Remembering Sept. 11th

[King Jim]

Today we we will remember a very special day. This maybe a important day to America.

It was four years ago. I remerber I was at work, and I heard on my radio. Some planes crashed. Then I went home and told my friends and family. But thanks to bush, who did the best he could be put America back together.

 

[Kimp the Shrimp]

God Bless America

 

[Vic Romano]

I was on my way to school when I heard. I was very nervous because my best friend went to school two blocks from the towers, my uncle worked at the Pentagon and my other friend was working at the music department for the United Nations High School. Fortunately none of them were hurt, in fact; my best friend actually missed school that day and stayed home here in Jersey.

I turned around to head home and when I got in, my sister hugged me and we looked at the television and at that moment; the second plane hit.

For weeks after, the parking lot for the ferry that took passengers across the water into NYC which was across the street from my sister-in-laws house remained full... and then slowly and sadly, family members started taking their departed family member's cars away. Being so close to the city and having been in the towers many times as well as having LOTS of family and friends who have bussiness there as well... this tradgedy is a very personal one.

 

[Beauregard]

*spends a moment in silence and prayer for a terror free future*

 

[TogetherAgain]

I was in school. Language arts. Our classroom was cold again, so we were going to the library for a nicer temperature. My friend, my teacher, and I were the last ones out- everyone else was way ahead. Another teacher popped out of a classroom and pulled my teacher in. My friend and I started to follow, but they said no. When she came out, we went to the library, where the rest of our class was waiting. She sat down on the couch, and she said, "something terrible has happened..."
After that class ended, we found out she wasn't supposed to have told us about it. After school, my family and I just sat in front of the tv, watching it over and over...
And you know, this is the first year that my Hebrew school is not having a memorial service for it, and that's only because we don't start for another week.
<sending hugs to everyone who lost someone>

 

[Krazedmuppet]

The most meaningful time I have ever heard this song, it was sung by my little sisters kindergarden class last year. I was lucky and got it on tape. It makes me cry each time I hear it. Its so cute too cuz when they come to the refrain, it gets louder and louder. This song means alot to me. Most of my family is in the millitary, Including my fiancee. So heres to all the service men, now and past. Thank you for everything you have done and do, we would not have America with out you.


God Bless The USA


If tomorrow all the things were gone

I'd worked for all my life,

And I had to start again

with just my children and my wife,

I'd thank my lucky stars


to be living here today,

'Cause the flag still stands for freedom


and they can't take that away.


I'm proud to be an American

where at least I know I'm free,
And I won't forget the men who died

who gave that right to me,

And I gladly stand up next to you

and defend her still today,

'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land

God Bless the U.S.A.


From the lakes of Minnesota

to the hills of Tennessee,

Across the plains of Texas

from sea to shining sea.

From Detroit down to Houston

and New York to L.A.,

There's pride in every American heart

and it's time we stand and say:

I'm proud to be an American

where at least I know I'm free,

And I won't forget the men who died

who gave that right to me,

And I gladly stand up next to you


and defend her still today,

'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land


God Bless the U.S.A.

 

[Ziffel]

Back then my work schedule was 2:30-11pm. I would usually come home and unwind an hour or two and then go to bed and get up at 9 or 10 the next morning. I had worked the night before and woke up about 10 on that Tuesday morning. Shortly after, I turned on the televison and saw the news talking about this major disaster. And literally less than a minute later (I would guess less than 20 seconds later even), before I even had a chance to soak in just what was going on and had happened, I saw the second plane crash into the building live. I stood there dumbstruck watching the coverage for the next few minutes. Then my mother called on the phone. She was in tears and immediately said, "Did you see what just happened?"
I went to work at 2:30 as usual that day. It was at an elementary school and they told us the kids still didn't know about the terrorist attack and to not say anything to any of them. They wanted their parents to be the first to inform them of this, which was certainly the sensible thing to do.
Words just can't describe the awfulness of that day. This is really nice to have these threads of rememberance and support and venting here at MC. I pray today for all those who were directly affected by this, and pray for the safety of the country (and world) on this Septrmber 11th, 2005. I also continue to pray for the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and am grateful of some recent good news in New Orleans, such as the water draining is now expected to be achieved far earlier than previously estimated.

God bless the USA and God bless the efforts to thwart and rid the world of the cancer of terrorism.

 

[D'Snowth]

bobhopesite!!! Where've you been man? We've missed you! Stick around!

 

[redBoobergurl]

I will never forget what I was doing that day. I was changing majors at college in a drastic way and was running around trying to get signatures from professors. I stopped in the lounge with some friends and we huddled around the t.v. in horror. I remember then walking outside across campus and hearing a plane fly overhead (my college was about 5 miles from the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport) and how everyone outside stopped and looked up as if we expected it to fall out of the sky. Then I remember how chilling and quiet it was when the planes were grounded. Slowly life has returned to normal but I will never, ever forget that horrible day. God Bless America.

 

[Rosewood]

Back then my work schedule was 2:30-11pm. I would usually come home and unwind an hour or two and then go to bed and get up at 9 or 10 the next morning. I had worked the night before and woke up about 10 on that Tuesday morning. Shortly after, I turned on the televison and saw the news talking about this major disaster. And literally less than a minute later (I would guess less than 20 seconds later even), before I even had a chance to soak in just what was going on and had happened, I saw the second plane crash into the building live. I stood there dumbstruck watching the coverage for the next few minutes.

My experience that day was very similar to Ziffel's. My husband and I had just awoke to our radio alarm, and were soon aware that something terrible had happened, due to all the urgent announcements that were being posted.
We had just heard the announcement that a jet had crashed into the world trade center, setting it ablaze. We turned the T.V. on, and were shocked to see the first tower, billowing with black smoke. The announcers were scrambling to get an official reason to why this had happened, when we saw the seconed plane crash through the other tower, live. I remember watching in horrer as the realization came to me, even before they confirmed it, that this was no accident; it was an act of terror! At the time, I was pregnant with our oldest daughter. We had just lost a 6 mo. old premee the yr. before, so having this baby successfuly and healthy meant everything to me. But, as we watched people jump to their deaths from those burning towers, I remember thinking, for a fleeting second, "Is this really the kind of world I want to bring an innocent child into?" I placed my hands upon my stomach, over my unborn baby inside me, and I remember starting to cry as I thought of all the people out there who had parished, as well as all those who had yet to find out that they had just lost a loved one. As we helplessly looked on, we watched one tower fall, then the other, and heard that the pentagon had been hit, as well. Then we heard of a fourth plane that had been bound for the White House, but had not reached its destination before crashing into a field. As we followed the story of that last plane as it unfolded over the next few days, and finally pieced everything together about how the patriotic spirit of those on board had led them to do what they did for the love of America and what it truely stands for, the patriotic spirit inside of me was re-kindled and the feeling of helplessness was eradicated. Those people abored that plane, IMO, were truely the first "soldiers" to successfully carry out a planned mission against terrorism that is now part of the war we fight today.
God bless all those who still fight for us today as they bravely pick up the torch and nurture keep it lit!