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Post by Crypt Keeper on Sept 11, 2021 16:48:52 GMT -8
Today marks 20 years since the September 11th terrorist attacks. Hard to believe it's been that long already, it surely doesn't feel like it at all to me. I'll never forget seeing the constant coverage all over the news and the shock of when the towers collapsed and how somber the world mood was in the weeks and months afterwards. I'm originally from New York City and had relatives living there at the time of the attacks, so it definitely hits close to home for me on a personal level. I was living in Las Vegas at the time (still do) and to see my home city under siege like that was awful. I was 14 at the time the attacks happened and the memories are still so vivid to me. I wish well to all who were affected by the terrible events of that day, not just like NYC but also Washington D.C. when part of the Pentagon was also under attack. Never forget.
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Post by jman723 on Sept 12, 2021 0:59:25 GMT -8
9/11 was probably the most difficult day for me personally in my lifetime. I have told the story on here about my experience working near the towers on that day and even fearing that my father (who was a NYC police officer at the time) has gone into the towers. It’s hard to imagine that it’s been 20 years. The aftermath of that tragedy has been very difficult fir so many people. My heart and prayers go out to all the innocent victims, their families, and the country as a whole.
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Sept 12, 2021 14:03:00 GMT -8
I'm happy you didn't lose anybody that day. I can't imagine how much more horrible the events of that day had to have been to actually witness and experience it all in person. One of my cousins was working right around that same area at the time and when we couldn't reach him over the phone we panicked. He thankfully was okay, but he had to witness the towers collapsing and told us he couldn't sleep for days.
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Post by jman723 on Sept 12, 2021 15:25:24 GMT -8
Thank You. Glad your cousin was ok. I didnt lose any immediate family but sadly I lost some friends of my father. One police officer went to the academy with my father and they were in the same station for a while as well so they were pretty close. Also one of my mothers really good friend’s lost her husband in the towers. They literally just got married that summer
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Sept 12, 2021 15:40:09 GMT -8
Very sad and sorry to hear that. I think 20 years later we've never fully recovered from the events of that day and never will.
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Post by jman723 on Sept 12, 2021 16:15:54 GMT -8
Yeah. That day was probably the worst day of my life and I’ve had countless nightmares reliving it. Usually it’s really bad when there is an “anniversary”. For example 9/11/2002 was really bad fir me as was 2006 and 2011. I thought the 20 year anniversary would be bad too but thankfully i didn’t have any nightmares leading up to it like years past
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Sept 12, 2021 16:20:33 GMT -8
I've had other awful years as well, like 2006 (when my Grandmother died) and 2009 (when my cat died). And of course there was 2020 with the pandemic. It feels like it's been a long time since I last had a year in my life I could actually call good.
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Post by jman723 on Sept 12, 2021 16:27:40 GMT -8
Yeah I can relate to that. I lost my grandmother in the 90’s. She was like a second mother to me growing up. I also am an animal lover so I would take any pet death hard as well. 9/11 was just such a massive thing that it was hard to comprehend for days after. I remember that night my father and I sat in our deck shared a beer and didn’t say a word. We have a direct view of the city from the deck so we were looking at the city covered in smoke
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Sept 12, 2021 16:34:03 GMT -8
My uncle and cousin described the smell of burning corpses that lasted for a long time on that day and the days after, I can't imagine how awful that had to have been to smell that day in and day out. And so many people are still struggling with long-term health issues from the attacks.
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Post by jman723 on Sept 12, 2021 16:38:36 GMT -8
The smell of burning jet fuel and steel I remember really well. Obviously the most horrific thing I saw were people jumping. I remember seeing two holding hands jumping
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Sept 12, 2021 17:51:47 GMT -8
My cousin said he saw that too, along with the towers collapsing. Those are things you just can't unsee and erase from your mind no matter what.
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Post by jman723 on Sept 11, 2022 3:08:18 GMT -8
Can’t believe it’s been 21 years. This time of year is always tough for my family. Although thankfully I didn’t lose immediate family I have explained that I did work down there and witnessed the tragedy start to unfold which is burned in my memory fir the rest of my life. My prayers go out to all those innocent lives taken away that day and their families who had to suffer their loss. God Bless America!
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Sept 11, 2022 12:41:55 GMT -8
I can't believe it's been 21 years, either. Definitely doesn't feel like it. The wounds from that day will always be fresh. I thankfully didn't lose anybody either but had family living there at the time and one of my cousins was living not far from where the Towers fell and he had the misfortunate to witness the Towers collapsing. I've never forgotten and will never forget.
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Post by jman723 on Sept 11, 2022 13:18:33 GMT -8
Yeah sometimes it feels so long ago but then today it feels like it just happened yesterday. Even though I didn’t lose any family my family lost a bunch of friends mostly my father when he was on the police force including one of his best friends from the academy. Good guy we used to spend a lot of time together both our families
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Sept 11, 2022 16:19:34 GMT -8
Very sorry to hear that. I remember how somber the mood of the world was in the ensuing weeks and months, and it's a feeling that's never fully left.
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