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I REMEMBER A LOT ABOUT THAT DAY I WAS ON RAMPART AND TURED ON THE RADIO IN MY VAN WHEN I HEARD THE NEWS. IT WAS STLL EARLY IN THE MORNING ON THE WEST COAST AND AT THAT TIME ALL THE NEWS WAS SAYING IS A SMALL AIRPLANE HAD CRASHED INTO ONE OF THE TRADE CENTER BUILDINGS, AS THE MORNING WENT ON AND I DROVE TO MY JOB SITE, BITS AND PIECES OF THE STORY STARTED TO HIT THE NEWS CHANEL I WAS LISTENING TO. NOBODY THOUGHT OR AT LEAST MENTIONED ANY THING ABOUT TERRORISM. WHEN I GOT TO THE JOB SITE AND WALKED INTO THE HOUSE I WAS THERE TO CHECK ON, THERE WAS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WATCHING A NEWS STATION ON A SMALL TV, ON THE SCREEN WE SAW SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF THE TRADE CENTER BUILDING. A FEW MINUTES LATER WE ALL WATCHED AS ANOTHER JET LINNER HIT TOWER TWO AND IT ENGULFED IN FLAMES, WE JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT WE WERE SEEING. THERE WAS PROBABLY 10 TO 15 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN THIS ONE HOUSE AND AT THAT POINT YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ROOM WAS VERY NOISY AS WE ALL REALIZED THAT WHAT WE WERE WITNESSING WAS NOT JUST ONE AIRPLANE ACCIDENTLY HITING A BUILDING BUT OUR COUNTRY WAS UNDER ATTACK . AT THAT POINT I THINK ABOUT 95% OF THE MEN IN THE ROOM GOT ON THER CELL PHONES AND CALLED SOMEONE TO TELL THEM TO TURN ON A TV. I CALLED MY WIFE. AS THE DAY WENT ON I HEARD ABOUT THE PENTAGON AND FLIGHT 93. AS I LOOK BACK ON THAT DAY IT SADDENS ME TO THINK OF ALL THE INNOCENT PEOPLE THAT LOST THER LIVES. IT ALSO SADDENS ME TO THINK OF THE FAMILIES WHO LOST A LOVED ONE AND HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT PAIN. AS THE DAYS AND WEEKS WENT ON AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 I WATCHED THE NEWS AND TRIED TO UNDERSTAND WHY ANYONE WOULD HATE A COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE SO MUCH TO DO THIS TERRORIST ACT. IT IS NOW SIX YEARS LATER AND I STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
WE MAY NOT ALL HAVE THE SAME POLITICAL VIEWS BUT WE ALL WANT TO LIVE IN A FREE AND SAFE COUNTRY.
WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER
WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER AND NEVER FORGET, THAT SEPTEMBER MORNING AS A NATION WE WEPT.
REMEMBER THE TWIN TOWERS THAT ONCE STOOD SO TALL, BEFORE A TERRORIST ATTACKED AND WE WATCHED THEM FALL.
REMEMBER THE HEROS ON FLIGHT 93 WHO WERE SO BRAVE, WITH GRATITUDE WE HONOR THE LIFE THAT YOU GAVE.
REMEMBER LIVES LOST AT THE PENTAGON THAT DAY, FOREVER IN OUR MEMORY HORRIFYING IMAGES SHALL STAY.
REMEMBER THAT EERIE FEELING OF DISCOMFORT AND DISPAIR, AS WE LOOKED TOWARDS THE SKY AND SAW NO PLANES IN THE AIR.
REMEMBER HOW WE SILENTLY WATCHED AND HELD OUR BREATH, UNABLE TO FATHOM SUCH DEVASTATION, DESTRUCTION AND DEATH.
REMEMBER WE MOURNED IN COMPLETE DISBELIEF, OUR HEARTS TORN AND HEAVY WITH SORROW AND GRIEF.
REMEMBER THE VULNERABILITY THAT CAUSED US TO SHED THAT FIRST TEAR, THROUGH OUR FAITH AND PRAYERS WE SHALL NOT LIVE IN FEAR.
REMEMBER A DAY CONCEIVED OUT OF RANCOR AND INSANITY, WHICH QUICKLY TURNED INTO A DAY OF EXTRAORDINARY HUMANITY.
REMEMBER OUR COURAGEOUS MILITARY WHO FIGHT WITH HONOR AND PRIDE, DEFENDING OUR LIBERTY AND FREEDOM WHO DEMAND JUSTICE AND WON'T RUN AND HIDE.
6 comments:
Did you guys make that smile box film? I liked it either way. Very touching.
I also liked how President Bush encouraged us to honor this day by doing good towards other. How appropriate.
I will always remember where I was when the world stopped turning! The smilebox was very touching! Let's never forget!
THANK YOU, YES WE DID THE SMILE BOX. IT WAS VERY MOVING LOOKING UP ALL THE RESEARCH TO DO IT. I JUST FINISHED DOING IT AND WROTE THE POEM THIS MORNING. I'M SUCH A PROCRASTINATOR, WE PLANNED TO DO THIS AND STARTED IT SEVERAL DAYS AGO.
You wrote the poem too? I thought it was one you found! Great job!
That was a very moving post. The smilebox video and poem are amazing. I don't think I'll ever be able to get through this day without crying, and that's okay, that's how it should be. I don't ever want to forget the goodness and heroism that arose from such devastation. I will NEVER forget that day. I was up getting ready for class when Dad called me and told me to turn on the news. I couldn't believe my eyes. I went to school and of course class was cancelled, but I can't believe how somber the UNLV campus felt. It was so empty, so grievous, so full of not understanding what had happened. I think it's a great idea to honor this day by doing good for others. Sadly I wasn't on the ball and didn't even know today's date or realize what today was until I read Heather's blog, but I will definitely try my best to figure out some way to do my part.
Very good post! I loved the smilebox video! I too will never forget that day. I remember me and Mom were on our way to school/work when we heard about it on the radio. I didn;t fully understand what was going on until I got to school and saw it on the TV.
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