It's that time again

[Natasha]

For the first time since the attacks, this year I didn't spend weeks beforehand thinking "it's about to be September 11th again." I know, like so many others, that I will NEVER forget that day...but after last year I told myself that I wouldn't spend the day watching the 9/11 specials anymore. They're SO emotionally draining.

Instead, today I'm getting off my butt and getting out and doing stuff (well, after I'm done w/ class). There's actually several local places doing law enforcement appreciation luncheons, but I'm skipping those as well. It doesn't change the way I feel about 9/11 and what happened that day...but the only way to heal is to move on and I think I'm finally to that point.

 

[Dana]

I gave you my thoughts on Facebook. On a lighter note; is it sad that I knew 9/11 was coming but still forget it's my cousin's birthday today?

 

[Jersey]

Not to sound all doom and gloomy (ok, maybe just a bit) but its next to impossible to forget about it up here. So many people lost their lives in NY and NJ that there are memorials and gatherings every year. It's important to remember those we forgot, but it gets me all choked up every single year.

I watched the towers collapse from my college dorm room. There is really just no way to get past that

 

[Natasha]

That's not doom and gloomy at all, Jersey...I actually already thought about that. I know for those who lived it in person and not just on the news, you can't get past that. It makes perfect sense.

 

[Natasha]

I guess it's a little ironic that we lost one of our firefighters today. He had just retired, but had his 2nd heart attack a few weeks ago and has been fighting ever since. He passed this morning...I just got the phone call.

 

[Kyle B]

My family is from NYC and I lived there for a short time. My parents remember watching the construction of the world trade center from their home because you could see the Manhattan skyline from our house in Queens. People who I know personally lost family and friends in the attack. So it does hit close to home.

At the same time, 9/11 has started to feel like a distant event in the past. It's like night and day compared to the first anniversary. People have moved on/are moving on. But of course you won't ever forget.

 

[AUFred]

I don't think forgetting is an option. The average person did not see it coming.

 

[Jackass master]

Never forget and remain forever vigilant to stop the next attack.

 

[Darrell]

9/11 was scary. But, it united us as a nation, and reinforced our bonds. Today we remember those lives given, and taken.

 

[Staci]

9/11 was scary. But, it united us as a nation, and reinforced our bonds. Today we remember those lives given, and taken.

very well said!

 

[darkcgi]

actually I am surprised we are where are at since that happened. It's like it wasn't enough of a reminder or symbolism for us to take back our nation

 

[GoldDust Woman]

9/11 was scary. But, it united us as a nation, and reinforced our bonds. Today we remember those lives given, and taken.

9/11 united us as a nation, for a time. From my point of view, society as a whole, is back to it's dog eat dog ways. We have become complacent and focused on ourselves with the mentality of "what's in it for me" - mindset. Sure, we pull together, albeit briefly, in taking time to remember 9/11, however, the unity isn't even a shadow of what it was on that dreadful day.

'Tis sad.

 

[AUFred]

9/11 united us as a nation, for a time. From my point of view, society as a whole, is back to it's dog eat dog ways. We have become complacent and focused on ourselves with the mentality of "what's in it for me" - mindset. Sure, we pull together, albeit briefly, in taking time to remember 9/11, however, the unity isn't even a shadow of what it was on that dreadful day.

'Tis sad.

I see this as well.

 

[darkcgi]

yes we did unite during that time
I was in awe every time I saw our fag on something

 

[Francis]

We tend to block out the horrific things we saw. I watched this event unfold from my work and to this day it amazes me to see it again.

I saw a documentary the other day called "102 minutes that changed the world" on the day of 9/11 on TV the other day. It's posted on YouTube, but you need to find the 1:40:00 version which is the full length one, if you want to watch it. Its all the raw video from cameras that was collected from cellphone, surveillance and any types of video available and put into one film.

Anyway, we go to the Remembrance Day Nov 11 ceremonies with my son every year. Every year less and less War Vets attend and as this tradition passes kids will have no idea what a war vets went through.. Not that today's war is anything like WWI or WWII but I think we should still learn and remember our history as well as honor it.

9/11 will live in me until I die and remembering seeing it all go down, be it on TV, will never go away..

 

[darkcgi]

same here "I don't forget." well at least not yet

 

[Darrell]

9/11 united us as a nation, for a time. From my point of view, society as a whole, is back to it's dog eat dog ways. We have become complacent and focused on ourselves with the mentality of "what's in it for me" - mindset. Sure, we pull together, albeit briefly, in taking time to remember 9/11, however, the unity isn't even a shadow of what it was on that dreadful day.

'Tis sad.

Unfortunately, true.

 

[Abcinthia]

This was the first year 9/11 has barely been mentioned on the UK news. I saw the news this morning and this afternoon and it just got a passing mention. I also watched the children's news show and it wasn't mentioned at all.

It's not something I'm ever going to forget but it feels strange that already it's becoming a date in history and is no longer news worthy, if you see what I mean.

 

[hart]

I will never forget what scares the f*ck out of me is I and my hubby were due to fly to Baltimore to accept an award that morning......talk about feeling like I missed the big one.....:eek Needless to say, we didn't go, got it mailed to me.......

 

[Dana]

I guess it's a little ironic that we lost one of our firefighters today. He had just retired, but had his 2nd heart attack a few weeks ago and has been fighting ever since. He passed this morning...I just got the phone call.

Sorry to hear that... RIP.