9/11/01 - 9/11/19... 18 years NFAR

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The lack of replies this year saddens me. Times, they are a changin'. :(

Never forget.
 
People were inundated with all kinds of specials on tv and radio, they were actually complaining that it was interfering with their regular programming.

I did notice that the people on the east cost who were closer to the attack haven't forgot, not to say that the rest of the country has forgotten its just not as topical right now.

Anyway, I don't wanna dwell on how people are dealing with that day, I just wanna remember in my own way and thank the people who gave of themselves to help me bring this project together 11 years ago.

They are awsome people who helped pay tribute to a man who paid the ultimate sacrifice that day. I'll continue to repost this every year for a few days because I'll never forget and the people who did this with me should always be remembered too.

Thanks for responding J_Curd.
 
I've not forgotten by any stretch. I remember vividly that day, getting back in off the road and seeing the smoking buildings on TV. Every 9/11 since, I stop and think about where I was, the folks I checked in on in the area, etc. That day went a long way in re-shaping my way of thinking about everything from our foreign policy to national security to disaster preparedness, among many other things.

You're never alone in remembering, my friend.

Prof.
 
I too have not forgotten. Getting off shift, tired and eager to go home. Hearing of the news, manny of us turned around and got back into our units and headed back out. Why? We were far from New York on the southern border, but we went and patrolled a few extra hours, just in case. Many of us volunteered to be sent all over the country to guard airports. I will not forget the people that lost their lives on that fateful morning. I will not forget the soldiers that put their life on the line everyday to protect our freedoms here. I will never forget the unity that our great nation had after the attack. No... I will never forget.

Honor First.
 
T, I was also late in reading this thread. I just got through all of it and am deeply moved by the contributions of people on this forum. I'm sorry for your loss, and I know the pain never truly goes away. But take solace in the fact that your friends are together in Heaven now. You have my respect and admiration for having such a good heart.

It saddens me to see just how much America has moved on as a whole, but I know to some of us, no, to A LOT of us out there, this day will be a constant reminder of tragedy and triumph. God bless you, man. And I hope Bobby is doing great.
 
Remember it like it was yesterday. Thanks so much for the update on Bobby and God bless him. I hadn't seen this before. I watched a program about the head of security for one of the big banks (Can't remember which one. Damned middle age!) which was located in one of the towers last night. Fought to get the last employee out then returned to help with everyone else. Never made it out himself. There were so many heroes that day. It's uplifting and humbling. Thanks for sharing the story of another one. Take care.
 
Tomorrow it'll have been 13 years since Jim gave his life doing his job trying to help a woman in a wheel chair get out. They didn't make it. Jim could have left, he was down near did a few times but he wouldn't leave till everyone was out.

The only update I have is Bobby who I gave the knife to that the members here donated their time, money or materials so that Bobby could carry something to commemorate Jim, thanks again to all who contributed. Bobby finished his trading to become a US Marine and is now awaiting his new orders. He left the knife at home till he gets assigned then he wants it sent to him. He joined the service to make sure what happened to Jim doesn't happen here or anywhere again.

Smoke and prayers going out to all who died as a result of the events that day and to all who had family or friends who died that day.
 
I was just a tiny kid at the time but I can remember me and my dad riding on the fourwheeler with him crying as we saw Air Force 1 fly over, and then lighting candles on my grandma's back porch. Didn't have a clue what was going on but it got burned in my head from just seeing how upset everyone was, especially my grandpa since it was the one and only time I ever saw him cry. Thanks for bumping this so all the newbs can read it.
 
Gonna be a tough week for sure. In 2005 my grandfather died on Sept 12th after a shockingly short battle with leukemia we didn't know he had till his deathbed.

To all those who gave their lives. And to the people who gave their time and energy helping us bounce back. They're heroic too.
 
Posting here once again to honor not only the memory of your friend Jim, but all those who made the ultimate sacrifice on that fateful day.

I'm really glad to hear Bobby became a full fledged Marine. Can't believe how quickly time flies, and I can't believe how quickly some people forget why this day is so important.

We had our annual 9-11 ceremony in the quad (I work at a college) and every year less and less people show up. It bums me out, that's for sure. Oh well, to each their own. I'll continue to stand by the flag, with my hand over my heart. Love and respect. Take care of yourself, T.
 
I watched them read the names and when they got to Jim's name it still feels like the first time the listed all the dead.

I have rescue worker and firefighter friends who were there from the moment it happened and iron worker friends who worked on and built the memorial and new tower, these guys are so proud and big and tough but they still cry today and will for years to come. I unlock this every year because I swore I would not forget or let others forget. We miss you Jim and ask the others who thought that day 13 years ago was like any other day not knowing they would ever see their loved ones again.
 
I will personally never forget that day or what I was doing the exact moment I heard what had happened on the radio.

NEVER FORGET!!!
 
Please pass on my congratulations to Bobby for completing Marine boot camp and my well wishes on him doing a great job in the Marines.
 
Miss you Jim and Mary, never forget, always remember.

Smoke and prayers to all who lost, were lost or were left. ;(
 
Just wanted to add, Bobby is doing well in the Marines and has been deployed to an unknown location, he was home for the fourth of July for a week and is well from what little we hear. The knife the community made for him sits on the plaque back home and he carries it when he's home, thanks to everyone again who contributed materials, money, time or just support. I'll never forget this project or the people and what it all meant to that little kid in the picture who by the way is a grown man now protecting our way of life.
 
It's really hard to believe that it's already been 14 years. I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard the first report. And that reminds me that my parents and the rest of their generation remembered Pearl Harbor in the same manner.
 
Every year I dust this thread off, mainly for two reasons, first and foremost to honor the memory of Jim who died and was the last of the bodies removed that were able to be identified. He died with another worker trying to carry a woman in a wheelchair to safety down the mezzanine steps in the lobby. Their bodies were discovered as the removed the last of the debris from the basement. He died as he lived, doing his job as a Port Authority Police Chief.

The other reason I repost is to thank all the folks who took part in making the knife we gave to Mary and subsequently Bobby when his mother passed away just a few years later from a broken soul. Bobby is a Marine over in the sandbox still cleaning up. He came out a few weeks ago for a week and went right back to a place he can't say and doin' a job he can't talk about. God Bless you Bobby and Thank You.

Every year I build up to this date because of the impact it had on my life and the lives of my friends and family many of whom worked near or in the Trade centers at one time or another and who worked there on September 11th 2001. I write it out because I don't want to forget, with all the issues with my wife and her back surgery and my upcoming shoulder surgery tomorrow I committed that mortal sin. For a split second I forgot, for a split second I thought about my own insignificant problems and for that I'm ashamed.

I apologize to everyone who lost anyone that day, as the years go by we shouldn't accept the story as history, we should always be angry, we should never forget or forgive. I'm not talking politics or religion, I talking about the basic tenant that we should never put a life above another life, all life matters.

Never forget, always remember, smoke and prayers up from NEPA on this day of sadness. We miss you Jim and Mary, go get 'em Bobby.
 
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Thanks for bumping this thread. It was new to me and I'm glad to have read the story.

Best wishes with you on the shoulder surgery. I'm sure all will go well.
 
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