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re: Annual 9/11 Thread - 17 Years Later
Posted on 9/11/18 at 7:51 am to Gris Gris
Posted on 9/11/18 at 7:51 am to Gris Gris
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I really can’t look at much on this anniversary and feel for the families who re-live it each year. As painful as it is for me,I can’t begin to understand the depth of what those who lost loved ones in many horrific ways feel on this day. I lose it every year. I pray.
Same. Was listening to Fox radio on the way to work and changed the channel -- and then thought I'm chicken shite. These families live this every day.
Wonder what ever happened to Lisa Beamer, Todd Beamers wife. "Let's roll".
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Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:16 am to GEAUXmedic
Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:19 am to GCTiger11
It seems like I have been saying this every year, for the past several years, but it is hard to believe it has been 17 years already.
On this horrible day, 17 years ago, this event had an instant impact on our country. An impact that redefined certain aspects of every American. Everything from the change of security practices to our military roles, especially in the middle east.
It also had a huge impact worldwide. It lead to us invading Iraq which then lead to the creation of other terrorist groups being created or gaining more power. Of course I could go on and on, but like a lot of other people I am sure, from time to time, I ask myself what would our country look like today if 9/11 never happened. Of course that's a question that's not possible to answer, but I think in some ways it has made us a stronger nation.
This is something I share every year and while it isn't really all that eventful, it is a day that I will likely always remember as if it just happened a few days ago.
That semester I only had MWF classes so I was not on campus that day. I actually had an appointment (I was in the middle of getting my van converted so that I would be able to drive using hand controls and the appointment was at the place that did the conversions). Right after the first plane hit, someone called and woke me up to tell me to put it on the news. Maybe within a minute of putting it on, the second plane hit. And at that point, I think every American realized it was some type of attack.
On my way to my appointment, I remember every single radio station was covering it. Like any tragic event, information and news was coming in and changing constantly. When I got to the place I was going, I remember the office manager was in obvious distress. Her daughter was in the military and she was living in NYC at the time. Minutes after getting there she was finally able to get in touch with her daughter, which she had been trying to do for over 2 hours.
Everyone there was circled around a TV.. No one saying a word. While it wasn't at all the experience the people in NYC was having, it still felt like "we" were being attacked. At that point, it was as if every citizen of this country became an American rather than a race, religion (well, unless you were Muslim. To many, the religion itself became the enemy) or gender. For a while, the trivial bullshite we dealt with on a day to day basis didn't seem important at all.
There are other details from that day and days after, I remember.. But a few weeks ago I found a picture that was taken on the Saturday after 9/11. I had gone with several friends, to TJ Ribs. We were suppose to be playing Auburn at home and since the game was cancelled, based on the picture, we decided to go eat at TJ Ribs.
Not really as eventful as many others, but that's what I remember.
Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:22 am to Napoleon
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The only existing video of the first plane crash
There's almost nothing on the Pentagon crash which is crazy. I think there's a camera from a convenience store or something like that that shows a low flying plane for a second.
Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:23 am to td01241
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I was in Afghanistan at 19 because of that day. I remember people jumping out the windows, my teachers and parents crying, and general chaos.
I'm from NY. Many of my HS friends were NYPD/NYFD. Luckily none were killed that day.
I had family members evacuating from buildings next to the towers. According to them, seeing those people fall was the most traumatic part because it wasn't an abstract building dying. You were watching a person not too different from you falling to their death
Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:25 am to GEAUXmedic
Very interesting article about the small, seemingly unimportant choices that people made that ended up saving their lives.
LINK
LINK
Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:27 am to Roll Tide Ravens
predictions on Obama 9/11 tweet today? probably won't tweet. his muslim constituents wouldn't like that.
Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:28 am to Napoleon
I remember the quiet when all the planes stopped flying and no one was on the roads, that constant background noise was gone.
Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:29 am to fallguy_1978
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I think there's a camera from a convenience store or something like that that shows a low flying missile for a second.
FIFY
Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:34 am to finchmeister08
frick you
Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:35 am to GEAUXmedic
There were 8 children on the planes.
5 of them were on the plane that went into the Pentagon.
3 of them were on the plane that went into the 2nd WTC tower.
Ages ranged from 2 to 11.
5 of them were on the plane that went into the Pentagon.
3 of them were on the plane that went into the 2nd WTC tower.
Ages ranged from 2 to 11.
Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:38 am to TigerFanInSouthland
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frick you
oh come on, it was just a joke. 17 years still too soon for a joke?Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:38 am to Roll Tide Ravens
For those of you, who are huge sports fans like myself, you are probably familiar with Adam Schefter and if you are, more than likely you think he is a douche, but he recently released a book titled "The Man I Never Met".
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It's a book about his wife's first husband, who was in one of the towers and killed on 9/11. I actually read the sample on itunes and it is actually an interesting story.
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It's a book about his wife's first husband, who was in one of the towers and killed on 9/11. I actually read the sample on itunes and it is actually an interesting story.
Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:42 am to GetCocky11
Some 9/11 newspapers:
Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:46 am to GEAUXmedic
remember these guys too 
Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:52 am to GEAUXmedic
9/11 in historical context
False flag operations by orchestrated by government intelligence have been going on for decades if not longer.
False flag operations by orchestrated by government intelligence have been going on for decades if not longer.
Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:52 am to El Magnifico
Posted on 9/11/18 at 8:56 am to GEAUXmedic
Remember all the outpouring of “patriotism” and how proud everyone was to be “American?” Nowadays everyone is trying so hard to pull this country apart. It’s still far and away the greatest nation on earth. If we want change for the better it’s up to us to roll up our sleeves and actually make it happen with effective actions.
Posted on 9/11/18 at 9:05 am to S
The yellow ribbon car magnet... every time I saw one of those Chinese made things I wanted to spit. 9/11 profiteering in countless ways back then was sickening.
Posted on 9/11/18 at 9:33 am to Columbia
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The Pitch
That's an excellent piece. Politics aside...you have to respect the man for that moment.
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