Was sad yet beautiful. :'( I saw them very up close last night & as I got closer I noticed a ton of little sparkles flying up. Each of those sparkles were the ppl that were lost that day. :'(





Was sad yet beautiful. :'( I saw them very up close last night & as I got closer I noticed a ton of little sparkles flying up. Each of those sparkles were the ppl that were lost that day. :'(
I think it was very nice for them to do that. Very sad... :'( I wish I could have seen it...





I tried to take a picture of it with my cel. phone last night while I was driving, but it didn't show up. I would've def. posted it.Originally Posted by VADEN link=board=1;threadid=13309;start=msg174050#msg174 050 date=1095016692





It looked very peaceful. I even felt guilty going out last night. I put the music down in my car, out of respect.





I cant believe I didnt go down there yesterday.
I have been there every anniversary since 9/11/01....
I was near the area though and it was really amazing. My friend has some amazing pictures of it. I'll try and post them here.
Its so hard being down there....so sad...I worked on the clean-up and rebuilding for a year and a half down there....seeing people crying everyday and thousands of people showing their respect everyday....i never got used to it.





Even though I didn't lose a loved one that day, it is still the most saddest day of my life ever. My neighbor died in the wtc, but i've never met him. My heart goes out to his family. I couldn't sleep for about two months when that happened. Just watching those ppl struggle for their life on tv, that was a nightmare. :'( When I think of 9/11 those images will be forever in my head.Originally Posted by AinNY link=board=1;threadid=13309;start=msg174098#msg174 098 date=1095020229
I've never been to the WTC when it existed nor I haven't been to the sighting yet. I want to to go sometime soon. I wonder what that looks like now, & what's the new buildings are going to look like.
I think the saddest story, and most touching that I have heard is the story of a woman who lost her husband that day. During the recovery, she had asked that they notify her if they found anything of his, no matter how insignificant anyone thought it was. She kept checking to see if his wedding band had been found. They never found anything like that, what they brought to her, was his heart. I don't think I have ever cried so much in my life. She was incredibly happy, because she said that finally, she had something that she could put to rest properly.
It was indeed a very sad day, for the whole world, not only Americans. It touched every nation. Vyanka, what you described is so beautiful. I wish I lived closer so that I could have been there. Of course, I probably couldn't even bring myself to go there. I have a hard enough time visiting the Station, which is 2 minutes from me.





Oh wow, that's amazing. What did she do with the heart?Originally Posted by Rhiannon link=board=1;threadid=13309;start=msg174115#msg174 115 date=1095023316
She wanted something to put in a casket hon. They never did find his wedding band, which is very sad. But, she said that somehow, what they did find meant the world to her.





I am aware & I totally agree with you Mojo. It's very heart breaking to know that we have our ppl out there who are dying to fight for our country. Which they do stay in my prayers & in my mind. I know what's it like to have a relative in the service too, my brother was in the Marines. Not anymore, due to an accident he had that almost left him handicapped. But he is fine now, thank God.Originally Posted by MojoJojo link=board=1;threadid=13309;start=msg174119#msg174 119 date=1095023708
It's just that this one is my main topic, since it was a huge tragedy ever to be broadcasted live on national television. And the darkest day that LOTS of ppl mourned at once, you & I know the saddness that was felt from that day on.
Gosh, that's so sad. I do wish, though, that they would stop "rehashing" the whole thing. It just seems to me that the trauma is "re-lived" each time it is remembered. I know that these times are always hard to get through, but I think people could move on a little easier if they learned to let this stuff go. :cry:
I will never forget that day, though. Just standing there watching the planes hit the towers was the single most "helpless" moment I've ever had in my life.
My heart and prayers go out to everybody who is still trying to cope with this.![]()
I removed Mojo's original post, because although we do have things happening every day, you can't compare that to what happened in just one day.
Although some members, including myself, were lucky enough to not have lost someone so close to us on that day, there are still members who did. I don't want to take any of this remembrance away from them.
Rhi - I respectfully disagree with your reasoning. My statement was not to take away from the remembrance nor the severity. It was to say that our nation needs to mourn a little more often for these things that are closer to home than we seem to recognize.
EDIT - I also see your point on the focus and won't say any more about itI agree with the severity of the tragedy, and the shock and sadness.
"The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind."
-Humphrey Bogart
"Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink."
-Lady Astor to Winston Churchill
"Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it."
-His reply
"If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs."
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So sad, glad she did get something back for closure in a way. Some never even had nothing brought back to them. My arms are like chicken skin right now, those stories still shock me.Originally Posted by Rhiannon link=board=1;threadid=13309;start=msg174146#msg174 146 date=1095025355
Venus Goddess, I agree. They should stop playing those traumatic images. It's not healthy for some ppl, esp. the ones who lost loved ones.
I know what you're saying Mojo. Your post just seemed to be a completely different topic. Yes, we do have problems here everyday, and attention does need to be paid to the issues, but this is a topic related to 9/11. It's a sensitive enough issue without having to add to it with other statistics, relative or not.
I really wish that I were in NY so that I could see the lights. It must be really special and reverent to be there to see them.
I was reading the article on MSN yesterday about Jeremy Glick's widow. Jeremy was on Flight 93 that crashed in the Pennsylvania field. His wife wrote a book called "Your Father's Voice: Letters for Emmy About Life With Jeremy and Without Him After 9/11". I read the excerpt from the book and had cold chills all over my arms. I can't imagine being on the phone with your husband, knowing that is the last time that you are ever going to talk to him again. She is so courageous to be able to tell him the information about the WTC attacks and Pentagon attack and be "calm" about it. I would probably be bawling and wouldn't be able to compose myself. I'll probably go out and buy the book. Here's the link to the article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5960348/
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personally i think the lights should be on permanently....for good...
I still have a few coworkers on the project down there....i wonder if my security pass still works...i havent been back into the site in a year now.
I should take a ride down. The new temporary PATH station we built is very nice.
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