribute to the brave men and women of the New York City building trades who put themselves on the line on September 11, 2001 – and for nine months afterward – to reclaim Ground Zero.
Called “Up From Zero,” DOL has mass-produced the documentary as a DVD … of which you may obtain a free copy. To read more about the film, and to order your complementary DVD, visit the DOL here.
OK … I’ll be straight here: not all travel sucks. True, I’ve been away from the woman I love since Tuesday morning. True, I’ve been in three cities since then. True, I’ll spend something like 22 days (out of 30) on the road this month. True, I’ve been in a jacket and tie and working since 8:00 this morning and will continue working through 10:00 tonight. True, my weekend will consist of Sunday afternoon.
BUT, sometimes with this job you get to fly in on a jet like this, stay in a hotel like this, and enjoy a break from the grind by eating room service in your two-room ocean-facing suite, the balcony sliding doors open, the evening Florida breeze wafting across your sitting area, and the sounds of jazz floating in from the terraces below.
So no: not all travel sucks.
(But missing Wife does.)
With Paul Wolfowitz on the Hill last week doing the Senate Armed Services Two-Step, I re-read this Paul Wolfowitz primer I posted on 9 March 2003. It’s possibly more relevant now than it was then; I’ve posted the primer in its entirety in the extended entry.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz has been a very influential advisor of Republican foreign policy since the Gulf War, and in his current role, is a central advisor to the President and in many ways an author of the administration's stance on Iraq. He is also unknown to most Americans, working in the shadows of the more visible Rumsfeld and Powell. Given his influence on the administration and distinct philosophy regarding foreign policy, In the public interest I want to offer a brief Wolfowitz web profile:
We have not one, but 17, U.N. Security Council resolutions to deal with the problem of Iraq. We're at a point of real decision, and if we lose that point, the credibility not only of the United States but of the entire world body is going to go down the tubes. We haven't yet even been able to bring the North Korean issue to the Security Council, much less have a resolution. When we do — and I think we will, and I think we should, and I think we're going to — our credibility and the credibility of the Security Council will be greatly increased if we have managed — peacefully or, if necessary, by force — to enforce the will of the U.N. expressed in 1441.
The policies of the last 20 years, whether you think they were carried out effectively or ineffectively, obviously don't work. This is not going to be a problem solved by locking somebody up and putting them in jail. It's not going to be solved by some limited military action. It's going to take, as the President has said and Secretary Rumsfeld has said, a broad and sustained campaign against the terrorist networks and the states that support those networks. (Again, he made this statement only three days after the attacks.)
If you are serious about understanding Bush foreign policy, you have to better understand Wolfowitz. And if you want to better understand Wolfowitz, each of these links is worth the read.
One of the difficulties of publishing a weblog when you constantly travel is finding the time to post, or on some days, even check your site (or sites). Yesterday was just such a day, so imagine my surprise when I call Michele today and she asks how much traffic she sent my way.
Huh?
Apparently, Michele saw fit to write this:
First, let me thank James. For most of the day yesterday, he had no column on The Bleat and just a link to the Voices project. More than a thousand readers came from that link. More than a thousand. Oh, to have that kind of power. Well, not really power, but people taking your word for something. See this link here? Go there. And then thousands of people go, because you said to and they all trust your judgment. If I had that power of suggestion I would wield it like a Sword of Linkage and soon everyone would be enjoying Acid Keg or reading the blogging perfection of Avocare.
”Blogging perfection?” High praise indeed, coming from the woman who brings the world A Small Victory and TROOPTrax and Voices and Four Color Hell and (with yours truly) Command Post.
So thanks, MC … yes, you sent a whole host of new readers this way.
To those new readers, here’s the basic premise: I’m a professional who travels with great frequency, I enjoy passing along items of interest to others, I like the weblog medium, and this site is the intersection of all three. Each post notes the location from which it was published, and for locations that I visit frequently or that might be particularly interesting, I link to a webcam of that location as well (click the camera icons to see the cams). I try to maintain semi-anonymity throughout, for no reason other than a hope to maintain a reasonable boundary of privacy. Michele’s kind words notwithstanding, it’s not perfection, but I hope you enjoy the site.
That said, I write today from Hollywood, Florida, which for all intents and purposes is Fort Lauderdale, which has become for all intents and purposes North Miami. I’m here for business, and while I won’t get to enjoy the beach, I did enjoy lunch today by the ocean (and shared the sounds of the waves with Wife and Michele via cell phone).
People here have already begun the emotional preparation for Isabel, and today for the first time you can feel her influence as the sea is distinctly up. Should she make landfall near here, my lunch spot will certainly be underwater. Today, though, is beautiful (and yes, this actually is the view from my hotel) …
Good morning from Minneapolis. To remember this day, I ask that you visit two sites. First, to reflect upon the events of two years ago, visit Michele's Voices. It's an extraordinary site, and you should plan on spending some time there. Then, when you're ready to reflect upon how things used to be in lower Manhattan, go here.
Enjoy your day, but take the time to draw those you care about near and tell them you love them. Doing so is a rare gift. I was on an airplane that day, and I’m on the road again today, and each day since 9/11 I’ve reminded myself just how important it is to tell Wife I love her—and how fortunate I am just to be able to do so.
So Wife, in the event that you read this before we speak today, I love you.
This is my only post for the day. I'll leave you with my own memorial to the sacrifice of 11 September 2001.Gordon McCannel Aamoth, 32, New York, N.Y.; Maria Rose Abad, 49, Syosset, N.Y.; Edelmiro (Ed) Abad, 54, New York, N.Y.; Andrew Anthony Abate, 37, Melville, N.Y.; Vincent Abate, 40, New York, N.Y.; Laurence Christopher Abel, 37; William F. Abrahamson, 58, Cortland Manor, N.Y.; Richard Anthony Aceto, 42, Wantagh, N.Y.; Erica Van Acker, 62, New York, N.Y.; Heinrich B. Ackermann, 38, New York, N.Y.; Paul Andrew Acquaviva, 29, Glen Rock, N.J.; Donald L. Adams, 28, Chatham, N.J.; Shannon Lewis Adams, 25, New York, N.Y.; Stephen Adams, 51, New York, N.Y.; Patrick Adams, 60, New York, N.Y.; Ignatius Adanga, 62, New York, N.Y.; Christy A. Addamo, 28, New Hyde Park, N.Y.; Terence E. Adderley, 22, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; Sophia B. Addo, 36, New York, N.Y.; Lee Adler, 48, Springfield, N.J.; Daniel Thomas Afflitto, 32, Manalapan, N.J.; Emmanuel Afuakwah, 37, New York, N.Y.; ; Alok Agarwal, 36, Jersey City, N.J.; Mukul Agarwala, 37, New York, N.Y.; Joseph Agnello, 35, New York, N.Y.; David Scott Agnes, 46, New York, N.Y.; Joao A. Aguiar Jr., 30, Red Bank, N.J.; Lt. Brian G. Ahearn, 43, Huntington, N.Y.; Jeremiah J. Ahern, 74, Cliffside Park, N.J.; Joanne Ahladiotis, 27, New York, N.Y.; Shabbir Ahmed, 47, New York, N.Y.; Terrance Andre Aiken, 30, New York, N.Y.; Godwin Ajala, 33, New York, N.Y.; Gertrude M. Alagero, 37, New York, N.Y.; Andrew Alameno, 37, Westfield, N.J.; Margaret Ann (Peggy) Jezycki Alario, 41, New York, N.Y.; Gary Albero, 39, Emerson, N.J.; Jon L. Albert, 46, Upper Nyack, N.Y.; Peter Craig Alderman, 25, New York, N.Y.; Jacquelyn Delaine Aldridge, 46, New York, N.Y.; Grace Alegre-Cua, 40, Glen Rock, N.J.; David D. Alger, 57, New York, N.Y.; Ernest Alikakos, 43, New York, N.Y.; Edward L. Allegretto, 51, Colonia, N.J.; Eric Allen, 44, New York, N.Y.; Joseph Ryan Allen, 39, New York, N.Y.; Richard Lanard Allen, 30, New York, N.Y.; Richard Dennis Allen, 31, New York, N.Y.; Christopher Edward Allingham, 36, River Edge, N.J.; Janet M. Alonso, 41, Stony Point, N.Y.; Anthony Alvarado, 31, New York, N.Y.; Antonio Javier Alvarez, 23, New York, N.Y.; Telmo Alvear, 25, New York, N.Y.; Cesar A. Alviar, 60, Bloomfield, N.J.; Tariq Amanullah, 40, Metuchen, N.J.; Angelo Amaranto, 60, New York, N.Y.; James Amato, 43, Ronkonkoma, N.Y.; Joseph Amatuccio, 41, New York, N.Y.; Christopher Charles Amoroso, 29, New York, N.Y.; Kazuhiro Anai, 42, Scarsdale, N.Y.; ; Calixto Anaya, 35, Suffern, N.Y.; Jorge Octavio Santos Anaya, 25, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico; ; Joseph Peter Anchundia, 26, New York, N.Y.; Kermit Charles Anderson, 57, Green Brook, N.J.; Yvette Anderson, 53, New York, N.Y.; John Andreacchio, 52, New York, N.Y.; Michael Rourke Andrews, 34, Belle Harbor, N.Y.; Jean A. Andrucki, 42, Hoboken, N.J.; Siew-Nya Ang, 37, East Brunswick, N.J.; Joseph Angelini, 38, Lindenhurst, N.Y.; Joseph Angelini, 63, Lindenhurst, N.Y.; Laura Angilletta, 23, New York, N.Y.; ; Doreen J. Angrisani, 44, New York, N.Y.; Lorraine D. Antigua, 32, Middletown, N.J.; Peter Paul Apollo, 26, Hoboken, N.J.; Faustino Apostol, 55, New York, N.Y.; Frank Thomas Aquilino, 26, New York, N.Y.; Patrick Michael Aranyos, 26, New York, N.Y.; David Gregory Arce, 36, New York, N.Y.; Michael G. Arczynski, 45, Little Silver, N.J.; Louis Arena, 32, New York, N.Y.; Adam Arias, 37, Staten Island, N.Y.; Michael J. Armstrong, 34, New York, N.Y.; Jack Charles Aron, 52, Bergenfield, N.J.; Joshua Aron, 29, New York, N.Y.; Richard Avery Aronow, 48, Mahwah, N.J.; Japhet J. Aryee, 49, Spring Valley, N.Y.; ; Carl Asaro, 39, Middletown, N.Y.; Michael A. Asciak, 47, Ridgefield, N.J.; Michael Edward Asher, 53, Monroe, N.Y.; Janice Ashley, 25, Rockville Centre, N.Y.; Thomas J. Ashton, 21, New York, N.Y.; Manuel O. Asitimbay, 36, New York, N.Y.; Lt. Gregg Arthur Atlas, 45, Howells, N.Y.; Gerald Atwood, 38, New York, N.Y.; James Audiffred, 38, New York, N.Y.; Kenneth W. Van Auken, 47, East Brunswick, N.J.; Louis F. Aversano, Jr, 58, Manalapan, N.J.; Ezra Aviles, 41, Commack, N.Y.; Ayodeji Awe, 42, New York, N.Y; ; Samuel (Sandy) Ayala, 36, New York, N.Y.; Arlene T. Babakitis, 47, Secaucus, N.J.; Eustace (Rudy) Bacchus, 48, Metuchen, N.J.; John James Badagliacca, 35, New York, N.Y.; Jane Ellen Baeszler, 43, New York, N.Y.; Robert J. Baierwalter, 44, Albertson, N.Y.; Andrew J. Bailey, 29, New York, N.Y.; Brett T. Bailey, 28, Bricktown, N.J.; Tatyana Bakalinskaya, 43, New York, N.Y.; Michael S. Baksh, 36, Englewood, N.J.; Sharon Balkcom, 43, White Plains, N.Y.; Michael Andrew Bane, 33, Yardley, Pa.; Kathy Bantis, 44, Chicago, Ill.; Gerard Jean Baptiste, 35, New York, N.Y.; Walter Baran, 42, New York, N.Y.; Gerard A. Barbara, 53, New York, N.Y.; Paul V. Barbaro, 35, Holmdel, N.J.; James W. Barbella, 53, Oceanside, N.Y.; Ivan Kyrillos Fairbanks Barbosa, 30, Jersey City, N.J.; Victor Daniel Barbosa, 23, New York, N.Y.; Colleen Ann Barkow, 26, East Windsor, N.J.; David Michael Barkway, 34, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Matthew Barnes, 37, Monroe, N.Y.; Sheila Patricia Barnes, 55, Bay Shore, N.Y.; Evan J. Baron, 38, Bridgewater, N.J.; Renee Barrett-Arjune, 41, Irvington, N.J.; ; Arthur T. Barry, 35, New York, N.Y.; Diane G. Barry, 60, New York, N.Y.; Maurice Vincent Barry, 49, Rutherford, N.J.; Scott D. Bart, 28, Malverne, N.Y.; Carlton W. Bartels, 44, New York, N.Y.; Guy Barzvi, 29, New York, N.Y.; Inna Basina, 43, New York, N.Y.; Alysia Basmajian, 23, Bayonne, N.J.; Kenneth William Basnicki, 48, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada; Lt. Steven J. Bates, 42, New York, N.Y.; Paul James Battaglia, 22, New York, N.Y.; W. David Bauer, 45, Rumson, N.J.; ; Ivhan Luis Carpio Bautista, 24, New York, N.Y.; Marlyn C. Bautista, 46, Iselin, N.J.; Jasper Baxter, 45, Philadelphia, Pa.; Michele (Du Berry) Beale, 37, Essex, Britain; Paul F. Beatini, 40, Park Ridge, N.J.; Jane S. Beatty, 53, Belford, N.J.; Larry I. Beck, 38, Baldwin, N.Y.; Manette Marie Beckles, 43, Rahway, N.J.; Carl John Bedigian, 35, New York, N.Y.; Michael Beekman, 39, New York, N.Y.; Maria Behr, 41, Milford, N.J.; ; Yelena Belilovsky, 38, Mamaroneck, N.Y.; Nina Patrice Bell, 39, New York, N.Y.; Andrea Della Bella, 59, Jersey City, N.J.; Debbie S. Bellows, 30, East Windsor, N.J.; Stephen Elliot Belson, 51, New York, N.Y.; Paul Michael Benedetti, 32, New York, N.Y.; Denise Lenore Benedetto, 40, New York, N.Y.; Bryan Craig Bennett, 25, New York, N.Y.; Oliver Duncan Bennett, 29, London, England; Eric L. Bennett, 29, New York, N.Y.; Margaret L. Benson, 52, Rockaway, N.J.; Dominick J. Berardi, 25, New York, N.Y.; ; James Patrick Berger, 44, Lower Makefield, Pa.; Steven Howard Berger, 45, Manalapan, N.J.; John P. Bergin, 39, New York, N.Y.; Alvin Bergsohn, 48, Baldwin Harbor, N.Y.; Daniel D. Bergstein, 38, Teaneck, N.J.; Michael J. Berkeley, 38, New York, N.Y.; Donna Bernaerts-Kearns, 44, Hoboken, N.J.; David W. Bernard, 57, Chelmsford, Mass.; William Bernstein, 44, New York, N.Y.; David M. Berray, 39, New York, N.Y.; David S. Berry, 43, New York, N.Y.; Joseph J. Berry, 55, Saddle River, N.J.; William Reed Bethke, 36, Hamilton, N.J.; Timothy D. Betterly, 42, Little Silver, N.J.; Edward F. Beyea, 42, New York, N.Y.; Paul Michael Beyer, 37, New York, N.Y.; Anil T. Bharvaney, 41, East Windsor, N.J.; Bella Bhukhan, 24, Union, N.J.; Shimmy D. Biegeleisen, 42, New York, N.Y.; Peter Alexander Bielfeld, 44, New York, N.Y.; William Biggart, 54, New York, N.Y.; Brian Bilcher, 36, New York, N.Y.; Carl Vincent Bini, 44, New York, N.Y.; Gary Bird, 51, Tempe, Ariz.; Joshua David Birnbaum, 24, New York, N.Y.; George Bishop, 52, Granite Springs, N.Y.; Jeffrey D. Bittner, 27, New York, N.Y.; Balewa Albert Blackman, 26, New York, N.Y.; Christopher Joseph Blackwell, 42, Patterson, N.Y.; Susan L. Blair, 35, East Brunswick, N.J.; Harry Blanding, 38, Blakeslee, Pa.; Janice L. Blaney, 55, Williston Park, N.Y.; Craig Michael Blass, 27, Greenlawn, N.Y.; Rita Blau, 52, New York, N.Y.; Richard M. Blood, 38, Ridgewood, N.J.; Michael A. Boccardi, 30, Bronxville, N.Y.; ; John Paul Bocchi, 38, New Vernon, N.J.; Michael L. Bocchino, 45, New York, N.Y.; Susan Mary Bochino, 36, New York, N.Y.; Bruce Douglas (Chappy) Boehm, 49, West Hempstead, N.Y.; Mary Katherine Boffa, 45, New York, N.Y.; Nicholas A. Bogdan, 34, Browns Mills, N.J.; Darren C. Bohan, 34, New York, N.Y.; Lawrence Francis Boisseau, 36, Freehold, N.J.; Vincent M. Boland, 25, Ringwood, N.J.; Alan Bondarenko, 53, Flemington, N.J.; Andre Bonheur, 40, New York, N.Y.; Colin Arthur Bonnett, 39, New York, N.Y.; Frank Bonomo, 42, Port Jefferson, N.Y.; Yvonne L. Bonomo, 30, New York, N.Y.; Sean Booker, 35, Irvington, N.J.; Sherry Ann Bordeaux, 38, Jersey City, N.J.; Krystine C. Bordenabe, 33, Old Bridge, N.J.; Martin Boryczewski, 29, Parsippany, N.J.; Richard E. Bosco, 34, Suffern, N.Y.; John Howard Boulton, 29, New York, N.Y.; Francisco Bourdier, 41, New York, N.Y.; Thomas H. Bowden, 36, Wyckoff, N.J.; Kimberly S. Bowers, 31, Islip, N.Y.; Veronique (Bonnie) Nicole Bowers, 28, New York, N.Y.; Larry Bowman, 46, New York, N.Y.; Shawn Edward Bowman, 28, New York, N.Y.; Kevin L. Bowser, 45, Philadelphia, Pa.; Gary R. Box, 37, North Bellmore, N.Y.; Gennady Boyarsky, 34, New York, N.Y.; Pamela Boyce, 43, New York, N.Y.; Michael Boyle, 37, Westbury, N.Y.; Alfred Braca, 54, Leonardo, N.J.; Sandra Conaty Brace, 60, New York, N.Y.; Kevin H. Bracken, 37, New York, N.Y.; David Brian Brady, 41, Summit, N.J.; Alexander Braginsky, 38, Stamford, Conn.; Nicholas W. Brandemarti, 21, Mantua, N.J.; Michelle Renee Bratton, 23, Yonkers, N.Y.; Patrice Braut, 31, New York, N.Y.; Lydia Estelle Bravo, 50, Dunellen, N.J.; Ronald Michael Breitweiser, 39, Middletown Township, N.J.; Edward A. Brennan, 37, New York, N.Y.; Frank H. Brennan, 50, New York, N.Y.; Michael Emmett Brennan, 27, New York, N.Y.; Peter Brennan, 30, Ronkonkoma, N.Y.; Thomas M. Brennan, 32, Scarsdale, N.Y.; ; Capt. Daniel Brethel, 43, Farmingdale, N.Y.; Gary L. Bright, 36, Union City, N.J.; Jonathan Eric Briley, 43, Mount Vernon, N.Y.; Mark A. Brisman, 34, Armonk, N.Y.; Paul Gary Bristow, 27, New York, N.Y.; Victoria Alvarez Brito, 38, New York, N.Y.; Mark Francis Broderick, 42, Old Bridge, N.J.; Herman C. Broghammer, 58, North Merrick, N.Y.; Keith Broomfield, 49, New York, N.Y.; Janice J. Brown, 35, New York, N.Y.; Lloyd Brown, 28, Bronxville, N.Y.; Capt. Patrick J. Brown, 48, New York, N.Y.; Bettina Browne, 49, Atlantic Beach, N.Y.; Mark Bruce, 40, Summit, N.J.; Richard Bruehert, 38, Westbury, N.Y.; Andrew Brunn, 28; Capt. Vincent Brunton, 43, New York, N.Y.; Ronald Paul Bucca, 47, Tuckahoe, N.Y.; Brandon J. Buchanan, 24, New York, N.Y.; Greg Joseph Buck, 37, New York, N.Y.; Dennis Buckley, 38, Chatham, N.J.; Nancy Bueche, 43, Hicksville, N.Y.; Patrick Joseph Buhse, 36, Lincroft, N.J.; John E. Bulaga, 35, Paterson, N.J.; Stephen Bunin, 45, New York, N.Y.; ; Thomas Daniel Burke, 38, Bedford Hills, N.Y.; Capt. William F. Burke, 46, New York, N.Y.; Matthew J. Burke, 28, New York, N.Y.; Donald James Burns, 61, Nissequogue, N.Y.; Kathleen A. Burns, 49, New York, N.Y.; Keith James Burns, 39, East Rutherford, N.J.; John Patrick Burnside, 36, New York, N.Y.; Irina Buslo, 32, New York, N.Y.; Milton Bustillo, 37, New York, N.Y.; Thomas M. Butler, 37, Kings Park, N.Y.; Patrick Byrne, 39, New York, N.Y.; Timothy G. Byrne, 36, Manhattan, N.Y.; Jesus Cabezas, 66, New York, N.Y.; Lillian Caceres, 48, New York, N.Y.; Brian Joseph Cachia, 26, New York, N.Y.; Steven Cafiero, 31, New York, N.Y.; Richard M. Caggiano, 25, New York, N.Y.; Cecile M. Caguicla, 55, Boonton, N.J.; Michael John Cahill, 37, East Williston, N.Y.; Scott W. Cahill, 30, West Caldwell, N.J.; Thomas J. Cahill, 36, Franklin Lakes, N.J.; George Cain, 35, Massapequa, N.Y.; Salvatore B. Calabro, 38, New York, N.Y.; Joseph Calandrillo, 49, Hawley, Pa.; Philip V. Calcagno, 57, New York, N.Y.; ; Edward Calderon, 44, Jersey City, N.J.; Kenneth Marcus Caldwell, 30, New York, N.Y.; Dominick E. Calia, 40, Manalapan, N.J.; Felix (Bobby) Calixte, 38, New York, N.Y.; ; Capt. Frank Callahan, 51, New York, N.Y.; Liam Callahan, 44, Rockaway, N.J.; Luigi Calvi, 34, East Rutherford, N.J.; Roko Camaj, 60, Manhasset, N.Y.; Michael Cammarata, 22, Huguenot, N.Y.; David Otey Campbell, 51, Basking Ridge, N.J.; Geoffrey Thomas Campbell, 31, New York, N.Y.; Sandra Patricia Campbell, 45, New York, N.Y.; Jill Marie Campbell, 31, New York, N.Y.; Robert Arthur Campbell, 25, New York, N.Y.; Juan Ortega Campos, 32, New York, N.Y.; Sean Canavan, 39, New York, N.Y.; John A. Candela, 42, Glen Ridge, N.J.; Vincent Cangelosi, 30, New York, N.Y.; Stephen J. Cangialosi, 40, Middletown, N.J.; Lisa B. Cannava, 30, New York, N.Y.; Brian Cannizzaro, 30, New York, N.Y.; Michael R. Canty, 30, Schenectady, N.Y.; Louis A. Caporicci, 35, New York, N.Y.; Jonathan N. Cappello, 23, Garden City, N.Y.; James Christopher Cappers, 33, Wading River, N.Y.; Richard M. Caproni, 34, Lynbrook, N.Y.; Jose Cardona, 32, New York, N.Y.; Dennis M Carey, 51, Wantagh, N.Y.; Stephen Carey, 50, Chatsworth, CA; ; Edward Carlino, 46, New York, N.Y.; Michael Scott Carlo, 34, New York, N.Y.; David G. Carlone, 46, Randolph, N.J.; Rosemarie C. Carlson, 40, New York, N.Y.; Mark Stephen Carney, 41, Rahway, N.J.; ; Joyce Ann Carpeneto, 40, New York, N.Y.; Alicia Acevedo Carranza, Teziutlan, Puebla, Mexico; ; Jeremy M. Carrington, 34, New York, N.Y.; Michael T. Carroll, 39, New York, N.Y.; Peter Carroll, 42, New York, N.Y.; James J. Carson, 32, Massapequa, N.Y.; James Marcel Cartier, 26, New York, N.Y.; Vivian Casalduc, 45, New York, N.Y.; John F. Casazza, 38, Colts Neck, N.J.; Paul Cascio, 23, Manhasset, N.Y.; Kathleen Hunt Casey, 43, Middletown, N.J.; Margarito Casillas, 54, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; ; Thomas Anthony Casoria, 29, New York, N.Y.; William Otto Caspar, 57, Eatontown, N.J.; Alejandro Castano, 35, Englewood, N.J.; Arcelia Castillo, 49, Elizabeth, N.J.; Leonard M. Castrianno, 30, New York, N.Y.; Jose Ramon Castro, 37, New York, N.Y.; ; Richard G. Catarelli, 47, New York, N.Y.; ; Christopher Sean Caton, 34, New York, N.Y.; Robert J. Caufield, 48, Valley Stream, N.Y.; Mary Teresa Caulfield, 58, New York, N.Y.; Judson Cavalier, 26, Huntington, N.Y.; Michael Joseph Cawley, 32, Bellmore, N.Y.; Jason D. Cayne, 32, Morganville, N.J.; Juan Armando Ceballos, 47, New York, N.Y.; Marcia G. Cecil-Carter, 34, New York, N.Y.; Jason Cefalu, 30, West Hempstead, N.Y.; Thomas J. Celic, 43, New York, N.Y.; Ana M. Centeno, 38, Bayonne, N.J.; Joni Cesta, 37, Bellmore, N.Y.; Jeffrey M. Chairnoff, 35, West Windsor, N.J.; Swarna Chalasani, 33, Jersey City, N.J.; William Chalcoff, 41, Roslyn, N.Y.; Eli Chalouh, 23, New York, N.Y.; Charles Lawrence (Chip) Chan, 23, New York, N.Y.; Mandy Chang, 40, New York, N.Y.; Mark L. Charette, 38, Millburn, N.J.; Gregorio Manuel Chavez, 48, New York, N.Y.; ; Jayceryll M. de Chavez, 24, Carteret, N.J.; Pedro Francisco Checo, 35, New York, N.Y.; Douglas MacMillan Cherry, 38, Maplewood, N.J.; Stephen Patrick Cherry, 41, Stamford, Conn.; Vernon Paul Cherry, 49, New York, N.Y.; Nestor Chevalier, 30, New York, N.Y.; Swede Joseph Chevalier, 26, Locust, N.J.; Alexander H. Chiang, 51, New City, N.Y.; Dorothy J. Chiarchiaro, 61, Glenwood, N.J.; Luis Alfonso Chimbo, 39, New York, N.Y.; Robert Chin, 33, New York, N.Y.; Wing Wai (Eddie) Ching, 29, Union, N.J.; Nicholas P. Chiofalo, 39, Selden, N.Y.; John Chipura, 39, New York, N.Y.; Peter A. Chirchirillo, 47, Langhorne, Pa.; Catherine E. Chirls, 47, Princeton, N.J.; Kyung (Kaccy) Cho, 30, Clifton, N.J.; Abul K. Chowdhury, 30, New York, N.Y.; Mohammed Salahuddin Chowdhury, 38, New York, N.Y.; Kirsten L. Christophe, 39, Maplewood, N.J.; Pamela Chu, 31, New York, N.Y.; Steven Paul Chucknick, 44, Cliffwood Beach, N.J.; Wai-ching Chung, 36, New York, N.Y.; Christopher Ciafardini, 30, New York, N.Y.; Alex F. Ciccone, 38, New Rochelle, N.Y.; Frances Ann Cilente, 26, New York, N.Y.; Elaine Cillo, 40, New York, N.Y.; Edna Cintron, 46, New York, N.Y.; Nestor Andre Cintron, 26, New York, N.Y.; Lt. Robert Dominick Cirri, 39, Nutley, N.J.; Juan Pablo Alvarez Cisneros, 23, Weehawken, N.J.; Gregory Alan Clark, 40, Teaneck, N.J
