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The many that died on this terrible day and our sons, daughters and loved ones that go into harms way because of it.


Where were you ten years ago today?
 
Wow ten years, I slept through the first part of the attacks. I was living in an apartment in North Kansas City, working night shift as an equipment mechanic. My gf/now wife called me and woke me up. She was at work and told me about it. I watched tv until I had to leave for work that day. The whole time trying to wake myself up, like it was a nightmare. On the way to work and at work must have been the quietest day of my life. Will never forget, both of my "hero" brothers have served and continue to serve in our military, to pursue the dream, security, and future of our great country.

I'd like to say thank you to all of our past and present service members of our great land and God bless us all.

Thank you,
 
High school. I was in an a/v/ journalism class and we always had the news on and we were the first in the school to see it and we were watching when the second tower was hit. Hard to believe it was a decade ago already.
 
I was in high school as well. I hate the sound of alarm clocks (seriously, they make me way angry), so I was using a radio to wake me up in the mornings. I woke up and was getting dressed and stuff and I hear them talking about it. I thought it was a stupid radio station joke for a while, until I switched stations to see if I could find some music. When I figured out that it wasn't a lame joke, I yelled and told my mom and I turned up the stereo loud enough for everyone in the whole house to listen. Everyone was in shock.

The second plane hit on my way to school. I still had normal class that day, but I think like 90% of the it was spent watching the news. It was a very somber day.
 
I was on a jobsite away from home and my son called me to tell me a plane hit the WTC. I thought it was probably a light plane and a weather related accident. Got another call a little later and he filled me in on what was actually happening. Got an account by phone of what was going on. I'll never forget when he said "one of the towers just fell". I couldn't picture it my mind. Crazy. Six months later I was at his basic training graduation at Ft. Sill.
 
Ten years ago I was in 7th grade. I didn't really learn what was going on until after I had gotten to school. I remember my writing teacher made us do a small journal entry about how we felt because nothing else was really getting done that day. I still have it somewhere, but I just remember being scared that maybe the president was in danger and that people had died, and I didn't know why. I remember being upset because it was my birthday but I felt like I didn't have a right to celebrate anymore. I'll never forget that's for sure.
 
I was living in France at the time and was visiting my dad because my mom was in Brooklyn helping out my sister who's baby was due.

Got a call from them and turned on CNN and watched it all day.

Was a sad day for America but so many countless acts of bravery have stemmed from that day!
 
well, the media won't let us forget. that's for sure.

i'm a little bitter.

unfortunately, they don't really help us remember some important things.

i feel badly for those that died. especially as i've met some of them (boston plane, nyc tower, in particular)

really feel badly for all the first responders, who were the real patriots of the day, and many who died, and suffer to this day, and our govt that doesn't care

with some clarity, i recall that we grounded all the planes. on sept 12 we had a surfer's vigil on the ocean for all the lost, one of whom was one of us. the skies were eerily empty of everything. planes and helicopters. none.

though i also recall the govt specifically allowed certain privileged people to leave the country, because they knew they would be persecuted. later we find out that some of those that left were involved. nice one.

tsa. morally questionable searches, invasions of privacy, and more. disgusting. probable cancer inducing nudity level xray machines. we affect more people each day than were immediately affected 10 years ago. not cool.

investigations showed that the people involved were known nationality, and were here illegally or at least of sketchy terms, and the govt knew about it to some extent, and well, that's history. little was done about it though. we got into a war with a different people on the basis of the attacks. we still are for the most part. oh, and of course, the govt (govts in some cases) lied about it quite frequently. with vendetta, we went after people and families as well. what honor.

gitmo. waterboarding. other horrors, atrocities, extraditions, and so on. we've become the enemy. the world mostly hates us now.

then the patriot act, taking many of our freedoms, and essentially letting the terrorists win. in 10 years, the at has been used mostly for drugs crimes, and pretty much no terrorist activities at all. 100:1 ratio there, might as well be none, eh? 1740 vs 15. typical crimes vs terrorism.

have a url: http://nymag.com/news/9-11/10th-anniversary/patriot-act/

we were attacked. it was unique, as the USA just was not attacked in the world were other countries see this frequently. we've responded as best we could for the first time. we did okay. we were not graceful about it, but hopefully that can be fixed. we're moving on.

the best thing we can do is remember our loved ones, the people that responded at cost of their lives and health to save those they could, and to live our lives as if it never happened, and pursue our dreams and freedoms without fear. living out our lives in fear would be so wrong. so, be brave, and get out there, and live.

me? i remember every day to not be afraid and live

(and ask kindly for my rights back, and not to be angry at those currently in office who have to power to help)
 
I was actually sleeping when it happend, was working grave yard shifts.

Got out of bed and was like WTF is going on......

Made me pissed and emotional at the same time
 
I remember reading about it online and seeing the pictures, I ran to my dad (I was 10 at the time) and told him "Daddy, they blew up the WTC!". He calmly responded "Shut up, that's just another stupid movie or something." Then googled it to find out which movie it was, and found out what it really was.

Never forget.
 
I had been a Marine(Officially) for about 5 months when it all happened. I was stuck in a guard duty for the time until everyone cycled back from the jobs around camp that they were loaned out on and we could start training for float. We had just gotten off our 72 hrs shift and were going to enjoy our 48 hrs of liberty. I made it up to my barracks, stowed my gear and drifted off to sleep. About 15 minutes later Cpl. Bueno(A Duty NCO ) woke everyone one up and told us a missile just hit a building in NY. He then told us anyone on guard needed to beat feet back down to the guard hut to return to duty, all liberty was cancelled. I had no idea what a ETC was or that even where it was. We spent the next 4 days stringing concertina wire,filling sandbags and basically hardening the camp in case of a follow up. Calls were limited and the tv wasn't allowed off the news. I had no real understanding of exactly what happened, but knew for certain what it all meant. Terrible day, one we can never let fade.
 
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I agree we need to remember those who died, the first responders, and those who fought back( LETS ROLL).
The many soldiers who have died and those who have come home wounded.
If the world at large didn't like our response, OH WELL.
I was at home watching it on TV, thinking what the hell.
 
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I would have been at the World Trade Center except I kicked my fiancee out of my apartment on Sunday 9/9. Went to work on Monday 9/10 and told my boss I was going to work from home on Tuesday 9/11 to clear her stuff out. On the morning of 9/12, I was down in the rubble helping my company get back up and running and with overall rescue efforts.
 
I was at work when it all unfolded. Our computer network shut down due to all the traffic with people trying to get on line and see what was going on. I dug out an old radio and we listened to it for awhile. Then we went to the AV room and found a TV and took it to the employee break room. Not much work got done that day as we watched America change forever. It's not a day I will ever forget.

I was looking at some of the memorial stuff on line today when I came across this picture. Before I knew it I was wiping tears from my eyes.

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i have videos tape of that day. i started the VCR, and left it running during the "live" portion, and when the tapes ran out, i put more in. the entire news day. as raw, and unedited as possible given the news - they were just streaming live for the most part.

i hesitate to pull those out and watch even today. especially today.
 
In bed when the first plane hit. Got a call that a plane hit the WTC, so I got up and turned the tv on expexting to see some Cessna tail sticking out of the bldg. Tuned in just in time to see plane 2. Sat hypnotized the rest of the day watching with a sick stomach. The only thought was, "how the hell will life ever be normal here again?" Now, most of us go along every day never thinking about it unless some politician makes a DA comment, or enough soldiers die in the same day. Kind of good for all of us to feel that sinking feeling once in a while to remember hyow lucky we are still.
 
I was at work when they started talking about the first plane on tv.
The first thing I said was "That doesn't happen by accident" My boss laughed at me.
Then we watched the second plane hit Live as it happened and everything stopped.

The non stop footage made it harder and harder to be ok even for a minute after that.
I cant even begin to imagine what the people in the planes and the towers went through.
I often disagree with how our government acts but I Love my country, today makes me sad for what we have lost.
Not jut the people who died, or the sense of innocence when it comes to these things that we lived in at the time.
I am sad that the feeling of unity and commonality that brought us all together in the wake of this attack, faded far far too quickly.

To all those that, have served, currently serve, and will serve in the future, you have my Respect, Gratitude and Love.
Thank you.
 
I was working at a building that was being remodeled to be an animal clinic.

We pulled out all the Tv's we could find and tuned into multiple channels. We saw it all. As soon as the reports started in, I was standing on a ladder behind the front desk. The lady there had a small TV she was watching.

I will never forget.

They are starting to teach kids my daughters age about it, as, they weren't around when it happened. I send in all the stuff I've collected over the last 10yrs regarding 9/11. My daughters social studies teacher used all of it in the class.

Moose
 
I was at Fort Bragg, taking a break from a unit field evaluation I was heading up and taking a shower at one of the base gyms. The gym attendant ran into the locker room and shouted for everyone to come out to the front office and watch what was happening. I got cleaned up fast and ran to his office right after the second plane hit the towers and reports were coming in of a 'hit somewhere in the DC area' (reports were swinging from the White House to the State Department to the Pentagon).

We canceled the evaluation and I headed back to Fort McPherson (in Atlanta) that afternoon, driving through North and South Carolina on deserted roads, listening to the radio reports with growing anger.
 
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