Remembering 9/11
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o2Ripper posted 35 weeks ago.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/11/911.anniversary.ap/index.html#cnnSTCVideo
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Red5 posted 35 weeks ago.
I was at my desk at UBS/PaineWebber, 1251 Ave. of the Americas, right across the street from Radio City Music Hall. I walked outside and looked south towards lower Manhatten and could see the smoke coming from the north tower. I went back inside and got a call from my Sales Assistant that she was stuck on a bus in Battery Park, about 1/2 mile south of World Trade. They were turning around and going back to Staten Island. I told her to just go home. She did. Then the other plan hit and all hell broke loose. People in the buidling were panicky, worried we would be hit in Mid-Town. The city was shut off, no trains or bussed running. only traffic leaving could be on the highways. I didn't get out until about 1:30, when Grand Central re-opened for outgoing trains. That was the most silent train ride I have ever been on as we exited the underground up in Harlem and could see the cloud of smoke and debris covering lower Manhatten. I certainly won't soon forget that day.
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nyfan21 posted 35 weeks ago.
Red5;79197 wrote:
I was at my desk at UBS/PaineWebber, 1251 Ave. of the Americas, right across the street from Radio City Music Hall. I walked outside and looked south towards lower Manhatten and could see the smoke coming from the north tower. I went back inside and got a call from my Sales Assistant that she was stuck on a bus in Battery Park, about 1/2 mile south of World Trade. They were turning around and going back to Staten Island. I told her to just go home. She did. Then the other plan hit and all hell broke loose. People in the buidling were panicky, worried we would be hit in Mid-Town. The city was shut off, no trains or bussed running. only traffic leaving could be on the highways. I didn't get out until about 1:30, when Grand Central re-opened for outgoing trains. That was the most silent train ride I have ever been on as we exited the underground up in Harlem and could see the cloud of smoke and debris covering lower Manhatten. I certainly won't soon forget that day.
I was in Weehaken, NJ in training for UBS/Painewebber when the first plane hit and we watched from the window while the second plane circled the tower and crashed into it. I was there for 2 weeks after to finish my training for a Financial Advisor.
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geochuck posted 35 weeks ago.
I woke up that morning turned the TV on as the second plane hit the Towers. I watched and was in tears along with my wife. We were supposed to fly to Prince George to be at work for 2 o'clock. All flights were cancelled, we had to drive for ten hours. Needless to say we were late.
We were stuck to the radio hoping that it was not the 40,000+ people who worked in the Towers.
It changed all of our lives that day. We lost a couple of our dear friends.
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Tikal Dog posted 35 weeks ago.
I can only imagine what you americans felt like.
I followed everything in horror that day from the TV and can tell you I felt horrible and even dropped a few tears also.
Believe it or not I say a little prayer every 9/11 after that for all the people that died and there families.
9/11 is directly related to the towers but I will never forget the passengers of the United Airlines fligth 93 TRUE HEROES!!! God only nows how many lives they saved that day by preventing the terrorist from crashing that plane in another building.
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Socket posted 35 weeks ago.
I was in college at the time. I walked into class, which was pretty empty and everybody was hushed and I couldn't figure out what was going on. Then someone told me and I left class immediately. I saw the smoke as I drove home where I was glued to the TV and making phone calls unsuccessfully.
My father was working in Times Square and said he felt the building shake as he watched the first building fall. After that the building was cleared and he ended up walking across a bridge back to Jersey.
My uncle was in the second building as it fell. By the grace of whatever higher power you believe in he managed to be in a protected pocket near the lobby with a few other people. Also fortunately, he grabbed his flashlight as he left his office and led the others as they crawled out of the rubble.
My cousin was working in another WTC building at the time and made it out OK, but took a long time to get word back due to phone circuits being overloaded.
To this day I can't watch the footage that gets played on the news.
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skeats posted 35 weeks ago.
My brother works in a building just down the block. We didn't know that he was OK until about 12 hours later. I think he walked home from downtown Manhattan to Westchester. My sister-in-law used to work in the South Tower. A friend was in Building 7 at a training meeting that day. She got out OK. A cousin worked in the North Tower. The only reason she's still alive is that she was late to work. It was primary day and she was voting. 2 more cousins live in lower Manhattan. I took 911 very personally even though I'm in California. They were aiming at my family.
This morning standing in formation in dress blues watching the honor guard raise the flag It reminded me why I made a promise to myself to serve, why all of my fellow service men and women abroad have died or are risking their lives. I know not all of you will agree with the current military situation in Iraq but this isn't about that. This is about remembering those who died 6 years ago. I myself am dedicating my next race (23rd of Sept) to their memory and will be wearing completely blacked out gear except for perhaps something to the effect of never forget 9/11. Just curious if anyone else is doing anything special today or this month in remembrance?
I highly recommend the following video found on youtube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xDh_pvv1tUM
God bless those emergency workers who responded in a time of national emergency and the innocent who did nothing but go to work.
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