Thoughts today to everyone who lost a loved one that horrible day.
9/11 will be forever a bittersweet day for me: It's a day of unspeakable tragedy for America; it's also my parents' wedding anniversary. Fifty-four years today.
pk500 wrote:Thoughts today to everyone who lost a loved one that horrible day.
9/11 will be forever a bittersweet day for me: It's a day of unspeakable tragedy for America; it's also my parents' wedding anniversary. Fifty-four years today.
I remember exchanging messages with you about this before, Jack. Thanks again for your kind words and brave deeds in the wake of that day...
Never forget...
I pray your family gets through the day the best they can. If you don't mind I put your cousin next to mine. They went in when everyone was running out. Some want to forget. Our families never will.
7 years. How many children have gone 7 long years missing fathers and mothers, aunts and uncles because of that day? How many widows and widowers have seen 7 lonely wedding anniversaries pass without the one they love?
And despite all that terrible sadness, those of us who remain and remember are inspired by the bravery and selflessness of those who took action to help others on that day and since. They have set an example for all of us as Americans and as brothers and sisters.
We should never forget the lost and we must never forget those who served.
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There is still a hole down there and I still hate going near it. I will never forget. I still recall the smell from time to time. It is not a pleasant memory. v
JD thank you for all you do and have done, all you and your brethren have sacrificed in the name of the people of the United States. Our debts to you cannot be repaid.
Seven years already. I can still recall exactly where I was and the first few hours of reporting I heard and saw that day. I can guarantee I will never forget any of that.
Thanks aren't enough for those that gave their lives on that day and in the 7 years since for our country.
matthewk wrote:Seven years already. I can still recall exactly where I was and the first few hours of reporting I heard and saw that day. I can guarantee I will never forget any of that.
I know what you mean.
I went to work that day, anyway -- I was in Iowa, what else could I do? I listened to the radio at my desk, and I will never forget the sound of Peter Jennings almost breaking down in tears as he described the towers falling. The events seemed so unreal that it was almost like it didn't sink in, until I heard the man who personified the cool, calm, collected anchor fight to keep from breaking down.
matthewk wrote:Seven years already. I can still recall exactly where I was and the first few hours of reporting I heard and saw that day. I can guarantee I will never forget any of that.
I know what you mean.
I went to work that day, anyway -- I was in Iowa, what else could I do? I listened to the radio at my desk, and I will never forget the sound of Peter Jennings almost breaking down in tears as he described the towers falling. The events seemed so unreal that it was almost like it didn't sink in, until I heard the man who personified the cool, calm, collected anchor fight to keep from breaking down.
A terrible, terrible day.
I was a SAS programmer in a massive cubicle farm, and the human wave of disbelief/shock/nausea/horror that swept across the office was awful, and unforgettable. People ran to friends, to offices, to the corner where someone had an old black and white TV. I live and work in NJ, so people were crying, screaming, because many of them had a friend, brother, sister, cousin, etc that worked in the towers.
I can't believe it has been 7 years. I had discussions in my history class today about that horrible day and what my students, who were in 3rd grade that year, remember about it.
I'll never forget. One of my best friends lost his college roommate. I remember my wife being distraught because her mother works in Manhattan and she was trying to get into contact with her.
It was strange because I had just days before come back from my Naval Reserve duty in England; everyone at the office (including me) was wondering if they'd send me off somewhere. (They didn't by the way.)
The dedication of the firefighters and police officers is staggering. To walk into hell while everyone else is streaming out... it takes a special kind of person.
And what did the terrorists gain by it? Not a damn thing. I remember being upset over the lives that were lost, and for the ones I knew we would be losing later because of it. All that and the terrorists are not one step closer to whatever their ultimate goal is than before the attacks. What a collosal waste.
I'm not a religious man by any stretch, but God bless all of them and their families.
Yesterday was just a day that you didn't want to be at the firehouse. What happened that day I know will never be forgotten, but to think what my brothers went though that day and to this day is insurmountable. If only those buildings hadn't fallen
343 Firefighters, doing their job, a thankless one at that, something that I and many others do day in and day out. We sometimes take our own job for granted, its a wonderful profession. But Not on this day.
SEMINOLE wrote:Yesterday was just a day that you didn't want to be at the firehouse. What happened that day I know will never be forgotten, but to think what my brothers went though that day and to this day is insurmountable. If only those buildings hadn't fallen
343 Firefighters, doing their job, a thankless one at that, something that I and many others do day in and day out. We sometimes take our own job for granted, its a wonderful profession. But Not on this day.
Those brave firemen that walked into the burning towers on 9/11 while everyone else was running out, fleeing for their lives, brought courage to a new level. To put their own life aside to possibly save others who were trapped or stuck. If there is a heaven, those guys will be V.I.P.'s.
Thanks Seminole to you and your brothers in the Fire Dept's across the country. Your bravery and courage were admired by the world on that day. We can never repay that sacrifice.
