| Author | Message | ||
     Johnny_uly |
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of those who died on September 11 2001. Also for the troops that died fighting for freedom and the US. I remember my best friend Kevin Waruinge: http://livinglegendteam.blogspot.com/2006/01/marin e-lance-cpl-kevin-g-waruinge.html http://legacy.com/WashingtonPost/Soldier/Story.asp x?personid=14739560 In the past, I have tried to describe this most excellent man... I always come up short. Feel free to add to this thread, or not. Either way, they will not be forgotten. | ||
| Thespive |
I am already feeling a bit depressed about tomorrow. I watched the whole thing live on CNN, fromt he time they first reported "something" had crashed in to the first tower, to the second plane hitting live, to the confusion about an explosion at the Pentagon to the fall of both towers. I felt like I was there. I am sure these are the same feelings that my Grandparents had/have when the Pearl Harbor anniversary comes each year. To this day, it seems so fresh that I can't watch the programs on the Discovery Channel. Not sure what everyone else will be doing, but I'll be stopping during the morning to reflect and say a few prayers and hoping my daughter never has to witness something as horrific as that. --Sean | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
I will NEVER forget that day. EVER. I was watching when the second plane hit. I was watching when each of the towers fell. It will forever be part of who I am. It will forever be part of who we are. | ||
| Seanfromtx |
ditto | ||
| Bobmcc |
I flew from Boston to DC that morning and was meeting with the Capitol Police when the attacks began. We only realized it was an attack after the second plane. They were getting organized when the Pentagon got hit and they ordered all buildings evacuated. I'll never forget the sight of panicked people running from the House office buildings. Rumors of bombs and other hijacked planes arriving were fueled by the explosive sonic booms of the arriving air cover. It was surreal... a gorgeous blue sky day and the USA was under attack. Not a day goes by that I don't think of the murdered people or of our military men and women giving their all to fight this evil. God bless them. | ||
| Ulywife |
I was sitting on my couch with my then 3 week old baby girl watching the Today Show. I sat there in total disbelief as I watched the footage unfold as another plane flew into the 2nd tower. It was truly a sad day for our country. The loss of life on 9/11 as well as those who have lost their life because of 9/11 is truly heartbreaking. There are not enough words to thank our military families for their service and sacrifices. God Bless them all. | ||
| Chadhargis |
I was watching the Today show when the first plane hit. As I was about to leave for work, the second plane hit. I called my boss and said, "I'm going to be in late, something is going on in New York". We had offices up there, in mid town, but it effected our communications with them. We could only communicate with them by email. All phone lines were jammed, but our T1 stayed up, and we could pass data. The first hand experiences relayed by the folks in our office up there were astounding. Just mass pandemonium. I now work for a different company. The company I work for now did the clean up of the "ground zero" site. I've spoken with a few guys from our NYC office that were involved in supporting the efforts. The stories they tell are sickening, literally. I work for the branch of our company that builds military housing, so I spend a good deal of time on military bases. I can tell you, the soldiers have not forgotten. I thank them all for their sacrifice. Unless you've seen it first hand, you can't imagine what it is like to see a soldier leave his family, or what it's like to see them return home. Please, say a prayer for those who's lives were impacted by the cowardly acts of Bin Laden and his band of idiots. | ||
| Retired_cop |
As a PA state ride captain for the PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS, I thank each and ever person who stops and remembers what this country was and is built upon and who honors those who have served, are serving, and especially those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. The innocent lives that were snuffed out by the cowardly attacks will never be replaced, the families will never have peace. We must be ever vigilant, ready and willing to do what is needed to prevent this from ever happening again. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND HER HERO'S! www.patriotguard.org | ||
| Treadmarks |
I had just completed my tour in the Army as a Scout and moved to Florida to start a new life as a civilian. My new employer flew a fellow ex-scout buddy and me to New Jersey for a weeklong technical training class beginning on 9/10/01. Our hotel was just across the bridge (I forget the name of the bridge) on the NY side. Our rooms on the 15th floor were facing east and had a beautiful view of the NY city skyline. Every morning after my workout I would watch the sunrise as it came up behind the city buildings. The world trade centers seemed much taller than most of the other buildings and the sun came up right behind them. After sunrise Tuesday morning we agreed to take an afternoon trip to NYC as soon as class let out that day. Needless to say, that never happened. Class was interrupted as soon as the first plane hit, and the instructors led all of us out of town students to the local hilltop across the street where we could clearly see the first building burning. We didn’t know a plane had hit it and before long the other building erupted in flames and smoke. We continued to watch helplessly and listen to sirens seeming to come from all directions for about a half hour or so and then all of the sudden one of the buildings just collapsed. Within a few minutes the other building collapsed as well, leaving a huge plume of smoke that covered the once beautiful skyline. They called us back to class and told us what had happened, and then dismissed the class for the week. Once we finally got back to the hotel we could witness the chaos in the city. National Guard troops and their vehicles were everywhere. Clips from local news stations kept us informed of what was happening around the city and documented feats of courage, bravery and heroism everywhere throughout NYC. The following morning there was no longer a beautiful skyline of buildings for the sun to rise behind, only a plume of smoke coming from the gap where the WTC once stood. I was filled with a level of sadness and anger far greater than I have ever known. I wanted so bad to nuke every country that had anything to do with the hijackers. But this wasn’t Pearl Harbor, and believe it or not, not all problems can be solved with a couple of atomic bombs. My heartfelt prayers go out to all of the victims and survivors of the 911 attacks, just as my hatred towards the cowards calling themselves terrorists will continue to grow until every last one dies in pain by the hands of an American Soldier. I long for the day that an American Soldier drags osama from a hole in the ground, just like we did his buddy sadam. An American Soldier - whether active duty, or retired, National Guard or reserve – is someone who at one point in his life wrote a blank check made payable to The United States of America for an amount of up to and including their life. | ||
| Rotorhead |
To everyone that supports and thanks me for what I do everyday here at home or in a combat theater it is hard for me to reply. While walking through the Dallas Fort Worth airport during my R&R leave I was thanked over and over again. Old ladies, young business men, kids holding their moms hands, Veterans that just about make me cry thanking me when I should be thanking them, I could not come up with a response to the simple words "Thank you!". It is my job. I love it. It is who I am. A simple reply of your welcome can not wrap up how much it means for perfect strangers to thank me for something I love to do. For those that wish to thank a troop like me YOU'RE WELCOME!! | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
One thing I believe with all my heart. We will never allow to happen to our soldiers what happened to those returning from Viet Nam. I thank every soldier I see. I buy their lunch. Whatever I can do. I am so proud of each and every one who puts his life on the line to protect me and my family. Words can not express how I feel. | ||
| Johnny_uly |
Great posts. | ||
| Hughlysses |
I remember that morning, a couple of us were standing outside our cubicles talking, when an IT guy walks by and says "Did you hear, a plane just crashed into the World Trade Center?" It was the first we'd heard of it. He told us they had CNN live on our office LAN network, and we could watch at our desks. I immediately sat back at my desk, clicked on the icon, and as soon as the picture came up I saw a plane crash into the WTC. Of course, I thought this was a replay of the event, but it turned out to be the second plane. Once I got over the shock, I distinctly remember thinking "Dumbasses! It'll take a LOT more than that to knock one of those buildings down!" Yea, it took a lot more but I didn't realize that the "more" was already underway in the form of the huge fires. I like to think that those awful fires were like a cool mountain stream compared to the fate that awaits the bastards that did this in the afterlife... | ||
| Kars |
I was at work that morning sitting in the isolated IT office. Most people did not even know where our office was so when I found out I walked out of the office into a break room, looked up at the TV and saw the first building coming down. Being an ex-volunteer firefighter, EMT and trained for search and rescue I just grabbed my keys. I drove home grabbed some gear and hit the expressway. It was closed already to normal traffic so I was driving in at 100+ mph. The entire drive my phone ringing with my wife and her aunt pleading with me that she did not hear from her husband, FDNY Captain Danny Brethal. It turns out he drove chaplain Judge to the seen and was at a command post below when the first tower came down, they attempted to take shelter under a ladder truck. By the time I got on the scene there were many rescuers franticly searching the huge piles of rubble. I have seen some pretty bad things in my time but this is certainly unforgettable. After my first 24 hour shift I tried to get some sleep time in. Upon returning the first thing I noticed was most if not all enthusiastic hope was gone. After my third shift I learned of a one time friend who was a NYPD officer that did not make it. Later I learned of two school mates that worked in the towers whom were also missing. A sad time in history for sure. Of course my Aunt spent her day today at ceremonies and in mourning with her two daughters. | ||
| Court |
Just shot this . . .  | ||
| Rotorhead |
I am the wife of Rotorhead and I don't normally read through these although he does everyday. Today in our inbox there were 7 responses and one of them caught my eye. After reading down threw all of them. I got to my husbands and read and reread it. Soldiers don't always share how they feel about their job but when it's more than a job it shows. I know he gives everything to this country. It makes me very proud of him and every other soldier who serves this country  . | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Thanks Mrs. Rotorhead for sharing. We can not convey to you how appreciative we are to you in providing the "home base" from which these guys operate. They couldn't do what they do if you didn't do what you do. Thank YOU for your sacrifice, for not being able to see your husband for long stretches. I don't know if you guys have kids or not, but thank them for us also. Their dad is a hero simply for strapping on and protecting us. God Bless you and your family. | ||
| Ulywife |
What F_b said. Word are not enough, but I'll say them again, Thank You! | ||
| Reepicheep |
Just another big "Thank You" for Mr. and Mrs. Rotorhead (  ) and the sacrifices they are making to protect me and my family... If there is ever anything we can do as grateful friends, please let us know! | ||
| Cityxslicker |
I had just got out of the Navy the week before. I was down at the recruiters office that afternoon. Did 5 years in the Army, because of that day. Endless Thanks to everyone that is still in, still fighting the battle. |
