9/11 Remembered...

[Snooper]

Hard to believe it was 6 years ago that the Twin Towers in NYC were hit by terrorists... Pentagon in Washington DC hit... And the brave men and women in PA who helped prevent another attack...

Let's take a moment to remember all the innocent lives that were taken 6 years ago today.

[acebruin]

*moment of silent*

prayers and thoughts to those who are directly or indirectly affected by the tragedy...

[diamondjunkie]

Here, here.  I had a long chat with my kids on the way to school about this today.  Here's hoping everyone takes some time today to remember the horrendous events of 9/11/01.  God bless all those who were victims of the tragedy and all those who have been suffering since.  My prayers are with them.

[Blondie]

Even though I live in Canada, we still feel the effects of 9/11. It is a difficult day to forget, since today is also my wedding anniversary. My kids will say.."isn't today the day the twin towers were hit"? They were too young to remember the TV footage, but they have seen pics, and their uncle lives in NY city, and has shown them pics of ground zero. A very sad day indeed! I will try to think about the positives on Sept. 11th, it's just too bad my anniversary  day has become such a memorable day for the wrong reasons!

[evilmailjeep]

I live not quite an hour drive, or about five minutes from Shanksville. Do you know they can't build a memorial just yet because the ground is full of toxic waste? The same ground that contains human remains. That, seems profound to me. Dad just called, its his birthday, and he fell off a truck, and whacked his shoulder pretty hard, and is coming in at 1100 to help me fix a toilet.

Here is a post that might get me flamed....but no sense living so far in bad memory that it spoils all the good things that happen on that particular spot in the calender.

[joia]

It is hard to believe that it is already 6 years since the Twin Towers atrocity.
I remember that day clearly in fact I will never forget it.  My thoughts and prayers for  all those affected by this terrible event.  It certainly changed the world that I had grown up in.
Joia

[Diamondluvr]

My thoughts and prayers go out to all the families and friends that lost loved ones on 9/11 and after in our fight for freedom!

I will never forget that day!!!  Or the weeks following-very eery feeling driving around and seeing fighter jets flying very low over head, wondering what's next.

[GracefulLion]

Here is a post that might get me flamed....but no sense living so far in bad memory that it spoils all the good things that happen on that particular spot in the calender.

I would never flame you EMJ, but I don't agree.  If we don't remember, we don't learn.

Hear is to all those who lost their lives, their health or their loved ones, and to all of the heros in the immediate turmoil and the aftermath.  And wishes of strength to our our government, its leaders and it people to let it never happen again, in NYC, the United States or elsewhere.

[Sanchica27]

i live a mere 30 min drive from Manhattan.  the September 11 we all remember happened while i was in high school sitting outside in between classes.  the security guards found out first, then a few of us students.  at first no one believed it until we put on our tvs and there it was.  i cannot tell you how many people lost mothers, fathers, friends, and children here.  we could see the dust clouds rising up from the site and we all watched together on tv in my history class as the first and then second towers fell.  that day was chaos.  everyone was trying to call everyone to make sure they were ok, and sadly, many were not.  my cousin works for a local fire department and was sent out with several of my other family members who are police and emt's to help....she told me about the destruction that wasnt necessarily mentioned in the papers.  she told me about thinking that you have found someone in the rubble in pulling them out only to find that it was to late.  even though no one in my family died, i will always remember the 28 people in just my neighborhood who did, as well as all of the other innocent people who fell victim to a civilian attack.  i will always remember this day....

[evilmailjeep]

We aren't the only ones going through terror...London has 7/7 to remember....and there are a lot of countries in the world where terror rememberance day, is every day. I feel bad for the folks who didn't get a chance to mourn their losses, and who face uncertainity every single day.

 Is there a World Peace Day? Stamp out terror day? Either 9/11 or 7/7 would work to focus people and help bring some change.

[webmistress]

NPR played the Spar Spangled Banner on the radio today, a violin.

[Trinkette]

Goodness, they've been reading the names of those lost due to 911 on the television. It seems like it they have been calling out names forever. And the photos... so many young, talented, innocent people.  A very sad moment in time, indeed.

Yes, the world as we knew it certainly was changed forever on that day.  But, as has been pointed out, so many people in the world face terror each and every day. It must be very hard to find hope.  I'm sorry for the loss, pain, and suffering all over the world. Such sadness and dispair. Such waste. If only people, of ALL beliefs, could find a way to live in harmony.

I should do more.

[BigRed]

*moment of silence*


May you ALL rest in peace!

[Diamondsbylauren]

There's no words to express my sadness over that fateful day.
Although EMJ's sentiment might not be .....soft.. there is something to it.
For people like Blondie- and the rest of us- it's important to "plant a symbolic flower" to show that there's beauty, love and life for all of us to cherish- be it  September 11, or July 7.
Not that we'll ever forget that day- but maybe we can transform it into a day to pray for world Peace.

[acebruin]

amen to that!

[evilmailjeep]

Thanks David, that is what I mean exactly,
Happy 65th Dad!

[acebruin]

happy bday to your dad emj...  i hope his shoulder is ok...

[evilmailjeep]

Thanks Ace!

You know, lots of movements have started on the internet...and today is a good day to start one.

Before the end of the day, I'm going to ask my co-worker, who is in the National Guard, if there is a way I can join up with other folks who send needed items to our troops.

But, it seems like only half the picture...what else can we do, that is positive?

[acebruin]

the way i look at it is this...  we cannot help other people in the world...  to change the world we need to do it one by one...  so instead of dreaming big of what can i do for people in iraq, i ask myself what can i do for my community, for my friends, for my family...  people who are around me...  i think that's the way to go...  doesn't mean i don't care about the people out there...  but i can at least pray for them and remember them in my prayers...

there's a story:

a little girl is walking on the beach...  and she sees thousands of starfishes on shore...  as far as the eyes can see...  she starts throwing the starfish one by one back to the sea...  someone saw what she was doing and ask her...  little girl, what are you doing?  you can't save all these starfishes...  and the little girl responds, yeah but i can save this one, then she throws one a starfish on her hand...  picks up another one and said, and this one...  and this one...  and this one...  and this one...

moral of the story, we can change the world one person at a time...  and imagine if that person does the same thing to other people around that person...  the world WILL be a better place to live in...

[luvnjewelry]

Great story Ace.       Although WE will never forget, we must take this day to reflect upon the good of this day and how it brought people of all walks of life together.    Isn't life truly about loving one another?   

I was reading "Our Daily Bread" online this morning.   I thought it was so symbolic that 2 pieces of steel came together in the midst of the rubble of the twin towers to form a cross.     He has his hand in everything.......think of all the people who were late to work at the Twin Towers that day because they couldn't find a shoe, or they had a flat tire, a sick child........


EMJ.... this is the perfect day to reflect and enjoy.   My nephew is asking his girlfriends' hand in marriage today.   It is her birthday.      Sure will make for a joyous 9/11 for them and there friends and family around them!!

[acebruin]

ooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh today is the big day??    you must share his story when it's all done! 

[luvnjewelry]

I sure will..... IF he ever calls me and tells me.  He is the quite/personal type...but I surely will bug him when I get the chance!

[acebruin]

don't forget them hand shots!   

[Snooper]

My nephew is asking his girlfriends' hand in marriage today.   It is her birthday.      Sure will make for a joyous 9/11 for them and there friends and family around them!!

Fabulous!!!

One of my friend's birthday is today, and when she tells people this, the first thing they say other than Happy Birthday is "Oh... Your bday is on Sept 11... *silence*"

[evilmailjeep]

My dad is depressive too, and gets the same silence. Happiness is in our Declaration of Independence...



OK, give us the full rundown, and handshots if you can!!