奥巴马悼念死难矿工的讲话

奥巴马悼念死难矿工的讲话！我们国家怎能容忍为工作付出生命？奥巴马在悼念仪式上神色严峻，他的右边是每位遇难矿工的头盔。美国总统奥巴马等人在遇难矿工哀悼仪式现场新华网华盛顿4月10日电美国警方10日证实，搜救队当天凌晨在西弗吉尼亚州煤矿爆炸现场又发现4具遇难者遗体，至此这场矿难死亡人数上升至29人。西弗吉尼亚州首府查尔斯顿附近一处煤矿5日下午发生爆炸。初步搜救结果显示矿难共造成至少25人死亡，另有4人失踪。此后，救援人员为寻找4名仍然生死未卜的矿工多次下井，但每次都因安全原因撤回。搜救队9日再次下井搜寻幸存者，至10日凌晨，4名失踪者遗体均被发现。警方说10日早晨将开始把仍在煤矿中的22具遗体运出，以便确认遇难者身份。另外7具遗体已在矿难发生不久后被运出。最新死亡人数使这场矿难成为自1970年以来发生在美国境内伤亡情况最严重的矿难。We’reheretomemorialize29Americans:CarlAcord.JasonAtkins.ChristopherBell.GregoryStevenBrock.KennethAllanChapman.RobertClark.CharlesTimothyDavis.CoryDavis.MichaelLeeElswick.WilliamI.Griffith.StevenHarrah.EdwardDeanJones.RichardK.Lane.WilliamRooseveltLynch.NicholasDarrellMcCroskey.JoeMarcum.RonaldLeeMaynor.JamesE.Mooney.AdamKeithMorgan.RexL.Mullins.JoshuaS.Napper.HowardD.Payne.DillardEarlPersinger.JoelR.Price.DewardScott.GaryQuarles.GroverDaleSkeens.BennyWillingham.AndRickyWorkman.NothingI,ortheVicePresident,ortheGovernor,noneofthespeakersheretoday,nothingwesaycanfilltheholetheyleaveinyourhearts,ortheabsencethattheyleaveinyourlives.Ifanycomfortcanbefound,itcan,perhaps,befoundbyseekingthefaceofGod--(applause)--whoquietsourtroubledminds,aGodwhomendsourbrokenhearts,aGodwhoeasesourmourningsouls.Evenaswemourn29liveslost,wealsoremember29liveslived.Upat4:30a.m.,5:00inthemorningatthelatest,theybegantheirday,astheyworked,indarkness.Incoverallsandhard-toeboots,ahardhatovertheirheads,theywouldsitquietlyfortheirhour-longjourney,fivemilesintoamountain,theonlylightthelampontheircaps,ortheglowfromthemantriptheyrodein.Dayafterday,theywouldburrowintothecoal,thefruitsoftheirlabor,whatsooftenwetakeforgranted:theelectricitythatlightsupaconventioncenter;thatlightsupourchurchorourhome,ourschool,ouroffice;theenergythatpowersourcountry;theenergythatpowerstheworld.(Applause.)Andmostdaysthey’demergefromthedarkmine,squintingatthelight.Mostdays,they’demerge,sweatyanddirtyanddustedfromcoal.Mostdays,they’dcomehome.Butnotthatday.Thesemen-–thesehusbands,fathers,grandfathers,brotherssons,uncles,nephews-–theydidnottakeontheirjobunawareoftheperils.Someofthemhadalreadybeeninjured;someofthemhadseenafriendgethurt.Sotheyunderstoodtherewererisks.Andtheirfamiliesdid,too.Theyknewtheirkidswouldsayaprayeratnightbeforetheyleft.Theyknewtheirwiveswouldwaitforacallwhentheirshiftendedsayingeverythingwasokay.Theyknewtheirparentsfeltapangoffeareverytimeabreakingnewsalertcameon,ortheradiocutin.Buttheyleftfortheminesanyway-–some,havingwaitedalltheirlivestobeminers;havinglongedtofollowinthefootstepsoftheirfathersandtheirgrandfathers.Andyet,noneofthemdiditforthemselvesalone.Allthathardwork,allthathardship,allthetimespentunderground,itwasallforthefamilies.Itwasallforyou.Foracarinthedriveway,aroofoverhead.Forachancetogivetheirkidsopportunitiesthattheywouldneverknow,andenjoyretirementwiththeirspouses.Itwasallinthehopesofsomethingbetter.Andsotheseminerslived-–astheydied-–inpursuitoftheAmericanDream.There,inthemines,fortheirfamilies,theybecameafamilythemselves-–sharingbirthdays,relaxingtogether,watchingMountaineersfootballorbasketballtogether,spendingdaysofftogether,huntingorfishing.Theymaynothavealwayslovedwhattheydid,saidasister,buttheyloveddoingittogether.Theyloveddoingitasafamily.Theyloveddoingitasacommunity.That’saspiritthat’sreflectedinasongthatalmosteveryAmericanknows.Butit’sasongmostpeople,Ithink,wouldbesurprisedwasactuallywrittenbyacoalminer’ssonaboutthistown,Beckley,aboutthepeopleofWestVirginia.It’sthesong,LeanonMe-–ananthemoffriendship,butalsoananthemofcommunity,ofcomingtogether.Thatcommunitywasrevealedforalltoseeintheminutes,andhours,anddaysafterthetragedy.Rescuers,riskingtheirownsafety,scouringnarrowtunnelssaturatedwithmethaneandcarbonmonoxide,hopingagainsthopetheymightfindasurvivor.Friendskeepingporchlightsoninanightlyvigil;hanginguphomemadesignsthatread,“Prayforourminers,andtheirfamilies.”Neighborsconsolingeachother,andsupportingeachotherandleaningononeanother.I’veseenit,thestrengthofthatcommunity.Inthedaysthatfollowedthedisaster,emailsandletterspouredintotheWhiteHouse.Postmarkedfromdifferentplacesacrossthecountry,theyoftenbeganthesameway:“Iamproudtobefromafamilyofminers.”“Iamthesonofacoalminer.”“Iamproudtobeacoalminer’sdaughter.”(Applause.)Theywerealwaysproud,andtheyaskedmetokeepourminersinmythoughts,inmyprayers.Neverforget,theysay,minerskeepAmerica’slightson.(Applause.)Andthenintheseletters,theymakeasimpleplea:Don’tletthishappenagain.(Applause.)Don'tletthishappenagain.Howcanwefailthem?Howcananationthatreliesonitsminersnotdoeverythinginitspowertoprotectthem?Howcanweletanyoneinthiscountryputtheirlivesatriskbysimplyshowinguptowork;bysimplypursuingtheAmericanDream?Wecannotbringbackthe29menwelost.TheyarewiththeLordnow.Ourtask,hereonEarth,istosavelivesfrombeinglostinanothersuchtragedy;todowhatmustdo,individuallyandcollectively,toassuresafeconditionsunderground--(applause)--totreatourminersliketheytreateachother--likeafamily.(Applause.)BecauseweareallfamilyandweareallAmericans.(Applause.)Andwehavetoleanononeanother,andlookoutforoneanother,andloveoneanother,andprayforoneanother.There’sapsalmthatcom