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This day still gets to me. Please take a moment to remember, and think of the brave people that defend our freedom every day, and those that have. Still the greatest country on the planet!

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Never forget!

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That day is one of the ones where I will never forget exactly where I was and what I was doing when the news came over the TV.

Never Forget !!

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I was an educator in Eastern NC at the time and was at a conference in Greensboro. I'll never forgot standing in the hotel lobby watching the news on the televisions with complete strangers. They immediately cancelled the conference and I had to drive home. My daily driver was a '66 Chevelle with only an am radio so that's how I listened to the updates for 4 hours on the ride home.

Very sober day today even after all these years.

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Thanks for putting up a thread about this day. The attack on Benghazi also happened 1 year ago today. I don't want to go political here, but I'm scared for my country right now and in the days ahead. Not necessarily from attack although that's always a possibility, but from the direction we're going.
Where is the country that my father, and Grandfather and great-grandfather, and back 7 generations fought to defend and maintain the freedom we so enjoy. I'd like it back.
God bless all our service personal and defenders of our freedom.
Walt

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Never Forget!


JimR

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I was on the fantail of the CGC Mobile Bay. The cutter was in Cleveland getting some yard work done. I remember looking at the night sky thinking this is the first time in a long time that all I could see where the stars because all aircraft were grounded. And praying that I would never see a night like that again.

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I teach at SUNY-Oneonta and we lost seven of our grads on that day. I'd paid fro my comp car on the Saturday before 9/11. The names of our seven grads, together with a rendering of the Twin Towers, and the words "We Will Never Forget" have been on the front of my car since the start of 2003. We've always done well with my comp car at the points race at Englishtown, which always takes place around the anniversary of 9/11, including a runner-up in 2005, a win in 2006, and another win this past Sunday. You can'r help but wonder if seven extra crew members help us do just a little better at that race.

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You got that right, the stillness of those following evenings was very unnerving. Every year since then I've made it a point to listen to Alan Jacksons' "where were you when the world quit turning" still gives me chill bumps.

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I think about/relive that day almost every day of my life.
Watching what we thought were gulls flying through the flames. We put the glasses on them and realized they were people jumping.
Watch the second plane flying low as they flew over the boat I was on, thing they were going in to take pictures. And that if the a$$h0les weren't careful they would hit the other tower. Then WHAM the world stopped.
That day changed me, and it changed the world

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This is a day, like JFK assassination (High School Study Hall for me), where everyone remembers where they were. I was being prepped to have a knee replaced (on my birthday, no less) and saw the first plane hit....(video)....Did not see any more until several hours later when I got back to the hospital room, but I was so doped up that nothing registered with me until the next day.

On a related subject..has everyone noticed the million Muslim march on DC has drawn a total of 25 Muslim supporters and a million bikers. I love the idea of a million "Hogs" surrounding Muslims.

God Bless America

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To my knowledge I don't know any Muslims, but to have a "rally" on this particular day shows either an utter lack of forethought...or respect. Now the fact that the park service folks actually gave them a permit knowing the group and the day it was to take place now that is telling. Would they give the Klan a permit for lets say MLK day? Don't think so.

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Very well said sir.

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Today is one of those days you count your blessings
Watching the 9/11 coverage this morning i could not help remembering that morning.
I had family and friends who worked in NYC and spent hours calling them eventually getting in touch with everyone hours later,only to hear storys of bravery by our FDNY,NYPD and all first responders.
say what you want about New Yorkers being cold and full of self indulgence but not on that day EVERYONE became one and reached out to help anyone
Thats what make NYC the best city in the world
and Osam binladen you can kiss my Italian *** rot in hell

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My wife and I have pictures of us and son we took on top of World Trade Center observation deck in Aug 98,my grandmother and aunt lived in Staten Island,that trip always will be in my memory it was last time I saw my Grandmother she passed in 99 and have pictures from trade center that can't be done again.
My wife and I plan on revisiting when buildings are complete,she went last year and saw the memorial,we'll get pictures from top again!!


Not trying to get off thread,I don't keep up with news etc.much,but I have noticed after 911 all I heard was how President Bush should talk and negotiate with sadam & alquieda(spelling?) but over the Syria deal I'm not hearing the talk it out stuff?

Thank's to all our First Responders that gave so much and remember all who lost their lives trying to save others Armed Forces that have made sacrifices since 911 and still are.Thanks to our Veterans that have done and sacrificed so much in the past.

Mike Taylor 3601