going to work on september 11th

[Laura's Babies]

Amen from me too! That was the day the world changed for all of us.

[Cataholic]

How I remember that day, as you said, so long and so short ago.

[Lady's Human]

On 9/11/2001, I was sitting in my living room getting ready to go back to work after being off for three weeks for paternity leave, holding my daughter.

The phone rang, got up to answer it. It was my sister. "Have you called Fort Devens yet?"

No, Why?

Turn on CNN, we're at war.

[pitc9]

I was at work and we had no TV so we listened to the radio all day, it wasn't till I got home from work that day about 5:00 that I saw the videos and pictures.
It was also 33 days away from my wedding. I didn't know if war was going to break out in the US and I would have to call off my wedding.

Prayers and thoughts for all of those we lost 7 years ago today and to their families and friends also.


We all need to pray for peace.

[smokey the elder]

It's kind of gloomy and cloudy in the Tri-State area today, unlike that terrible day. This is a day to put politics aside and all be Americans, regardless of political affiliation, opinions, etc. Bin Laden and Co. don't care if we're Democrats, Republicans, Libertarian, Green, Socialist, Communist; just that we're Americans and they hate us.

Prayers and best wishes to the families and the survivors and the police and firefighters, and that those who were made sick by the collapse of the Towers can get help.

[CountryWolf07]

It's a beautiful day here in Cleveland, OH - as it has been.. for the last 7 years. I think it's some kind of a "odd" thing for me to notice..

I was in high school, Junior year in my Gov't class, when I found out. We were supposed to have a exam that day but it was cancelled.

[Kirsten]

This date is always bringing back all the memories, all the pictures and emotions of that dreadful day... These pictures won't be erased from our minds as long as we live. None of us will ever forget what we did that moment we got the news, and we'll never forget where we were that moment, and what we thought and felt. And we won't forget that horror brought to us by the tv screen, over and over again. Even to this day, the pictures of it are still bringing tears to my eyes.

May everyone who lost his life - that day and in the aftermath of that day - rest in peace!
May the families who lost their loved ones live in peace.
May we all live in peace - everywhere!

Kirsten

[carole]

I think the world changed for everyone that day, so sad, my heart goes out to anyone and everyone who was affected by this tragedy, i remember it so well, my Dad had a heart attack this day, so for me it was a frightening day as well, i can remember seeing it on the Tv and was lost for words.

[Freedom]

Towers of Life



They stood hushed and glimmering in the night,
Giants able to frame the moon,
Slumbering magnificently in their might.

Day breaks and the sun gently warms their skin,
Veins begin to pulse with life,
The sprit of a thousand of kin.

Evil tears towards them through the brilliant morning sky,
Propelled by the blackest of hate,
Guided by a lie.

Barely risen they stand with no defense,
Innocent and distracted they are not prepared,
The pain about to be inflicted intense.

Like a bolt of lighting that shatters the morn,
Evil crashes once then twice into their sides,
Their bodies are scorched and torn.

Horribly crippled they continue to stand,
Holding onto life until the last,
Orders are given, they take the command.

The battle is brief, the giants begin to yield,
Life drains from every artery,
Their fate is sealed.

Collapsing to zero,
First to one knee then to the next,
From their dust will emerge so many a hero.

The question is asked,
How can such evil exist.

JDK



To read more inspirational poems about 9/11, go to http://www.9-11heroes.us/911-memorial-poem.php

[Alysser]

I was at school, my dad was on a plane. Everyone was leaving school early and I didn't know what was going on. I was 8 years old. I went home and saw the footage. Wow. It was a shock. It brought the entire world closer together.

My heart goes out to all the people who died on that fateful day.

[RICHARD]

Did any one see the freedom flag?

Very interesting, and did you fly a flag today?


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Airplanes.

What do you think Wilbur and Orville would have thought about 9/11?

One of my passions is aircraft and living where I go I hear and see plenty. The one thing that changed in my life was the way I look up when something flies overhead. Before it was to maybe see a plane or jet that were always buzzing around.

Now, when wayward plane buzzes the area I look up, to see what is in the air, and in the back of head there is always the fear of another tragedy like 9/11.

Sad.

[lvpets2002]

Amen from me too! That was the day the world changed for all of us.

Amen here too..