Todays blog is dedicated to the memory. The horrible devastation on that day in mid September of 2001. I remember it well. They say you will always remember where you were on certain days in history. The day JFK was shot, the day man walked on the moon, the day the space shuttle Challenger exploded, and September 11, 2001. The day we were attacked.
Dana and I had worked the night of the 10th and we were sound asleep when the phone rang. Dana was put on county disaster alert, because the twin towers and the pentagon had already been hit (we lived 80 mi from DC) and our town was home to a large military ammunitions depot. Officials thought the depot might be a target. Little did we know that in less than 1/2 hour flight 93 would go down less than 10 minutes by air from our home.
I will never forget, it was almost surreal. And here we were sitting ducks right in the flight pattern that United flight 93 was taking towards the White House.
We saw no air traffic in the days that followed, only USAF F15 fighter jets were in our skies, as they flew patrols from Andrews AFB over Site R (20 minutes from our house by ground) where VP Cheney was being detained...
This picture was taken by me. It is currently sitting in Battery Park in NYC as a tribute to those who lost their lives on 9/11. Originally, this sculpture sat between the twin towers in a little parkway. You can see the dents where the debris from the collapse of the towers came down and hit the sculpture and knocked holes in it. An eternal flame burns on in front of this memorial.
Who am I kidding? We will NEVER forget...
9 comments:
Never. Ever.
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nope not ever!
As it should be..we will never forget!
~AirmanMom returning to her blog...
I will never forget either. There are just some days in our lives that will never be forgotten, that is one!
It is so sureal all these years and just always seems like it was yesterday watching the planes go down. Watching everyone walking trying to get to a safe location, or looking for their families. It always brings a tear to my eyes to read or watch anything about it. We have to thank god for our country and for the men and women and children who came forward to help during the crisis, for all the men and women in the service who everyday put their lives on the lines just for us! God Bless America!
Never!
You're right. We will NEVER forget, nor should we.
Till my dying day I'll remember those same four days you mentioned: JFK's shooting, the moon walk, the Challenger, and of course, September 11.
God bless us all.
Never forget.
I to remember what I was doing, down to the minute, when the attack happened. I couldn't forget even if I wanted to, which I do not. It is a day we all need to remember because life has never been the same since.
To all of those who lost their lives and to the brave who tried to help that day, God Bless you all.
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