Remembering 9/11

[fireman17]

Every year I post a picture of my daughter and I at my departments 9/11 ceremony from 2003. She was so small at the time and so innocent of anything that had happened on that terrible day. It is to remind us how innocent we all were prior to that day and how fast our lives can change. May we never forget all those who were lost on that day including all 343 of my brothers from the FDNY...

 

[Britt]

Oh wow. What a sweet picture. Such a cute little girl.

I know. I look at my boys and how sweet and innocent they are to the horrors of the world.

 

[firecatgirl]

beautiful pic. Thank you!!

 

[EOD K9]

We remember 9/11 by ramping up up our security posture and being told the "big one" is coming. Its just more work for my four-legged companion and I.

 

[Pam&Rich]

we'll never forget. My brother in law was on a floor below ground where the plane hit the Pentagon. We prayed for hours and were lucky enough to find out he was ok. For all who weren't so lucky and for all our Service Members who have deployed many times to try and keep this from happening again we give Thanks and prayers for them and their families daily.

 

[MITCH 112198]

we live about 45 minutes from shanksville, pa we think of everyone during this time. when it happened we were at disney world at DHS doing the backlot tour and looking at the new york scape.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Never ever forget 9/11, and that picture is one of a kind. God bless those who passed and their families.

 

[luv]

I finally, after all these years, listened to the Howard Stern coverage. People were right. It was the best.

I read about Rick Rescorla and thank God for people like him. They ought to put another statue of him up at the 9/11 site. He knew it was coming, tried to avoid it, but stayed when it happened and saved thousands of lives. Smart, tough, brave and kind. We could use more men like Rick Rescorla, may he rest in peace...and may they all.

 

[EnglishRose]

We remember them. Those that lost their lives that day and the heroes that continue to do so in their and our honour.

 

[jlevis]

I will never forget. My American Legion Post has a memorial service every year along with Pearl Harbor Day, Memorial Day and Veterans Day. My flag that flies every day, along with a POW-MIA flag, is at half staff. I pray that St. Michael the Archangel and patron saint of the warrior, policemen and firemen will protect them as they protect us.

 

[Susan Savia]

We live about 10 miles from DC. The day after it happened we drove down and parked across the highway from the Pentagon. It was still smoldering. There was a hill and people were coming and bringing lawn chairs and sitting and holding each other. My daughter''s girlfriend lost her Mother there. Very sad.

 

[prberk]

we live about 45 minutes from shanksville, pa we think of everyone during this time. when it happened we were at disney world at DHS doing the backlot tour and looking at the new york scape.

Would you mind describing to us what exactly happened next for you? I know that they closed the parks, but how? Was it just an announcement over the speakers, or some other method? Did they tall you why?

Once you knew, how did the crowds react? What was the mood like, being in a place created for "fun" but affected by such disaster and fear?

I have always been curious about this, especially as patriotic as Walt Disney himself was, and how his parks have kept up those patriotic traditions. That day must have shown a sharp contrast to a normal day, even in a place dedicated to happiness and education, even with a "world showcase," which I believe at that time had had a special tent (for the millenium celebration) that had included presentations by both Israel and the palestinian groups.

Sad day, worth remembering.

 

[sweetpee_1993]

We remember 9/11 by ramping up up our security posture and being told the "big one" is coming. Its just more work for my four-legged companion and I.

Thank you.

 

[wiigirl]

Beautiful pic....thank you for sharing.

 

[MITCH 112198]

After we got off the backlot tour and looking at new york my DH phone ran and it was his sister yelling into the phone about what had happened. he was relaying the call to all of us ( as in me DW, and his parents) and other people started to gather around us and was listening and asking questions too. We were in shock. Didn't think it affected us there, by 10 am we headed over to Indiana Jones to go see it and the cast member told us they were closing the park and we were to go to the entrance and leave NOW.

We went to the enterance everyone was walking at this point and gave out passes as we left for another visit.
We got in the car and left went back to the hotel, (this trip was off property) turned the the tv and just starred.

They did show Disney on the tv and by that point they were running out of the parks. and they closed all roads going into the theme parks unless you were staying on property.

about 12:30 we drove to the beach, nothing was open no stores and alot of food places were closed also.

The next day we went back to the park to see all the entrances to be blocked off w/ security checking all bags and not a quick version. Disney was then changed forever.
We were going to be there till Saturday that week and when Friday came we called the airlines to ck our flight and was told we were bumped to maybe Monday. At that point we called the rental car co. they told us they waived all fees to take the car where we wanted too and drop off at our destination. we drove home in the tropical storm all the way back to PA and dropped the car off at the rental co by our house.

 

[mkt]

11 years later... all I want to do is forget it ever happened. I think I'm getting close, and then one day, the media mentions it and it brings me back.

 

[sweetpee_1993]

It's important to me that my boys understand 9/11 better. They were so little when it happened: 5 & 3 years old. It's interesting to hear what they remember and what they thought was going on. Earlier last year we took our boys to the Oklahoma City Memorial & Museum. It was quite a poignant experience for both of them because neither had even been born when that happened. Only my oldest had even heard of the Oklahoma City bombing and his knowledge was limited to the fact that it was a bomb that blew up a building, people died, and it was in the mid 90s. He didn't really know much. So we took our boys and we explained to them what it was like when we heard about it. We explained to them the particulars about what happened as well as the humanity of it all. It's one thing for teenagers now old enough to grasp these things the hear Mom & Dad talk about it but it's another for them to see it. We talk about a lot of things from the past. Doesn't mean all that much. But for them to be in the place. To see it for themselves. To tour the museum where you see, hear, and feel the entire story as if it's happening again. It was different and profound for them. Both of them shed tears with us at different times that day and it touched me as a homeschooling mom to know that I really am teaching them things that matter. I wrote a little about it and posted pics in this thread starting in post #5.

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/were-in-oklahoma-for-a-spell.698442/#post-4460816

I'm sad that there's been contention and bickering over budget & cost which is delaying the opening of the 9/11 museum. I'm holding out for that to open so I can make a trip to NYC & bring the boys to see it. I really do think these are things that are part of our nation's history and piece of what has influenced the world over having a vast impact on life in this day & age. I would be a sad excuse of a mother and human being if I didn't do all that I could to bring understanding and knowledge of something so important to my boys. Seriously.

 

[EOD K9]

11 years later... all I want to do is forget it ever happened. I think I'm getting close, and then one day, the media mentions it and it brings me back.

Unfortunately, we should never forget it happened. My job changed forever on that day. Lives changed that day. The people I work for started to forget a month after it happened....then we were hit with Anthrax. Learn from the past people.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

 

[mkt]

Unfortunately, we should never forget it happened. My job changed forever on that day. Lives changed that day. The people I work for started to forget a month after it happened....then we were hit with Anthrax. Learn from the past people.

Why is it then that on December 7, you see no Pearl Harbor remembrance threads? Or that on April 19, no Oklahoma City Bombing threads? Or the USS Cole? Or the 1998 US Embassy bombings? Or Columbine? Or the Atlanta Olympic Bombings? Or any one of the other countless acts of terrorism against the US?

I lost family friends in the Twin Towers. I accept and realize that it was a horrific event. I moved on. I moved on with my life. I cried, I got angry, I got sad, I went through a patriotic phase, and then moved on.

That's my point: move on.

 

[The Mom]

Most of us were not posting on a discussion forum when those events happened. I mean, literally posting while they unfolded - I had just returned from dropping my children off at school, and did not have the TV or radio on. The first I knew about it was that thread.