Thanks for the comments, guys.

It’s been an interesting day. God bless those who are no longer with us to enjoy today and the many more tomorrows.

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Word, this is a hard one for me. When it comes to 911.. and save having a cousin who escaped the mayhem and death of 911 in NYC… I know no one personally. Yet I still find this day unbelievably difficult and distinctly personal.

It’s not a “too soon” attitude. I could rewatch the attacks of the tower without protest. I consider it a healthy reminder.

But to look at someone so young as this adorable munchkin, and think of how many individual lives came into play that day… OMG

From those lives that were lost and their families… to those who were responders who survived or were lost… the stories of each and all are just beyond my capability to absorb.

This is a day when, oddly enough, I try to withdraw from all contact and just “be”. Your photos and thoughts fit into that daily pattern for me. I suspect you, like I am, look in retrospect and go “huh”???

So my thanks for the visual reminders that so may are reticent to provide. They hurt… yes. But then, I am not afraid of pain. I am afraid of not doing enough to avoid more senseless pain.

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my son was asking me questions today about that day, i remember we were watching cartoons when my sister called to tell me to turn on the news. i sat in shock, called a friend, then had to get ready for work, i kept going back to the tv not sure if it was a joke, if i was mistaken….i drove my son to daycare and didn’t pass mnay cars, then on to work there were still no cars on the road. i got to work and appts were cancelling, we went home. i really think this is my generations version of the kennedy assination. my parents remember where they were when that happened, i will always remember that morning. we, as a nation can never forget. peace be with all of the families who lost their loved ones.

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Word,

I read about little David and Ron and Daniel “back in the day”, but don’t remember where it was.
Thanks for the post.

9/11/01 is a day I never want to forget. Or forgive.

Never Forget.

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Everyones reaction was almost the same that day…its amazing to me that America can unite under the feelings that everyone experienced…anger, rage, helplessness….it goes on

Thanks for the tribute

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It’s sad that children growing up today will never know the relatively carefree life that so many of us enjoyed before September 11th. I realize in some ways it was an illusion. But it’s an illusion that is gone forever.

Now, every time you visit an airport you are reminded that we must be always vigilant and can never again let our guard down.

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My son is 3yrs old.
I will never forget, and he will never know what pre-911 really means except from what he reads in history books.

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It’s difficult to get through another anniversary and I’ve resisted looking through the 911 threads, but little David drew me in. Wordsmith, I am so sorry for your personal loss, losing that lovely child and his family had to be overwhelming grief at that time and a loss that will be long suffering. Thank you for sharing, your clips are the best I’ve ever seen.

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