A DAY TO REMEMBER

[Templar]

FOR ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE  THAT UNBELIEVABLE EVENT AND FOR ALL THE LIVES LOST AND CHANGED--MAY WE TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO PRAY FOR PEACE...............................

[paul007]

Indeed, a day to remember. I live 3 blocks from Ground Zero. I was here thru it and long after. We lived breathing in the smoke and residue for days and weeks after the attacks. We were not evacuated. You should know, however, how our community came together. How we took care of each other, the children, the elderly, the homebound to keep all safe in a war zone. We stood shoulder to shoulder as Americans. There were flags everywhere you looked. In an out of New York folks were proud to be Americans and partisan differences were put aside. Alas, it did not last very long. You should know that as were mourn those lost to us, we stand strong and take pride in our community and our nation.
Paul007

[Templar]

WHEN EVER THERE IS A GREAT TRADGETY WE ALL PULL TOGETHER INTO A TIGHT HERD TO PROTECT OURSELVES AGAINST THE WOLF AT OUR DOOR-----WE SEND MONEY---WE MAKE PROMISES-----WE BEAT THE WAR DRUMS--AND WE MAKE UP SLOGANS SO WE NEVER FORGET----AND THEN OLD MAN TIME BEGINS TO ERACE SOME OF OUR MEMORY AND WE BEGIN TO FORGET THE HORROR THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE===WE BEGIN TO FORGET THE PROMISES MADE AND ALL TE SPEECHES GIVEN AND WE START TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE HERD UNTIL THE WOLF IS ABLE TO ATTACK US AGAIN----WILL WE EVER LEARN???

[AdamL]

It is one of those events that you never forget where you were and what you were doing when you heard the news. I was 18 and I was on my way to work at a local fast food joint. I was trying to get some rock n roll playing on the radio in my car, but all I heard was people talking. I kept changing channels to find music, so I never figured out what they were talking about. Turns out they were talking about the terrorist attacks. I figured it out when I got to work, and everyone was gathered around a radio listening to the news. Then we heard that the second plane hit. Everyone was panicking.
All I can say is that it certainly is a day to remember. And it forever changed the way we look at the world.