Sept 11, 2001

[ismaelg]

Just taking a second to think about those who lost their lives in those events......

We will never forget. That is not a rant, but a promise.

Thanks,

[Guest]

Amen, brother, amen. With apologies to Alan Jackson, "Have you forgotten, how it felt that day, to see your homeland under fire, and her people blown away. Have you forgotten, when those towers fell, they had people still inside them, going thru a living hell, and you tell me not to worry 'bout bin Laden, have you forgotten."

Edited September 11, 2009 by midnightprowler

[Custom Hearse]

My thoughts go out to the families who lost someone special on that terrible day.

To the victims of

World Trade towers 1&2

Flight 93

The Pentagon

God brought you home....

[ricky12]

many lifes were changed for ever . that is hard to forget and i hope people dont forget !!!!!

[69*Goat]

Ismael:

Thanks for getting this started today. I feel that most of America has indeed "Forgotten"

My thoughts and prayers go out to all who lost loved ones in the attacks, and all of those who were affected.

[Jon Cole]

I am, and probably always will be stunned by the events of that horrible day. No, I won't ever forget.

In the aftermath, I had collected many photos on-line, and saved them to my Fotki.

To this day, I cannot look at them.

I grieve for those who died. I grieve for those who lost a loved one. I grieve for the wounded. For those who suffer to this day, the widows, the widowers, the EMT/Rescue and law enforcement, and military.

May they find some peace in our rememberance.

[gasman]

I was a Junior in High School in 20th Century American History class of all places when I heard the news

WE WILL NEVER FORGET, 9/11/01

[Greg Cullinan]

Let's not forget the tens of thousands of young men and women who are halfway around the world due to those attacks.

[FujimiLover]

I was home alone that day while my parents were out on a cruise ship. I was getting my self ready to go to tech-school that morning when my Aunt called and told me to turn on the news. I was so horrified I didn't go to school rest of that week. Sent lot's of e-mail's to my parents, and had lot's of calls with my brother. At first he thought it was an advertisement for some upcoming movie with some pretty radical special effects, then he soon realized how real it was.

That was one of the hardest weeks I've gone through. I was pretty shaken up for a while that something like that happened here at home. I still cringe when I see video's of that day.

I also remembered how erie the sky was that day and the day after when all flight's were cancelled. I think it was also recorded that without any air-travel of any kind allowed that day, the Earth cooled down like 1 or 2 degrees?

I also remember President Bush's face when he got the news while attending some school event.

Edited September 11, 2009 by FujimiLover

[cruz]

I remember they sent us home early that day from work, I was on my way to fix a customers phone line. He owned a liquor store and when I walked in, everyone in the place, including some of his customers were looking at the TV with a surprised look in their faces. I knew how serious this was but you know when it really hit me? When the first tower went down.... I lived in NY for nearly 20 years and we did several cable installations in those buildings. It was just a horrible sight to see. I will definitely never forget. I am a big believer in the Bible and God and I know that there are several passages in the Bible that read we must forgive and forget, this one is just too hard to swallow.......

[Fletch]

September 11th, and Pearl Harbor will always be days when the American public was forced to sit up and take notice of something bigger then ourselves. The event of those day will always bring us to emotion as we remember what we were doing and where we were. The true test will come tomorrow. Will we still remember the fallen heroes then? Will we remember the child growing up without a mother or father who's life was lost on that day 8 years ago? Will we think of the countless spouses who sit at home dreading that call that their loved one has been injured or killed by that suicide bomber or IED?

Please don't take me the wrong way we desperately need to remember the events of September 11, 2001, but we need to remember them on more then just September 11th. There are over 1 Million soldiers enlisted on the Army alone. As a Vietnam Veteran, I can guarantee you every person that is serving in our Military, that they remember each day what their mission is. Do we remember them? It makes no difference which side of the War on Terror you're on, these men and women deserve our deepest gratitude.

Today, take the time to thank a veteran. It makes no difference your political views, these man and women have laid their lives on the line for your freedom. They deserve our Gratitude.

9/11/2001 Never Forget!

[Steven Zimmerman]

I remember. On the way home frome Erie Pa this afternoon I saw avery emotional thing. The local Reserves are returning from Iraq today,after a year's deployment in Iraq's 'inner cities'. they left (or are leaving Fort Dix shortly)They are the only reserve brigade to be equipped with Strykers. They will be coming across I-80,then up I-79 to the Saegertown exit,and then north on local roads to their Cambridge Springs base To make a long story short,the 15 miles of highway from the I-79 exit all the way to their base are decorated(on both sides of the road) with American flags every 20 feet,every telephone pole has a yellow ribbon around it,most all houses have a big flag hangin on the porch or in the yard.It definately had a lump in my throat.Btw,they lost several members of their unit over there........

[Art Anderson]

Just taking a second to think about those who lost their lives in those events......

We will never forget. That is not a rant, but a promise.

Thanks,

I still remember the rallying cry from 1803, which I first heard when I was an 11-yr old 6th grader, studying my first exposure to US History, the story of the campaign launched by President Thomas Jefferson against the Barbary Pirates in the southern Mediterrainian Sea (Gee, the same place that Quadaffi calls home!): "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!". To that end, US Marines landed in Tripoli (modern day Libya), marched across town with fixed bayonets, to the Bey's palace, woke that character up in the middle of the night, rescued the imprisoned crew of USS Philadelphia, and FORCED the end of state sponsored piracy in the Med--the first line of the Marine's hymn, "From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli!"

With that action, a very young nation, these United States, accomplished something that the vaunted British Royal Navy dared not try, nor did Napoleon's French Navy, both countries having veritable wooden walls of naval ships--we having just 4 superb frigates (USS Constitution remains today, a reminder of that tough and valiant little fleet), forced an issue that would have international implications from that day forward to the present.

That was the first instance when "Dial 1(800) USA" happened, and increasingly the rest of the developed world has come to expect that "911" is the toll free line to the Pentagon. And, almost universally, the US Marines, Navy, Army, Air Force and Coast Guard have ultimately responded, as the forces of other nations (the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal -- all once mighty powers in their own right or minds) have stood aside.

Hey, we as a nation have made our mistakes, no question, we've gotten in to situations that we should probably not have, and yes, we've seen collateral damage done (innocent lives taken), but by and large, we've been in the right most of the time.

Now, finally, it's Afganistan--I could care less about their poppy fields, that is another issue for another time. Same with Pakistan--but I fully expect to hear that Bin Laden has assumed room temperature, that his minions are scattered, scared to the runs, and literally "toothless old men, incapable of ever causing harm ever again".

So, today, on this anniversary of the most dastardly attack on the USA, I will stop to remember, with tears, those brave men and women who stepped up in this fight, remember with tears the nearly 3000 innocent American citizens (and incidently, many citizens of other countries) who were wantonly murdered on 1/11/01, and renew my personal pledge to salute, and thank, any man or woman I see wearing the uniform of the US Military in this battle.

Art

[Nick F40]

I still remember this like crazy, I can't believe it's been 8 years already

I was in 5th grade and walked in and wondered why nobody was talking and why the teache was about to cry, I was confused for about 30 minutes until we watched more and found out was was going on, it's just a weird feeling to still see it on tv...

[BKIN10SECS]

I know I will and I know I cant never forget that tragic day. The reasons why, I was a NYC Police Officer and I was there. I sustained 58 stitches on my back, 4 screws in one knee and 6 screws in the other when the second tower came down. But these are not the reasons why I will never forget. So, so, so many gave so, so, so much more. With their acts of Bravery and their instincts for survival, paid with their lives. That is the main reason I could never forget. The second reason is, I was so Proud to be an American, to see this country and people from all walks of life come together no matter what color what religon no matter what political beliefs they may have, what was important was to try and do whatever they could, no matter how small....they just wanted to help. But on a sad note, as I look outside my door and look around my neighborhood, there are many people who have forgotten. As much as some people complain about the USA, we still live in the greatest country in the world, and there should be NO REASON and I mean NO REASON people are not displaying our flag PROUDLY outside their houses today. NEVER FORGET....9/11/2001...NYC...tomorrow?

[Rick Schmidt]

Was the second day of my first full time job. I was a Carpet cleaner and we were in our first customers house. Being in Oklahoma the planes had both already struck by the time we were there and the towers were burning. By this time tho we knew why the planes had hit. I was watching the tv channel when the towers fell and remember it scaring the ###### out of me. All I could think about was what the hell kind of world did we just bring my newborn son into. Seeing the pictures of the attacks and the towers falling still scares me to death 8 years later. I know I'll never forget that day nor the people who were lost