Seems like yesterday, doesn't it?

Amen Brothers. You are remembered .

I really hate this day when it comes, breaks my heart. God Bless

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Thanks for the post. My brothers are never forgotten, unfortunately the number continues to grow each year from the effects of working on the pile.

343 FDNY
37 PAPD
23 NYPD
8 EMT/Paramedics
1 Fire patrolman

And 226 and counting due to cancer.

Makes me sadder every year it goes by.

I can't believe it has been 19 years.
I remember that day like it was yesterday.
I lost 344 brother firefighters that day. The 344th was a fire patrolman named Keith Roma and I include him in that number. He was not an FDNY firefighter but a member of the New York Fire Patrol.

My family was lucky, we almost lost several family members and friends. We were thankful they survived but are sad for those family's who lost loved ones.

Ever year I watch the memorial service and the TV programs and think that we should never forget that day.

Still vivid in my mind. I’d worked a late shift and was sleeping in that morning. Phone rang and it was my wife calling from work.

Wife, “Turn on the TV.”
Me, “Which station?”
Wife, “It doesn’t matter....”

Saw the second impact and told her, “We’re at war.”

If you haven't seen it, or haven't seen it recently, you should watch the Naudet Brothers' 9/11 documentary.

They initially set out to film a documentary about a rookie FDNY firefighter, but managed to capture that fire station's battle on 9/11 in the process.

Amazing, gripping, powerful footage, much of which is from inside and around the towers.

https://www.bitchute.com/video/NuKqKJaO5GeQ/

Never forget. Listened on radio that day from across the river as they talked to the crews and reported on what the crews were doing. Then watched the towers came down. Talk to my kids each year about this - not so much the bad, but the selflessness and courage in the face evil those crews showed.

Saw a post today - we need to remember them all and honor them.

“ On this day... 19 years ago 246 people went to sleep in preparation for their morning flights. 2,606 people went to sleep in preparation for work in the morning tomorrow. 343 firefighters went to sleep in preparation for their morning shift. 60 police officers went to sleep in preparation for morning patrol. 8 paramedics went to sleep in preparation for the morning shift of saving lives. None of them saw past 10:00am Sept 11, 2001. In one single moment life may never be the same. As you live and enjoy the breaths you take today and tonight before you go to sleep in preparation for your life tomorrow, kiss the ones you love, snuggle a little tighter, and never take one second of your life for granted.
Never forget.

Thank you

Bless them and their families!

And amen

I, like many, was at work that morning, we watched the horror unfold.

Prayers and thoughts going out to all the families affected by this .

And in memory of all the lives lost.

Salute!! 343 and to all first responders. On this day especially, may your sacrifices never be forgotten.

I woke up this morning and all of the memories from that day came flooding back - like it was just last week

the anger is still there - has not abated

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
If you haven't seen it, or haven't seen it recently, you should watch the Naudet Brothers' 9/11 documentary.

They initially set out to film a documentary about a rookie FDNY firefighter, but managed to capture that fire station's battle on 9/11 in the process.

Amazing, gripping, powerful footage, much of which is from inside and around the towers.

https://www.bitchute.com/video/NuKqKJaO5GeQ/

I have the DVD. It is a very powerful film.

God bless those men; may they rest in peace.

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Originally posted by nhtagmember:
I woke up this morning and all of the memories from that day came flooding back - like it was just last week

the anger is still there - has not abated

It keeps me warm....

Just down the street from us, here in far-off eastern England, an older couple were watching their son, and only child, dying in the North Tower as it collapsed. It was his first job out of university, and he was so sharp that he'd been head-hunted by a company in the USA to go work for them.

They were so proud of him.

We'll never forget.

Some pictures I took from inside the 911 museum

Though not my words, I share the sentiment:
Today, as we remember the events of September 11th, 2001, our nation is faced with enormous challenges. We remain in the midst of a deadly pandemic and unprecedented economic hardships. We continue to reckon with injustices that have plagued our nation since its founding. And our politics remain as divisive as ever.

Yet, September 11th reminds us that we are all Americans – and that we rise and fall together. We remember the 2,974 lives – including more than 700 New Jerseyans – who perished on that day, 19 years ago. We also honor the thousands of first responders, family, friends, and neighbors who have since succumbed to 9/11-related illnesses.

And as we honor the memories of the loved ones so cruelly taken from this world, we must never forget the unity that brought us together in the wake of such evil. Let us remember the common threads that bind us together as a people - our love for family, drive for success, respect for diversity, commitment to community, and our belief in common decency.

These are the American values that kept us going in the days after September 11th. These are the values that will give our nation the strength today to meet our toughest challenges and to resist any temptation to give into fear, no matter what. And these are the values that empower us to go on living while cherishing the memory of those lost. So let this be our solemn pledge – to unite behind our shared humanity, to keep those lost on 9/11 in our hearts forever, and to never forget.

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