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Post by Wolfpack Bitch on Sept 10, 2011 20:57:03 GMT -5
September 11, 2011 will mark the 10 year anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy here in the US. So many of us were affected by the day's events in so many ways. Many places of business, sporting events etc will be sharing in a moment of silent reflection as we remember those whose lives were lost that day in the Towers, the Pentagon and on the planes that hit them as well as those who perished in the Pennsylvania field.
We give thanks to the heros that helped to pull survivors from the wreckage and keep the survivors in our thoughts and prayers as well as the families of those who died.
Please remember this is not to become a political thread in any way, but feel free to share your thoughts and memories of that day.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Sept 10, 2011 21:29:54 GMT -5
I can only dream is that nothing like the events of September 11 2001 will never happen again
Despite personal, political or religious philosophy, we're all brothers and sisters in the human race. May we remember that on this day
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2011 21:32:34 GMT -5
Well I posted it on twitter already, but here was how my day happened:
Woke up at around 8am. Sun was shining in my face. Did the usual morning routine and was driven to school. First class was gym. Was doing push-ups when my shoulder gets pulled. That's what I get for not stretching properly. Went to the nurses office and since next was my given lunch period, and I didn't have it that early, I stayed the whole time. While there, I heard someone say something about the world trade center. Didn't hear all of it, but assumed it had to do with 1993. Next class was English. We were gonna read a few passages from the book "The Joy Luck Club". During the class, a security officer came in and asked me to take my stuff with me and come with him. I thought I was in trouble. He took me to the front of the school, where my dad and two older brothers were waiting for me. We were told we were going home. As we were leaving the school, My dad said "You know the twin towers? The ones we went up a few weeks ago? Planes hit them and they fell." The reason we were going home was because my dad, who worked for the Sanitation Department, was gonna get called in to clean up and he wanted to make sure my brothers and I were home safely before any chaos broke out. We saw a lot of smoke in the sky on the way home.
The rest of the day was really a blur, but basically, for the rest of the day, I wondered what the hell was happening with the world, and if this was just the beginning of something.
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Post by bob on Sept 10, 2011 21:34:17 GMT -5
I was a freshman in college barely awake for an 8 a.m. English class when I found out what happened when the professor told the class. Then I was worried I lost an uncle from Boston who flies frequently. He didn't die.
I spent the class, which was in a computer lab, trying to find videos of what happened and if I'm remembering right I saw the video of the first plane hitting the World Trade Center and it sent shivers down my spine that day. Still does.
I spent most of the day watching a huge tv in the basement on campus seeing what happened and then going away to go to my classes where pretty much the professors said basically this is what we were going to cover today but we'll cover it next time and handed back a few things.
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Post by forgottensinpwf on Sept 10, 2011 21:39:35 GMT -5
I was sick that day, and was home from school. Upon waking up after a rest and checking the TV, I saw every channel talking about it. Even channels like Much Music. I remember seeing pictures in the paper the day after of the tragedy, and everything about it. It's a tragedy we can only hope and pray never happens again.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Sept 10, 2011 21:43:13 GMT -5
I was in my sophomore religion class when the news broke. From then on that day it was just watching the news in every classroom.
They having been warning about a car bomb threat targeting bridges and tunnels in New York and Washington DC tomorrow. I hope everyone stays safe. I personally wouldn't plan much traveling if you are in those areas tomorrow.
I 100% expect 9/11 to not remain the worst act of terrorism in my lifetime. It seems almost inevitable to me that a nuclear weapon will be detonated at some point, most likely in New York.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2011 21:46:02 GMT -5
I awoke to find my mother watching the TV, then I saw what was going on...
At school (6th grade), all we did was watch the news. Some of my classmates were crying, and I was scared that Chicago would be targeted...
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Post by General Adam on Sept 10, 2011 21:49:51 GMT -5
I was in 7th grade. It was during social studies class when our teacher told us about the attacks. I didn't know what to think at first. I was sort of in a state of confusion. Our country was attack and I didn't even know what the World Trade Center was. I thought it was the G8 building, but when I got home almost every channel was showing what was going on and then I found out what the World Trade Center was. When my parents got home they both were glued to CNN. It's definitely a moment that will not be forgotten by me.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2011 21:54:43 GMT -5
It was the beginning of my junior year of high school. My math teacher came to the class late and told us she had seen a plane hit one of the towers on TV. I don't think anyone really picked up on the significance or ramifications right away. Class went on as normal, but when I got to my chemistry class, the teacher had the TV on. Both towers were in flames, and word was just coming in about the plane that hit the Pentagon.
From that point, everything just blends together. I remember my chorus teacher yelling at some kids who were talking instead of watching the TV, and I remember having to comfort my girlfriend, who was in tears.
I'm thankful that nobody close to me was killed, but several of my friends lost loved ones that day. I remember talking to my grandfather, a World War II vet, and he was in a state of shock.
I think I watched more news in that week than I ever had previously or since. Just a horrible day for America and for the world as a whole.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Sept 10, 2011 21:56:56 GMT -5
I was in 6th grade at the time, but I didn't know what happened at all until I got home from school that day and saw coverage of it on TV. It was kind of jarring for me, because just 6 years earlier the Oklahoma City bombing happened. I kind of hate how pretty much my entire school life was defined by acts of terrorism. I was in pre-school when the Oklahoma City bombing happened, then when I started middle school 9/11 happened, then a couple of months before I started 10th grade, the London bombings happened, and finally this year, the year I graduated from college, the Oslo massacre happened. Four major terrorist attacks occurred before I even finished my f***ing education.
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Post by Cela on Sept 10, 2011 22:07:43 GMT -5
I was a junior on a school bus, heard about it on the radio. We laughed at the absurdity of it. Then we all saw it on the news and the gravity hit. The Arabic/Indian kids stayed home for a few days, it was Bakersfield after all.
Still hits pretty reliably every year. But, west coast, so I am a bit diluted.
One thing I am not looking forward to this year, a rehash of the really bad songs written and released the week after. Just sat through McCartney's "Freedom" terrible.
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Post by King Ghidorah on Sept 10, 2011 22:13:36 GMT -5
I was in the 6th grade, I remember even the real popular Arabic kids getting beat up at school, and teachers not stopping it. I was pretty detached at the time, but looking at it now, it was really messed up, that whole year was a blur.
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Post by Brick Killed a Guy on Sept 10, 2011 22:27:20 GMT -5
It was my sophomore year of college. I was at my 7am Advertising class when all of a sudden a lot of people's phones started vibrating. I didn't have a cell phone back then so I didn't know what was going on.
After class, I walked back to my dorm hall...everybody's door was open and everyone's TV was on. I got to my TV and my roommate and best friend were watching the coverage from CNN. We were glued for hours until another one of my friends came back from class and said she couldn't get a hold of her mom.
Her mom was a flight attendant for United Airlines. She frantically tried to contact her for about 2 hours. Finally she found out her mom was training other flight attendants at an office in Oakland.
I admit, I was sad and angry at the same time. I talked to some of my old high school friends who lived in New York. Needless to say, they were a lot more angry and sad than me.
Then I had another feeling...fear. Believe it or not, it wasn't fear of another attack...it was fear of people's reactions to what happened. My brother-in-law is from Lebanon and is Muslim. I was afraid he would be targeted by ignorant people looking for some sort of revenge. I later found out he went to Wal-Mart that very day and bought a U.S. flag to put in front of his garage. Part of me feels like he was thinking the same thing I was.
I'd like to think that something like 9/11 won't happen again in our lifetime...but it certainly made me appreciate what I have in this world. Family, friends, etc.
Which brings me to tomorrow. Football is back. Fantasy Football is back. All great things many of us will enjoy watching. But before the opening kickoff and before I'm done setting my fantasy lineups, I will wake up early to watch the ceremony on TV. I will also reflect on the sacrifices that have been made to keep something like 9/11 from happening again in these past 10 years.
Sacrifices that allow me and others to enjoy a day of football and other things that can easily be taken for granted.
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Post by Gus Richlen Was Wrong on Sept 10, 2011 22:56:02 GMT -5
I was 11 and was doing chores when my mom called to let us know that she had heard news of the attacks on the radio. I really had no idea what was going on until a couple of hours later when my father, my sister, and I were at my grandpa's place watching all the news reports. It is something that I will never forget, no matter how much I wish I had never seen it all.
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Sept 10, 2011 23:11:21 GMT -5
I was in 6th Grade at the time. i did not know about what had occurred until later in the day when my friend told me about it. Being eleven at the time I did not really grasp the impact until my parents told me that "the whole world knew." I truly wish that something like this never happens in my life time again. The world has never been the same since.
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Post by Lord Bendtner on Sept 10, 2011 23:15:51 GMT -5
I was in history class when we found out. Our discussion went from World War II to discussing what had happened. For the rest of the day (I was living in Belfast, NI so only a few hours of school remained) I was thinking this was the start of World War III.
Despite what I feel about what really happened that day, I can not take away from the brave men and women who fought to help out their fellow men and women during that horrible day and it's aftermath. And I will mourn for the families who lost loved ones who will forever be deemed a 9/11 victim.
It's crazy to think that happened 10 years ago, and the world literally has changed from that moment. Let's hope there will never be as catastrophic an incident as that ever again.
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Post by BorneAgain on Sept 10, 2011 23:22:58 GMT -5
Still seems surreal to me all these years later. Thousands dead, a touchstone of New York destroyed, the entire nation changed in just a few hours.
I guess the whole thing really just made clear how vulnerable we all can be, how easily so many of the things we take for granted can be destroyed in an instant.
Weird to think that there are people who will have no memories of the country prior to 9/11, about how different everything seem to feel.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Sept 10, 2011 23:26:44 GMT -5
I was in the 8th grade. I attended one of those Kindergarten to Grade 8 schools, as opposed to a junior high school, so we were out for recess when the news broke (well, here, anyway). We came back inside around 10:10, and my Grade 8 teacher told us what had happened. My first reaction? "Um, what's the World Trade Center?" Yeah, I wasn't the most cultured 13 year old. I really don't think I, or any of my classmates, grasped the severity of the situation, but I certainly did when I came home.
Our usually quaint small town newspaper had an image of the burning towers and the word "TERROR" in enormous bold lettering. It was all over the news. It was all over the internet. It was the only thing people were talking about and suddenly, right then, the gravity of that day's events hit me all at once. I only live about 2, maybe 2 and a half hours from the American border, and for the first time, I felt a little uncertain, maybe even a little fearful. People were going as far as to say this was the beginning of a third World War.
Thankfully, it never came to that, but I don't think I, or anyone else who remembers that day will ever forget the fear, uncertainty, and panic that was in the air worldwide. And we can only hope it remains just that - a memory.
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Post by wildojinx on Sept 10, 2011 23:31:32 GMT -5
I remember getting ready for work. I briefly turned on the news and saw the plane hit the tower, but i assumed it was a private plane that had accidently crashed. I then went online with the local rock radio station playing in the background, and suddenly they announced that the pentagon had been hit, and thats when i knew something was up. That day at work was,,odd to say the least.
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Post by stealthamo on Sept 10, 2011 23:34:13 GMT -5
I was in 5th grade when it happened. At the time, I didn't really understand what was going on. I don't think any of my classmates did. I would've been in my first period of classes (the way my classes are set up, three teachers taught two consecutive hours, then the last hour was alternated from week to week). I remember something over the intercom concerning the teachers about the attacks, but I can't recall exactly what it was. One of my teachers had a son who worked in one of the Towers, but fortunately, he was not there when the planes hit.
It wasn't until a few years later that I really grasped the true significance of what happened. I wasn't really concerned for my safety however, mainly because I thought to myself, "Who would really attack this small town in the middle of nowhere?" Looking back now, it's really chilling how much it changed the world, for better and worse (mainly the latter).
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