9-11 memorial

[steamer]

HI
My neighbor does this every year...I got a chance to help him this year...with about 40 other people....it was an honor.

He's a retired Marine and lost 23 friends at the Pentagon.

Dave

 

[Tin Falcon]

Very nice Dave:
I posted my local memorials you posted yours lets see some more !! from others
Tin

 

[ozzie46]

Now THATS a Patriot! Great job guys.

Ron

 

[SAM in LA]

Patriots Day.

We should lobby to make this a Federally recognized holiday to honor those who lost there lives because of the cowardly terrorist attacks on our country.

SAM

 

[timB]

Great display of patriotism! I fly an american flag everyday. Now I wish I had 2700 some flags for 9-11. That will be on my shopping list for sure.

God bless America.

 

[Deanofid]

That's quite a memorial. Men, women, children. Cut down in the name of hatred.

 

[idahoan]

Wow! that's great.

I have had my flag up all day, the sad thing is as I look up and down the street I'm the only one

Dave

 

[Tin Falcon]

I have a flag hung in my front window . Has been there since shortly after 9-11-01. I have virtually no front yard about ten feet front the porch to the side walk and if I hung a flag from the front porch some yahoo would probably re purpose it.
Tin

 

[Troutsqueezer]

That's great Dave.

Something amazing happened in the several weeks that followed 9/11, something I never would've imagined. Suddenly, no one was interested in what celebrities were doing, they weren't interested in stupid comic sitcoms. Entertainment Tonight had nothing to report. Junk TV and crap-that-passed-for-news reporting disappeared for a short time. Leno and Letterman had no one to make fun of. Every third car driving down the street was flying a flag. The things in life that were truly important became the order of the day. Politicians were on the same side and promising to work together. It was like living in a new dimension.

I wish that would happen again, only without lives being lost.

 

[steamer]

Trout,

I know what you mean....I had a friend come stay with me as he was visiting on holiday from Germany on that sad day....I picked him up late that afternoon and drove to my house....the radio antenna was about to tear off my pickup at highway speeds from the size flag I had hanging on it..I picked it up on the road side store that was technically closed...but I asked to buy a flag....he gave it to me, even helped me put it on....funny we all understand why we ALL did that...my German friend and his wife had no clue and asked me why...I almost couldn't answer him..I finaly sputtered out... I was proud and mad as hell....( I was really heartbroken...but that's how it came out) .they seemed appalled that I was angry we (Americans) must not be rash..we drove in silence for the next hour...when I got home I finally got to see what had happened, as the internet was basically brought to it's knees from the traffic, I had yet to see what had happened...I watched in horror as the towers fell...over and over again on all the channels...how many times did we watch it..they were shocked and honestly very uncomfortable,,,,because I was mad....not in a screaming yelling kind of way..I didn't say much....but in a deep dark, deliberate, very heart broken way...a way that needs no voice to comprehend and certainly no clarification required...and not in a way to be messed with. I said we would be at war within the week..again they were appalled...took a little longer than that....They left two days later (early) and went back to Germany....we haven't talked much since.....

I think that emotion is what made us all act that way, single minded , watch your neighbors back, first things first, ect. for a long time.

Much air has been vented on whether the war was justified or not....I really don't want to hear it...we are where we are.

Today...I'm still mad as hell, heart broken and proud.......

Don't know why I wrote this.....guess I needed to

Remember what the American Way of Life WAS on September 10th,2001 and watch the video again....seems we all need to be reminded

Don't EVER forget.

Dave

 

[Maryak]

To my US colleagues,

I share your anger and your pain.

On that fateful day, my first thought was "HERE WE GO and about bloody time." I went to the closet and checked to see what was left of my uniform, (not much and it was a "little small" around the waist).

Suddenly I realised maybe they won't take me, I'm too bloody old - bugger.

Best Regards
Bob

 

[steamer]

To my US colleagues,

I share your anger and your pain.

On that fateful day, my first thought was "HERE WE GO and about bloody time." I went to the closet and checked to see what was left of my uniform, (not much and it was a "little small" around the waist).

Suddenly I realised maybe they won't take me, I'm too bloody old - bugger.

Best Regards
Bob

;D Funny that's exactly what my neighbor who put up the memorial said.....

 

[Kermit]

On my wall in the living room since Oct '01

The way NewYork's skyline should still look if you ask me

:'(