13 years ago I was working in finance, sitting at my desk in midtown Manhattan watching this unfold:
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2011/09/07/natpkg-911-aircheck-timeline.cnn.html
Fortunately, I only personally knew one person who perished.
Still remember on the way home a local radio station played Skynyrd’s “Tuesday’s Gone”. The song has had special meaning to me since.
Never Forget.
Thank you. I remember sitting in high school when it all happened (grew up on Long Island). My uncle worked on Water Street and made a safe choice on getting off the subway early. He had a long trip back home to Long Beach.
As a little boy I always looked forward to seeing the twin towers when we went to NYC. Was strange not seeing them there, I havn’t been back to see the freedom towers.
Let’s not forget the Pentagon. The section hit was where the Army JAG Corp offices were located. Lost some colleagues. We lost 125 very good men and women in uniform (and civilians) on that fateful day.
Also, never forget the brave men and women on Flight 93 who fought to re-take the plane.
Never forget.
Sitting in second period gym in HS when we heard. A girl in our school lost her mother, father and both grandparents in the towers.
Always remember those lost, the bravery of so many and the pursuit to strengthen our country.
13 years ago I was a SSgt in the Marine Corps stationed in Virginia Beach, newly married, the freshly minted Mrs mck414 unfortunately had a miscarriage two days earlier, I was sitting in the waiting room of the clinic waiting for her while she underwent the clean out procedure (the procedural name escapes me). I was forced to watch the Today show in the lobby and watched the whole thing unfold on TV, my cell phone rang within 5 minutes of the first tower being struck, to report to my unit. I was assigned to an air defense unit and while we were a ways from NYC and DC we turned and burned none-the-less.
I didn’t know anyone personally who perished in the attacks, but know a number guys who were working at the Pentagon that day. Shitty day.
Let’s not forget the Pentagon. The section hit was where the Army JAG Corp offices were located. Lost some colleagues. We lost 125 very good men and women in uniform (and civilians) on that fateful day.
Also, never forget the brave men and women on Flight 93 who fought to re-take the plane.
Never forget.
Amen
Lets not forget United Airlines flight 93 and the brave souls aboard to thwarted a larger catastrophe.
A friend of mine had worked there prior to 9-11 and knew a number of people who were killed. A woman I knew years ago lives in Manhattan not that far from the trade buildings.
I didn’t know anybody there but I’ll never forget that day. I had just turned on my TV to see live the first tower crumbling.
So many heroes that day between the first responders who selflessly went into the towers to help people get out and those on Flight 93. Everything changed that day. Never forget.
I was in Paris with my wife who was 5 months pregnant. Some things you will never forget and this is one of them.
I agree with the idea of never forgetting the events of that day, and maybe more importantly, the lessons that have come from those events.
I could do without all the ceremonies, Congressional medals, etc. There comes a point where you have to move forward, stop dwelling in the past. Quite frankly, it seems like many of these memorials are happening mostly because no one wants to be the first group to not hold a ceremony and take heat for it.
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Keep 'em coming taz. I bet you been waiting months to show your ass today.
Yep, local hero of ours was taken there
http://pentagonmemorial.org/explore/biographies/lcdr-otis-v-tolbert-usn
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Keep 'em coming taz. I bet you been waiting months to show your ass today.
Sure, here’s a good one - Ground Zero Gift Shop
http://nypost.com/2014/05/18/outrage-over-911-museum-gift-shops-crass-souvenirs/
Even I find this timing offensive. And I am a straight up ass about religion.
Even I find this timing offensive. And I am a straight up ass about religion.
Meh, it’s the internet.
I rarely post in the LR but I see it’s easy to find the resident asshat. I guess he’s got an agenda, is angry, or is just an idiot. Perhaps all three. No matter, the likes of him are everywhere. x1000 on the web.
Fair enough.
He does raise a few good points, about religious people clinging to their ideals on both sides, and the marketing angles. Just bad timing. Or maybe it is great timing, now I am not sure.
Even I find this timing offensive. And I am a straight up ass about religion.
Meh, it’s the internet.
I rarely post in the LR but I see it’s easy to find the resident asshat. I guess he’s got an agenda, is angry, or is just an idiot. Perhaps all three. No matter, the likes of him are everywhere. x1000 on the web.
Pay no attention to the troll behind the curtain. He’s a self-described militant atheist.
You got a problem with me? Why?
I have many time commented I respect your arguments, though I do not accept them, and my real argument is against YEC and literalists.