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Post by Walker, Texas Ranger on Sept 11, 2009 7:33:10 GMT -5
Words still cannot express my emotions from that day.
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Bob
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Post by Bob on Sept 11, 2009 7:51:00 GMT -5
A girl came over last night to pick up a CD. She told me she lost her uncle that day. My niece was a block away when the first plane hit, watching from her boss' office when the second plane hit.
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Felix
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Post by Felix on Sept 11, 2009 10:20:41 GMT -5
Starting just before 8:45 this morning, MSNBC ran a tape of the NBC Today show from that moment on September 11, 2001. Live coverage, matching minute for minute with the actual times. I've turned it off now, but it was like being in a time warp, and brought back all the feelings of horror and rage and grief I felt that day. Babs watched with me a while, then had to go back to bed - worked late last night.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Sept 11, 2009 15:22:55 GMT -5
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Post by Tookie on Sept 11, 2009 17:00:14 GMT -5
Every 9/11 since 2001 I have felt sick to my stomach. I turned on the Today Show getting ready to go the Knoxville on 9/11/2001 when I saw the first tower burning. They were talking about a "small private plane" hitting the tower. As I was watching I saw the second plane hit. God rest the innocent souls of NYC, the Pentagon and the field in Pennsylvania.
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Post by Thorne on Sept 12, 2009 12:32:27 GMT -5
Never Forgive. Never Forget.
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Post by RuneDeer on Sept 12, 2009 13:03:53 GMT -5
Every year I learn something new about the attacks -- like the Marriott hotel that was wedged between the two towers. Fire personnel and hotel staff acted quickly enough to get nearly everyone out before the buildings collapsed right on top of it, but they estimate 40 souls were lost. Part of the building had been double-reinforced after the 1993 bombing, and that saved several people. They're showing it again tomorrow: www.history.com/shows.do?action=detail&episodeId=481856 |
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Post by spastikcomma on Sept 14, 2009 11:31:33 GMT -5
Something I learned this year is that 9/11 also marks the anniversary of the introduction of the Ford Pinto in 1970. Apparantly it's the perfect day for unnecessary fiery twisted metal deaths.
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