OT: "May We Never Forget... September 11th ~ 12 years Ago"

[irishdenny]

imho... This Day Should be a National Holiday!
Although this was a massive tragedy, May we Never Forget who we are & where we came from, oR we might not ever get to where we really need to be as individuals, who make uP this Great Nation of Our's.

Please take a moment & reflect on what this Day now stands for
& those who Gave ALL... On this Day, a bunch of Americans Re~kindled
Patriotism for Many of uS!!!

[g_vezina_c55]

i am not in US, but canadian people will always remember this day.

[brookdodger55]

This day always brings me back to reality. Watch few minutes of the reading of the names and it touches your heart to see how important friends and family are in this crazy world. God Bless to all the family and friends who knew or lost someone on the tragic day. Good time to reflect.
Mike

[gnaz01]

I was in the city when it happened, and it is a day I will NEVER forget!!

[ALR-bishop]

[JoeyF1981]

I went to Manhattan September 2012 and I still remember talking to a police officer when I was at ground zero. The officer had been there on 9/11 and as he was explaining to me what he saw I could tell it took alot for him not to start crying. He was very emotional about it and it was a emotional experience to be there even a year later. I also got a chance to visit the 9/11 exhibit which displayed letters, missing person posters, and alot of items from the wreckage. Downstairs you could listen to stories from actual survivors and what they went through. I will NEVER forget

[sbfinley]

Originally Posted by irishdenny

imho... This Day Should be a National Holiday!

It is officially Patriot Day. Although not a distinct "holiday" it is an official day of remembrance which I feel is more fitting than a holiday.

[ethicsprof]

a day that I will never forget. There are no words... .
Barry

[GoldenAge50s]

May we all take a moment to remember & reflect in our own personal way.

[the 'stache]

I didn't know anybody that was lost on September 11th. But one of my colleagues had transferred to our company only six months before that fateful day. Prior to that he worked for Cantor Fitzgerald at One World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. He lost a lot of friends in the attacks, and the last time I talked to him was right before the anniversary. Eight years later, the pain was still visible on his face when talking about it.

I agree with IrishDenny that today should be a national day of remembrance. God bless those we lost. We will never forget.

[ZenPop]

Here's a piece I submitted for the New Yorker... they didn't use this version, but they bought the idea and had Owen Smith do the final version... It was for the 5th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and references Philippe Petit's walk across the towers.




Here's the actual cover that ran. It was in two pages. The actual cover all white (with the logo) and just inside it reveals the city and the tower footprints)...

[tedzan]

Many of us oldtimers in this hobby remember Gerry Glasser very well. Gerry was one of the finest gentleman in this hobby. Gerry
and I spent many hours talking BB cards. Especially, regarding 1930's - 1940's Diamond Stars, Goudey's, Play Ball's, etc. at the
Willow Grove and Ft Washington Shows.

Gerry recently passed away. Gerry lost his son Thomas when the Towers went down that clear Tuesday morning 12 years ago.

I cannot think of a more tragic experience that a human being can suffer in their life than losing a son or daughter.


That Tuesday morning my older daughter, Debbie, and her neighbor were watching the events unfold in New York on TV. When
the Towers started falling, Debbie's neighbor realized that she would never see her husband, and the father of her two children,
ever again.

May GOD BLESS the souls of all those who departed that day in New York City, in Washington, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

We must be ever vigilant....in order that such a tragedy never, never occurs again.


TED Z

[EvilKing00]

Originally Posted by irishdenny

imho... This Day Should be a National Holiday!
Although this was a massive tragedy, May we Never Forget who we are & where we came from, oR we might not ever get to where we really need to be as individuals, who make uP this Great Nation of Our's.

Please take a moment & reflect on what this Day now stands for
& those who Gave ALL... On this Day, a bunch of Americans Re~kindled
Patriotism for Many of uS!!!

I totally Agree, should be a National Holiday

I knew a few people who lost family. My best friends girl friend (he was on the phone with her at the time) and a good friends dad.

[ALR-bishop]

Very nice post Ted

[ZenPop]

Completely agree, Ted.

That tragedy touched so many lives in every part of society.
Thanks so much for posting.

[Zach Wheat]

Agree Ted. I did not know Gerry, but all the events were brought back clearly today when I was flying near DC and both the White House & Pentagon were visible from different sides of the plane.

[thetruthisoutthere]

We must never forget 9/11.