Who lost their lives, not that long ago. And those who lost their lives and those who continue to fight something that started that day whether you believe it to be the right thing or not......
I am going to take a few minutes, go outside where it is quiet and remember them.
And say a prayer for my cousin in Afghanistan that he comes home safely.
And thank those who were on the Bored (wherever is was) who made me feel that the world would not end if we had people, who as total strangers, could come together and comfort one another.
I feel better.
That needed to be said.
For all those who do want to remember those....
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christie1111
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For all those who do want to remember those....
"A bed without a quilt is like the sky without stars"
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kayrharris
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Frank, Melly and I were talking about this at dinner a couple of weeks ago.
This bored was a major source of information for a lot of us. We did stick together like glue during that very trying time.
Thanks for the reminder. I've had a SIL do two tours in Iraq and we're praying he doesn't have to go back and that all those still there and in Afganistan return to their families safely.
I'm very thankful I live in a free country.
This bored was a major source of information for a lot of us. We did stick together like glue during that very trying time.
Thanks for the reminder. I've had a SIL do two tours in Iraq and we're praying he doesn't have to go back and that all those still there and in Afganistan return to their families safely.
I'm very thankful I live in a free country.
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. "
Benjamin Franklin
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DevilKitty100
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Second to Kennedy's assassination, no one single event stands out in my memory with more than the enormity of 9/11. I watched in detached disbelief as I'm sure most might have, trying to comprehend the enormity and ramifications of what had just happened.
I know I personally turned to this bored for a sense of cohesiveness and acknowledgment that the entire world had not gone crazy. I received what I was seeking. It was a source of comfort and information that helped me get my mind around what had happened. Through the first 3 or so days I had remained strong but then my defenses and my detachment crumbled in practically one fell swoop. I fell to pieces and could not quit crying for hours on the third or fourth night even though I did not personally lose anyone at any of the sites where the tragedies occurred.
One person in particular (and he knows who he is) put his strong cyber arms around me and helped me through that terrible time. It's those kind of acts among all of us I think that have kept us together lo these many years now.
Despite popular opinion, I am always grateful for them.
I know I personally turned to this bored for a sense of cohesiveness and acknowledgment that the entire world had not gone crazy. I received what I was seeking. It was a source of comfort and information that helped me get my mind around what had happened. Through the first 3 or so days I had remained strong but then my defenses and my detachment crumbled in practically one fell swoop. I fell to pieces and could not quit crying for hours on the third or fourth night even though I did not personally lose anyone at any of the sites where the tragedies occurred.
One person in particular (and he knows who he is) put his strong cyber arms around me and helped me through that terrible time. It's those kind of acts among all of us I think that have kept us together lo these many years now.
Despite popular opinion, I am always grateful for them.
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I work with elementary school kids. None of them remember it at all. Their whole life has been post 9/11.
My Dad begins his tour in Iraq in a week, the third mobilization in seven years. Before that he spent 20 years in the Army without seeing any action. Looking back, I was lucky to grow up when I did as a child, after the Cold War was over but before the War on Terror.
I'm going to miss Dad, but it would have been a lot worse to have him miss out on my childhood like so many soldiers are doing right now. I hope that soon this will be over and the next generation of children can grow up in peaceful times.
My Dad begins his tour in Iraq in a week, the third mobilization in seven years. Before that he spent 20 years in the Army without seeing any action. Looking back, I was lucky to grow up when I did as a child, after the Cold War was over but before the War on Terror.
I'm going to miss Dad, but it would have been a lot worse to have him miss out on my childhood like so many soldiers are doing right now. I hope that soon this will be over and the next generation of children can grow up in peaceful times.
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I have been revisiting 9/11 a lot recently......
There is something written by Anne Nelson in her play The Guys that beautifully commemorates the firefighters lost that day. It is just lovely and I thought some might be interested in reading a bit of it on this anniversary:
Nick: (a fire captain reading from a eulogy just written for one of his lost firemen)
" We've been hearing a lot about heroes, and Bill was one of them. He gave his life for others and that is a noble thing. But Bill was a quiet hero. Never one to show off, never blustered. He was a firefighter for sixteen years, and he was a good one. He had the most important quality for a firefighter. He was dependable. (cut)
On September 11th, he was the senior man. The younger men could look to someone who was steady and professional to show the way. We know that Bill and the other firefighters of New York saved thousands of lives that day. That means there are thousands of people and their family members who are able to go on because of them. We can only thank them and ask for God's kindest blessing on those they left behind."
From a few pages later, Nick continues, reading a different firefighter's eulogy:
"On that morning in September, Jimmy was going out on his first big fire. He was serving with the cream of the crop and he was holding his own. They were ready for this day. It was the work they had chosen, work that was about risking everything -- risking your life -- in order to save others. In our grief, let us remember that.
When Jimmy first came to the firehouse, he came into my office and I shook his hand, telling him what I tell all the new men. 'This is the best job in the world.' Now I would say, 'This is the most important job in the world.'
There is something written by Anne Nelson in her play The Guys that beautifully commemorates the firefighters lost that day. It is just lovely and I thought some might be interested in reading a bit of it on this anniversary:
Nick: (a fire captain reading from a eulogy just written for one of his lost firemen)
" We've been hearing a lot about heroes, and Bill was one of them. He gave his life for others and that is a noble thing. But Bill was a quiet hero. Never one to show off, never blustered. He was a firefighter for sixteen years, and he was a good one. He had the most important quality for a firefighter. He was dependable. (cut)
On September 11th, he was the senior man. The younger men could look to someone who was steady and professional to show the way. We know that Bill and the other firefighters of New York saved thousands of lives that day. That means there are thousands of people and their family members who are able to go on because of them. We can only thank them and ask for God's kindest blessing on those they left behind."
From a few pages later, Nick continues, reading a different firefighter's eulogy:
"On that morning in September, Jimmy was going out on his first big fire. He was serving with the cream of the crop and he was holding his own. They were ready for this day. It was the work they had chosen, work that was about risking everything -- risking your life -- in order to save others. In our grief, let us remember that.
When Jimmy first came to the firehouse, he came into my office and I shook his hand, telling him what I tell all the new men. 'This is the best job in the world.' Now I would say, 'This is the most important job in the world.'
"Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest."
Ben Franklin
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One of my PAFs has a son in the military. Not sure where he is stationed now, but it is so impressive that he joined.
Spending Sept. 11 in NYC was a powerful experience. They show the entire commemoration on the local TV channels, including the full reading of the names. I got to 'O' before I needed to check-out and head to Ground Zero myself. So many families, police officers, and firefighters were on the streets near there. I also got to sign a beam that will be used in building the NYC memorial/museum. If for no other reason, I'm grateful to WWTBAM for calling me when they did, and giving me the chance to do this.
A friend of mine was killed in a car accident 1.5 years ago. While I was waiting for her burial service, I was looking at other headstones, and saw one for Sept. 11, 2001. The date caught my eye, but just thinking coincidence of the date, but when I went to look at the headstone, I realized it was one of the young girls (Nicole Miller) who was on Flight 93. She was from Santa Clara, CA, the next town over from Sunnyvale.
Spending Sept. 11 in NYC was a powerful experience. They show the entire commemoration on the local TV channels, including the full reading of the names. I got to 'O' before I needed to check-out and head to Ground Zero myself. So many families, police officers, and firefighters were on the streets near there. I also got to sign a beam that will be used in building the NYC memorial/museum. If for no other reason, I'm grateful to WWTBAM for calling me when they did, and giving me the chance to do this.
A friend of mine was killed in a car accident 1.5 years ago. While I was waiting for her burial service, I was looking at other headstones, and saw one for Sept. 11, 2001. The date caught my eye, but just thinking coincidence of the date, but when I went to look at the headstone, I realized it was one of the young girls (Nicole Miller) who was on Flight 93. She was from Santa Clara, CA, the next town over from Sunnyvale.