Ed Kennell 38,170 #2 Posted September 11 And 12/07/1941 2 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,316 #3 Posted September 11 I’ll never forget where I was and what I was doing and how that day instantly affected me. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWL216 889 #4 Posted September 11 49 minutes ago, Sparky said: I’ll never forget where I was and what I was doing and how that day instantly affected me. Same here… 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maz91 202 #5 Posted September 12 1 hour ago, Sparky said: I’ll never forget where I was and what I was doing and how that day instantly affected me. Same here. I was in the 5th grade and didn’t know until I got home and my stepdad explained what happened. It’s the first horrific event I was ever made aware of in my lifetime. The first time I learned that are really bad people in the world. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,624 #6 Posted September 12 Sad day for the world, can't believe it was so long ago. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,104 #7 Posted September 12 Thing I remember most was my 10 yr. Old son standing outside on the side walk holding the flag all day and the passers by honking their horns. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,625 #8 Posted September 12 @PWL216 without question a terrible day , my father worked for 31 years , in NYFD , 17 truck rescue , 129 st , st anns ave , spanish harlem , he was gone before the towers went up, but I can say if he were living , he would have been at the station , helping in any way he could , the brotherhood is bound by daily recovery to others . his last fire , was getting blown out of a restaurant , when the gas supply exploded , was constantly supported and encouraged to keep going . his helmet had the classic rear heat curl in it . never forget you , Dad , pete 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,624 #9 Posted September 12 The towers were a world away from me and my life as a police officer in England. On the day of the attack I was working in the accident investigation department of our traffic police unit. A colleague ran into the office and told us to come to the tv room and see what was happening in America. To say what I saw shocked me to the core is an understatement. It changed me deeply and left me with a sense of sadness it is hard to understand even today. Our policing practice was changed too, even having experienced terrorism from the IRA and other domestic sources, the sheer scale and brutality of 9/11 altered the way we policed. It removed our innocence if you will. It certainly altered the way I perceive the world and it's workings. But still the madness goes on, the problems in the middle east, Ukraine, Korea, China... all based on struggles for power over others. If we could all work together for a common cause, what a different place the world would be. Maybe this will happen, but if climate change isn't a big enough cause to bring us together I suspect not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
