Take a Moment to Honor Those on 9/11 - Lateral-g Forums

Rob07002 · #1 09-11-2006, 08:38 AM

Well friends it's the fifth anniversary of that horrible day and I want to make sure we all remember the courage and sacrafice shown.

My deepest gratitude and respect to all the men and woman serving to protect the greatest counrty in the world.

Please support them any way you can and please never forget!

God Bless America

**61Bubbletop** · #2 09-11-2006, 09:02 AM

351RS · #3 09-11-2006, 09:03 AM

I hear you man, god bless.

**XcYZ** · #4 09-11-2006, 09:13 AM

Growing up, I always heard the stories from my parents generation knowing where they were when JFK was killed. I never gave it much thought, I couldn't relate. But with 9/11, I now know what they meant. I had that week off, my brother in law (KDB67) and I were building my 2nd garage. We had the frame work done and were working on the roof. I got up that Tuesday morning, same as any other, and flipped on the Weather Channel. They said an airplane had just hit the WTC. I flipped over to Fox News to see what was going on and we watched the 2nd plane hit the 2nd tower. I don't remember much about the roof of the garage, but I remember sitting there watching the news, watching the events unfold, like it was yesterday.

Where were you, what were you doing 5 years ago today?

907rs · #5 09-11-2006, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by XcYZ

Growing up, I always heard the stories from my parents generation knowing where they were when JFK was killed. I never gave it much thought, I couldn't relate. But with 9/11, I now know what they meant.

Same here. I woke up, watched in awe as the twin towers were hit, then the pentagon. Listened to most of flight 93 unfold on the way to work. At the time, I was PM on a large hospital project, so every chance I had that day I'd go to the ER to catch an update on the news.

BC69 · #6 09-11-2006, 10:22 AM

My grandfather had died on the 9th (Which was also the same day his youngest son got married (my uncle)) and the 11th was his wake. I was in school that morning when everything began to occur, but had to leave school to go to my grandfathers wake. I have tried, but don't really have a good word to descrive what that single week was like, starting with the wedding, my grandfather, family, and the attacks...

Tim

rwhite692 · #7 09-11-2006, 01:21 PM

Michelle and I were out in NY, visiting my Dad. I woke up and turned on the TV to check the weather because we had planned to go into lower Manhattan that day, and we saw the initial video of the first plane. We watched live as the second one hit, and for a moment, we (and the newscasters too) thought we were watching a re-cap of the first plane. It was instantly nauseating when we realized that there was a second one, because at that moment you then knew without any doubt that it was intentional...

Then the reports about Flt 93, and the Pentagon, came in...Just the most terrible feelings...

As an aside, if you haven't read it, the book "103 Minutes" is an amazing set of personal stories of the events, collected and assembled in chronological order, from those who were at ground zero that day, and it is a compelling read.

God Bless all of those souls lost on 9/11 and all the people that gave everything that they possibly could to help them. We will never forget you.

Speedster · #8 09-11-2006, 02:55 PM

I was working on the computer in the morning, and across the internet one of my buddies said that the World Trade Center had been hit by an airplane. I immediately thought a Piper or Cessna went off course and hit one of the towers. We quickly turned on the TV and the recorder started too. One of my very best friends (a licensed pilot) called me from the 45th floor of another Manhattan building when he said something was wrong as he described a commercial jet coming in. I heard him scream on the phone when he realized what was happening and then I watched the 2nd jet hit on TV. At that instant, the reality of what was happening hit. He mumbled a few things and we got off the phone right after that. Just like everyone else, it went from disbelief, to sorrow, to concern, to anger with some fear mixed in. In know in my case, a feeling of helplessness hit too. But we did what we could from where we were to help out.

We will never forget, nor should we forget that day. Our very livelihood and freedom depends on not forgetting.

God Bless all of those who perished as a result of 9/11 and to the men and women who did all they could to save them.

**Ummgawa** · #9 09-11-2006, 04:09 PM

I was in downtown Atlanta picking up some Braves Tickets I had won for that day, September 11,2001. My Dad called me, told me that a commercial airliner had hit the World Trade Center. We (my building partner and I) zoomed over to the Varsity, the worlds biggest drive in, ran inside and watched with a few 100 other shocked people. When the second plane hit, women screamed and a few fainted. I knew we were under attack. We were right next door to the tallest building in Atlanta, the IBM building. The local news broke in and said that there was a possibility that other planes had been hijacked in major cities, Atlanta included. We booked back home, I got my kids out of school so we could all watch this together.

I still have a hard time taking it in. All that talent gone in the blink of an eye. All the lives lost.

Bless you that knew someone there. We all lost friends that day.

EFI · #10 09-11-2006, 08:26 PM

I was in a conference center attending a job fair when I heard the news. I had called home to check in and let the fam know how my job hunting was going when my wife informed me of what was happening. I immediately jumped in the car and started my 4 hour journey home. That was the longest 220+ mile drive I've ever driven. I remember the voices on the radio predicting possibly 10's of thousands of causalities, and warning of possible other acts of terror. I just wanted to drive as fast as I could and get home as quickly as possible. Between what was being said on the radio and the images my mind created, my head was filled with confusion, fear, and sorrow. I remember not wanting to waste time stopping to call home, and yet constantly wanting to know that everyone at home was safe.
I'll never forget that drive or that day.

God Bless all of those who perished that day, and a salute to all the men and women who have served this country with honor.

- DC