POLL: Share Your Thoughts About 9-11 as the 10th Anniversary Approaches

Thank you for this! One of the most poignant and precious outcomes of the horrific 9/11 events was the collective spirit of unity and empathy. I shared my 9/11 memories at: http://www.1peachymama.com/2011/09/11/ten-years-ag... Peace and blessings to you all!

The anniversary of 9/11 tragedies took me back to that beautiful, sunny day – walking down Michigan Avenue – when I got a call from a friend saying the first tower had been struck. All of a sudden he said he had to jump off to take another call and that he'd call back. He didn't. I suspected his company kicked into crises mode to save their public buildings around the country. This prompted me to write about "where were you when ..." at http://www.wordscarab.com/people/senseless-events-...

I will think of the all out sacrifices made by all the people involved when this happened..many of them not even stopping to consider the consequences, just acting on instinct to help and save others and flee toward and away from a sure disaster.

I will think of sitting in the parking lot of my sons school waiting in case I had to run in to get him and or anyone else to safety, living less than an hour from NY.

I will think of all the times in history and now people have had the same feelings.

My day will go on as any other day, any other Sunday, except that I will lift in prayers the families that will be affected deeply by the memory of that day, 9/11/2001.

God bless America!

I'm finding myself avoiding watching the extensive ten year anniversary coverage because it's just too overwhelming and painful. I was in New York that day and volunteered at Ground Zero during the recovery. The memories are still close to the surface and flood back strongly whenever I watch coverage. However, like you, Jane. I am grateful that I had an opportunity to look in the eyes, shake the hands of, serve a meal to and say thank you to some of the heroes from that day who wouldn't give up looking, digging and fighting.

Here's my story and links to several others from our community http://www.blogher.com/shaping-memories-september-...

I wrote a blog post about how I hope that we will move on from the tenth anniversary of this heinous act: http://theoncominghope.blogspot.com/2011/09/10-yea...

The hardest part of that day for me, aside from the obvious horror at the loss of human life, was watching George Bush tell the world that "you were with us or against us."

Horrendous.

I knew the world was going to change at that moment and not for the better. More war, more death, more double talk.

Thanks for all the great stories and memories! I'll share one more. As mentioned above, I felt so helpless after the attacks of 9-11 and really wanted to help somehow...and in a more personal way than contributing $ to a relief fund (which I did anyway). About 6 months after 9-11 I was in NYC for a business conference. I was having lunch with a friend at an Irish restaurant and pub a few blocks away from St. Patrick's cathedral. We were in the restaurant, but could see the bar was packed with about 50 FDNY and NYPD guys in full uniform. Apparently they had all just finished with yet another funeral at St. Pats...saying their final goodbyes to another victim who had been lost at Ground Zero on 9-11. I asked my waiter if I could buy each one of them a drink to show my appreciation for what they had experienced on that day and to share my grief for their loss. He said sure and before you know it we were invited to go meet them all. I had a chance to shake the hands of each one and say thank you. As a former New Yorker, it really meant a lot to me to be able to give back something personally (in my own small way) to those who had risked their lives and lost so much on 9-11.

I was living in Los Angeles, but was in D.C. on business. I found out about the attacks from a taxi driver who explained what happened while I was on my way to a meeting. We heard that the Pentagon was reportedly on fire by the time we reached my meeting place. The meeting was canceled because they were evacuating the building. It was obvious that the Pentagon was attacked too! We walked back to our office while the streets were pandemonium. Rumors were flying rampant. I was stuck in D.C. for the rest of the week, but managed to get the very first non-stop flight out of D.C. to LA that Friday. Was I scared? You betcha! But I was anxious to get home.

my best girlfriend called me on my cell phone to wake me up and tell me what happened. i totally thought a small plane had crashed ACCIDENTALLY intot he building and thought no big deal of it. she was insistant i turn on the tv... and it was all, emotional hell from there.

http://blogging.jennster.com/search/label/9%2F11

I was in NYC on business that day. I was meant to go home that afternoon, but didn't make it out of NYC until Saturday. Three years after 9/11 I finally wrote about my experiences, and every year on 9/11 I republish those posts. Because, with age, I was starting to forget the details, but it is the tiny details that say the most. Here's that post from last year:

http://homepage.mac.com/elisa_camahort/iblog/C1894...

I remember and we shall never forget. My brother in law worked for Marsh Mclellan he lost many co workers. Luckily for us he was at LA.