Honoring 9/11: Where were you...who do you know was affected..

Today is the day, that seven years ago, changed the world forever. Today is of Course September 11th, 2008. What do you remember from 7 years ago on this most fateful day. We were all much younger and naive, but on this day we all came together to face the threat of Terrorism. Boy we have come a long way...:

I was in second grade...We came in from our first recess, and the teacher just seemed very shaken up. I asked her "Mrs. Seely, is everything ok?...Did someone you know die?" She said, "Yes, if you look at it that way," The rest of the day had a shadow over it. One by one kid's parents came in to pick the kids up. A class of 25 had 6 kids left at the end of the day... My dad picked me up from school, and I asked him, "Something is wrong...what happened?" He told me everything. I asked how my relative's in NY were. He said they were all safe except my Cousin...she was in the World Trade Center that day..... she was on the 77th floor of the first tower...we knew it....by some miracle of God's Grace, she walked down 77 flights of stairs barefoot, and made it out five minutes before the tower blew up...She was physically fine aside from some cuts and bruises...

What is your story?:

I was a sophomore in high school, and all we did was watch it on TV the entire day. It was very sad and gut wrenching. I remember the entire day felt like a dream, like I was watching some crazy-ass movie or something, except it was REAL. Those were real people jumping out of the flaming towers, real people died when the towers collapsed. All in front of our eyes, all 'LIVE'.  It was also frightening, considering the amount of misinformation flying across the news networks (they reported a car bomb went off at the Capital, many more unaccounted for planes, among other things). I will never forget the phone 'interview' Fox News did with someone trapped in one of the towers above where the plane hit. When asked by the 'reporter' what was "goin' on up there," the staticy answer that came back was  "We're fucking dying up here!" They lost the connection shortly afterwards (for obvious reasons). I didn't go to sleep until 2am that night, when Peter Jennings signed off ABC. 

"I was a sophomore in high school, and all we did was watch it on TV the entire day. It was very sad and gut wrenching. I remember the entire day felt like a dream, like I was watching some crazy-ass movie or something, except it was REAL. Those were real people jumping out of the flaming towers, real people died when the towers collapsed. All in front of our eyes, all 'LIVE'.  It was also frightening, considering the amount of misinformation flying across the news networks (they reported a car bomb went off at the Capital, many more unaccounted for planes, among other things). I will never forget the phone 'interview' Fox News did with someone trapped in one of the towers above where the plane hit. When asked by the 'reporter' what was "goin' on up there," the staticy answer that came back was  "We're fucking dying up here!" They lost the connection shortly afterwards (for obvious reasons). I didn't go to sleep until 2am that night, when Peter Jennings signed off ABC. 

 It was a horrible day, but ultimately I think we overreacted. We took away freedoms at home, invaded an innocent country based on government-manipulated fear, not to mention we broke with what USED to be a basic core value and started torturing people. Overall, I think 9/11 had a much more negative effect on our entire country than three buildings collapsing ever could. 

"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

-Benjamin Franklin, Co-founder of America (and inventor of the bifocal!)

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"I was in second grade and I didn't go to bed till midnight that night...It was so sad and depressing especially for a kid my age..."

"giyanks22 said:

"I was in second grade and I didn't go to bed till midnight that night...It was so sad and depressing especially for a kid my age..."

So that would mean you're in 9th grade now?

Are your parents or other family by chance staunch republicans?"

Work let us off early.  I bought a dozen comic books before heading back to the house to read them.

I was 14 and had just come home from school (Sweden´s 6 hours ahead of NY-time) and my dad just told me to turn on the tv and there it was...it´s doesn´t seem like it´s really been 7 years.

"XD"

"JakJ said:

"XD"

I'm not joking around, though.  It wouldn't suprise me in the slightest if such were the case.  At that age, I don't really think anybody has the perspective to make any kind of outspoken political claims (and accompanying propaganda videos) that seem to be his driving purpose in the last few days."

Oh ok.  :3

I was 17, I woke up at 6:00am to get ready for class, and watched it happen live :(

I was in basic training that day and we had to pull security around the barracks, switching out with other company's in our unit.   It was pretty intense, being so new to the Army.  We all knew that most all of us would be going to fight somewhere once they linked it all to terrorist's in the middle east.   Especially seeing as we were in the Infantry.  I lost contact with most of those guys (from basic training) but I know I went there during OIF 2.  I was on tower gaurd in Kosovo when American Marines first invaded Iraq :(

"Today is the day, that seven years ago, changed the world forever. Today is of Course September 11th, 2008. What do you remember from 7 years ago on this most fateful day. We were all much younger and naive, but on this day we all came together to face the threat of Terrorism. Boy we have come a long way...:

I was in second grade...We came in from our first recess, and the teacher just seemed very shaken up. I asked her "Mrs. Seely, is everything ok?...Did someone you know die?" She said, "Yes, if you look at it that way," The rest of the day had a shadow over it. One by one kid's parents came in to pick the kids up. A class of 25 had 6 kids left at the end of the day... My dad picked me up from school, and I asked him, "Something is wrong...what happened?" He told me everything. I asked how my relative's in NY were. He said they were all safe except my Cousin...she was in the World Trade Center that day..... she was on the 77th floor of the first tower...we knew it....by some miracle of God's Grace, she walked down 77 flights of stairs barefoot, and made it out five minutes before the tower blew up...She was physically fine aside from some cuts and bruises...

What is your story?:"

I don't think this thread was started to honor the day, but (like Tearhead stated) to honor those who needlessly died that day.

It's also like asking, "Where were you when JFK was assassinated?".

I remember that day... I actually stayed home sick from school that day. I didn't feel right.

Some people may think I'm crazy, but...... I actually believe it was an inside job. If a plane can hit the Empire State Building without much damage, then how did the Twin Towers fall... both one after the other? It didn't seem right.

"giyanks22 said:

"I was in second grade and I didn't go to bed till midnight that night...It was so sad and depressing especially for a kid my age..."

So that would mean you're in 9th grade now?

Are your parents or other family by chance staunch republicans?"

It all makes sense now.

giyanks22 said:

"you could call her a communist..."

"JakJ said:

"XD"

I'm not joking around, though.  It wouldn't suprise me in the slightest if such were the case.  At that age, I don't really think anybody has the perspective to make any kind of outspoken political claims (and accompanying propaganda videos) that seem to be his driving purpose in the last few days."

"No...I've just been bored, because I have been really sick. I have puked like 8 times in the past two days. I have lost 10 lbs it really sucks. I just made those vids to kill time. Mercs 2 sucks, and I have pretty much beaten castle Crashers, so I did something to keep me occupied, and it actually turned out okay...(in some people's opinions)"

"giyanks22 said:

"No...I've just been bored, because I have been really sick. I have puked like 8 times in the past two days. I have lost 10 lbs it really sucks. I just made those vids to kill time. Mercs 2 sucks, and I have pretty much beaten castle Crashers, so I did something to keep me occupied, and it actually turned out okay...(in some people's opinions)"

I was referring more to how you're extremely outspoken about politics despite having very little knowledge or context about the very things you're soapboxing about, and thinking that a purposefully selectively edited propaganda video provides some sort of informative benefit to the viewers.  Knowing your age suddenly clears that up."

"I remember that day... I actually stayed home sick from school that day. I didn't feel right.

Some people may think I'm crazy, but...... I actually believe it was an inside job. If a plane can hit the Empire State Building without much damage, then how did the Twin Towers fall... both one after the other? It didn't seem right."

Uh. picking my nose I guess. I then crumbled one of my boogies into a really big ball and then my friend called me and told me about the twin towers. And no, I'm not joking, I vividly remember that giant boogie >__>

Vaxadrin said:

"I was referring more to how you're extremely outspoken about politics despite having very little knowledge or context about the very things you're soapboxing about, and thinking that a purposefully selectively edited propaganda video provides some sort of informative benefit to the viewers.  Knowing your age suddenly clears that up."

"yes..i'm sure it does..."

"TheJollyRajah said:

"I remember that day... I actually stayed home sick from school that day. I didn't feel right.

Some people may think I'm crazy, but...... I actually believe it was an inside job. If a plane can hit the Empire State Building without much damage, then how did the Twin Towers fall... both one after the other? It didn't seem right."

The plane that hit the Empire State building was a small fighter jet. The ones that hit the WTC were giant 757/767s loaded with a shit-ton (yes, that's a technical term) of jet fuel.

As for the falling towers one after the other - they were both hit by the same kind of planes, fairly close together. It makes sense they would do the same thing considering they share the pretty much exactly the same blueprints.

I don't really have an opinion either way, whatever happened happened. I still am a big fan of facts and logic though (as seen above lol).

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"Oh my god, Every year I have to hear people whining about this over and over."

"Nude_Dude said:

"sarkeen said:

"Oh my god, Every year I have to hear people whining about this over and over."

I bet you're not American."

I am."

"It all makes sense now.

giyanks22 said:

"you could call her a communist..."

I could, but I won't, because that would be completely ignorant to what communism actually means."

"No she says that she would rather have a monarchy than Democracy, but believes that Communist Ideals are better for government, than Democracy..."

"Then how can you be so cold on your own country? This day is marked as the mourning of thousands."

"Because I'm not one of the thousands."

lol. What would be the point of 9/11 being an inside job. 

"Because I'm not one of the thousands."

"Nude_Dude said:

"Then how can you be so cold on your own country? This day is marked as the mourning of thousands."

Far more people have died in the war we started in retaliation."

"giyanks22 said:

lol. What would be the point of 9/11 being an inside job. 

Ever heard of a little thing called the USA PATRIOT Act, kid? If not I suggest you do some reading and educate yourself about all the extraordinary powers the government gave itself right after 9/11 under the guise of protecting us from terrorism."

Does it make a difference if it was at once or over the course of 6 years?  I would argue the latter is even worse, because while one is a terrible, swift act, the other is deliberate stubbornness on the part of the administration for several years.

Regardless, terrorist acts, genocide, turf wars...this stuff all occurs around the world every single day and nobody so much as bats an eye.  As soon as it's on American soil, though, it's devastating and I need bumper stickers for my SUV.

"Vaxadrin said:

"giyanks22 said:

"I was in second grade and I didn't go to bed till midnight that night...It was so sad and depressing especially for a kid my age..."

So that would mean you're in 9th grade now?

Are your parents or other family by chance staunch republicans?"

They're moderate republicans, not super right though. I am probably more right than my dad, but not my mom. My cousin's wife is so liberal though, you could call her a communist...she said we deserve 9/11 lol."

I don't quite remember. I was pretty young back then.

"BTW I'm in 10th I skipped a grade due to high standardized test scores.."

I have watched probably seven different videos on this whole "Conspiracy theory", and I actually read a passage in a book where it talks about this theory also. I was saying if he meant Bush made it an inside job. I mean I wouldn't be surprised if an extreme leftist or rightist politician, who was fed up with america, payed these terrorists of to do this."

"giyanks22 said:

"BTW I'm in 10th I skipped a grade due to high standardized test scores.."

Not in PolySci, I hope."

I remember i was 8 and i was switching channels, when i saw that i thought it was a movie. When i realized it wasn't i called pretty much every single member of my family to my room to see it. 

"Does it make a difference if it was at once or over the course of 6 years?  I would argue the latter is even worse, because while one is a terrible, swift act, the other is deliberate stubbornness.

Regardless, terrorist acts, genocide, turf wars...this stuff all occurs around the world every single day and nobody so much as bats an eye.  As soon as it's on American soil, though, it's devastating and I need bumper stickers for my SUV."

"Does it make a difference if it was at once or over the course of 6 years?  I would argue the latter is even worse, because while one is a terrible, swift act, the other is deliberate stubbornness on the part of the administration for several years.

Regardless, terrorist acts, genocide, turf wars...this stuff all occurs around the world every single day and nobody so much as bats an eye.  As soon as it's on American soil, though, it's devastating and I need bumper stickers for my SUV."

"No I am taking AP Human Geography and World History...Political Sci is next year..."

"I don't quite remember. I was pretty young back then.

Although what I don't understand is why every year a topic like this is made. No one makes topics about where they were when Iran got bombed for the 100th time. Way more people have died in the middle eastern countries then people died in 9/11. Seriously though what happened then was sad but nobody seems to care about what happens on the other side of the world. And this seriously pisses me off.

"

i was in england and i forgot what time it was but i got woke up to see it on the TV and it was like oh shit and i really couldn't quite believe it

"Does it make a difference if it was at once or over the course of 6 years?  I would argue the latter is even worse, because while one is a terrible, swift act, the other is deliberate stubbornness on the part of the administration for several years.

Regardless, terrorist acts, genocide, turf wars...this stuff all occurs around the world every single day and nobody so much as bats an eye.  As soon as it's on American soil, though, it's devastating and I need bumper stickers for my SUV."