9/11

[Neon Knight Anubis]

I remember sitting in my 12th grade lit class early that morning when all of the sudden another teacher came in the door and said "Turn on the tv, one of the world trade center buildings was bombed!" and so we did. A few minutes later, we saw a brief glimpse of a plane that soon disappeared behind the second tower, only to be replaced by fire and screams. Then reports of more planes falling out of the sky coming in, one hitting the Pentagon and one in a field in Pennsylvania, and I could swear people were talking about more planes than that. When I began thinking about the number of people who died my heart sank into my gut and I thought to myself....

                                                        Is this how the world ends?

I was 17 at the time, and it feels like it was only yesterday. When I take the time to think about it, it still hurts, the fear felt by the passengers as they waited for death, visceral anger toward the bastards...the hellspawn freaks who did this, confusion as to why all but one didn't fight back....

The passengers of Flight 93 should be as revered as any and all of our finest warriors who stood tall in time of crises, even when their feet were firmly planted in the deepest pits of Judecca itself.

God bless America, the heroes of that day, and the United States Armed Forces. Never surrender. Never forget.

[saltydogbk]

 We were on break that morning, watching the news, when the Towers were struck.  My boss at the time actually jumped up and down,and said " This is so f**king cool..."  I asked him if he knew how many people had just died, and if he realized how many more would die, because we just went to war.  I the called him a f***ing ahole, and left the room.He is now gone and I'm the boss.
 We can never forget, never let our guard down, and never let anyone disarm us!

[Ksail101]

I bleed red, white, and blue. I will not sit back and watch democracy, and the republic for which my Grandfathers fought so hard to make, slip away to someone that has the same ideals as the ones that caused this tragedy.  I will not allow a socialist, fascist, leader sit in office and ruin all that we have worked so hard to make. It will happen if we let it.

 Imagine what our grandfathers would be doing if someone with these ideals was running for President. Is it safe to say he would be in jail?

America must not forget 9\11 while going into this election.

For my brothers in Arms that have lost their lives fighting to keep us safe over here, I respect and truely love you all.

Remember that every insurgent, every taliban terrorist, every Al' Qaeda operative, we take out is one less that can come here and do what happened 7 years ago. Who knows how many of these unholy humans have died, that had plans of coming here and hurting one of us, before 20 year old patriot kicked down their door and F----ed up their plans.

I hope those 343 families of firefighters that lost their loved ones, have been able to food on their tables and shelter over their heads for the last 7 years while they have been mourning their loss. I hope all those childern who will never know their Daddies or Mommies, will grow up and excel like they would have if both their parents were still together. I hope those families are strong and thrive.

Thank you.

[deepwater]

New member here,  sorry not to have introduced myself before but I say this is as good a place to jump in as any. I live in South America and even here we remember this day. like it was said eariler, it seems that people want to forget that all this happened. I too will always remember, where I was what I was doing. how could anybody forget.

[ismram]

Four of my shooting friends and I, when to a shoot in MD. We made a detour to the  flight 93 crash site. We read the bio's of the heros on that flight, also read the acount of the cockpit recordings. They have little angles with the names of the brave people onboard that flight. I was so angry at the cowards, but so proud of the real american heros that stoped them. Not the goverment, not law enforcement just plain old everyday americans. When it was time too leave, no one said a word just five tough guy's with tears in there eyes got in the car and drove off.

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[Bidah]

We never forget, as it was too close for me.  I lost several friends that day, one of which was on the flight out of Boston.  I was also to be working in the towers that day, but luckily had fixed the problem late the day before, so I did not have to go in.  So, I was sitting in my basement in upper CT at the time doing some programming.  I was completely oblivious.  My wife had left to head off to get some things in town and called me to tell me.

No, we won't forget.

-Bidah

[CurrieS103]

I was on a Air Force C-9 on the ramp in England getting fuel to head back to Aviano Air Base,Italy.  One of the maintenance guys came in and said a plane crashed into one of the towers.  I was thinking, being a jet maintenance type myself, that some idiot was sight seeing and smacked the tower or a news chopper bit it.  The maintenance guy came back and said an airliner had hit the second tower.  I looked at the guy next to me and said, "We're at war". 

[twyacht]

Making a service call to Ocean Isle Beach, hour and forty five minutes away, I heard everything on the work truck radio, when the second tower was struck I pulled into the "Jiffy-Mart", and as in days gone by, myself and complete strangers huddled around the radio wondering "What the hell is happening to our country?"

When the first tower fell I was alone on a 45ft. motoryacht watching the TV, CBS was all I could get through the antenna, and I prayed and wept.

My office called, and the "world" just stopped for a while. It was a day I'll never forget....

[2HOW]

Sad day, we flew at half staff today. Trying to maintain today , Glad I was busy today. TOUJOURS PRET

[DDMac]

What I'm hearing, Brothers and Sisters, is "survivors guilt". Common among Sheepdogs.

Tell the truth. How often have you thought..."If only I had been....." , instead of the sheep, who thinks.."Thank God I wasn't...

Thought so.

What was begun by that act on September 11 left us with much work left to be done. The nation as a whole has still to grasp the nature and identity of the enemy, but that day is coming with each new attack on the West. May we have the very best in charge when the real battle begins.
Mac.