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Post by sunshine on Sept 11, 2019 14:01:49 GMT
"A day of remembrance, for those that lost their lives, and for all of those that gave their lives. We Remember."
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 11, 2019 14:11:41 GMT
I remember it vividly. It was a gorgeous sunny day, and I was returning VHS movies to the drop box at Blockbuster. Got back in my car and the news of the planes crashing was being broadcast on the radio and thinking, “Wow, that’s weird.” When I got to work I turned on the tv and it was all over the news. My BFF had it on almost 24/7 for days. We need to NEVER forget.
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Post by hop2 on Sept 11, 2019 14:21:04 GMT
I saw it irl Not capable of forgetting
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 11, 2019 14:36:34 GMT
I saw it irl Not capable of forgetting I’m so sorry. That had to have been quite confusing and traumatic!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2019 14:41:55 GMT
I remember so clearly.
Those who rushed in when duty called and who lost their lives to help others are the best of us.
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Post by Skellinton on Sept 11, 2019 14:46:08 GMT
There are no words to describe the tragedy and the horror of that day.
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Post by quinlove on Sept 11, 2019 14:47:06 GMT
We will never forget. Love to those directly affected by it and we were all certainly affected by this horrendous attack. God Bless America 🇺🇸
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Post by mom on Sept 11, 2019 14:47:35 GMT
I remember watching it on TV. My now-ex husband was a on a hunting trip so it was just me with our boys. My boys were 2 and 6 months old and we had just had breakfast and I turned on GMA. I remember hearing the first crash on the news but then saw the second crash. Because of how close I live to Pantex (a nuclear assembly & disassembly plant for the Government) we were immediately told to stay inside and to stay off the roads as local LE /military was trying to make sure Pantex was secure . No one was sure if Pantex would be a target or not. I remember just sitting on the floor and holding my babies, crying.
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Post by thundergal on Sept 11, 2019 14:49:48 GMT
Today, I'm remembering Colleen Meehan-Barkow, the daughter of Thomas and JoAnn Meehan, who died in the north tower.
And the first responders who have died or are dying due to illnesses related to their heroic work on 9/11 and in the days/weeks/months after.
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Post by workingclassdog on Sept 11, 2019 14:54:14 GMT
Sad day for sure. I had just dropped off my babies at preschool, and they had a little tiny b/w TV and you could see something was happening (the sound wasn't on), but really didn't digest what it was, except for I thought I need to turn the radio on and see what it was. I was probably a mile into my drive when it all started coming clear. I wasn't sure to go to work or go back. But I went to work but nothing really got done that day. I think we were let off around 3:00. I had a friend at the time and he was filling me in on his news in Florida and and back and forth from what I was hearing. There was so much misinformation as well. Just unreal.
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Post by workingclassdog on Sept 11, 2019 14:55:02 GMT
I saw it irl Not capable of forgetting Oh hop, I can even imagine..
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Post by auntkelly on Sept 11, 2019 14:57:08 GMT
My day started off on such a happy note. I opened my email and learned that the man who ran our snack bar at work was finally going to receive a donor kidney. He’d been on the waitlist forever! The e-mail said that the plane with his donor kidney was on its way to Oklahoma from Oregon.
The bombing happened a few minutes later and the plane with the donor kidney had to turn around and go back to Oregon. Thankfully, someone in Oregon received the kidney & my friend received one a few months’ later.
It’s unimaginable how many lives were affected by the bombing directly and indirectly.
May we always remember.
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Post by Merge on Sept 11, 2019 14:57:48 GMT
The world turned upside down.
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Post by thundergal on Sept 11, 2019 15:01:15 GMT
My day started off on such a happy note. I opened my email and learned that the man who ran our snack bar at work was finally going to receive a donor kidney. He’d been on the waitlist forever! The e-mail said that the plane with his donor kidney was on its way to Oklahoma from Oregon. The bombing happened a few minutes later and the plane with the donor kidney had to turn around and go back to Oregon. Thankfully, someone in Oregon received the kidney & my friend received one a few months’ later. My gosh. What a whirlwind of emotion that must have been.
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Post by mnmloveli on Sept 11, 2019 15:03:04 GMT
It was a day I will never forget. The memory is as clear as if it was yesterday. Neighbors and friends lost will never be forgotten. Our city was changed forever but we will never let that day be forgotten as the love of all involved lives on.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2019 15:11:04 GMT
And as much as I remember and laud those brave first responders who truly ARE their brothers' and sisters' keepers, I mourn for our brothers and sisters who lost their ability to live peacefully w/o hate, fear, threats of violence from their fellow citizens just for being who they are:
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Post by bc2ca on Sept 11, 2019 15:11:51 GMT
I had the Today show on in the background while getting the kids breakfast and only half listening until it quickly became obvious something horrid had happened.
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Post by joelise on Sept 11, 2019 15:23:20 GMT
I remember it like it was yesterday. I’d been to the top of the North Tower that May and we were due to move to live in New York in the October. My now ex husband’s work colleague was in a taxi on his way to a meeting in one of the towers when it happened.
Thinking of all those who lost their lives and all the families and friends that suffered.
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Post by smartypants71 on Sept 11, 2019 15:30:57 GMT
I remember watching it on TV. My now-ex husband was a on a hunting trip so it was just me with our boys. My boys were 2 and 6 months old and we had just had breakfast and I turned on GMA. I remember hearing the first crash on the news but then saw the second crash. Because of how close I live to Pantex (a nuclear assembly & disassembly plant for the Government) we were immediately told to stay inside and to stay off the roads as local LE /military was trying to make sure Pantex was secure . No one was sure if Pantex would be a target or not. I remember just sitting on the floor and holding my babies, crying. SO was working at Pantex at the time, and he was on lockdown there for days.
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Post by monklady123 on Sept 11, 2019 16:40:07 GMT
I came out of school at lunchtime just to walk a few laps around the school and saw this. (I get there in the morning before the flag raising.) 😢 I had just that minute dropped off my little 1st grade babies in the cafeteria and this just struck me, thinking about the world they’re growing up in. 😢 Particularly poignant is that the Pentagon is just down the road over the tops of the buildings on the right.
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Post by hop2 on Sept 11, 2019 16:42:07 GMT
I saw it irl Not capable of forgetting Oh hop, I can even imagine.. i was far enough away but still seeing the 2nd plane fly into the tower - not something I’ll ever forget
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Post by mnmloveli on Sept 11, 2019 17:47:07 GMT
I came out of school at lunchtime just to walk a few laps around the school and saw this. (I get there in the morning before the flag raising.) 😢 I had just that minute dropped off my little 1st grade babies in the cafeteria and this just struck me, thinking about the world they’re growing up in. 😢 Particularly poignant is that the Pentagon is just down the road over the tops of the buildings on the right. I've never seen a flag like the top one. Does it have a specific meaning ?
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Post by styxgirl on Sept 11, 2019 17:47:56 GMT
It was a beautiful September morning … I had just gotten on the elevator to work at a local media outlet. A co-worker jumped on the elevator with me as asked if I had heard about the plane crash into the WTC.
When we got to my desk, I pulled out a little portable tv and we all huddled around it and we were watching the news as the second plane hit.
We knew right then, it was no accident.
We live in a pretty big city and you could see the flight path to the air port from my office window. After all planes were ordered out of the air, we watched plane, after plane land for hours at the airport. The sky was incredible blue and cloudless.
Such an unthinkable horror by complete monsters. So, incredibly sad.
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Post by workingclassdog on Sept 11, 2019 17:53:51 GMT
It was a beautiful September morning … I had just gotten on the elevator to work at a local media outlet. A co-worker jumped on the elevator with me as asked if I had heard about the plane crash into the WTC. When we got to my desk, I pulled out a little portable tv and we all huddled around it and we were watching the news as the second plane hit. We knew right then, it was no accident. We live in a pretty big city and you could see the flight path to the air port from my office window. After all planes were ordered out of the air, we watched plane, after plane land for hours at the airport. The sky was incredible blue and cloudless. Such an unthinkable horror by complete monsters. So, incredibly sad. You know I kinda forgot about the planes that day (not the ones that crashed).. I live near the Denver Airport and it was eerie not to see any planes at all. I can always see at least 4 or 5 at any given time.
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Post by flanz on Sept 11, 2019 17:58:34 GMT
I saw it irl Not capable of forgetting Oh, wow! I'm so sorry hop2! I can still see it vividly from watching on tv, 6:30 a.m. on the west coast. Can't imagine how it would be burned inside my eyeballs if I'd seen it IRL. Woke up remembering watching the coverage. I must have heard something on the radio that prompted me to turn on the t.v. that morning. Not part of our usual routine. I thought I was watching a much belated April Fool's Day joke, a special effects movie scene. Horrific to realize it was REAL!
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Post by monklady123 on Sept 11, 2019 17:58:39 GMT
I came out of school at lunchtime just to walk a few laps around the school and saw this. (I get there in the morning before the flag raising.) 😢 I had just that minute dropped off my little 1st grade babies in the cafeteria and this just struck me, thinking about the world they’re growing up in. 😢 Particularly poignant is that the Pentagon is just down the road over the tops of the buildings on the right. I've never seen a flag like the top one. Does it have a specific meaning ? Virginia's 9/11 Memorial Flag
And yes, for those of you who might have noticed the mistake, the school has fixed it.
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Post by flanz on Sept 11, 2019 18:00:55 GMT
My day started off on such a happy note. I opened my email and learned that the man who ran our snack bar at work was finally going to receive a donor kidney. He’d been on the waitlist forever! The e-mail said that the plane with his donor kidney was on its way to Oklahoma from Oregon. The bombing happened a few minutes later and the plane with the donor kidney had to turn around and go back to Oregon. Thankfully, someone in Oregon received the kidney & my friend received one a few months’ later. It’s unimaginable how many lives were affected by the bombing directly and indirectly. May we always remember. Wow. I'm so glad there was a happy kidney ending for your friend.
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Post by flanz on Sept 11, 2019 18:02:09 GMT
It was a day I will never forget. The memory is as clear as if it was yesterday. Neighbors and friends lost will never be forgotten. Our city was changed forever but we will never let that day be forgotten as the love of all involved lives on. I'm so sorry that you lost friends and neighbors on that horrific day. (((HUGS)))
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Post by malibou on Sept 11, 2019 18:14:08 GMT
I saw it irl Not capable of forgetting I'm so sorry. I have a couple of friends that saw it irl. It was very hard for them.
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Post by gar on Sept 11, 2019 18:15:02 GMT
There’s no forgetting that day. It was early afternoon in the UK and I was starting to think about picking up my kids from school. I was ironing while watching the tv and it flashed up on the screen...
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