This is terrible! (Thread orginally posted 9/11/2001)

[SplashJacket]

I came across this thread a few years ago, and this must be the third time I've read through it.

The confused, live, misinformed, scared, saddened, and tragic comments capture the fateful events 23 years ago and their lingering effects more effectively, and in my opinion, more powerfully than well-crafted speeches, articles, or documentaries shown in schools each September 11th.

The thread is a humbling experience and a crucial reminder of what it means to be an American, especially amidst the present division.

Never forget.

 

[John park hopper]

This brings home how my parents generation must have felt about Pearl Harbor, we must never forget either

 

[LongballMG]

As is tradition... Pausing and remembering.

 

[Fievel]

A time we old timers all come back together to remember spending that day together....

 

[Flugell]

Yesterday I posted a remembrance paragraph on a local app and was amazed to discover that another local man was killed on 9/11 , Simon Turner. There were. 69 British fatalities that day and 2 of them Originally lived less than 1 mile apart. Unbelievable. RIP.

 

[Tiki Traveler]

 

[Lilofan]

Yesterday I posted a remembrance paragraph on a local app and was amazed to discover that another local man was killed on 9/11 , Simon Turner. There were. 69 British fatalities that day and 2 of them Originally lived less than 1 mile apart. Unbelievable. RIP.

9/11 was seared into our memories. One annoying item that didn’t stop for weeks was when my family up North kept getting phone calls daily immediately after the terrorist attacks from the media. Media was asking feedback comments and memories on the ones in their neighborhood who perished.

 

[Figgy1]

 

[Tiki Traveler]

 

[MinnieM123]

 

[trr1]

Never Forget

 

[muddyrivers]

God Bless America

 

[prberk]

Thanks again for keeping this thread. A meaningful reminder in the first posts of how we all were feeling. Very valuable, Steve.

 

[FutureCEO]

 

[LongballMG]

As is tradition, pausing and remembering 24 years on.

 

[Fievel]

Coming back to say hello once again. Hope all my friends are well. This is the first time in a few years I've read through the entire thread. All the craziness and confusion comes back so quick. I remember it all like it was yesterday.

 

[DisneyFreak]

I still remember every bit of that morning clear as day.

 

[prberk]

Coming back to say hello once again. Hope all my friends are well. This is the first time in a few years I've read through the entire thread. All the craziness and confusion comes back so quick. I remember it all like it was yesterday.

Same here.

 

[Flugell]

Remembering all those who died on the day and subsequently as a result of toxic materials.
That day changed the world for ever.
Wishing everyone peace and safety now and in the future.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

At the school I teach at our librarian led a presentation for all our Social Studies classes today. She used a program through the 9/11 museum. The video they put out was wonderful for students and there was a live chat with people from the museum as well. Our librarian also put out newspaper from the time it happened, a memorial quilt our students made at the time, and a few other interactive displays. I talked to the students later today, after they had some time to process and the comments they made were really deep and thoughtful (7th graders). It just blows my mind that these students weren't alive for this (although logically I know that) because it seems like it just happened. How fast our precious time flies by. Also, as I looked around the room I realized that two of my students were children of some of my students from 2001.