Children have been born and become adults since 9/11, never knowing the World Trade Center as it stood before that day, nor indeed of the world how it was before then.
I remember visiting the World Trade Center back in 1991 on a trip to NYC and being amazed at its size and the impressive lobby, not to mention getting to go see the New York skyline from the observation deck which was rather fun.
I also remember exactly where I was when it happened, at home chatting online with some friends while doing some work, when one of them said the World Trade Center just blew up. We all figured he was clowning around. He then said no, seriously, a plane just hit it, turn on the television. That was quite a stunning moment. Certainly, it became one of the defining moment for people alive at the time. Everyone can recall where they were when they first heard the news.
Time has passed, and heck, 22 years ago, the Onion was still funny and hit this one right out of the park, and now Presidents don't even bother going to one of the sites or addressing the nation from the White House to commemorate the tragedy.
So, take a moment out of your busy day and remember and honor those 2,977 people who were murdered that day, when the world changed.
3 comments:
Larry Getzfred, Jack Punches, Joe Pycior- NCC in the Pentagon. I WILL NOT FORGET.
I remember that day like it was yesterday. It was a sea change for the United States, and not a good one.
I will never forget.
C'mon man!
Just moslems doing islam.
Lighten up and forget, already!
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