Quote Originally Posted by pomtzu View Post
However, I did notice too, that most of the revelers last night were young people - many barely old enough when 9/11 took place, to know or understand what it was all about. As is typical of so many young people, they are quick to jump on a bandwagon without thinking first, but I suppose it's easy to get caught up "in the moment".
Though many young people on September 11 may not have understood what happened, we certainly understand the impact of it as we aged. And many young people were very much affected by what happened on 9/11. I may have been 9 years old at the time, but I knew the pain of seeing my brother go to Iraq and Afghanistan several times. And because of that I learned of the events of 9/11 and what it meant.

I don't mean to be defensive because I'm young. But most people my age certainly understand the events of 9/11 now, because we are no longer children.


Although I'm not out cheering and celebrating on the streets, I am certainly thankful that this man is dead. And I'm thankful for our wonderful troops who go out everyday and risk their lives, even when they didn't agree with why they were over there.