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Fragments of 9/11 pics
ENFIDL
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Took all I had to not start crying like a lil girl while looking through these......
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/fragments-of-9-11-1311720502-slideshow/#crsl=
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/fragments-of-9-11-1311720502-slideshow/#crsl=
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Wow thats powerful stuff.
I can still remember every single detail, every emotion, every prayer I said that day.
God save us.
So ..... there ya have it. And what do we have because of this, well many more dead than who died on that day. Thank you GOP and spineless democrats.
Thank you to the heroes of 9/11
Seriously though I am sorry I knew I shouldn't but I let my temper get the best of me
Now back to the topic at hand: I was at work that day and it was a slow day so we were in the shop getting our trucks cleaned up and ready for the next day when one of the secretaries came out and told us what was going on. We turned on the radio and listened intently. I just remember how angry I was. Over the next few days, as some of you will remember, there were quite a few stories of muslims being shot and killed. When I would hear these stories it made me feel better almost like we'd won some vengance. Then I heard a story about a hotel owner executed in the same way leaving behind his family (wasn't even muslim) at that point I realized all the hate and senseless killing was not helping anything, and no matter what you think of them an american is just that an american.
Personally for me 9/11 was a character building time, I think alot of us learned something about respect for human life during that time. I still hate the fact of all the americans we've lost on and after 9/11.
I was in the Bamford DFAC, the building I've eaten most of my meals in for the last two weeks, eating an omelet. I was watching the news, and I saw something on the TV about a building burning in NY. No big deal. Then I remember the second plane coming into the frame, didn't think anything of it till I saw it come blowing through the building. That was the first time ever the DFAC was completely silent. It stayed that way for about 5 min. Then all of the sudden there were thirty Drill Sergeants standing in the DFAC telling us 'It was a terrorist attack and you need to go pack your $hit soldiers because you are going to war!' We went back to the barracks and packed our bags and sat there until lunch. Ft. Bliss used to be the home of ADA so there were vehicles rolling out to every corner of the country from here then. I'll never forget the feeling of relief I had when we got to unpack our gear. Only to leave about a year and a half later to end up in the thick of it... a couple times. I'll never forget the feelings of that day the sadness of loosing that many civilians to such a cowardly attack, the fear of going to war.
I will never forget the men I went to combat with who don't have the luxury to be upset because of the red tape keeping them away from their families, that won't get to see their kids grow up or graduate.
I went to 26 memorial services in a year and a half, that's enough for a lifetime. The next one I go to will be mine.