Hmm...oh, I'm sorry. I can see how that comment can be meant two ways. I took it to mean that he won't forget 9/11...like a lot of other people won't forget. I see how you thought he might mean it as he won't forget like a lot of other people forgot. I don't see how anyone could forget.
Please keep the political barbs out of this forum. That may be hard to do when discussing 9/11, but shouldn't be that hard.
Never Forget...I have a great picture of the twin towers with a similar saying in my office at home...funny, I always seem to catch 9:11 on my computer at work/home, cell, tv, etc...weird...
i've lived in manhattan for over 20 years, and sirens are just a natural part of the auditory fabric of the city. Police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, VIP escorts, it's constant, and after awhile, you rarely pay attention. not any more. after 9/11, every time i hear a siren, just for an instant, in the back of my mind, i wonder if... i thought Donald Rumsfled gave a moving speech this morning. The whole thing is here., but the end bears quoting: We have been “acquainted with the night.” We have taken its measure. In the darkest of times, we have stood together. In defiance, our nation has pressed on toward morning. With resolve renewed, and with the certain strength of the American people, our nation will force the dawn.
From the thread: Uh, did Sonny change his post or something? Because that's eerily prophetic. I remember that day......it was actually night for me. Was in my room, walked out to the dining room, my mum was playing a computer game (yes, she used to!), and got a phone call from close friends in the USA. She tells me to turn on the TV, and I turn it on, and sees every channel with the live broadcast of the Twin Towers being hit. It remember it as clear as if it was yesterday. Second scariest moment of my life.
I think its sad how few people have contributed to this thread. I can still remember the searing heat I felt on my neck and the rage that permeated through my body as I watched the events unfold and the aftermath that followed. Has everyone forgotten how they felt when they first grasped what had really happened on that September day? I think its a tragedy how easily people forget. September 11 changed America forever but it also reinforced my beliefs in Americans. We are fiercely independent by nature and will not be held down by others' ideologies. We are not going to change the way we live or the way we feel because some other group of people don't like it. We are proud and we will move forward no matter what. Or course we must learn from the past and always remember those we lost along the way. We acknowledge all those who died that day and feel for them; especially the courageous men and women who ran into those towers to help when they probably knew they weren't coming out. We must also remember the people who heroically took down the plane headed towards Washington. They represent what has always made this country great - a fierce and courageous people who are always pushing forward, no matter the enemy or problems facing us. I will never lose respect for this day as long as I am alive.
The WTC site is about a 5 minute walk from my office on Wall Street. I took some pictures of the day's activities. It was depressing to say the least.
Everyone deals with tragedy in their own way. Not that it takes anything away from the horrific events of that day, but it was 7 years ago. Wounds have healed. Reliving the events might be painful for some.......
as gary notes above, not so much. the wounds, emotional and physical, will last a lifetime. as they should.
exactly. "Never forget" shouldn't be a weak fad statement. We must never forget the tragedy and we must learn from it.
I was in my freshman year in class...someone told me that a plane crashed in NYC and i assumed it was an accident until i got home... never will forget that day. RIP
Usually on 9/11, I'll watch a little bit of the replay of the events of that horrible day, but can't take a whole lot of it. However, I was watching the History Channel yesterday, and they had this special where they replayed the World Trade Center attacks completely through the lenses of people who had video cameras in the area. It really gave me a new perspective and although I was extremely emotional and cried during much of the special, I was captivated and couldn't turn my eyes away. What a horribly sad day, but the bravery and sacrifice that were on display by fire fighters, rescue workers, and many others will not be forgotten, nor the loss of the lives of so many innocent people....
Funny you mention that. I was about to head to bed when I flipped through channels on the tv and stopped at the History channel. I thought I'd watch for like 5 mins but I watched almost the entire show. It was just intense to watch footage through the eyes and lenses of other people that filmed it that day. Amazing stuff. Mr. Brightside, kudos on the photos. Excellent and very moving.
I'd like to visit the Pentagon Memorial and see it at night. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/module.html?mod=0&pkg=10092008&seg=5 It looks nicely done.
if anybody in here has read chuck klosterman's killing yourself to live, he makes interesting comparisons from radiohead's 'kid a' to the events of 9/11. obviously, yorke didn't predict september 11th seeing as this album was released in 2000, but a very interesting interpretation nonetheless. read for yourself
