Hi everyone. With the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks
coming, I wanted to offer this thread to mourn it. Feel free to respond in any (appropriate) way to mourn the attacks.
JKL1234
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I remember that I was in kindergarten around this time. It was afternoon-only, so I was still home when the 9/11 attacks came. My parents watched it on the TV, shocked by what had happened. I’m not sure I understood at that time, but I was still sad about the parts of it I did comprehend.
I did, while I was patroling. I didn’t know that about you…it tugged at my heartstrings.
I don’t really remember it, because I was a just a little kid. May you all rest in peace.
system
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Doesn’t anyone fear an attack tomorrow? Do realize OsamaBinLaden’s followers are probably planning an attack right this moment.
Don’t be a fearmonger. I highly doubt a successful attack will take place…we’ve learned a lot over the past 10 years, and I’m sure any attempt will be thwarted.
system
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I personally don’t know what to think of tomorrow. Either way, whatever happens happens and there’s not much we can do about it except pray and hope. I can’t remember anything about 9/11- I was only a toddler. I know though that my older siblings and Mom were really freaked out and scared at the time though. May all the people who died those days rest in peace.
I’m so sorry about that! =( May he rest in peace, and let’s hope nothing like this ever hits us (our country) again.
system
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JKL1234
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Can’t wait till the Freedom Tower comes out!!!
It is going to be simply amazing…1776 feet tall!
JKL1234
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At first I thought it was 1776 stories
^At about 10,000 feet, it would be more of a mountain. 1,776 feet will be no small feat, however.
I suppose I should share my 9/11 story, although I was too young to remember it, so I’ll share my dad’s story, which I was somewhat involved in. My dad had a business trip to Florida, and he was flying by plane. He was going to stay with my grandparents (his parents) while he was there. For some reason, he decided to take toddler me with him. He had an uneventful morning, but then as he was pulling in to the parking garage at the Denver airport, he heard the radio say, “We don’t know what’s happened yet, but someone has crashed into the World Trade Center! etc. etc.”, and that was all he heard. He went in to the airport, checked in, and go though security, and then sat at the waiting chairs. the airport personnel wouldn’t let his plane board, but made no explanation as to why. He called my grandma and said “Sorry if I’m late, they’re not letting me on my plane!” to which she responded, “You didn’t hear?” and he said “No.” My Grandma was at her house, with TV and newspapers, so she saw it. After my grandma explained, he rushed over to a crowd of 2,000 other people staring at the TV. Somehow he went to my mom at work, and she asked why they weren’t on an airplane, and he explained, and then everyone went home, and the world shut itself down for a week. Ugh, I’m getting chills typing this.
Like Isabelle Zita, I was a bit too young to remember what happened, but since then I’ve heard a lot about it. @Metsguy234
- I’m sorry about your dad. May he and all the others that died that day rest in peace.
Totally agree, but I have to add that I hope that nothing like this ever hits any
country ever again.
Jordan
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I remember September 11, 2001 very clearly. My teacher’s brother worked in the North Tower and she was extremely distraught; I remember not being sure what was going on until everyone began to go home early. The school said there had been a terrible tragedy in New York, and only when I watched the news for some time later on did I get a sense of what happened. Staring up at the clear blue sky, with no planes flying at all - I lived relatively close to an airport back then - is probably one of the strongest memories I have of that day. (My teacher’s brother survived, I found out later). @Metsguy234
I just read your note and it’s very moving. I stopped by a 9/11 memorial display today and saw your father’s name among the list of victims. May he rest in peace.
system
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I was actually chatting online (2:30 am’ish) with an online friend that resided in North Carolina. Completely out of nowhere some time afterwards, he told me that his mom whipped on the news that the planes went into the Twin Towers. Knowing this before majority of Hawaii was awake, it was obviously theonly thing on the morning news at 5. I went to take a morning bus down the road around 7:30 and a few of us were talking about it while our bus driver was on his break. Just before he started up the bus, he got a notice over his radio that the state decided to shut down in sections (airports, major malls, etc) and then re-open later in the afternoon. 9/11 is not just about these terrorist attacks for me, but 19 years ago tomorrow on 9/11, would be our anniversary for Hurricane Iniki. A Category 4 hurricane went over Kauai and affected thousands, including my grandparent’s house. With moving them to our house made my childhood memories from Kauai with them even stronger. @Metsguy234
I send my condolences to you and your family… can’t imagine what it’s like in your position. My husband has had his Marine friends die while they were in overseas combat, but it’s nothing like losing a family member.
JKL1234
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We had to listen to that song on Friday for a 9/11 assembly, nearly 9/10th of the school bawled their eyes out. I’m surprised that I didn’t.
system
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Really? Are you that
confident? I’m staying at home and watching the documentries by CNN, FOX, CBS, KGO, FOX NEWS, C-SPAN, NBC, CSNBA, CNBC, MSNBC, HLN, and other television stations as well as some football with 9/11 ceremonies.
