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collapses at precisely 10:28 a.m. -less than 30 minutes after the South Tower went down.

The resulting debris and sheer force of concussion destroyed over a dozen adjacent and nearby structures, ultimately leading to the collapse of 7 World Trade Center later in the day, at 5:21 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Kevin Cosgrove’s remains were found in the rubble. He was buried on September 22, 2001 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in Huntington, New York.

At the National 9/11 Memorial Museum, Cosgrove is memorialized at the South Pool area, on Panel S60, where his widowed wife, Wendy Cosgrove, a schoolteacher, has made certain her husband’s story and life will never be forgotten.

FINAL CALLS TO LOVED ONES FROM FLIGHT 93. CeeCee Lyles, mother of four, was a flight attendant on the ill-fated United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001.

It was hijacked by terrorists just fifteen minutes after departing Newark, New Jersey en route to San Francisco, California.

She desperately dialed home, twice, on her mobile phone to speak to her husband. Unfortunately, after completing a late night shift as a police officer, and in a deep slumber, her husband never even heard the phone ring.

He heard her message later, after she had died.

This is the voice message that her husband found on his voicemail.

CEE-CEE LYLES: “Hi, baby. I’m . . . honey, you have to listen to me, very carefully. I’m on a plane that’s hijacked. I’m on the plane. I’m calling from the plane. I want to tell you that I love you. Please tell the children that I love them very much. And honey, I’m so very sorry. I don’t know what to say. There’s three guys, they’ve hijacked the plane . . . we’ve turned around and I heard there have been planes that have already flown into the World Trade Center. I hope to see your face again, baby. I love you. Bye.”

Of the four aircraft hijacked on September 11, United Airlines Flight 93 was the only one that did not reach the hijacker’s intended target, which many suspect was the White House at the U. S. Capitol

During the passenger’s attempt to reclaim the airliner, it crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, about 65 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, and 130 miles northwest of Washington, D. C., killing all 44 people onboard, including the four hijackers.

It is believed they prevented an even worse tragedy and, therefore, saved many more lives.

Here is another passenger’s final phone call to his mother on the same hijacked plane as Cee Cee Lyles.

ON THE SAME UNITED FLIGHT 93 AS CEE-CEE LYLES, WAS MARK, WHOSE MOM IS WAITING FOR HIM IN SAN FRANCISCO. Mark always loved to play rugby football and was even a member of the amateur San Francisco Rugby team called the Fog.

He is in mid-flight. On the very same Flight 93 as Cee Cee Lyles, already mentioned.

His mother is waiting for him to arrive at San Francisco International Airport in California.

Mark is fully-aware that his Flight 93 was overtaken by al-Qaeda terrorists. And knows about the Twin Tower airplane crashes in New York from other cell phone callers on his plane.

He is scared and wants to talk with his mother, one last time. He knows he’s going to die. He had heard the secret plans by his fellow passengers to fight the terrorists, if necessary, to the death.

9:35 to 9:55 A.M. (Eastern Standard Time): Mark had heard the other passengers and crew calling their loved ones. All of them learned from their cell phones that two planes had already struck the World Trade Center Towers in New York.

They all knew, including Mark, that they were about to die in a similar fate.

Mark saw flight attendant Sandra Bradsaw boiling water to throw on the hijackers.

He overheard fellow passenger Jeremy Glick call home and tell his wife Lyz on his mobile phone that they were planning to storm the cockpit. “I have my butter knife from breakfast,” he heard him tell his wife.

He also heard first-class passenger Tony Burnett call home at the rear of the airplane, telling his wife that a passenger had already been stabbed earlier by the terrorist, and that the passenger just died.

In mid-flight, Mark makes a final goodbye call to his mother, Alice Hoglan.

His mother immediately knows that her son is emotionally distraught when she first hears the timbre in his voice, although he tried to sound calm.

MARK: “Hi Mom. This is Mark. We’ve been taken over. There are

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three men that say they have a bomb.”

He proceeds to tell his mother everything he heard and knows. His mother becomes frantic and wants to know how he is and where he is, exactly, in mid-flight.

But before the plane crashes, he only had a precious few words to say to his mother: “I love you. I love you. I love you,” he repeated three times . . . and then his phone went silent.

Mrs. Alice Hoglan’s son Mark, age 31, was forever gone.

For the reminder of her life, she never reconciled herself to the fact that parents are supposed to die first, not their children.

On December 22, 2020, at age 71, Mark’s mother Alice Hoglan, passed away in her sleep just before Christmas.

She was not just a mom; she was a “rugby mom” who cheered and supported all his games.

Mark’s surviving rugby team members said: “She is now with her son Mark in Heaven.”

“I LOVE YOU, MOMMY, GOODBYE.” Daphne Bowers of Brooklyn, New York, was full of anxiety and nearly hyper-ventilating when she showed up at Bellevue Hospital with a small framed picture of her daughter Veronique, 28.

Sobbing uncontrollably, panicstruck, and near physical collapse, she was being held up and supported by two of her closest friends.

At the hospital, Mrs. Bowers told anyone who would listen that her daughter had been wearing a white jacket and black shirt when she had gone to work at the World Trade Center on Tuesday.

''She called me when the building was on fire!'' Bowers managed to blurt out. ''She called me and said: 'Mommy, the building is on fire, there's smoke coming through the walls. I can't breathe.'

“Then I heard her scream, ‘Mommy! Mommy! I’m trapped!’”

Her mother remembers: “The last thing she said was: 'I love you, Mommy, goodbye.'''

Her daughter died that day.

On her family’s memorial guest book are written these words:

“I miss you so much that words can’t even explain. I always thought that this was a terrible dream and I would wake up from it and you would be walking through

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Group (SOG) recruits their operators from SEAL Teams. SOG does NOT recruit from any other military special warfare branch.

CORONADO'S POPULAR WATERING HOLE FOR SEALS. Coronado has a bar and grill that is very popular for SEALS to gather. It's called Mc P's Irish Pub & Grill and was founded by former SEAL, Greg McPartlin (who died of cancer on Nov. 4, 2018).

His Irish Pub & Grill has great food, live music in evenings, and is dog and child friendly. The whole family enjoys it, and there are plenty interesting photos on the walls with signatures and messages from SEALS, past and present. It's located at 1107 Orange Ave., Coronado (tele. 619/435-5280).

You think my reader fans are protective of me . . . try to give me a hard time in this place!

Don't even play the prank! I'm small. I'm vulnerable. I'm not strong. But I'm their family and they look after me and keep a sharp eye on me (nothing gets past their furtive eyes, constantly in trained surveillance mode).

They're REAL MEN.

They hate bullies. Hate men who hit women, abuse kids, or any coward who picks on someone smaller.

There are other watering holes favored by SEALS such as Danny's Palm Bar and Grill in Coronado. And also, Ye Olde Plank in Imperial Beach. But Coronado's Mc P's Irish Pub & Grill remains the most popular by far. It's here that SEALS come with their family and kids (and dogs) when they return home from an overseas mission.

During my 4-year-hitch in CIC (Combat Information Center) on various warships, SEALS are among the most respected.

There is nothing more satisfying than bringing SEALS back to safety onboard our warships from amphibious water rafts. (Just as satisfying as safely guiding-back and bringing home a strafed/wounded jet fighter with our radar shields and Airborne Warning and Control system (AEW&C).

It never stopped being emotional for me. It never got routine where I stopped shedding a tear or two at our fighting units returning to safe haven within our Ship's Battle Group.

Because they're my family. My brothers. My blood. My fellow Americans. And we kept each other alive.

I pray to God we stop turning our backs on our U. S. flag, our national anthem, and not taking care of our veterans.

Cancer Patients’ Bill of Rights

accurate interpretations of those tests

c) Timely access to cancer subspecialists who have expertise in the treatment of subtypes of cancers when complex decisions are needed

d) Direct and prompt access to medical treatments for pain management and other services that support overall health

e) Direct access to National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers and leading academic medical centers for managing complex cancers that require multiple experts or high-risk emerging therapies

f) Timely access to relevant clinical trials, medical research, and cutting-edge innovation,, including evidence-supported precision medicine

As your Assembly representative, I will continue my efforts to ensure accessible health care for all Californians. The Cancer Patients’ Bill of Rights is an important step in that direction.

Approximately 187,000 Californians are diagnosed with cancer each year. Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in our state, exceeded only by heart disease. Unfortunately, in many underserved areas there is a disconnect between recent medical advances and patient access to lifesaving quality care.

There are hundreds of different types of cancer, requiring a vast array of complex treatments. Increasingly, cancer care is dependent on genetic and genomic testing individualized for each patient. Early diagnosis, appropriate choice of therapies and access to clinical trials are often keys to a lifesaving cure.

With many cancer patients unable to benefit from these advances, it is imperative that the Legislature make clear its support for prioritizing timely access to expert care. That’s why I’m a proud supporter of Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 (SCR 11), which expresses support for the Cancer Patients’ Bill of Rights, that proclaims cancer patients have the right to:

a) Fully understand their diagnoses and be informed about treatment options in culturally appropriate and understandable languages

b) Transparent and timely processes that ensure direct access to oncology specialists, diagnostic testing, and Assembly Republican Leader Marie Waldron, R-Escondido, represents the 75th Assembly District in the California Legislature, which includes the communities of Bonsall, Escondido, Fallbrook, Hidden Meadows, Pala, Palomar Mountain, Pauma Valley, Rainbow, San Marcos, Temecula, Valley Center and Vista.

5th District Supervisor Jim Desmond

Rural Communities Under Attack

For many, the reason they move to San Diego’s unincorporated area is to be away from the intensity of city living. They want to be away from the noise, the hustle and bustle and surrounded by the beauty of our region. They certainly don’t want some of the worst criminals/individuals placed in their neighborhood. Unfortunately, that is happening more and more, with the State of California releasing Sexually Violent Predators back out into society.

There was some good news this week with the proposed placement of SVP Wakefield in Borrego Springs – the placement is postponed and are no longer pursuing the golf course-front home in our desert community. They are now requesting SVP WAKEFIELD continue in-patient treatment for a period of at least 6 months at Department of State Hospitals (DSH) Coalinga. Good!

Unfortunately, another SVP could be placed at this Borrego Springs home, as the property is still owned by someone who is willing to rent to Liberty Healthcare, the company under state contract to place SVPs. This home is located on the 14th hole of a Country Club utilized by families and a high school golf team. That is not somewhere an SVP should be allowed to live.

Meanwhile, we still have another battle on our hands. This is against the placement of SVP Michael Joseph Martinez in the Ranchita community. His placement hearing is scheduled for: September 20, 2021 at 9:00 AM.

The unincorporated area is getting stuck with some of the worst people on this planet, many who cannot be cured. As your County Supervisor, I will do everything in my power to push back against this lunacy. During my time at the County, I’ve worked with each threatened community to successfully defeat the proposed placement of every SVP in North County, but it takes the entire community coming together. It’s possible more SVP’s could be potentially placed in our backcountry and it’s up to all of us to work together to make sure this does not happen! To contact

North County Office – by appointment only 325 S. Melrose Ave., Suite 5200 Vista, CA 92081 Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Website: www.supervisorjimdesmond.com Email: Jim.Desmond@sdcounty.ca.gov

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For as long as I can stand and breathe -- I will forever fight for my sacred country!

Thanks for sending me that email. You have no idea how hard it hit me.

And how much it meant to me.

As a military man yourself, you're also my hero!

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the door, or we all will be outside and see you turn the corner coming home from work. I pray every night that I will dream of you, so that I can just see your face and your beautiful smile once again.

“When you left, you took a big part of me with you. I feel like I’m not the same person anymore.”

OUR FINAL VOICE RECORDING. Melissa “Missy” Doi, age 32, was a graduate of Northwestern University, with dreams of becoming a ballerina. She was on the 83rd floor of Tower Two (the South Tower) when she frantically called 9-1-1.

MELISSA: “It’s very hot, I see . . . I don’t see . . . I don’t see any air anymore!”

9-1-1 DISPATCHER: “Okay . . .”

MELISSA: “All I see is smoke!”

9-1-1 DISPATCHER: “Okay dear, I’m so sorry, hold on for a sec, stay calm with me, stay calm, listen, listen, the call is in, I’m documenting, hold on one second please . . .”

MELISSA: “I’m going to die, aren’t I?”

9-1-1 DISPATCHER: “No! No! No! No! No! No! No . . . say your prayers, ma’am.”

MELISSA: “We’re on the floor and we can’t breathe. And it’s very, very, very hot!”

(As the South Tower continued to burn, Melissa begins to plea with the operator.)

MELISSA: “Can you stay on the line with me? I feel like I’m going to die!”

9-1-1 DISPATCHER: “You gotta think positive, because you gotta help each other get off the floor!”

MELISSA: “I’m going to die!”

9-1-1 DISPATCHER: “Now look. Stay calm, stay calm . . . stay calm . . . stay with me!” years for Melissa’s remains to be found in the rubble.

Near the end of the 24 ½-minute phone call to the emergency dispatcher, Melissa asked the operator to please setup a three-way call so she can speak to her mother one last time.

The dispatcher tells Melissa they are unable to put her mother on the phone because they do not have a three-way system capability.

As smoke began to overcome her, Melissa spells out her mother’s name and says her phone number in hopes of passing on a last message to her mom.

Later, after emergency dispatchers lost voice contact with Melissa, the operator who last spoke with her, contacted Melissa’s mother.

Her mother was informed that her daughter managed to give a final message for her while she was still trapped alive in the stairwell.

With great emotion and with a quivering voice that occasionally broke, the 9-1-1 dispatcher struggled through and read the message out loud to her mother, as he had promised to do.

The message said: “Tell my mother that I love her and that she’s the best mom in the whole world!”

At the National 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York, Melissa “Miss” Doi is memorialized at the South Park Pool area, on Panel S46 where her story and voice recording is told.

CONCLUSION: This cover story is dedicated to the National September 11 Memorial Museum and The Never Forget Fund in New York and to all the precious lives lost and to their families, friends, and relatives.

And to promise to honor the request: “If we don’t make it out alive, please never forget us.”

Which is the embodiment and pledge carried forth by the official “911 Never Forget Fund.” And also at the request by surviving family, friends, and relatives who inspired me to write this story for

The Paper.

This is the 181st cover story written by Friedrich Gomez and I don’t think I’ve ever read a more powerful, more moving story. He is someone very special to The Paper and to us personally. Well done, Friedrich. Very well done.

Historically Speaking

by Tom Morrow

A character most unforgettable

On my "Most Unforgettable Character" list, the late Fred Swearengen of Carlsbad had all of the qualifications to hold that title. When he entered the room all eyes went to him because we all knew there would be a few good stories and funny jokes on the way.

Fred led a colorful life both as a World War II decorated Navy dive bomber pilot and as a National Football League official.

When not on the gridiron officiating Fred operated Swearingen's Sporting Goods in Athens, Ohio. He spent his retired years here in Carlsbad. He was born Sept. 25, 1921, and was an official for the National Football League, serving as both a referee and field judge from 1960 through 1981. Fred officiated Super Bowls III and XIII, but he'll be most remembered by sports fans for making the controversial call that has become a legend in football history. It is known as "the Immaculate Reception." It was a touchdown play by Pittsburgh Steeler running back Franco Harris when his team played the Oakland Raiders in an AFC Divisional playoff on Dec. 23, 1972, at the old Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. With 22 seconds remaining and Oakland leading 7-6, Pittsburgh was at its own 40-yard line on 4th down and 10 yards to go. Quarterback Terry Bradshaw threw a pass to John "Frenchy" Fuqua, but Oakland safety Jack Tatum collided with Fuqua sending the ball wobbling backward. Pittsburgh rookie running back Franco Harris scooped up the ball, running untouched into the end zone, scoring the winning touchdown.

Under the rules of that time, there could not be a legal catch if the ball touched two offensive players in succession. If the ball either bounced off both Tatum and Fuqua, or hit only Tatum, the catch would be legal. Swearingen consulted with umpire Pat Harder and field judge Adrian Burk, but then went to a sideline phone to consult with NFL supervisor of officials Art McNally, who was in the press box. Swearingen emerged and made his ruling that the play was a touchdown. The Steelers went on to win 13-7, much to the outrage of Oakland fans.

"Because of that call, my name is boldly written on every crapper wall in Oakland. (Then) Oakland Raiders head coach John Madden has never forgiven me,” Fred told me with a hearty laugh.

During World War II action in the Pacific, Navy dive bomber pilot Lt.(jg) Swearengen held the Navy Cross, the highest battle honor of the service, right below the Congressional Medal of Honor. He also was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses, and four Air Medals.

"You got an Air Medal for every five times you flew against the enemy," Fred told me. "I guess the Navy figured if you survived that many flights, you deserved it. Hell, if you got to chow on time, the Navy recommended you for a medal."

During the War, Fred was stationed aboard Vice Adm. Marc Mitscher's carrier flagship, the USS Bunker Hill. He took his dive-bombing training at North Island Naval Air Station and, because of the war time shortage of accommodations, he was berthed at the nearby historic Hotel del Coronado.

Fred recalled life at sea in the Pacific during the War was chaotic at best.

"When not flying, pilots would gather in the ship’s ready room and play cards. If there was an attack, we'd just keep right on playing, but when those 20 milimeter shipboard guns starting firing, we'd usually stop because that meant the enemy was getting damned close."

May 11, 1945, during the battle for Okinawa was a fateful day for Fred. He recalled the Officer of the Day came in the ready room calling for some pilots to move 10 planes forward on the flight deck so that an incoming squadron could land.

"I tried to get out of the detail by hiding behind a big high-backed chair, but I got caught and the O.O.D. ordered me to go topside and move planes."

Fred said when he got up on the flight deck, a Japanese kamakazi plane came straight out of nowhere, slamming into the Bunker Hill. Everyone left in the ready room where Fred had been just 10 minutes before was killed in an exploding ball of fire. Another kamakazi hit about 20 seconds later.

In all, 393 sailors were killed, with 254 wounded and the Bunker Hill was lost. Fred survived one of the Navy’s worst battle casualties.

We lost Fred on Dec. 16, 2016, but what a character we had while he was in our midst. When you hear sportscasters mention the “Immaculate Reception” as they often do during football season, think of Fred.

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OBITUARY

Robert Gordon Trimble May 9, 1943 - August 15, 2021

Robert Gordon Trimble of Escondido, CA, passed away in his home on August 15, 2021. He was 78 years old.

He is survived by his wife Carole, children Robert Gordon Trimble, Traci Schrempf, David Trimble, Christopher Bingham, 7 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Terry Trimble, his older brother Bill Trimble, and his younger sister, Janice Suydham.

Bob was born to William and Terry Trimble, in Alhambra, CA on May 9, 1943. He spent his entire life in California, living in Newhall, Santa Maria, San Diego, San Marcos, and Escondido, to name a few. As a teenager, he enjoyed flying model airplanes with his brother Bill.

He had a love of the sea and owned numerous boats of various sizes and models. He enjoyed deep sea fishing with his family and friends on weekends and would go on fishing trips to Baja California with his brother Bill.

He was an expert butcher by trade, before opening his own business. Bob and his wife Carole are owners of Specialty Meats Deli and Market, specializing in custom cuts and butcher services for farm and game animals.

A Memorial Service will be held. The eulogy will be given by his nephew, Gary Trimble.

YOUR VOICE. YOUR CHOICE!

Don’t wait until Election Day to vote! The Registrar of Voters encourages you to make voting decisions from the comfort of your home for the September 14, 2021 California Gubernatorial Recall Election. Sign, seal, date and return your mail ballot to a trusted source. Return your ballot by mail or to one of the Registrar’s 131 mail ballot drop-off locations around the county. Visit sdvote.com to find a location near you.

Voting in-person?

In-person voting locations will be open across the county for four days, Saturday, Sept. 11 – Tuesday, Sept. 14. Take advantage of early voting: • At the Registrar’s office, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday • At a voting location near you or the Registrar’s office Saturday, Sept. 11 through Monday, Sept. 13, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. All again will be open on Election Day, Sept. 14, when hours change to 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Visit sdvote.com to find a voting location near you.

Why are we having an election?

California is one of 19 states that allows any elected official to be “recalled”.

The ballot will ask two questions:

1) Do you want to recall the governor? 2) If recalled, who do you want to replace him?