9/11/2001

[longbow]

I lost a buddy on 9/11 from my college days. I get mad on 9-10 and don't calm down till 9-12.

He took the big city path and ended up in New York, I took the small town path and ended up in Southern Indiana.

I like to think he didn't suffer, but he was about 5 floors above the first plane impact. I know he would have been trying to help others out and try to find a way out.

But that was 8 years ago.......I was second pick for the job he got.....messes with your head sometimes!

 

[public servant]

I lost a buddy on 9/11 from my college days. I get mad on 9-10 and don't calm down till 9-12.

He took the big city path and ended up in New York, I took the small town path and ended up in Southern Indiana.

I like to think he didn't suffer, but he was about 5 floors above the first plane impact. I know he would have been trying to help others out and try to find a way out.

But that was 8 years ago.......I was second pick for the job he got.....messes with your head sometimes!

God bless your friend...and you.

 

[public servant]

Editorial cartoon that appeared in Firehouse Magazine.

 

[Turtle]

Yeah Ill have my cast iron pot on standby.... I heed to invest in real helmets. Terrorists kinda scare me. And now Obama wants to tie the hands of those who keep the USA safe...... I think Ill load my rifle and keep my gasmasks and camping gear on standby.

 

[Jay]

I have several vivid events burned into my old memory.... the events of September 11, 2001 is very prominently among them.

I will fly my Flag at half mast in their honor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81lD5sy-YdY

Semper Fi

 

[kedie]

 

[longbow]

thanks.....

 

[thej27]

 

[SC_Shooter]

Editorial cartoon that appeared in Firehouse Magazine.

It's not supposed to.

 

[public servant]

I spoke with a friend of mine a few years back that had survived the WTC collapse. He along with hundreds of other firemen spent several days at ground zero at first in an effort to save their brothers and sisters and then as an effort to bring their bodies home. Sleeping in shifts...but sleeping only when exhaustion took over.

He relayed to me a story. Firemen wear a mechanical device called a PAS device. This unit is an alarm that sounds when a fireman remains motionless for a certain amount of time. My friend relayed the helplessness he and his fellow firemen felt in the moments after the collapse as one by one these devices began going off. Dozens and dozens at once. The PAS devices continued to sound their shrill alarms late into the night. Then as they began...a few at a time...the devices began to fail...eventually falling silent.

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[redneckmedic]

 

[public servant]

I will fly my Flag at half mast in their honor.

I hope everyone does.

 

[public servant]

 

[SC_Shooter]

This is one of the images in my collection that people always seem drawn to. The text below is on the back of all the matted prints I sell and pretty much sums up how the image came to be.

Bald Eagle with American Flag

All of us, Americans and non-Americans alike, were deeply affected by the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001. Each of us dealt with our emotions in a slightly different manner – some visiting with friends, some watching CNN for the latest developments, some simply sitting and reflecting…I looked through slides.

In looking through my slide files, I came upon an image of eight police officers and firefighters carrying an American Flag into the opening ceremonies of the 2001 World Fire and Police Games held in Indianapolis, Indiana. The image brought back memories of conversations I had with several international delegations of police officers and firefighters as well as the incredible level of respect that each (regardless of nationality) had for our Flag as it was carried into the RCA Dome. Further into the collection was an image of a bald eagle (photographed at Lake Monroe, Indiana), clearly defining its power through its posture and piercing gaze.

I felt that, in light of the September 11th attacks, these two particular images belonged together. Thus, the Bald Eagle with American Flag composite image was created. When viewing this image, please take a moment to appreciate the symbolism of the bald eagle and the American Flag (both as our national symbol and the context in which I photographed it).

Enjoy, and may God bless America!

 

[public servant]

 

[public servant]

A brother coming home.

 

[public servant]

 

[SC_Shooter]

Outstanding posts!

 

[public servant]

I'm saddened that each year the memorial service gets smaller and smaller. Tell your children. Tell your grandchildren. It need not be a message of hate or fear...but a message of remembrance of the innocent and the brave.

 

[public servant]

Cazzandra Peterson and her mother Robin (in back) toss a rose into the reflecting pool in memory of there father and husband, William during the 7th annual 9/11 commemoration ceremony September 11, 2008.