Sept.11, 2001 - Sept. 11, 2011

We Will Never Forget

Always Remember,
Never Forget

GED10Dad- Thank you so much for posting this thread. It means so much to me.

As someone that was very much directly affected by the terrorist attacks, I can't explain how important it is to me that the occurrences of 9/11 remain a forefront in American history. The signification of the remembrance, sorrow, and pure love for the wonderful country we live in is truly what it means to be American.

I will never, ever forget the feelings that occurred during the news that the terrorist attacks occurred, or during the ensuing report of names of the loved ones that we lost.

My request is this: Please, never forget. Never forget those who lost their lives for their country, the United States of America. Please never forget the horror that occurred in New York City, Arlington and Shanksville, PA. Please never forget the signification that September 11 means for our country and everything that was involved with it.

We Will Never, EVER Forget





http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/20...s/by-name/index.html

I sincerely hope that today there are millions of our fellow citizens remembering and honoring those lost.

Also, as a combat Veteran and former "Agency" employee with many years of experience analyzing what we called "The Middle East" problem area; I'm concerned with those in Society that really just don't get the very real danger lurking that seeks to destroy our way of life. I hope they will consider that when they elect officials to our highest offices.

May God bless us all!

I have two emotions that have never left me from that day...

Rage - over what they did. Who are they? Muslims who want us all to submit to their religion or die. We have simple-minded people in this country who cannot even admit who they are. Most of these lecture us that the real problem is "we" who are intolerant of "them." I am outraged by that notion. It is obvious who the intolerant ones are. Never be decieved.

Pride - over what our heros did. Proud that I live in a country of heros. Who are the heros? The firefighters and police officers who went up those stairs knowing they would never come back. All those who sacrificed life and limb to respond to the initial attack and to deliver justice since then. All those heros all over this great country who either drove to New York to help or who sent supplies to support the cause. To all those who prayed for them. To those heros on a plane over Pennsylvania, who rather than sit and wait passively for death - saved lives with their heroic actions, and showed the ultimate definition of what it is to be an American. To a wealthy pro football player who gave up his presitigious life here in America to sacrifice his life for us in some remote region of Afghanistan. To all those who sacrificed and yet we do not know their names. To the Navy Seals who killed the evil one and later tragically sacrificed their lives for us. And so it goes...

Thanks for the post honoring the victims of 9/11 and for all of those that have died since that day defending our country.

10 years go tomorrow I was leaving for British Columbia for 6 weeks to train others from my company for their job and end of that week husband had a flight to go to NYC for business. It could have been that any flight, anywhere could have been used as a bomb, at any day of that week, especially since some of those terrorists resided in the next town.

Always Remember
Never Forget

God Bless America.I will never forget.

God bless the victims, their loved ones and friends. I am humbled by your sacrifice.

God bless America.



Always remember
Never forget

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"God Bless America. I will never forget."

Amen.

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http://joshherzenberg.blogspot...09/september-11.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wimkHhMBg8c

A beautiful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner performed at the memorial service by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy.

We will NEVER Forget!

Another, very moving version, sung before the Bears game today. Note the players coming out to hold the flag.

Jim Cornelison leads the Star Spangled Banner on 9/11/2011

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Heard both renditions...had to wipe tears from my eyes for each one.

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In August 2001 our family visited my wife's Nona in Hartford, Connecticut. It was a great family vacation, and my first time on the east coast. We rented an Excursion and spent 10 days driving around and visiting several cities. We took a tour of Fenway Park, and the other significant sites in Boston. We went to Salem to visit the witches, and Mystic Seaport to see the classic ships. We spent a full day in Cooperstown, and three days in New York City. We took in a Yankee/Rangers game and joined in with the NY Fans as they booed A-Rod, who was still the Texas shortstop at the time. The following day we took a tour on a double decker bus through Harlem and Manhattan. We were given the option with our tour tickets to visit the top of the Empire State Building or one of the Twin Towers? We chose the Empire State Building, as we figured that we'd have an opportunity to tour the Towers next time. We took plenty of pictures and videos on the tour, including a number pics of the Towers.

After ten days spent with my wife's Italian family in Hartford, and many miles driving around the east coast in our utility rental, we finally flew back home to So Cal. Approximately five weeks later, our then 9 and 7 year old kids were down stairs to watch cartoons prior to school. The cartoons weren't on TV, there were breaking news bulletins throughout the country....so my son went back upstairs to tell my wife and I that the Twin Towers were on fire. We watched in horror as these two massive buildings burned and would later collapse. We were just there, this didn't make any sense to our kids, and of course it didn't make sense to us either. A little over four years ago, I went with my son and a group of his 8th grade graduates on a trip to DC, Philly, and New York. He and I did the tour gig again, but we also took time and visited ground zero. It was sad, and those of us walking around the site were noticably silent.

This morning I watched and listened as each and every victim of 9/11 had their name read off, and ten years later it's still very emotional. It doesn't matter if you're on the east coast or here on the west coast, our lives have been changed forever. I will tell you this..."Our Family Will Never Forget!"

Ronan Tynan @ Yankee Stadium

President Bush Throws A Strike!!!

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Attaboy Dub'ya'!





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Kevin Williams Memorial

Budweiser Tribute

Jack Buck Poem

May God bless those who run to the danger to help the innocent and injured get away....

I also spent most every minute I could find this morning listening/watching the reading of the names.
I found every name, every picture and each story so poignant.
However, I have to admit that while running on the treadmill, I had to stop at one point. The lump in my throat and tears in my eyes were too intense.
Listening to a brief expression from a 9 year old to the Dad he never met...he was in his mother's belly...well, his is just one, but his was one that touched my heart to the core.
Followed the morning by watching "9 Innings from Ground Zero."
Not sure September 11, 2011 will be forgotten, either. Pretty sure I would support everything and every person being remembered and treasured.

Great tributes, I hope I post this before my keyboard shorts out from my tears...

My wife was traveling that day and I had the kids. As I was feeding them breakfast, I turned on the TV (it was 6am here). I thought the first shots must've been a replay from some previous attack and then I turned up the volume and started to understand the situation.

That night I took the kids to religious education. I sat ouside in the car while I waited for them and watched the one F-16 in the air covering the entire Phoenix airspace. It was very surreal. I'll never forget that night and the days that followed...

My wife didn't return until the following weekend, when air travel started to return to normal.

A few months ago I visited my son at West Point and took a subway to Ground Zero with my daughter. I had never been to New York before. Everything I had heard about New Yorkers being rude and impatient was wrong. They were totally cool. I was impressed with the people and the City of New York.

God bless them. You're back.

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Another myth...busted! Thanks for the report Bum.




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I have two overriding memories of that tragic day. The first was the feeling in the pit of my stomach watching the first tower collapse,and the the sadness it brought. The other was watching the footage of a line of firemen marching into a burning inferno, without the slightest trace of fear in their faces, pretty much knowing they wouldnt be marching out. Those firefighters, and the many others that protect us at home, and abroad ae in my prayers every day.

It's still very hard to think of the day our world changed...as an airline pilot all of our training about a hijacking revolved around cooperating with terrorists. Since later investigations by the FBI revealed that several of the 19 known terrorists had flown on my airline as dry runs prior to their evil plan was put into action, I very well could have been a pilot on one of the ill fated flights.

I can still remember just like it was yesterday that my late beloved mother called me that morning and upon hearing my voice on the other end of the line began to cry...knowing I was still alive. I still get choked up remembering how she cried and probably always will.

God bless all the souls that were lost on that horrible day and for those who are left behind.

We must never forget!

I remember having fall ball the weekend after Sept. 11th and it was such an odd feeling to be out there. The great thing about baseball is that when you are out there on the field, everything else is forgotten. The problem is no one was ready to forget what had happened just a few days ago.

We went about our business playing that day but I can still feel the air that morning warming up for the game. It was so still that it never seemed like the day would begin. I didn't have a full grasp of the events at 14 years old, but I do remember how baseball really helped me deal with the events and put my mind back where it needed to be.

Ken Jacobi

Author of “Going with the Pitch: Adjusting to Baseball, School, and Life as a Division I College Athlete"

*In A New York Minute*

I was watching CNN yesterday, amazed that in less than one week from the 10th anniversary, people are complaining about how inconvenience air travel is, long lines, security checks, scans... Wake up America! The wolf is always at the door!

I guess that's what I get for watching CNN.

GED10DaD