To those who perished 8 years ago.....

[skechers]

Lets not forget the attrocity of the act of killing.


But we SHOULD forget about all this living in a perpetual state of fear stuff. Lets take down the pictures and videos of the planes crashing and the buildings collapsing, of the dust in the air and the people running in fear. Lets post more of the families striving, and the process and progress since.

 

[busenbust]

(I've always said and maintained: this IS FreeOnes, yes?? Punctuality, grammar, discourse, courtesy, porn, politics, etc. ...but any idea that this (Forum) is the zenith of critical discourse is glaringly - IMO - fallacious. But then again, why stop at Porn LOL)

 

[Mrs Jolly]

I was living on the west coast back when the attacks happened so the actual drama had already unfolded by the time I got to see it. I recieved a phone call telling me to switch the TV on. I don't honestly think that anybody who was of an age to appreciate the magnitude of the events would be able to forget the images of that day. It was an oft repeated cliche from the time that people would say that it was "like a movie."

The atmosphere in Seattle for the rest of that week was strange to say the least. Many years before I had lived in Anfield (which is the area of the Liverpool where the football team plays) and there had been a tragedy in which nearly a hundred people had been crushed. It was the same atmosphere. There really was only one topic of conversation but nobody knew what to say.

Some months later I was in the midwest at a friends house playing cards and drinking. At the table was a brother of a friend who had a job that used to take him out to NYC weekly and he would do business in the World Trade Center. They did supplies to the restaurant or a cafe near the top of the building. He would flirt with the hispanic girls that worked there and they would mock his three or four Spanish phrases. Sadly they died in the attack. It was a moving tail. I haven't forgot it. Now when this time of the year comes round or something else prompts me to think of the attacks I have this image of a pretty,smiling girl in her whites giggling and joking in spanish with her friends. I get sad that she is not going to grow up and have a family of her own and that her parents knew the pain of burying a child. It's crazy really because she was never real to me but all I can say is I mourn her like she was real.

 

[Mrs Jolly]

I was living on the west coast back when the attacks happened so the actual drama had already unfolded by the time I got to see it. I recieved a phone call telling me to switch the TV on. I don't honestly think that anybody who was of an age to appreciate the magnitude of the events would be able to forget the images of that day. It was an oft repeated cliche from the time that people would say that it was "like a movie."

The atmosphere in Seattle for the rest of that week was strange to say the least. Many years before I had lived in Anfield (which is the area of the Liverpool where the football team plays) and there had been a tragedy in which nearly a hundred people had been crushed. It was the same atmosphere. There really was only one topic of conversation but nobody knew what to say.

Some months later I was in the midwest at a friends house playing cards and drinking. At the table was a brother of a friend who had a job that used to take him out to NYC weekly and he would do business in the World Trade Center. They did supplies to the restaurant or a cafe near the top of the building. He would flirt with the hispanic girls that worked there and they would mock his three or four Spanish phrases. Sadly they died in the attack. It was a moving tail. I haven't forgot it. Now when this time of the year comes round or something else prompts me to think of the attacks I have this image of a pretty,smiling girl in her whites giggling and joking in spanish with her friends. I get sad that she is not going to grow up and have a family of her own and that her parents knew the pain of burying a child. It's crazy really because she was never real to me but all I can say is I mourn her like she was real.

 

[mosvie]

it upset me.
it was also a day before my birthday.

 

[Hot Mega]

If there are any Americans I want to thank it's the soldiers who actually fought during WWII. You had nothing to do with nor does any other American on this board. I also think it's shameless and dishonorable of you to want to take credit for what they did. That's not how you honor what they did.

This, I completely agree with.

I think I've said it before and I'll say it again, I find it completely disrespectful to all of those who fought and died before and after the US got involved to say; as someone always does "we saved your ass". Isn't it enough that these brave people of many nations thought it right to come together to try to defeat a completely malicious force? Why turn it into some form of contest. Just to hike up some petty form of national pride.

It wasn't just the uniformed men of the US who sacrificed and pitched in during WWII. The suggestion is painfully ignorant and naive IMO. Those men not only were supported (logistically) by virtually the whole of the US during battle but those men who in some cases gave all were our grandfathers, great-grandfathers, uncles, brothers, sons, etc.

Most Americans sacrificed for that war whether they fired bullets and dropped bombs or not. It's absurdly ignorant to think otherwise and the notion is the province only of those with a cursory knowledge of the history of that war IMO.

 

[jasonk282]

It wasn't just the uniformed men of the US who sacrificed and pitched in during WWII. The suggestion is painfully ignorant and naive IMO. Those men not only were supported (logistically) by virtually the whole of the US during battle but those men who in some cases gave all were our grandfathers, great-grandfathers, uncles, brothers, sons, etc.

Most Americans sacrificed for that war whether they fired bullets and dropped bombs or not. It's absurdly ignorant to think otherwise and the notion is the province only of those with a cursory knowledge of the history of that war IMO.

This is the point I was trying to make. The cool thing about the American Military that no matter when you served or what war you fought in, you are welcomed by veterans no matter what. I have seen WWII vets say thank you to a private comming home from Iraq. As Americans it does not matter if you were there or not, we are all apart of IT.

 

[Spleen]

As Americans it does not matter if you were there or not, we are all apart of IT.

But you have to be American to actually be affected by it, right?

I suppose the fact my Dad was in New York the day of the attacks still doesn't give me the right to talk about it because, after all, I'm English.

 

[JacknCoke]

But you have to be American to actually be affected by it, right?

I suppose the fact my Dad was in New York the day of the attacks still doesn't give me the right to talk about it because, after all, I'm English.

You were also there prior to the events of 9/11 visiting the towers or something?

 

[BlueBalls]

It wasn't just the uniformed men of the US who sacrificed and pitched in during WWII. The suggestion is painfully ignorant and naive IMO. Those men not only were supported (logistically) by virtually the whole of the US during battle but those men who in some cases gave all were our grandfathers, great-grandfathers, uncles, brothers, sons, etc.

Most Americans sacrificed for that war whether they fired bullets and dropped bombs or not. It's absurdly ignorant to think otherwise and the notion is the province only of those with a cursory knowledge of the history of that war IMO.

This wasn't the case in the other nations effected by war? Now who's being naive.

The point being made was that, if there was any thanks to be given it should be to those who actively participated in the war effort. Why should any American citizen - unless they were a part of the war effort - be thanked by default just because they're an American when they played no role at all in what happened because they were not alive to see it? Isn't taking credit for the actions of others a little arrogant. You didn't do anything, maybe your grandfather or grandmother did and they should be commended for it but to revel in the actions taken by your own country and demand thanks for them is a little sad if you want my opinion. This is not directly towards you Hot Mega, it's just meant to be made as an overall comment.

 

[Spleen]

You were also there prior to the events of 9/11 visiting the towers or something?

Yup, earlier that year. The ticket stub I kept is one of my most prized possessions.

 

[bodie54]

This is the point I was trying to make. The cool thing about the American Military that no matter when you served or what war you fought in, you are welcomed by veterans no matter what. I have seen WWII vets say thank you to a private comming home from Iraq. As Americans it does not matter if you were there or not, we are all apart of IT.

I'm sorry but that ain't always the case. My brother is a Nam vet and a lot of Nam vets were treated like bastard stepchildren by some veterans of previous wars.

This wasn't the case in the other nations effected by war? Now who's being naive.

Yeah that was a strange comment
Maybe we read it the wrong way?
I mean, obviously you Brits went through a hell of a lot more on the homefront than we did.

 

[jarmance]

It was the worst day of my life I CANT FORGET !!

Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité is the aim of my country !!
We were all Americans 8 years ago