In Remembrance

**KukriKhan** · 09-12-2008, 02:33

Yeah. Kennedy shot. King killed. Kennedy shot. First baby born. Tehran hostages returned. Second baby born. 9-11.

All singular days in my life (among a few others), every second of which I recall with absolute clarity. Where I was. What I was doing, Who said what...

The horror. The glory. And the horror again.

May God bless and keep those dear departed innocents, and hold their loved ones in the palm of his merciful hand. And may he show the rest of us the way to peace and resolution.

**LittleGrizzly** · 09-12-2008, 02:42

A sad day in history, my thoughts go out to all the victims and thier familys, may it never happen again...

**m52nickerson** · 09-12-2008, 02:48

I remember sitting there watching everything almost numb until they showed a man who had gone to an over pass with an American flag and just stood their waving it, next thing I was crying like a child.

**Kurando** · 09-12-2008, 02:59

Condolences to all.

I remember the day well; I spent a good part of it here on the forums with the rest of the org guys + we were really concerned about a few of the patrons who we new were visiting the NYC area at the time. But everyone was eventually accounted for. I know that solypsist was in brooklyn at the time and he was front row center. It was quite a harrowing day for everyone.

**Lemur** · 09-12-2008, 03:38

The wife and I were in NYC that day, so it was all very up-close and personal. If I concentrate I can still conjure the smell of all that burning building material, paper, plastic and flesh. I've never smelled anything like it before or since.

Two years later, to the day, our son was born. I prefer to think of 9/11 as primarily my son's birthday, but that's just me.

**Decker** · 09-12-2008, 04:23

It was interesting today. I was talking with a friend of mine who is a local firefighter. He mentioned that it feels like yesterday that they towers were attacked. It has been 7 years and yet I can remember EXACTLY what I was doing, saying, thinking, watching, and feeling. Clear as day. I would always wonder what that was like when my parents would speak of the day J.F.K was shot. Now I know that feeling. And to be honest, it's a little disturbing knowing, now, that I watched one of the greatest... and most horrifying attacks on our country. Something that I never thought would happen on that scale to our country and yet it did. And now seven years later, and looking back on it all, including watching all of those documentaries, good and bad about the attacks, the heroism and sacrifice of the men and women, cops, fdny, or non on that day, my memory of that day and probably those of others, is one of the best ways in which to commemorate what happened on September 11th, 2001.

**Decker** · 09-12-2008, 04:26

And just in case anyone is interested. On the History Channel pacific time. A documentary that just uses video recording from the people that were there is on at 9 pm. It's called, 102 Minutes That Changed The World

**Seamus Fermanagh** · 09-12-2008, 04:41

I was teaching an org comm class to my comm majors when the Pentagon attack occurred, just after the towers were hit. Ironically enough we were doing a group exercise in conflict management. I felt very small -- very insignificant.

After seven years I still get angry and choked up when I think about it for any length of time.

I think I shall say another ave or two for those lost and their families.