Remembering 9/11

[DaYuMu6ft7]

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A day, I will NEVER forget!


Please share.. Where and What you were doing this tragic day (morning) 8 years ago today.

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(RIP)

[ggrant3876]

Had just finished my exercise routine at the YMCA, getting ready to go home, took a look at the TV and couldn't believe what I was seeing. Couldn't believe what was happening in NYC and other places as the day went on. That awful day is still as fresh in my mind as my junior year in high school when I heard the words, "Mr. Kennedy was just shot."

[jholton]

I was working on the assembly line in Detroit, putting the rear ends of GM cars together. Heard it on the radio. I remember telling the dude next to me, that I bet it was that Osama guy you hear about all the time. Moved back to Florida shortly after.

[*susan*]

We had just moved to Georgia and I was unemployed. So, I was sitting at home watching Good Morning America when they broke the news. My stepson, who had just joined the service, called me and we were talking about it, in shock, when we both saw the second plane hit on tv.

My heart goes out to all the survivors and the victims families on this day of rememberance.

[simms22]

I was in bed with my wife that morning. It was very rare that we had an off day together . She got out of bed to talk to her mom on the phone and went over to the living room . After a couple minutes she came into the bedroom and told me that a plane had crashed into one of the towers . So I got up and migrated into the living room to watcxh the newa of what's going on. After a couple minute , I was shocked by the second plane and so on . My heart sank that day . Deeper into myself than it has ever been and will never be the same . Believe it or not , these few lines that I just wrote were probably the hardest thing that I will do today . Seeing through my tears right now is nearly impossible .

When will we , as a society , as a world communty , as a people stop bickering about all this minor cr@p that we all bi.tch about everyday and realize that there are much more important things in life . Our families , our friends , each other . When will it be when our religions , race , color of skin , sexuality , etc won't set us apart as a difference . People , we are all the same . Being of a certain race , religion , color of skin , sexuallity , etc , doesn't make you any better or worse than your neighbor , we are all exactly rthe same , literally brothers and sisters .
NEVER TO FORGET !

[Fare]

I was a Junior in High School in history class. Once we caught wind of what was happening, we turned on the TV. Every other class I was in it was the same, we sat down and watched the TV until it was time to goto the next class.

The only thing I could think of, after going home, was whether or not we were going to get the next day off from school...no dice...

My mother knew one of the pilots...it was weird...

Random (but relevant) Fact: Seth MacFarlane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Mcfarlane#Experience_with_September_11.2C_200 1_attacks) was scheduled to board America Airlines Flight 11 to Los Angeles but missed his flight due to a hangover.

[ggrant3876]

I was in bed with my wife that morning. It was very rare that we had an off day together . She got out of bed to talk to her mom on the phone and went over to the living room . After a couple minutes she came into the bedroom and told me that a plane had crashed into one of the towers . So I got up and migrated into the living room to watcxh the newa of what's going on. After a couple minute , I was shocked by the second plane and so on . My heart sank that day . Deeper into myself than it has ever been and will never be the same . Believe it or not , these few lines that I just wrote were probably the hardest thing that I will do today . Seeing through my tears right now is nearly impossible .
When will we , as a society , as a world communty , as a people stop bickering about all this minor cr@p that we all bi.tch about everyday and realize that there are much more important things in life . Our families , our friends , each other . When will it be when our religions , race , color of skin , sexuality , etc won't set us apart as a difference . People , we are all the same . Being of a certain race , religion , color of skin , sexuallity , etc , doesn't make you any better or worse than your neighbor , we are all exactly rthe same , literally brothers and sisters .
Amen to that brother simms.:D

[*susan*]

Simms, excellent post and I agree 100%!

[ahugo68]

simms great post.

I was in the 7th grade waiting to leave for school standing in front of the tv. and i never left the house that day i just stood there tearing up. I just kept thinking WHY? i didn't really understand what terrorism was. I will never forget what happened that day. and i will never forget how we as a country pulled together as one the very next day. If we wouldn't have pulled together and supported one another it would have been all the worse. The thing i remember and cherish the most was when President bush stood on top of a car and gave the speech to all the firemen, police, and rescuers. That will be a defining moment in our history.

God bless those who perished and may we always keep them in our hearts.

In the following days please remember what it felt like that day and thank all our armed forces how sacrifice so much in order to defend our great country!

[ccranford11]

I was in US History class my 10th grade year, witch I found that kinda interesting considering now it is part of US history. The teacher heard word and turned on the TV and everyone stoped what they were doing and started watching, myself included. We all watched in horror trying to understand what exactly we were looking at...

I'll never forget what happed that day.

[simms22]

That day , I hadn't moved to nyc yet . I was living in cincinnati , ohio , some 700 miles away . It felt much closer . Not to mention my cousin was on the 54th floor of the first building . And she was there in the 90's when the first time there was a bomb . Since then , she has worked from home .

I had terrible nightmares for weeks after . I would be in a field , or in a parking lot , or generally outside and there would be planes falling all around me . Everywhere . Smoke streamers and explosions . The sky was filled with falling planes . Nowhere to run , nowhere to hide .

[*susan*]

It is amazing how this tragic event affected so many people in so many different ways.

[JaceMan]

I just posted the following to my Facebook account, thinking of this day:

Today's Thought... 8 years ago today, it took only a few cowards to unite us as never before. It then took less than one year for 535 politicos clammering over mid-term elections to divide us as never before.

Sad... isn't it?

[DrVeronica]

I was in college, a Tuesday morning, sleeping in my dorm late. It was the only day where I had just a 1/2 day of class (med micro lab in the afternoon hour, woo). My mom called, extremely upset...all I could recall is her saying that "we're being attacked" and "I'm so worried about your dad" (my dad works downtown, a block away from sears tower, so lots o' buildings around). I quickly got up and turned on the TV, and was pretty shocked. With my mom on the phone, we both saw another airplane crashing into the 2nd building...really, there are no words I can use to describe my experience, except to say that it was surreal...like I was in a dream and *this* was not happening.

Classes were canceled for the day, and all were invited to mass (I went to a private Catholic university, and yes I'm Catholic). It was amazing how many people showed up...not just students, but a lot of faculty and support staff, people from the 'hood, other church clergy...I remember sitting in mass with tears in my eyes. I felt very sad and yet I felt the human connection that tends to occur when very bad things happen.

In the end, what was done wasn't right. The U.S. isn't perfect, and we (too) have infiltrated ourselves (with military and/or money) around the world to the point where yeah, it's pissing off other people. But using any of our modes of transportation to destroy this country, and its people, is wrong. Those individuals deserve their just desserts.

After that, we moved downtown, which made some of our family/friends nervous. :) So far, no complaints! Except these 24-hour parking meters, lol. Thank God for our 1 parking spot :rolleyes:


Side note: I hate ACORN.



GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

[xdavidn88]

I was in 8th grade. Had just arrived to school. Waiting with everyone in the 8th grade courtyard for the bell to ring so we can enter the school.

A few nerdy 6th/7th graders had gotten off the bus, they ran through the 8th grade courtyard to get to the 6th/7th grade courtyard talking about the world trade centers got hit by planes. At that moment, I had never heard of the world trade centers.

So we spent like all day in school watching it. Keep in mind, I was in New Orleans in like an all-white town. They were all ignorant and blaming it on kamikazes. And me being vietnamese, not japanese. They were saying 'you people' blown it up and crap like that.

No, I never got an apology. Racism still exists. I never got any racism from my black classmates. 9/11 just showed racism was still alive and strong in the South among white people. Keep in mind, I was like 1 of 30 asians in a school filled with 800 whites/100 blacks. Oh well, can't teach the ignorant.

It was probably due to me being new to school and it being the first few weeks and I already had a ton of white chicks digging me. I understand the jealousy.

[xdavidn88]

Oh and the like 10 arab students we had in school, and later on in high school were always picked on.

It's really sad.

[deserttopping]

Let's try to keep this thread non-political. Just saying. Carry on...

[konzern]

i was in first period of my freshman year. I remember it like if it was yesterday, i was in JROTC class sleeping cuz we never did anything when the major walks in an gives us a debriefing of what just happened and a speech, we were the first to hear about this and soon after that the principal went on the intercom and announced what happened. After that, every class was playing the news and trying to figure out what happened

in the following weeks we did drills and stuff like that to make sure we were safe in case the terrorist wanted to attack a HS in the most random place (which i thought was stupid) they gave each class a case with water and canned food and tape. the tape was in case there was some kind of chemical attack we could take up the vents and doors and maybe survive. At that time i thought it was a little too much but i guess i understand now.

My heart goes out to all the families that lost a loved one in the attack and all the families who lost loved ones in the war or have loved ones over seas

[DaYuMu6ft7]

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Thanks everyone for sharing your memories and thoughts, I enjoyed each and every story and totally related.

My story goes like this, I was on my way into work (LATE) as usual. so by the time I entered the lobby the first plane had already hit the first tower.. the security guards and people in the lobby were already talking about what happened

So I continued on to the elevator and up to the 53rd floor of The Liberty One building in Philly, where I worked at Duane, Morris & Heckshere LLP

When I reached my section, all eyes were glued to the TV screen. so we all sat there talking about what was going on, when the next thing we knew the 2nd plane hit the second tower.

After we started seeing the people jump out of windows, that was it for me (I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT)

The next thing you know, we got the announcement that it was a chance are city could be next.. so we had to hurry and evacuate the building.. since the buildings were the tallest in Philly

So we gathered are belonging, ran down 53 flights of steps and out the building (which was no FUN at all)

I must agree with Jace! - I felt so unified those following weeks - What Happened ?


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