Thank you for starting this thread. I think it's always important to remember those people who lost their lives because of such a horrible incident. It doesn't matter what political views people may have about the country today, the fast is that we were attacked in a most horrible manner, and many Americans lost their lives, many of which were brave people who knew the risk when they stepped into a burning building trying to save others. I don't know that there's a count on how many people were actually saved that day by brave public service men and women, along with ordinary people who couldn't just stand by and watch their fellow citizens burn up, but I know the total is huge. We should all take a moment and think of all those people, and the horrible way in which they died. My heart goes out to all those affected by 9/11, including family friends and relatives who lost their loved ones, as we remember the tragic events. Also, there was a reason that there weren't A LOT more lives lost on that day, I happen to believe that it was due to a higher power, of which I call the Lord above.
I'll never forget where I was that day. I had been in a horrendous car crash about a week before, and I just happened to be home from school because I had to go to the doctor for a checkup. I had a lot of stiches in my head and was having some problems. I just happened to be able to be at home and watch the eventts unfold in real time. I was watching CNN as I'm a bit of a political and current events junkie, and I remember when the first plane hit the towers and it was still thought to be an accident. I watched in real time as the rescue efforts unfolded, and then to everyones shock, a second plane hit the second tower. I remember the streets being in chaos and the debrish that was raining down, and I'll never forget what it felt like to have been watching all of the emergency workers entering the building, along with the people hanging out of the windows and such trying to be rescued, and then see the buildings begin to collapse, knowing how many people were in those buildings that had just lost their lives. 9/11 was one of the greated tragedies to happen in my lifetime, and I will always remember those who lost their lives, as well as all of the miraculous stories of people who mysteriously became violently ill on September 11 and had to call in to work sick, only to have the symptoms go away with no trace of an illness a day or two later, which in effect most likey saved those peoples lives. I'll also always remember those passengers aboard the aircrafts that were hi-jacked, who had to live their last few moments in unimaginable fear. And those who were brave enough to fight off the attackers and save no telling how many lives by putting the plane down early that was headed for Washington DC.
There was a documentery that was on Investigation Discovery a few days ago, and if you get a chance you should definitely watch it. It tells the events of that day from a different perspective, and gives a great time line to help understand what happened. It's based on the 9/11 commission and the findings in its report. I learned of one man that was incredibly brave. When they realized that it was a terrorist attack and there were planes headed for Washington DC, the administration contacted the nearest military base to have a fighter jet fly in defense over the capitol. The pilot that stepped up to the plate immdiately got in his jet to take off and try to intercept the terrorist plot to hit another building in Washington DC. The only thing was, he knew that there was no weapons or missiles on his plane. There's wasn't time to arm it, so he humped in the jet and took off, with full intention of flying his jet into the aircraft to save countless people on the ground, knowing good and well that he would most likely not survive. It's times like these when you realize what the men and women of America are made of, and how many people on that day chose to put the country and their fellow Americans before themselves, and save countless lives.
