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    My Honor to Serve: 9-11-01 World Trade Center Disaster
    My Honor to Serve: 9-11-01 World Trade Center Disaster
    My Honor to Serve: 9-11-01 World Trade Center Disaster
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    My Honor to Serve: 9-11-01 World Trade Center Disaster

    By Dr CDR David Bates USPHS

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristian Faith Publishing, Inc.
    Release dateMay 31, 2024
    ISBN9798892433136
    My Honor to Serve: 9-11-01 World Trade Center Disaster

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      My Honor to Serve - Dr CDR David Bates USPHS

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      My Honor to Serve

      9-11-01 World Trade Center Disaster

      CDR David Bates, USPHS

      ISBN 979-8-89243-312-9 (paperback)

      ISBN 979-8-89243-313-6 (digital)

      Copyright © 2024 by CDR David Bates, USPHS

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission requests, solicit the publisher via the address below.

      Christian Faith Publishing

      832 Park Avenue

      Meadville, PA 16335

      www.christianfaithpublishing.com

      Printed in the United States of America

      Table of Contents

      A Word of Thanks

      Introduction

      Chapter 1

      September 11, 2001—the Day America Stood Still

      Chapter 2

      Waiting for Orders

      Chapter 3

      Hit the Ground Running—Situation Report No. 12

      Chapter 4

      Process In and Get Organized

      Chapter 5

      Assignments Given

      Chapter 6

      Ground Zero

      Chapter 7

      Management Support Team (MST) Leadership Change

      Chapter 8

      Personal Response and Impact

      Chapter 9

      Mission Accomplished—Start to Unwind

      About the Author

      A Word of Thanks

      First, I want to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for his strength and power, which helped me accomplish great and mighty things, which I knew not of.

      Thanks to my wife, Louise, my daughters, sons, and grandchildren, who gave me encouragement and support for this major task.

      Thanks to the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Pharmacy for their encouragement and setting aside a place for my picture and award in their display case and to special friends who really gave me their support and encouragement.

      Thanks to the United States Public Health Service and FEMA for showing confidence in me to do my job and the opportunity to oversee all the pharmacy logistics and operations for the World Trade Center disaster. This particular event proved to be one of the most memorable moments of my life. Thank you so much!

      Introduction

      The date September 11, 2001, is one of those unique dates for any American that was alive on any of these particular dates, such as December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor attack; November 22, 1963, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy; and of course, July 20, 1969, when astronaut Neil Armstrong took his first step—one small step for man, one large leap for mankind—on the moon. Anyone living in America during these dates can remember where they were or what they were doing when these events happened. Since I was on scene, representing one of many individuals who responded to the emergency response during 9/11, it is so important for me, as an eyewitness, to tell my story of the behind-the-scene happenings, the bravery of emergency responders, their sacrifice, and the renewal of the spirit of American patriotism.

      This book, My Honor to Serve: 9-11-01 World Trade Center Disaster, is my attempt from a personal perspective to help others understand the significance and importance of the National Emergency Medical Response of our nation under excessive stress. I was under orders to be the chief pharmacist of New York City for the World Trade Center disaster, and it is my desire to inform the public of the pharmacy response during this disaster and how important the response was and the impact it had as part of the whole National Emergency Medical Response.

      This book is written for the twenty-third anniversary of the World Trade Center disaster, which is coming up very soon. It was my honor to serve in this capacity to help so many of the emergency responders, volunteers, military responders, firemen, police, Federal Bureau of Investigation, the disaster medical response system personnel, and the search and rescue dogs. It is amazing to see how many people responded to the 9-11 World Trade Center disaster. As of 2021, over 112,000 responders and volunteers served, and we have lost 6,314 of these heroes from toxic chemical exposure, injuries, and over sixty different cancers. May we never forget this tragedy and the unbelievable commitment to help those in need through the National Emergency Medical Response. I would like to dedicate this book to all those who suffered through that horrible disaster of 9-11, especially those who lost their lives and to all the responders who sacrificed their time, health, and even their lives to help those who were in great need.

      Chapter 1

      September 11, 2001—the Day America Stood Still

      You whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off; fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

      —Isaiah 41:9–10 ESV

      My wife and I had traveled from our home in Tsaile, Arizona, as we were scheduled for the recruitment of pharmacists for the United States Public Health Service at the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Pharmacy on September 11, 2001, at 9:00 a.m. We arrived late afternoon on Monday, the tenth of September, and got a room at the Days Inn at Ninety-Fifth Street and Interstate 35 in Lenexa, Kansas. We were now in some of my stomping grounds as I lived in Overland Park, Kansas, off Eighty-Seventh Street, before I entered the United States Public Health Service as a commissioned officer in 1993. Louise and I spent a quiet evening in our motel and talked with our daughter, Patricia, back in Tsaile, Arizona, who was taking care of things at home. After a nice talk with our daughter, we decided to get a good night's rest and be refreshed and ready for an exciting day on the following day at UMKC School of Pharmacy, my alma mater.

      The date of September 11, 2001, is one of those unique dates in American history, such as December 7, 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Imperial Navy; November 22, 1963, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy; and July 20, 1969, when astronaut Neil Armstrong took his first step on the moon—one small step for man. One giant leap for mankind. The people who were alive at the time these events took place in America can tell you where they were and what they were doing when these events began to unfold. I, as a responder to the aftermath of 9-11, will forever remember what I saw,

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