Pictures say a 1000 words

rz1

For those of us who have/had friends involved in the horrendous event we do not need reminders

Agree 110% TR.

However, not everyone was affected 1st hand but to forget is not to be forgotten. I'm very sorry if this is deemed inappropriate to some.

I do not walk away,....and I will not shut my eyes.
While remembering is hard, it shall also make me stronger.

Wow rz! I don't think I have ever seen any of those powerful, powerful photos.

It is very evident that God had blessed the New York City area with a spectacularly beautiful morning on September 11, 2001...as only he could.

It sure is reassuring to see his beautiful and loving handiwork surrounding this horribly evil scene brought to us by these hate filled and 'steeped in evil' terrorists.

We can agree or disagree on what is the proper course of action to protect ourselves when faced with this evil, but we, freedom loving people from all over the globe, must not lose focus because of disagreements over the details.

It certainly will not be easy or without loss...and it will take much longer than anyone has imagined, but we must recognize this evil for what it is and pull together, everywhere, and defeat this scourge.

The photo display you shared with us rz will certainly help with all of us staying focused.

Thank you for sharing that with us.

May "God" be with our men overseas.They are stong in thier willpower.May us as citizens be as strong to support them and our great president.
Thanks for the reminder RZ

I would echo 3up-3down's comments.

Sadly, TR, it is obvious that much of America either has forgotten or chooses to ignore 9-11.

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Originally posted by Texan:
I would echo 3up-3down's comments.

Sadly, TR, it is obvious that much of America either has forgotten or chooses to ignore 9-11.

Why do you say that, Texan?

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our great president.

Great pictures, Rz. They are what they are.

Re the political quote above: I don't think so...and I voted for him in 2004. Made a mistake.

RZ1...as a former high school history teacher, one of my favorite quotes was from the philosopher George Santayana...and it applies to your poignant reminder thru pictures of the events of 9/11:

"Those who can not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Those who do not remember their past are condemned to repeat their mistakes."

IMO, Americans can never be reminded too often of the terrible events of 9/11. Thank you.

Sorry, but I still can't look at any photos,movies of 9/11. still to fresh in my memory

Here is my personal opinion - for what it is worth.

I sure as heck dont need to be reminded of watching my friends and colleagues jump 100 stories to their death. Or getting crushed into dust particles. Or any of the other Twilight Zone stuff that happened that day.

Especially from people who werent even there. They have nothing to remind me of and nothing of value to tell me about that event.

It may be some symbolic thing to some of you - and that is just fine - but to me - it is still a nightmare that needs to be dealt with on a daily basis.

Everyone has a different perspective I guess.

Everyone does have a different perspective.

I appreciate rz sharing this with us.

This is a baseball site, but sometime politics get mentioned
Rz1, Those are some detailed pictures.A reminder of what some in this world will do if given the chance.
It is a tough memory . I can't relate to someone who saw their dad, brother or friend jump for their lives, but I can say I saw my fellow americans in those situations. I can say I saw my oldest son enlist in the Army a week or so after that happened for the only reason of "They can't get away with this." We didn't know where my son would end up but I can say I saw my daughter and wife crying away when my he walked to the runway to head overseas. So many forget, without our military (American men and women)being strong and devoted we would be the first to be attacked, yes on our soil. We cannot just say " Stop it", like many believe, the world isn't nice and we can't give the bad guys a time out. It doesn't matter who is the Pres. There will be those countries who hate us. If anybody thinks the two main countries we are fighting in would not launch a nuke, (if they get one) at us , I have some beach front property to sell you in the Mojave. The next time someone wants to bag on the ones who protect us , maybe a quick thank you would be in order..right before we argue linear or rotational hittng and then go practice it on a field without the fear of being blown up. If someone doesn't want to say thank you and protest away then say thank you to those same people who protect us because they give us the right to disagree. 911 was a horrible sight and I will support anyone who will keep that terror from happing again. Back to baseball.

Hey, itsinthe game.

I think your anger shows, and I am with you.

So as not to be misinterpreted - I consider rz1 a friend.

If what he posts gets people who have forgotten to remember - then I think it is a good thing.

I was just sharing my personal perspective on the topic.

Thats all.

And all perspectives are welcome.

Lclcoach... that was a good post. Please pass along our gratitude to your son for bravely and willingly serving and protecting us. I can not begin to tell you the tremendous amount of respect that I have for people like your son.

its...thanks for your clarification...this is an increasingly difficult subject to discuss.

Let's do as Lclcoach suggests..."Back to baseball."

My fear is people do forget. Some people need to forget and I understand that. My hat is off to all of our folks who protect and serve.

I have not opened the link. I guess I don't need to. Three alums from my high school and a family friend working as a flight attendant died that day.

I am curious as to why the entry page is not in english---who took the pics

Lclcoach, absolutely great post.


Our thanks to your son and all of our servicemen who sacrifice so much for freedom - not just that of Americans but many others as well.

May the Good Lord protect all of our troops, and may His comfort be with their families. Bless them all.

My brother in law has 77 more days in Iraq... He missed last summer but he'll get to see his boys play ball this summer (we pray).

The last thing I wanted to do here was draw bad blood and the thread is leaning toward debate. I am sorry if I did and will remove the link. Will someone please lock this thread so we don't get in debate on a subject we should only mourn.

As I've explained to a couple others. When I posted this I did so because living so far away geographicly, and without having been personally affected, I had lost sight of the tragedy. When I was sent the pics it hit home, and hard. I live in a sympathetic and liberal community, work at a large University, but after sitting back and thinking about this I was dumbfounded by how it has been forgotten by those you would think would remember. Not the political aspect, but for the compassion for those who lost family and friends.

I just wanted to let you know that this was not a post of "sensationalism", but rather a "tap on the shoulder" to those of us that may have lost a moment that should remain with us forever. In the grand scheme of things not many Americans were there personally, but that doesn't mean that we should forget about those who were. There were ~500 hits on this thread, and if I opened 1 set of eyes it was worth it.

If anyone is interested in having the pics pm me with your email address and I will forward the Power Point presentation via email.

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This is not meant as a political statement...

For those of you wondering what our foriegn policy really is for the future in the way of military deployment, I would urge you to watch the Discovery Channel special, Ted Koppel's Our Children's, Children's War. It is an excellent piece that shows our efforts and position on not letting terrorists get a foothold in places by creating allies of the local people.