Putting all politics aside, let's take a few moments to honor the 3,000 plus lives that were lost on this horrific day in American history.

A day that will forever be etched in my memory. Weird that it's been four years; the wounds are so fresh that it seems like it was yesterday.

God bless the poor souls who lost their lives on that tragic day. We will never forget.

Brian, that's your cousin Laura in your avatar, who lost her life in the WTC on 9/11, isn't it? :(

God bless the poor souls who lost their lives on that tragic day. We will never forget.

Brian, that's your cousin Laura, who lost her life in the WTC on 9/11, isn't it? :(


Yes, she was 41 years of age. Waaaaay to young to die. She went to work and didn't ask for this to happen. My two uncles and my brother worked at WTC building 3. It collapsed as well. They were fortunate to get out in time. Their company was originally was in tower 2 but they relocated to building 3. They were in the towers during the first attack in 1993.

God bless the poor souls who lost their lives on that tragic day. We will never forget.

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Ditto.

That's so sad, Brian :( I'm so sorry. I too will never forget that day and the lives that were lost.



Yes, she was 41 years of age. Waaaaay to young to die. She went to work and didn't ask for this to happen. My two uncles and my brother worked at WTC building 3. It collapsed as well. They were fortunate to get out in time. Their company was originally was in tower 2 but they relocated to building 3. They were in the towers during the first attack in 1993.

Yes, she was 41 years of age. Waaaaay to young to die. She went to work and didn't ask for this to happen. My two uncles and my brother worked at WTC building 3. It collapsed as well. They were fortunate to get out in time. Their company was originally was in tower 2 but they relocated to building 3. They were in the towers during the first attack in 1993.
ohno:

I was in 4th grade when this happened. I remember ALL the TVs in school were on.

RIP to everyone who died on that day :(

patriot:

:candle:

peacesign: :crying:

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I cannot believe it's been 4 years... doesn't feel like it. I still remember it like it was yesterday.

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I cannot believe it's been 4 years... doesn't feel like it. I still remember it like it was yesterday.
Me too, I remember the principal coming to every class and telling us what had happened. A lot of parents took their kids home

This was a sad, sad day in America. It's something that most of us don't want to remember, but must never forget. God bless the USA.

I'm sorry about your cousin, Brian, and for everyone who lost their lives. No one deserved that.

I was in 7th grade and didn't find out until school let out. I thought it was world war 3, I was so confused because nothing big ever happened like that before when I was old enough to understand.

ah yes, i remember how terrified i was when i found out. holy f-ck, i seriously thought the world was ending.

I thought I was watching something surreal about the end of the world from a Hollywood movie. I'll never forget this day. :(

I was in 10th grade on 9/11. I went to school that was about 20 minutes away from my house. It took two hours to get home on the bus that day. It was the worst two hours of my life. I didn't know where my family was b/c I didn't have a cell phone. And, there was so much traffic that I thought something else happened. When I finally got home there were like 15 messages on the machine. That night my whole extended family ate dinner at my Aunt's house. We were all worried because my Dad and two of my uncles are in the FDNY. I remember my little cousin, who was 6, read the little scroll on the bottom of the TV, ( i don't know what its called.), "over 300 firefighters presumed dead." We found out later that my dad and my uncles were all ok, although many of their friends were missing.

A few weeks after 9/11, President Bush addressed congress with this speech:

...After all that has just passed -- all the lives taken, and all the possibilities and hopes that died with them -- it is natural to wonder if America's future is one of fear. Some speak of an age of terror. I know there are struggles ahead, and dangers to face. But this country will define our times, not be defined by them. As long as the United States of America is determined and strong, this will not be an age of terror; this will be an age of liberty, here and across the world.

Great harm has been done to us. We have suffered great loss. And in our grief and anger we have found our mission and our moment. Freedom and fear are at war. The advance of human freedom -- the great achievement of our time, and the great hope of every time -- now depends on us. Our nation -- this generation -- will lift a dark threat of violence from our people and our future. We will rally the world to this cause by our efforts, by our courage. We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.

It is my hope that in the months and years ahead, life will return almost to normal. We'll go back to our lives and routines, and that is good. Even grief recedes with time and grace. But our resolve must not pass. Each of us will remember what happened that day, and to whom it happened. We'll remember the moment the news came -- where we were and what we were doing. Some will remember an image of a fire, or a story of rescue. Some will carry memories of a face and a voice gone forever...

I will not forget this wound to our country or those who inflicted it. I will not yield; I will not rest; I will not relent in waging this struggle for freedom and security for the American people...



patriot:

I was in 10th grade on 9/11. I went to school that was about 20 minutes away from my house. It took two hours to get home on the bus that day. It was the worst two hours of my life. I didn't know where my family was b/c I didn't have a cell phone. And, there was so much traffic that I thought something else happened. When I finally got home there were like 15 messages on the machine. That night my whole extended family ate dinner at my Aunt's house. We were all worried because my Dad and two of my uncles are in the FDNY. I remember my little cousin, who was 6, read the little scroll on the bottom of the TV, ( i don't know what its called.), "over 300 firefighters presumed dead." We found out later that my dad and my uncles were all ok, although many of their friends were missing.

A few weeks after 9/11, President Bush addressed congress with this speech:

...After all that has just passed -- all the lives taken, and all the possibilities and hopes that died with them -- it is natural to wonder if America's future is one of fear. Some speak of an age of terror. I know there are struggles ahead, and dangers to face. But this country will define our times, not be defined by them. As long as the United States of America is determined and strong, this will not be an age of terror; this will be an age of liberty, here and across the world.

Great harm has been done to us. We have suffered great loss. And in our grief and anger we have found our mission and our moment. Freedom and fear are at war. The advance of human freedom -- the great achievement of our time, and the great hope of every time -- now depends on us. Our nation -- this generation -- will lift a dark threat of violence from our people and our future. We will rally the world to this cause by our efforts, by our courage. We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.

It is my hope that in the months and years ahead, life will return almost to normal. We'll go back to our lives and routines, and that is good. Even grief recedes with time and grace. But our resolve must not pass. Each of us will remember what happened that day, and to whom it happened. We'll remember the moment the news came -- where we were and what we were doing. Some will remember an image of a fire, or a story of rescue. Some will carry memories of a face and a voice gone forever...

I will not forget this wound to our country or those who inflicted it. I will not yield; I will not rest; I will not relent in waging this struggle for freedom and security for the American people...



patriot:
I could only imagine how you felt. :(

God bless those who lost their lives, those who lost friends and loved ones, may God bless those men and women who sacrificed so much that day and long after. patriot:

:candle:

I'm very sorry about your cousin Brian. She is with the Lord now. I will never forget 9/11/01 and all the innocent lives that were taken because of it. :(

First I'd like to say my heart goes out to all the familiy and friends that are still grieving over loved ones.

My family was lucky but others weren'. Out of all of my family, my brother took it the hardest b/c he knew so many people who were killed. He went to over 50 funerals in all and shortly thereafter moved back to Texas from D.C. to be closer to family.

That was a hard day for all Americans. I can imagine what it was like waiting to hear from loved ones if they were okay. It was a couple of hours until I heard from my brother that he was okay. He had changed a meeting from that morning to the afternoon and so he was not at the Pentagon when it was hit. By the way, his meeting was 100 feet from where the nose of the plane went in.

The friend he was going to meet made it out. He was the only person in the office to make it out. My brother got a call from him around midnight that he was okay. He had only been out of the building about an hour. It took him all day to climb out.

But that is nothing compared to the people who waited for the call that never came. The people who did this are cowards...that is all they are. Going after women, children, and non-combatants...its cowardly.

Anyway, Brian I am very sorry to hear about your cousin. Words cannot adequately convey the sorrow.

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We will never forget.
And maybe with everyone's efforts it will never happen again.

I remember coming home from work that morning, and turning on The Screen Savers on Tech Tv. I actually saw the second plane hit live on TechTv off all places. Then I switched over to the news channels. I was in total disbelief.

patriot: Never forget.

FDNY 9/11

http://www.coxandforkum.com/archives/05.09.09.FDNYWTC-X.gif

Thats a cool pic.

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Seems like it was just yesterday....But it's already been 4 years. Still just as sad as the day it happened.

My heart goes out to everyone who lost family members or friends on that day, and everyone effected by that terrible tragedy. God bless them, and all of the heros from 9/11. It's so sad. :(

God Bless the people that lost their lives on that terrible day :( I was in school that day and we heard that the twin towers got hit. I remember that we were taken all the way to the of the building to see what had happened. By the time we went up, the first one had already fallen down and we saw the second collapsing at that moment. I remember seeing the smoke rising up. We will never forget that day. God Bless those innocent people. patriot:

i remember waking up when the first tower was hit and when watching the news i saw the 2nd one hit and i just remember being soo angry and thinking that it had to be a movie being filmed or something. i had no idea what a terroist was before that day

i remember waking up when the first tower was hit and when watching the news i saw the 2nd one hit and i just remember being soo angry and thinking that it had to be a movie being filmed or something. i had no idea what a terroist was before that day
neither did I.

God bless, and RIP to all those who lost their lives.

I cant believe it was 4 years ago today :(
I still remember arriving at work and my friend said, "Damn arabs" and she told me what happened and I didn't even know there WAS a world trade centre! I dont watch the news in the morning so I had no idea about it, but I was very shocked and sad. Then I saw all the live footage afterwards and it was just appaling.

I cant believe it was 4 years ago today :(
I still remember arriving at work and my friend said, "Damn arabs" and she told me what happened

The funny thing is, when I called to wake my Dad up that morning, that was the first thing he said too. It was like everyone knew who was responsible as soon as it happened.

I will never forget this day, and the horror that I felt when my mother said to me, "You do understand this is going to result in a war, right?". 9/11 didn't have to happen. All these innocent lives in NYC, PA, and the Pentagon didn't have to be lost... we will always remember.

I remember this day so clearly. My mother, my sister, and I went up to this street called Skyline Drive, and we saw the smoke from the World Trade Center rising over the hills. It was amazing. About two years ago my father and I took a cruise around NYC the day before the second year anniversary of 9/11, and right as we were passing by where the twin towers used to be, they turned the two spotlights on. I'll never forget that. RIP to everyone who lost their lives on this horrible day.

Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
by Billy Joel

Seen the lights go out Broadway
I saw the Empire State laid low
And life went on beyond the Palisades
They all bought Cadillacs
And left there long ago

They held a concert out in Brooklyn
To watch the island bridges blow
They turned our power down
And drove us underground
But we went right on with the show

I've seen the lights go out on Broadway
I saw the ruins at my feet
You know we almost didn't notice it
We'd seen it all the time on Forty second street

They burned the churches down in Harlem
Like in that Spanish civil war
The flames were everywhere
But no one really cared
It always burned up there before

I've seen the lights go out on Broadway
I saw the mighty skyline fall
The boats were waiting at the battery
The union went on strike
They never sailed at all

They sent a carrier out from Norfolk
And picked the Yankees up for free
They said that Queens could stay
And blew the Bronx away
And sank Manhattan out at sea

You know those lights were bright on Broadway
That was so many years ago
Before we all lived here in Florida
Before the Mafia took over Mexico
There are not many who remember
They say a handful still survive
To tell the world about
The way the lights went out
And keep the memory alive

I was in 5th grade on 9/11. I found out in math and the principal came over the intercom and acted like it was no big deal. But they sent us home early that day because we lived on an air force base. When I got home my parents were watching it on the news. I felt like crying. It was horrible.
:rip: to everyone who lost there lives. :(

We will never forget those that lost their lives on that terrible day. God bless those poor souls.

On October 20, 2001, the legendary Operaman came out of retirement to make an appearance at Madison Square Garden. The event was "The Concert For New York City," which was organized to benefit the victims of 9/11.

In the first rows were some of New York's bravest firefighters and police officers (most of whom were enjoying themselves for the first time in a month and a half). Take a listen as Operaman serenades them with this touching epic. Click here (http://home.comcast.net/~ohnothimagen/om.mp3).

If you'd like to sing along, here are the lyrics:

Giuliani!
Giuliani!
Why-ah must you ever
Be-gone-y?
Two more months-ah
Ten more weeks-ah
We gotta deal with one of these geeks-ah

Giuliani!
Giuliani!
He's diplomatic-oh
Meeting leaders-oh
From all around the globe
But if you blame the USA
Stick your ten million up your robe

Giuliani!
Giuliani!
How we'll-ah miss you
Signore Rudy
So tough but oh so sweet
Only good thing
About-ah your leaving
We get the hookers
Back on the street

Hey America
Come to New York
Do-ah some shopping
Catch-ah a play
And if you see
A lonely fireman
Give that guy a thank-you lay
(And the cops, too!)

YANKEES!
Bring-ah New York together
YANKEES!
We even like-ah Steinbrenner
YANKEES!
Now we break applause meter
With two words:
Derek Jeter!

He hits! He fields!
He's got a cute-ah face
Even Operaman would let him
Get to second base

[To the tune of "Baba O'Riley"]
The Who reunite-ah
Pete & Roger no more fight-ah
They smash the guitar
And swing microphone-ah

Plus Mick Jagger's on the bill
Paul McCartney!
What a thrill!
But it's Destiny's Child that gave me a bone-ah!

I gotta bone-ah!
A Jewish, circumcised bone-ah!
Can't get rid of this bone-ah!
Operama wish he was alone-ah

(Oh, Mr. bin Laden)
Why-ah he so angry?
Just look-ah at him
Six-ah foot six
And he no can touch the rim

He no let women read
He no let women vote-ah
That's why the only love he get
Is from a mountain goat-ah

He want to spread disease-oh
In our own mailbox
For he himself suffers
From a case of smallcox

Osama kiss my ass
Osama bite my dink
Osama go to hell
Osama get a shrink

Osama says he's tough
Osama says he's brave
Then tell me why Osama
Is s---ting in a cave

It was an honor to sing for you-ah
Operaman had so much fun
'Cause New York City "Te Adoro"
You'll always be our number one

Operaman bye-bye!

I lost a dear friend on 9-11. He was much older than me, and more of a family friend than mine, but you can't imagine how much I still miss him. His raspy deep voice, everything about him. Seeing those pictures of the attack itself, it just gave me a huge lump in my throat. It chilled me, scared me. My brother went to Stuyvesant not too far away from there, and had to escape the area. It was horrible. He luckily found shelter for a few hours at my cousin-in-law's aunt's house. Then he made his way back. My aunts (2 of them on my mom's side) also had horror stories. They had to walk all the way from their Manhattan jobs back to Brooklyn. Their legs were in intense pain. **** those damn bastard terrorists. I hope they burn in hell long and hard, every one of the no good bastards.

Yet still, we remain strong. It'll be a cold night in hell the day they make us lose our American pride. I actually think we're STRONGER now than before.

GOD BLESS THE USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



On a side note, today also marks the 2nd anniversary of John Ritter's passing. :( Rest in peace John. Rest in peace all you great people who risked your lives to save ours.


pat

Can't believe it's been four years already. :(
Here's two pics I took outside of my apt building just a few minutes ago.
The tribute in lights are on.

http://tinypic.com/dnbztw.jpg

May we remember the innocents that died and may we be ever vigilant in the
fight against terrorism.

There are not many who remember
They say a handful still survive
To tell the world about
The way the lights went out
And keep the memory alive


I hope no one ever forgets those that gave their lives for us on 9/11/01. So many people risked their lives, knowing that they would never see their families again. Think of all the children who will grow up without a mother or father. Think.

I went to Washington DC in April of 2002 for Close Up and one day, the bus I was on took us past the side of the Pentagon that the plane crashed into on 9/11, and I felt like it was 9/11 all over again...I still remember that day, it was Wednesday 4/10/02...The day before the seven-month anniversary of 9/11. They had just put in the spotlights in NYC the month prior to that.

:(

Yep! Let's hope we will never forget the tragedy of September 11th without seeing the World Trade Center. I've seen these all the time. Let's hope that I will still remember it.

http://k43.pbase.com/u48/aaron_stoller/large/36937055.twintowers.jpg (http://www.pbase.com/aaron_stoller/nyc)

i was sitting in Chemistry class.. and I had no idea what was going on, I just figured 'hey, sit around and watch TV in chemistry, cool!", until later when i realized that we had actually been attacked. I was shocked.

I remember being in Science class, then a teacher came into the room and whispered something to our Science teacher. Then she told us what was happening. I didn't learn what had really happened until I arrived home, when my mom told me everything. RIP the victims of 9/11. :rip: