11 years later...

drummerboy_73

Whatever your particular political view may be, if you have a chance tomorrow, thank a soldier, vet, firefighter, or police officer for their service. They may not have been at Ground Zero, but chances are most have made sacrifices which many of us haven't or will ever have to.

THANK YOU.

drinkbigredinstead

I'm suprised and disheartened to see so few responses.

Much love, much respect and prayers to all those who serve.

KnZiE94

Words can't describe how grateful I am to those you have served our country! Thank You!

dimitrispearljam

respect to the people lost their lifes that day...

this was a bad ,sad day for all the world...

i wish my best to the families lost their love ones

_

drinkbigredinstead wrote:

I'm suprised and disheartened to see so few responses.

Much love, much respect and prayers to all those who serve.

I think there are so few responses because (a) it's nighttime and (b) we all agree. I was going to respond earlier, but I didn't have anything to add to the conversation except, "Yeah! I agree!" So, here goes anyway:

Yeah! I agree! :thumbup:

One thing I have been thinking about regarding this event, though, is how there are now actually people - some of them even adults - who don't really remember this, or who have a child's memory of it. It's interesting to talk to people who were children when this happened and hear their perspectives about that day or talk to children who weren't yet born at the time and find out what their understanding of it is.

drinkbigredinstead

:oops:

_ wrote:

drinkbigredinstead wrote:

I'm suprised and disheartened to see so few responses.

Much love, much respect and prayers to all those who serve.

I think there are so few responses because (a) it's nighttime and (b) we all agree. I was going to respond earlier, but I didn't have anything to add to the conversation except, "Yeah! I agree!" So, here goes anyway:

Yeah! I agree! :thumbup:

One thing I have been thinking about regarding this event, though, is how there are now actually people - some of them even adults - who don't really remember this, or who have a child's memory of it. It's interesting to talk to people who were children when this happened and hear their perspectives about that day or talk to children who weren't yet born at the time and find out what their understanding of it is.

:oops: I did criticize too soon, we have a great community I should have known better.

Sad day, one day I will never forget.

_

Have any of you seen that movie Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close? It's about a kid whose dad dies in the attacks and his reaction, including his memory and understanding of that day and the many messages his dad left on the answering machine between when the first plane hit and when the tower he was in fell. Good movie.

dimitrispearljam

_ wrote:

Have any of you seen that movie Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close? It's about a kid whose dad dies in the attacks and his reaction, including his memory and understanding of that day and the many messages his dad left on the answering machine between when the first plane hit and when the tower he was in fell. Good movie.

oh ...i want to see this..

KnZiE94

_ wrote:

Have any of you seen that movie Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close? It's about a kid whose dad dies in the attacks and his reaction, including his memory and understanding of that day and the many messages his dad left on the answering machine between when the first plane hit and when the tower he was in fell. Good movie.

I saw it, it was good! But sad at the same time.

Godfather.

love and respect to all involved,my good friend Carlos who was a police officer at the time (retired now) was on the scene and we talked when we met up in oklama a few years back,he lost many friends and as he told me the story of his experience that day..my aligeries acted up and my eyes wouldn't stop watering,Carlos is my hero, he had been running a BMX team (Felt Racing) at the time and still does,Carlos is just one of those people that care about others and the loss he experienced that day still hurts him.
I was talking to him on facebook the other day and told him he is a true American hero and he replyed that he is not a hero but lucky enough to know many of the heros that day, that's Carlos man,there nothing he wouldn't do to help someone the guy is one of the best people I have ever met.

Godfather.

pandora

a local high school placed on their lawn 2997 flags with the name of each life lost

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/19507 ... ims-of-911

dimitrispearljam

pandora wrote:

a local high school placed on their lawn 2997 flags with the name of each life lost

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/19507 ... ims-of-911

thats beautiful....good to honor those people like that

peacefrompaul

I remember the day well... as I am sure most of us do.

JK_Livin

Sadly, the weather was just like it is today. How could you forget? Best wishes to all affected and all that serve our country.

Black Diamond

To D and J..

Miss you...

A beautiful Tuesday with politics in the air...

EdsonNascimento

Ironically (not even sure that's the right word for this), the weather is almost exactly as it was that day here in NY - bright, sunny, not too warm on a late summer day (And it is a Tuesday). I was working in Manhattan then. This past Sunday, I was on the soccer field in a town on Long Island that was one of the hardest hit that day and they had their flag at half mast. And, today I sit in an office on Long Island in another one of the towns that was hardest hit. My afternoon walk will certainly include stopping by the permanent memorial near the center to those that we should remember and another near the train station to the brave men and women that helped that day.

Hard to live in this area and not see rememberances of it almost every day. One of my other sons was born 2 weeks after that day, and as we travel around the Island to play soccer, it's hard to not think of how many kids and families he's playing against that were impacted so directly by that day.

inlet13

Right on.

hedonist

Thanks for the simple but eloquent post, drummerboy.

Who Princess

An unforgettable day.

My heartfelt respect and honor to all who lost their lives that day and to all first responders who continue to carry out their missions.

_ wrote:

One thing I have been thinking about regarding this event, though, is how there are now actually people - some of them even adults - who don't really remember this, or who have a child's memory of it. It's interesting to talk to people who were children when this happened and hear their perspectives about that day or talk to children who weren't yet born at the time and find out what their understanding of it is.

This was brought home to me a year or so ago when I was checking out a book from the library. It had a photo of the WTC on the cover and the teenager who checked me out started talking about how she'd recently seen a TV program about 9/11. Her astonishment at all the things that occurred was a real jolt to me and made me think about the people who are younger than I am and how they perceive it. I have a better appreciation for older generations that lived through traumatic events that I can only see from the view of history.

hedonist

Who Princess wrote:

I have a better appreciation for older generations that lived through traumatic events that I can only see from the view of history.

Excellent point - me too. It's too bad there aren't many left from the WWII/Holocaust era. Much to be gleaned on so many levels from their experiences.

(thanks to my dad for sharing that part of his life with me, and for serving this country so honorably)

Jason P

Without question, the entire world changed that day. Prayers to those that lost friends and family due to that tragic day.