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Post by Forever Sunshine on Sept 10, 2011 7:57:32 GMT -5
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Post by Forever Sunshine on Sept 10, 2011 8:26:32 GMT -5
Flight 93 memorial to be dedicated Saturday in Pa.
(AP) SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — The dedication of a national memorial for United Flight 93 on Saturday will bring hundreds of victims' relatives and many dignitaries to the rural Pennsylvania field where the hijacked plane crashed nearly 10 years ago.
A somber ceremony in Shanksville will remember the 40 passengers and crew members who died — some after fighting terrorists for control of the airliner — and mark the first phase of construction of the $62 million memorial.
Vice President Joe Biden and former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are among those expected to attend the event one day before the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Grammy Award-winning musician Sarah McLachlan is scheduled to perform.
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/10/ap/business/main20104235.shtml
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Post by Forever Sunshine on Sept 10, 2011 8:32:13 GMT -5
9/11 at the Pentagon
September 11th was a warm, sunny day in Washington, DC... The events of September 11, 2001 are forever etched into the hearts and souls of the family members and loved ones of those who died, our nation, and the world. The United States experienced the worst incident of terrorism in its history; the coordinated hijacking of four commercial planes, the planned attack on symbolic targets, and the murder of innocent people were all tragic and shocking events. The extraordinary responses of individuals to the challenges they faced are inspiring and worthy of remembrance. September 11th was a warm, sunny day in Washington, D.C., just as it was in New York City and all along the Eastern Seaboard.
pentagonmemorial.org/explore/biographies
pentagonmemorial.org/learn/911-pentagon
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Post by Spellbound454 on Sept 10, 2011 10:15:16 GMT -5
Its one of those times when we all remember exactly where we were.... when the news broke.
10 years on.... and its still absolutely heartbreaking.
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Post by Forever Sunshine on Sept 10, 2011 10:21:14 GMT -5
It is, isn't it, Spell. It's all still so raw for so many! I was at work and heard it on the radio in my office. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I thought, at first, it was a hoax. Everyone in the office ran to the telly in the conference room and sure enough, it was real. We just sat there with our mouths open and sobbing.
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Post by Thor on Sept 10, 2011 10:25:39 GMT -5
Getting ready to head into downtown Chicago, walking through the living room, straightening my tie, and seeing the first of the towers burning merrily...
No sooner had I sat down on the recliner to find out what was going on, when the second plane crashed into the second tower, and I jumped up and blurted-out something Neanderthal -like...
I realized right then and there that we were under attack, and my day, like those of most of my countrymen, unfolded as one of the stranger and sadder days in memory...
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Post by Flying Horse on Sept 10, 2011 10:36:26 GMT -5
I was at work at the US Military Academy, West Point, NY, about 50 miles north of New York City. Orange County, which is where the Point is, is also a bedroom community for NYC. We had many police officers, firefighters, and World Trade Center employees living there. It was horrible. There were 100s of casualties from our area. The funerals seemed to go on forever. West Point had always been completely open to the public. No gates, guards, etc. That changed over night. For months, you couldn'g get on West Point without a full car search and showing your credentials (which most of us had trouble finding). I personally lost a couple of friends who worked in the World Trade Center. 9/11 is very real for me.
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Post by Flying Horse on Sept 10, 2011 10:38:34 GMT -5
From my Daily Bulletin today:
America remembers the day of terror.
A moment of silence at Ground Zero. Hard hats emblazoned with "Never Forget" stickers in Cleveland. A full-throated reprise of the song "New York, New York" on Broadway. Nationwide, rituals of remembrance took place and Americans weighed Sept. 11's meaning for them as final preparations were being made Friday for the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Ground Zero: 100s of construction workers stopped work to bow their heads, sounding air horns in unison and cranes bowing simultaneously. The normmaly frantic pace of construction became quiet for a moment of silence. Sing it loud: Celebrities — along with sailors, nuns, drag queens, ballerinas and a Spider-Man — gathered in Times Square to belt out "New York, New YOrk,' the John Kander/Fred Ebb song made famous by Frank Sinatra. NYPD Officer Daniel Rodriguez also sang an operatic "GOd Bless America." The event was put on to support the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance's I Will Campaign, which asks people to observe the anniversary by performing good deeds, supporting charitable causes, volunteering and engaging in acts of compassion. Sense of loss, grace in Shanksville, Pa. People from all over the country came to pay their respects to the passengers and crew of United Flight 93, which crashed into a desolate field nearly 10 years ago. Family members of those who died on Flight 93 shed tears Friday, but they also celebrated the spirit of the crash site's guestbook — a rare feeling that people from vastly different walks of life had come together.
Three horn blasts. In Cleveland, the 200-strong construction crew at the Medical Mart complex showed up to work wearing red, white and blue bandannas. Each worker had also slapped a "Never Forget" sticker on their hard hat. AT 8:45 a.m. after three horn blasts they suspended work for a moment of silence.
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Post by beags on Sept 10, 2011 20:49:10 GMT -5
I had just dropped the kids off at school. Then I turned on GMA or some morning news show. There it was. I couldn't believe it, we were under attack and they were using our own planes to do it.
I called my husband and told him to turn on the radio. He said he had just heard himself. He couldn't believe it either.
The school had the news on all day. . . so all the children knew as well. Many a discussion around the school and teachers explaining things. (although the real young grades did not have the news on)
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Post by hawkeyefan on Sept 10, 2011 21:23:35 GMT -5
God Bless America!![/b][/size][/color][/font]
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Post by Spellbound454 on Sept 11, 2011 1:48:29 GMT -5
In England we are 5+ hours ahead....... so I had finished work. My son was watching TV and called to us when all the channels had gone to the live news broadcast. The family gathered and watched aghast as the events unfolded.
The next day we had a special assembly and a bell rang for a two minute silence. I remember explaining to my class of 15 year old boys....That things would never be the same again.
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Post by Forever Sunshine on Sept 11, 2011 8:45:10 GMT -5
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Post by Thor on Sept 11, 2011 9:58:07 GMT -5
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Post by Forever Sunshine on Sept 11, 2011 9:59:46 GMT -5
Part of the coverage on TV remembering this day was following the children who were born shortly after the loss of the Fathers in that tragedy. They showed a picture of the child today, ten years later, next to their father's pic. Aside from crying my eyes out, I was awed by the genetics at work. So many of those beautiful children were spittin images of the Dads!
GOD BLESS THEM ALL
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Post by Miss Who on Sept 11, 2011 10:17:33 GMT -5
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Post by maybaline on Sept 11, 2011 10:27:46 GMT -5
Remembering all who lost their lives on that dreadful day....and love and respect to all the unsung hero's of the day who put themselves in danger in order to save others. you are all truly stars
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