9/11/01
Let us not forget what happened four years ago today. Just in case you need to be reminded, I'm speaking of the worst act of terrorism to ever be done on our soil. Last year I wrote my thoughts about the day and I post a link here. It says everything I remember about that day. Feel free to comment with what you remember about 9/11. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Remembering 9/11/01
--Jonathan
Remembering 9/11/01
--Jonathan
posted by Jonathan at
1:12 AM
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Today we have observed the 4th anniversary of September 11, 2001--another "day that will live in infamy" to quote one of our greatest Presidents ever President Franklin D. Roosevelt after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. I remember the day of September 11, 2001 as vividly as if it were just yesterday. It was one of my days off from work, and I woke up to do my usual thing--make coffee and turn on CNN to start my day. When I began to hear and see what CNN was reporting I thought to myself that the TV must be on the wrong channel...I must be watching some movie on HBO about a ficticious attack on the United States. I checked the channel and sure enough the TV was on CNN. They were showing video of a burning World Trade Center building and talking about an aircraft that had crashed into it. I sipped my coffee and then to my disbelief there was video of another aircraft crashing into the second World Trade Center tower. And I had not even finished my first cup of coffee when I saw the video of the Pentagon in flames, then the news of Flight 93 that had crashed in Pennsylvania. The reporters on CNN were saying this was believed to be a coordinated terrorist attack on the United States. They were also saying that the whereabouts of President Bush was unknown and it was not known even if he was safe. I could not believe what I was seeing and hearing. I asked myself am I actually awake or am I still asleep and just dreaming? I called my wife who was at work to see if she was aware of what was happening. I remember saying to her "we are now at war and this country will never, ever be the same as we once knew it." My thoughts then turned to my family. I knew that most of my family lived close by and would probably not be exposed to any immediate danger, but my youngest child Elizabeth was living in Phoenix, Arizona. Since Phoenix is a major metropolitan area with a high population, I feared that she may be in danger. I continued to stay glued to the TV watching the events as they transpired. When the towers fell I had a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach that I have never felt before. I was watching masses of people die on CNN. I remember thinking about the firefighters, police officers, EMT's, and other emergency responders that I had just seen die when those towers fell. I work as an EMT and my wife worked as a Police Officer at that time, so I felt a special kinship with many of those killed when the buildings collapsed.
Today, I wore my "9/11 ribbon" on my shirt at work. It is just some red, white, and blue ribbon that I pieced together and wore taped to my ID badge at work for about two months after September 11, 2001. When I finally took off the ribbon I started to throw it away, but I decided to keep it as a memento of that terrible day. I decided that I would wear it every September 11th as my way of keeping the memory alive of what happened to America that day. It would be my way of remembering the brave heroes of that horrible day who unselfishly sacrificed their lives to come to the aid of their fellow citizens. It would be my way of remembering those who have fought and died to keep us "the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave."
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