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09/10/2026

73 years ago…🌀
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On September 9th, 2001, one of the most significant events in modern military history occurred just 48 hours prior to the attacks of Sept 11th. Legendary Afghan guerrilla leader Ahmad Shah Massoud was assassinated by two al-Qaeda operatives posing as journalists. While they set up a camera to record the interview, they detonated explosives in its battery pack, killing one of the most brilliant military leaders in history. Praised by the Wall Street Journal in 1992 as, “The Afghan Who Won the Cold War,” the “Lion of Panjshir” was the most effective mujahideen commander in the fight against the Soviets. He famously noted, “there are only two things the Afghan must have, the Koran and the Stingers.” Following the defeat of the Soviets he was appointed the Minister of Defense in the new Islamic State of Afghanistan before once again taking up arms to oppose the Taliban. Massoud led the United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan (Northern Alliance), the force that would take Kabul and oust the Taliban from power in the name of their martyred commander alongside U.S. military and intelligence personnel just months after his death. Ahmad Shah Massoud remains a powerful figure in Afghanistan, the “Hero of the Afghan Nation” continuing to influence his country two decades after his death. In April 2001 he spoke to the European Parliament in France, warning of an al-Qaeda plot to attack the United States that would make the destruction of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania pale by comparison. I often wonder how the last 20 years would have been different had he lived? What would Afghan national politics look like had Massoud taken his place as a leader in a post 9/11 world? Would we have left in defeat? Would the Taliban be in power today? We will never know...
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“Death is better than life in humiliation.”
- Ahmad Shah Massoud
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09/08/2026

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Why is there an inlet in North Carolina named after a state that didn’t exist until the 19th century? Because the Oregon Inlet didn’t exist until the 19th Century!

Oregon (and Hatteras) Inlets were created in 1846, when a violent hurricane opened the land between Bodie Island and Pea Island. Oregon Inlet is named after the vessel Oregon, the first ship to pass through it.

Oregon Inlet naturally moves southward at a rate of about 60-100 feet per year. Our buildings are much less mobile. The first Bodie Island Lighthouse, constructed in 1848, lasted only about 10 years because the land eroded away beneath it. The site is now underwater.

The current Bodie Island Lighthouse, built in 1872, used to be very close to the Oregon Inlet. Now, the Oregon Inlet is about three miles away.

What differences have you seen over time?

In many areas, the natural migration of barrier islands is being accelerated by climate change. Learn more about how the National Park Service studies and adapts to sea level rise here: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/climatechange/index.htm

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