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eyesthatknowwhy somewhere, Saskatchewan Canada
[top] Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:51 AM CST : September 11
Find it very easy to remember exactly where I was and what I was thinking whilst seeing the horror unfolding on CNN. It is not about borders or nationality, it became good vs. evil; right vs. wrong. I have very strong roots with the USA and several extended family through out the states, yet that did not even cross my mind at the time. The days that followed and as the totality of this terror became clearer and clearer, we could not help but feel assaulted as humans, feel fear, yet rise above and say hell no! My heart cracked over and over for every name, every family, every cop and firefighter, every loss...and today as we remember, as a world....tears still fill my eyes and I still clearly feel that sense of confusion and fear. There are no words available to describe that day, when our world stood still - but today I can say, with clarity and sincerity, Please do not forget, ever, and give thanks, in your own personal way, for those who sacrificed themselves and continue to do so every day, without thought for themselves. In memory and with gratefulness rose
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lucifer666 Lloydminster, Alberta Canada
[top] Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:47 PM CST : September 11
Ironic as it may be, I was attending a course on suicide intervention
techniques in Victoria B.C on that September morning. I remember
thinking that I was watching the beginning of the end......

Thankfully it was not, and I returned home to remain on alert for
any further developments. T'was a tense week or so for myself
and my family. I was ready for damn near anything and would
have gone to New York if they would have called, but it was not
necessary.

Anyone who has worked in emergency services assumes certain
risks when they put on the uniform, and when something of this
magnitude occurs that is so far away and obviously out of my
control, I too am grateful.
Grateful that I am not alone in this commitment to serve and protect.

Thank the next E.S worker you bump into today or tommorow,
we sometimes forget ourselves what can happen in the blink
of an eye, cuz when everybody's runnin out, we're the ones
that are runnin in, no matter how bad she all looks......

It's my job......... devil
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tunzrok Windsor, Ontario Canada
[top] Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:51 PM CST : September 11
September 11 is embedded in my memory forever Such a sad event for all mankind ,fore all who witnessed and for all who perished that day Bless you always remembered
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gemery Williams Lake, British Columbia Canada
[top] Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:24 PM CST : September 11
eyesthatknowwhy: Find it very easy to remember exactly where I was and what I was thinking whilst seeing the horror unfolding on CNN. It is not about borders or nationality, it became good vs. evil; right vs. wrong. I have very strong roots with the USA and several extended family through out the states, yet that did not even cross my mind at the time. The days that followed and as the totality of this terror became clearer and clearer, we could not help but feel assaulted as humans, feel fear, yet rise above and say hell no! My heart cracked over and over for every name, every family, every cop and firefighter, every loss...and today as we remember, as a world....tears still fill my eyes and I still clearly feel that sense of confusion and fear. There are no words available to describe that day, when our world stood still - but today I can say, with clarity and sincerity, Please do not forget, ever, and give thanks, in your own personal way, for those who sacrificed themselves and continue to do so every day, without thought for themselves. In memory and with gratefulness


I agree. Even though I have my own concerns about the politics behind it, it was an International event that touched the lives of people all around the world even though it took place in the USA. It was a sad and tragic day indeed.

One day, hopefully, we can all accept each other as we are and embrace our differences so that such horrifying events become things of distant memories and the innocent don't have to pay the supreme sacrifice.

2 of the firefighters who were there have come to my town to talk to our firefighters about that day and what it was like. I hope our firefighters will learn something from that. Even though I have never done that job, working in heavy industry for so many years, I have lost friends at work, killed and maimed. It hurts big time and it is a horrible sickening feeling. So I can't imagine what it would be like for them.

Thanks eyes for reminding us. And yes, don't forget our people who are far from home doing their job in a country that is hostile to them. Whether we agree with the politics or not, our armed forces are doing the job they are told to do and putting their lives on the line.

geo
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gemery Williams Lake, British Columbia Canada
[top] Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:32 PM CST : September 11
lucifer666: Ironic as it may be, I was attending a course on suicide intervention
techniques in Victoria B.C on that September morning. I remember
thinking that I was watching the beginning of the end......

Thankfully it was not, and I returned home to remain on alert for
any further developments. T'was a tense week or so for myself
and my family. I was ready for damn near anything and would
have gone to New York if they would have called, but it was not
necessary.

Anyone who has worked in emergency services assumes certain
risks when they put on the uniform, and when something of this
magnitude occurs that is so far away and obviously out of my
control, I too am grateful.
Grateful that I am not alone in this commitment to serve and protect.

Thank the next E.S worker you bump into today or tommorow,
we sometimes forget ourselves what can happen in the blink
of an eye, cuz when everybody's runnin out, we're the ones
that are runnin in, no matter how bad she all looks......

It's my job.........


Yep...and we sure do say thanks. Cause when the crap hits the fan, somebody has to turn off the fan.

I work in a mine, so yes, hell does in fact break loose at times and hell needs to be contained and somebody has to do it. Glad your there.

geo
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