We are a nation of survivors. Let us never forget those who were taken from us in hate. Let us honor their memories with random acts of kindness.
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Sep11
In Remembrance
Today is the seventeenth anniversary of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Let us never forget the innocents who lost their lives, nor how the country came together after the tragedy. Celebrate with a random act of kindness in memory of the first responders.
Here and here are some of my journal writings from that time.
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My Journal, September 14, 2001 . . . by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
In remembrance of those who lost their lives in the attacks fifteen years ago today. First published last year on Doing Life Together.
Found on Facebook.
Inspired by the article 9/11–We Remember by Mary O’Connor, I am sharing the first entry in my personal journal after the attack, unedited. Please excuse the rambling and the incorrect information.
When I got out of the shower Tuesday morning (9/11) and turned on the TV, the World Trade Center was on fire. I called Greg at work, and he turned on the TV in his classroom. While we were watching, the second tower burst into flames, although the reason wasn’t readily ascertainable. I called Carly in Brooklyn. I was glad to know she was safe.
When I returned to the bedroom, Andy, who had been watching TV, told me a second airplane had hit the building. I couldn’t understand it. That building had been there for 33 years without any accidents. How could there be two in one day? They replayed the film footage of the…
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