The last view of the WTC at sunset
There ain’t no forgetting! RIP Blessing to all the families.
Great post. Let’s not forget the soldiers that died and fought and still dying and fighting. And please people. Don’t sully their memory with criticism of why they fought. Heroes don’t come back.
Thanks. I haven’t forgotten. And heaven help me, I haven’t forgiven yet either.
I won’t forget, not ever. God bless those still going into harms way for the rest of us.
This family will never forget...
Prayers for our nation and the lost lifted....
>>>>>>>>>That Day
I was at work in Manhattan....about two miles north of ground zero....
A colleague walked into the office and stated he heard a loud boom....I immediately went to a BLOG I frequent...
Within minutes it was clear what had just happened....although many were saying an accident, I knew it wasn’t....
Work stopped, the city closed down....we went to the street to see what we could do....
We watched in horror as those from downtown made their way uptown....it was so quiet...just sobs and the sounds of occasional fighter jets and helicopters passing by overhead....
I tried to comfort those in need, but it was tough....I knew the world had changed....and our full engagement in the silent war would soon follow....
I could not call home....the phones were always busy....I could not leave Manhattan....mass transit was shut down....so I walked and watched as the day unfolded....
Late in the afternoon I walked to Penn Station....passing the National Guard....the NYPD....and the FDNY as they raced downtown through the empty streets....the trains were still not rolling...so I walked some more....
Thousands were gathered and looking down 6th avenue....where on a normal day we could see the towers....all we saw was smoke....and for the first time...the horrid smell and taste of the devastation reached us. That smell remained in the streets for weeks to come....it is something that I will never forget....whenever I smell burning plastic it reminds me of that moment....
In the early evening I returned to Penn Station....and to my surprise a train headed for the Island was announced even though the station was officially still closed....the train was crowded...many of my fellow commuters had blood and ash painted on them....again....the deathly silence was only overcome by crying.....which peaked when we finally made our way out of the tunnels into Queens where the large cloud over lower Manhattan made it so obviously apparent the depth of the destruction.....
When reaching Babylon I immediately looked for a church....they all were open.....I knelt and prayed for the victims and our country....and I cried for the first time....not only for the moment but also for understanding what was to come....
Although years have passed I am still deeply moved by what transpired....it will be with me to my last breath....I certainly will never forget.... nor will my family... I will make sure of such...
Thank You knighthawk, For this post and NO!!! We Will Never Forget What Happen Nor Who Is Responsible For It!!!!!
9/11. NEVER FORGET. AND NEVER FORGIVE.
Let us hope that he died,instantly,of a heart attack while still in the air.
Thank you knighthawk for the list, which shows the diversity of names/ancestry.
Eighteen years later, we commemorate as to never forget all the innocent people who were killed. On 9/11, a total of 2,977 people were killed in New York City, near Washington D.C., and just outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
My colleagues and I (our office on Connecticut Ave near DC) watched the smoke rising from the Pentagon. What a helpless feeling.
As was true with my parents’ generation remembering where they were when they heard about Pearl Harbor I vividly recall first hearing about JFK’s death *and* the WTC. That morning was a crisp,clear morning in Eastern New England and I was out walking while listening to NPR (yes,I know) on my Walkman.Theirs was the first announcement I heard that something had happened. I still remember *exactly* where I was standing as I listened.I raced home,turned on the TV and went to bed about 16 hours later.
Condolences to families and friends.
Beautiful day for kaaba to be incinerated.
FUI
I will never forget what m*slims did to humans. I will never forget the cruel religious fanaticism and barbarity of those m*slims.
I will never forget how the left tried to push the blame onto this country.
I will never forget how m*slims obtained victim status, and became America’s second certified victim group.
Looking through the list of names it is surprising that so many from lower floors were killed. Did they not evacuate? Hard to understand.
Brent James Woodall S-33
He was the starting tight end on the Cal-Berkeley team that beat Clemson 37-13 in the Citrus Bowl in 1992. Great guy. RIP.
Vecchnaya Pamjat,
Eonia imnimi,,
Leeyakun thikruha muabadan,
Kontakion in Tone 8
(to the special melody 'To thee the Champion Leader'),
Ye faithful witnesses, heroes who gave their last measure of love
In Shanksville, Arlington, and in Manhattan
At the Trade Center, ye joined the holy relics
Of Saint Nicholas and Saint Sava the sanctified
In a cloud that showed forth your last devotion
By your example we sing:
O Lord Jesus, be our comfort and strength.