The fallen of 9/11

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Today is the 9th year of the falling of the twin towers, let this thread be used only to remember those who died during the heroic fight to save the people who were trapped inside both towers. after you post, take a moment of silence. you can share stories of what you were doing when the planes crashed into the towers and if you lost a family member who was trying to save the lives of others. i was in school when the first tower was hit, we watched it on the tv. i was 6 at the time, in 2nd grade when it happened. eveyone was so scared and the teacher was crying.
 
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Thread will be moved to Sleeping Forest sub-forum. It seems like this belongs more with the serious thread rather than those that pertain to entertainment.

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Again, I've said this twice today already, condolences and prayers to those who lost friends and family on 9/11/2001.
 
My thoughts and prayers are with them.....

I remember it too. I was like 9 and I was in the library at school and they turned the TV on and we watched as the second plane was driven in.....it was an awful moment. I'm not sure if I think now that they should have really showed it to us.
 
I was in college, and I didn't have classes on Tuesdays that semester, so I slept until like... noon-ish. Pacific time. So everything was well into happening by the time I woke up. At some point, as I was eating breakfast, my roommate at the time came in the door and said, "Hey, classes are cancelled today. The World Trade Center is pretty much a pile of rubble."

I turned on CNN at that point, and watched it for the rest of the day. Something like 10 hours straight. It was crazy. I hadn't watched 10 hours worth of CNN in my life at that point. But I just couldn't turn it off.

I'm not overly patriotic with the whole 9/11 thing. It is what it is, and it's a significant point in American history. But we don't need to go too overboard with the memorializing it.
 
i was in first year at academy school when this happened. I went home for lunch and seen what had happened on the tv.
It was a crazy thing what we were watching.
I dont pray but best of wishes to anyone who lost someone in the attack.
 
I was in school at the time. I was still young, but I knew what was going on >.>

My grandfather was supposed to be on the first plan, but for some miracle, he never got on and was saved. I remember that the teaches of my oldest brother wouldn't let him leave school with our mom for some stupid reason :eek:

I too, send my thoughts and prayers to the families and people who lost friends, families, husbands and wives. And to the brave Firemen who went inside.
 
I was a little kid, I didn't know what was going on. I was confused. When I returned to school, it was almost just flat silence. No one felt like speaking.

One girl was taken out of school, her father was a fireman, he was there when it happened. His friend was caught under rubble, stuff was collapsing, he was going to die. My friend's father pulled him out and saved him, but he died in return because he didn't make it out in time. That girl is now my best friend, I pray for her every 9/11.

My father, my brother, and my uncle had taken a trip to the Twin Towers. They had stayed there the whole day. They really wanted to come back the next day, but my dad and my uncle had to work. It was 9/10 that day.

My condolences to all the families affected by 9/11... I truly am sorry, ya'll have my prayers as well.
 
I was supposed to be at school that day but I remember I got up late and like didn't felt like getting out of the bed. Instead I turned on the TV and every channel was passing information about what was happening. I couldn't really grasp much of the situation (or thought that someone made a hoax video or something I don't know, had a lot of stupid theories), but then I saw the towers fall and was shocked.

Then the aftermath, the many families that were affected. My condolences to all of those who were directly affected.
 
thank you every on who helped everyone who lost there life be remembered. i hope people will continue posting in this thread so we won't have to wait for next year.
 
I'm obviously a day late for this moment of silence, but I'll post anyways.

I remember being at the Community College, and had morning classes that day. I remember leaving and going by the main office, where they had a TV setup. There was a crowd of students and faculty there, but I didn't look to see what it was. I was dead tired and went home so I could go take a nap. When I got home, my mother told me all about, and I was watching closely to what happened. I think I was shocked by it, but I sort of didn't have much of a reaction to it all. Now when I look back at it, I see how much of a horrible thing it was.

As for whether I'm patriotic or not? America, fuck yeah. :mokken: (for you, Jim). I might be crazy in thinking this, but this was the time in our history when political parties didn't matter, and neither did religion. We came together as a whole. Not as liberals and conservative, not as Catholics and Muslims, but as Americans. Even though this was an awful time in our history, for a little while, our country came together as one. It's sad to see that this all ended up going away and was forgotten. It may be 9 years, but it's still a fresh wound, and something that shouldn't be overlooked by Americans.

So as I said, a day late on the forums. Rest in Peace to those who's lives were lost in the tragedies and condolences to the families who lost loved ones. I was fortunate to not have lost anyone, but I will always remember them.
 
I had just got home from school, when i heard the news. I couldn't beleive it. someone had attacked the towers with planes. i went into my living room and i could not belive my eyes. I rang my cousin in usa who was luckly at home ill and was not at work at the time. he lived in new york and worked in the world trade centre. i was relived he was ok but i can remember how shocked i was at the devistation.
 
Not sure why people are so bent on endlessly celebrating disasters. Nothing relevant came out of 9/11 other than some terrible political decisions on the part of the president and an unjustified wave of xenophobia on the part of Americans. People can have their private memorials- we've been doing that with veterans for ages- but I don't believe sites like CNN.com should be cluttering up their home page with bland tributes and testimonials when we've got real news to worry about such as the fire in California or Obama's potential continuation of tax cuts.
 
I'm also a day late, but I'll post now.

I was at home when the towers were hit. I would have been at school, but the Middle School I went to had merged with another local Middle School, and they were expanding the campus. They hadn't finished the Year 8 block of the school when term began, so they had to quickly erect some portacabins, which took a few weeks to set up so we had an extra few weeks of summer holiday.

I was at home painting (or trying to paint) Warhammer figurines. I had the news on behind me and that's when I saw everything unfolding. I was really shocked, and the huge loss of life horrified me. Hearing on the live reports (and also on the radio) about the people who were jumping out of the towers was probably the worst bit for me, though that’s because these victims were seen as they died. I was fairly young, but I quickly realised the significance of the event, and I've always been able to try and imagine myself in someone else's shoes so I haunted myself for days trying to imagine what it was like in the towers and being led to jump out. It was a horrible day.

I don't have any personal stories to tell about this though. I didn't know anyone who was killed in the towers, or who had been nearby when everything happened. My best wishes and such go for all of those people who were affected by this.
 
I was in 4th grade at the time. It happened in my music class and when it did, since we were so close, the school was in chaos. Parents rushed to pick up their kids and it ws just morning time. I was confused as to what was happening but my daybcare had picked us up at about 8:30 or so. The schools were being evacuated, I learned and when I got to my daycare They switched on the TV and that was when I saw the plane down town wedged into the pentagon. Xenter teachers were crying and I was slightly paniced myself. Kids had parents rushing to the daycare to pick them up as school was canceled for the day. My aunt picked me up as she was taking care of my mom who was recoperating from the hospital. My mom works for the government so she was in shock when I saw her that day. I kept saying that I could have been her who died, but her building wasn't the pentagon itself so I doubt it.

The next day I learned that one of my best friends grandmother, who I had met the previous year was on the plane to California that crashed. Me, and the rest of my class felt sorry. I felt sorry too, Ity was the second time that year that someone I knew had died. Since we could relate from both having close grandparents who died that year, My friend and I became even closer...

2001 was a crazy year for me, but 9/11 was a major part of it...I think the US changed the next few years. Everyone was more unified, more people were at church. I felt like it was better, but I still felt sorry for all those who died. My prayers go out to all the victims and their families...
 
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I had just got home from school, when i heard the news. I couldn't beleive it. someone had attacked the towers with planes. i went into my living room and i could not belive my eyes. I rang my cousin in usa who was luckly at home ill and was not at work at the time. he lived in new york and worked in the world trade centre. i was relived he was ok but i can remember how shocked i was at the devistation.
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yes, i agree, cnn should be doing stories like those, but they shouldn't be cramming their home page with that stuff, they need to make a seperate page for that while keeping up with current events.

it is okay if you post late, it still counts.
 
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