9-11 Memories

[iMatthew]

As many of you may know, 9-11 is coming up this sunday. I've made a group for 9-11 if you want to show your support you can join it. At the group I have started a discussion of the affects of 9-11 on you. I'd ask you to post them here or on the group. Also, on the group i've posted the affects on me.

Thank you all

9-11 Rememberance Group

 

[Boo-Yeah!!]

Joined.

It was my senior year in high school. Walking between classes when the announcement came for all students to head to their home room. Got in to the class and saw the fires on the TV hanging in the class. Classes all day were suspended and we spent the rest of the day glued to the TVs and the radio. Tragedy brought us all together. Bullies became friends and met and talked with people I had never even known before.

“Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.”

-JFK


9/11/01. Never Forget.

 

[s@ik]

for me September seems to be a terrible month..
9/11 happened, the Beslan school attack and the recent airplane crash.
Sad month

 

[kYuKi]

I was only in second grade when it happened and for a while I hated Muslims, but I've taught myself that it wasn't just Muslims, but a group of people claimed to be Muslims or part of a Nation not like them.

 

[Ravage]

9/11 is our generation's Pearl Harbor and I can say with some certainty that it'll always be in our thoughts. To the families of the 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 police officers, and 37 port authority officers I want to thank you for the sacrifice of your loved ones who died doing the job they loved by saving as many lives as they could. To anybody who suffered a loss on that day I offer my condolences and wish nothing but the best for you from this point onward. I want to thank all of those currently serving our country as firefighters, paramedics, police officers, and those in the armed forces. To everybody else I only ask one thing, think about how you react the next time you encounter a police officer, firefighter, etc. Firefighters and EMS crews are the heroes we always here about. But LEOs (Law Enforcement Officers) are the unsung heroes of this country; here is another person willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for this country and its citizens, please treat them with respect and show them the gratitude they don't often see when they do their job.

 

[Boo-Yeah!!]

It was our generations Pearl Harbor but the response that came out of it wasnt the same and Pearl Harbor's generation is still better than ours simply because everyone and their mom signed up to fight. With the military strength we have now a lot of people waved it off saying we have the numbers to fight now I dont need to sign up. Not to mention it was sovereign nation and a world war. Times were different I know but I still think WW2 is the greatest generation yet.

 

[DigitalDJ]

Tuesday, 9/11/01 was the day New York and most of the east coast stopped. Being born and raised in New York and a current resident of Long Island, this day replays almost every day in my mind. I was in Middle school and I remember we all got held up and weren't allowed to leave our classrooms. Minutes which felt like hours passed as we all stood watching the live broadcast on tv. Watching the images and seeing my classmates crying because some of their parents worked in the city was rough. Witnessing something of that magnitude at 12 years old would leave anyone confused and distraught.

Till this day those images and videos play over and over in my mind almost as vividly as that day. As the events unfolded 30 mins away from my house, I can still remember seeing clouds of smoke and debris, that is something I will take to the grave with me.

To all those who lost someone or knew someone who lost someone, to the NYPD, FDNY, Port Authority, EMT, and everyone else lost my condolences out to all of you. To everyone who protects this country from any threats, foreign or domestic, thank you for your service. For the 2,819 lost that day in the towers, the Pentagon and Flight 91 as well as for all the Troops overseas that were casualties of this incident, you are gone but not forgotten, RIP. All gave some...some gave all, we're still here.

 

[Raul Tha Monk]

Its just sad poor people had to die Well Since i live in the ghetto ill be pouring out liquor for respect

 

[shan^K]

I heard they are making coloring books for kids for 9/11.

 

[Madvillain]

Well Since i live in the ghetto ill be pouring out liquor for respect

Best post ever

 

[Jean]

joined the group and i live in new york city

 

[Sh3llSh0ck3d]

It was my senior year in high school and word of the first plane strike hit as I was preparing to leave for school. I remember thinking what a tragic accident until I arrived at school where my first class was actually as an Office Assistant to the Principle and Counselors. We all huddled around the tv's and watched in horror as the real news broke. That day not a single class taught anything, instead every class had their TV's on and we watched the news non stop. When I got out after my fourth class (God Bless having extra credits and a half day that year) I rushed home and just sat glued to the news while chatting with my friends online.

I spoke to a recruiter not much long after and was set to join the Army for Light Infantry until I got DQ'd during my physical for a bad knee. I was so upset that day but I remember thinking the best support I could show then was for the troops and the families in NY. I sent thank you cards and gift baskets that year. It was a year I'll never forget.

 

[Mustachio]

Also my senior year in high school. I was in Mr. Haber's C++ class. It was the second week of school. Usually at the end of that class period our principle would make some random announcement that really didn't affect anyone. That day my teacher decided that what he had to say way more important than the announcement, but as the announcement went on we kind of realized that it was different. Got out of class and went to my Statistics class where the TV was on. I remember the first tower had just fallen right before I got there and started watching and I remember thinking that it couldnt have been one of the two and was probably one of the smaller towers. Of course that thought disappeared pretty quickly. I think the school went into code blue or one of those codes they have and they kept us in that class for the next couple hours before they shut down schools for the rest of the day and sent us home. I dont remember too much else about the day except for watching a ton of news over the next few days.

I know I will never forget that day. Not to mention living outside of DC, I have driven by the pentagon many times since then.

 

[xosniper]

I was sleeping since I didn't have to be at work till 4 (bartender). Friend woke me up around 10:00 ish yelling "DUDE, COME IN HERE NOW!!!!!"

I have never felt the feeling like I had in my stomach when I saw those buildings fall.

 

[pillar]

For me, I had just graduated from hs & was working at the Gamestop warehouse. We were on break when we saw the 1st building already hit. I thought of it as a joke that the news was playing & didnt really pay much mind to it. All the sudden the camera happened to catch the 2nd plane hit the other building, thats when I knew it wasnt a joke & was saying "are you serious? whats going on here?" Unfortunately I couldnt stay to watch the whole thing, but needless to say, we all stayed rather quiet during the rest of the work day. After work, I went home to catch up on the rest of what had happened. The next year, I decided to honor the day by sitting outside the corner of my apt complex holding up a sign w/ a mix of the bald eagle mixed w/ the american flag with words saying "United We Stand". Majority of people just saw me & went on w/ their day. I had 1 nice lady offer me a coke & since I didnt have anything around me, I accepted it. Still remember the awful taste of that drink. So tomorrow im going to my towns circle (which is like the middle of the town) & create a sign outta poster board saying "Sept 11, 10 years later. We wont forget you. Thank you to those who gave their lives."

To those who live in NYC/DC/PA who either lived the events of that tragic day or have lost loved ones, my heart goes out to you & I will do what it takes to help you guys out in whatever way possible.

 

[Power]

I wish I could someday visit NY...
Pay all my respect to those who past a way in that horrific day (even though this statement is said over a million times). I believe I was 4 or 5 when it happened and my dad told me something about two planes crashing into a big big tower, but that was the most I could remember.

-Power

 

[LadyFace]

I was in 4th grade at a baptist school. I remember we had been about to go somewhere, but then I remember being shuffled back into our room and then the principal came in and turned our TV on abruptly, without any explanation as to why he was even there doing it in the first place.

I was 11-years-old. I can't tell you how many times I saw those buildings fall cause of the replay on TV. Daddy wouldn't let my sister and I switch over to Nickalodian or anything. He just kept directTV on MSNBC or any sort of news channel. At the time, It really annoyed me because I got so tired of hearing about it. All they did was talk about it as if they could simply rewind and keep it from happening. When they couldn't. That's what it felt like.

10 years later, I still have left over feelings of annoyance because all they did was talk about it. But then last night, when I had gotten back from picking up some chinese food for me and my friend, My mother just happened to be watching CBS and I reckon they were showing a special of some sort. Apparently, on the very day the Twin Towers were to fall, this film maker just happened to be accompanying the New York City Fire Department first responders. He was filming a documentary and tehy just happened to be in the streets when, in the foreground, you hear a plane whirring and then this guy just happened to look up and catch the plane slamming into the first tower.

And it's just like...Life is just like that. Somehow, that guy was destined to be there to catch that on camera. It just boggles my mind.

 

[Boktai]

I was in 9th grade civics classes, our teacher made us turn on the the tv because she said it was history in the making.!

 

[Tension]

I remember the day very well. I was only 8 but I remember getting home from school and seeing it on the TV and feeling something in my stomach. Obviously I wasn't like overwhelmingly sad or anything, I was 8, but seeing people jumping out of windows and stuff kind of got to me.

I've never had a chance to visit Ground Zero as I'm in the UK, but outside of America the country with the most losses from the attacks was the UK, with 67 I think. I'll visit it someday.

 

[Ledzo]

Well to bring my piece of memory, I saw from my own eyes the first tower smoking , while my school teacher was talking to me. I was 8. Terrible memories.
Never forget guys.