Fourteen Years

[JohnR]

Godspeed to the Fallen.

Thoughts and Prayers to those left behind.

Never Forget.

And always remember there are bad guys out there that want to do this hundred-fold.

[PaulS]

I remember it like it was yesterday.

We were with a friend this past Sat. who lost her brother.

[Nebe]

The world has never been the same since.
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[Raven]

because of that day 14 years ago
i have made radical changes in
my life plan to avoid any more
terrorist attacks consequences.

and because maybe due to sunspot activity
we may experience the electronic pulse
"dooms day" all computers are dead day

[rphud]

During the September 11 attacks, 2,977 people were killed: These immediate deaths included 246 victims on the four planes, 2,606 victims inside the World Trade Center and in the surrounding area, and 125 victims at the Pentagon.

All of those killed were civilians except for 23 NYPD Police officers and 37 NY Port Authority police officers, 343 FDNY firefighters, 1 New York Fire patrol firefighter (Keith Roman), 2 FDNY Paramedics, 9 New York State private Paramedics and EMTs, who died in the World Trade Center and on the ground in New York City,one law enforcement officer who died when United Airlines 93 crashed into the field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and 55 military personnel who died at the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. Overall, 2,605 U.S. citizens, including 2,135 civilians, died in the attacks but an additional 372 non-U.S. citizens (excluding the 19 perpetrators) also perished, which represented about 12% of the total. More than 90 countries lost citizens in the attacks, including the United Kingdom (including the British overseas territory of Bermuda) (67 deaths), the Dominican Republic (47 deaths), and India (41 deaths).

In contrast, 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The attach on Pearl was rightly described as "a date which will live in infamy" in the speech delivered by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a Joint Session of Congress on December 8, 1941.

[justplugit]

Never Forget, you are right Nebe.

[Raven]

when i was living in SANDIEGO
i went to the bank to grab some cash from the ATM
SUDDENLY ! there was a tremendous explosion overhead
and i look up to see a Jetliner turned sideways making a big ARC
towards the ground where it exploded a whole neighborhood
whipping it clean off the map...

I know because i was the first person on the scene in my VW bug
the carnage and devastation was un imaginable
i saw things i wish i had never seen to this day
this is something i'll never forget.
can't as it was just too much to process

one thing i walked away with though was the neighborhood people's
reaction to the situation.... like it was a free outdoor rock concert

[Nebe]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSA_Flight_182
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[Mike P]

Originally Posted by Raven

when i was living in SANDIEGO
i went to the bank to grab some cash from the ATM
SUDDENLY ! there was a tremendous explosion overhead
and i look up to see a Jetliner turned sideways making a big ARC
towards the ground where it exploded a whole neighborhood
whipping it clean off the map...

I know because i was the first person on the scene in my VW bug
the carnage and devastation was un imaginable
i saw things i wish i had never seen to this day
this is something i'll never forget.
can't as it was just too much to process

one thing i walked away with though was the neighborhood people's
reaction to the situation.... like it was a free outdoor rock concert

I remember that crash. Late 70s. I had no clue what an ATM was back then.