Carol DM
September 11th, 2001 was a horrible day for the United States. I was at work when it happened. I got a call from my son. He was home alone watching the tragedy unfold on television.
The September 11 attacks (also referred to as 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,996 people, injured over 6,000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage. Additional people died of 9/11-related cancer and respiratory diseases in the months and years following the attacks.
Alan Jackson, a country singer, wrote a song about that horrible day, titled Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning. Here is a video of that day…. A beautiful song and tribute to those lives lost.
Another video that shows graphic images and reminders of how we should all feel thankful to be alive. I am so sorry for those of you who lost loved ones that horrible day.
Videos courtesty of YouTube
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Do you remember where you were September 11, 2001?
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I remember that day clearly like it was recently. I was getting a haircut, well back when I sported hair, when we heard the announcement on the news. What a tragedy.
I think we all are taken back to that moment Bradley. It was horrible.
I remember this event well … I was on vacation … it was a real shock for me
Thanks for commenting.
It was such an awful thing, we could never forget.
Indeed, we will never forget.
As I said before, we in Indonesia also talked about and prayed for those who experienced the unfortunate event. We should remember them, and learn a lot from the tragedy.
When the tragedy happened, I was in the office and was very surprised to see the breaking news on TV. Everyone barely worked that day.
Good for you Albert. Thank you for sharing this from your part of the world. The world stood still that day.
Indonesia is one of the countries that also often got terrorist attacks, so it also really shook us.
I had forgotten about that, thanks Albert. Something you never forget right..
You’re right, Carol. Our House of Representatives has passed the Anti-Terrorism Law, giving the police the opportunity to take more proactive precautions.
That is great to hear Albert.
A very tragic event of dumb people
Indeed I have to agree with you. It was all so senseless.
I keep telling myself (like many other things in life) that the passage of time in fact will make this less. Every single time 9/11 rolls around I cry.
I do not beleive that this is the only horrifying event. There have been so many in just my lifetime. Rather, that this tragedy like so many others could have been avoided.
It will always be the same pain Doc. This is how it feels to lose a child, sort of. You never ever get over the pain. It remains forever.