The American flag stolen from the family of a firefighter killed on September 11 has been returned with a note that says: 'I am so sorry. I had no idea.'
Melissa Brengel, the sister of Jonathan Ielpi, who died at the World Trade Center, said she found the flag outside her Long Island home when she awoke on Friday morning. It reappeared as mysteriously as it disappeared during the night four days earlier. 'The flag means so much to me and my family and we are so happy and grateful that it was returned and we are able to display it again, although this time it will be put in a proper case and displayed in the house,' Brengel posted on her Facebook page.
'I don't know who took it or why. I guess they had their reasons. I am just glad that their conscious got the best of them and they did the right thing by returning it,' she added. Brengel said she rarely put the flag up outside the house, only at 'certain times of the year just to remember.' She says the September 11th Families Association gave her the flag after it flew over the World Trade Center ruins.
Ielpi, who was 29, phoned his father Lee on the day of the attack to tell him he was en route to the site. He did not make it out of the south tower.
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I wince on a daily basis whilst perusing the stories in the paper - the level of writing is pretty atrocious.
Nice to know this thief had a heart.
Nice to know this thief had a heart.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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To be fair to the paper, they were quoting the sister's Facebook page. She's the one who made the mistake. They could have added a [sic] or otherwise edited the statement with notice, but other than geeky attorneys (and Meade), not sure anyone else would know what those notations mean.
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Okay; this time it's her fault and that's certainly more understandable.
However, the number of misspellings and grammar offenses I see daily while perusing newspapers is still indefensible. I guess things are so bad they can't afford Strunk & White in the newsroom anymore.
However, the number of misspellings and grammar offenses I see daily while perusing newspapers is still indefensible. I guess things are so bad they can't afford Strunk & White in the newsroom anymore.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan