A moment of Silence

[Sheik]

For those that lost their lives and those who gave their lives so others would survive.

Exactly 6 months ago today, 9/11 happened and changed our lives forever.

[chella]

A very nice sentiment!!!! I luckily lost noone on Sept 11th, but my heart truly feels for those that lost someone .Tears still come to my eyes when I think of all that happened on that day day and after.I still see in my mind the faces and voices full of tears of innocent children who lost their parents..Not just today but often I shall pray for those gone on to better places and those left behind to feel the pain of their leaving,and shall wish a little extra torture in hell for Bin Ladin and his followers.......Princess

[Fine Wine]

Originally posted by Sheik
For those that lost their lives and those who gave their lives so others would survive.

Well said Sheik. I watched the CBS special last night and, amongst other things, it reminded me just how close we came to being personally impacted by this tragedy - on September 4th, 2001 our daughter was visiting NYK and was in the viewing gallery on top of the WTC!

[Jenn_angel]

This subject touches me a lot... Not becaue I lost someone... but as an overall loss in my life. Those who know a bit about me will understand why. Thanks for remembering this as I don't think any of us should ever forget... I only hope that at some point I am able to be one of the ones preventing such things from happening again.

[Jay_toronto]

Let us hope that the US and it's allies has the vigilance and fortitude to continue the fight against terrorism. We all owe the deceased that much. But we cant be narrowminded enough to believe that it can be done with military force alone. If the developed world cleaned the slate of third world debt, it would wipe out more terrorist feeder cells than any amount of smart bombs possibly could.

[Jenn_angel]

For developmental purposes and economic purposes... It was devistating... I spent two days in tears over the people lost and at least one over the industry loss... I don't think most people understand how hard the industry was hit.

[sara@select]

The WTC represented the American population as well as the larger global community. We here in Canada lost not only countless friends and allies ( in the American pop) We lost 18 men and 6 women, fellow Canadians. I think it is a horrific shame on our country that we have done so little to remember our citizens. Our lack of a memorial is sad....
The fact that we have done little else to aid in the war on terrorism and do our part in tightening our borders is appalling.

Sara x

[syn]

if you would like more info on the 9/11 documentary that aired on cbs last night - check out the march 2002 edition of vanity fair (the one with the star wars stars on the cover).

the article, 'bond of brothers' details the filmmaking experience of the french brothers who captured the footage - the footage includes the only visual documentation of the event from beginning to end ... the brothers were on hand as they had been filming a documentary on a rookie firefighter just 7 blocks from the wtc ...

proceeds from the film will go to a scholarship for the families of nyc firefighters.

syn

[Paul Waters]

Would it be wrong, in that moment of silence, to also mourn for the collateral damage in Afghanistan?

[SDFeuerzauber]

Just remember that exactly 8 months ago right here there were not one but several anti-American strings with many Terb regulars joining in on how they hate when Americans visit their sps or their country, claiming that Americans cause higher prices and have bad attitudes. Don't look any farther than TO if you need to try to understand how a culture of hate develops.

And yes, it's also right to think of the Afghan people, many of whom continue to suffer abuse.

[BBW_Morgan]

I just came back from NYC - I went to be with a friend who lost someone there, and with friends who were affected by it in other ways. The entire experience was something I can't even put into words. I'm not the type to cry easily, but the lights did it for me. I can't even describe what it was like to see them. I don't think I saw a single person who wasn't crying.

I have to admit - I wasn't thinking about Afghanistan, terb, or starving children. I was thinking about the bodies still caught in the wreckage, and what it must have been like to see those towers looming at you as your plane approached, or how it must have felt to be brave enough to try to go in there and save someone's life, only to lose your own. It didn't feel like it was about countries or politics. I tried to write about it for my journal, but some things just don't seem to translate to paper. I'm not religious, but it was the closest thing to a holy moment I've experienced.

Morgan