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[Akira]

Hm...I was in 6th grade, and only one of the teachers actually let us watch it. So, I saw it in the morning, then wondered what the hell was going on for the rest of the day. I knew my dad had to work at the Pentagon some time during the week, and I knew my grandmother lived pretty close to the WTC. Lucky for me that my dad wasn't going in until the next day, and my grandma had moved out two days earlier. Still, something about this really does hit me, and I always cry when I think about it too much. Never really cry about anything else...weird.

[DudeOnline]

Yes, never forget. but they said the same thing about Pearl Harbor. I really wonder if anyone on this board knows when the bombings of pearl harbor occurred without googling it.

Never forget, but i'm very sure we will eventually.

[Tetiel]

Yes, never forget. but they said the same thing about Pearl Harbor. I really wonder if anyone on this board knows when the bombings of pearl harbor occurred without googling it.

Never forget, but i'm very sure we will eventually.

*raises hand* I think I also know the exact time too.

Well naturally of course we will but it's still a very sensitive topic for some people

[DudeOnline]

*raises hand* I think I also know the exact time too.

Well naturally of course we will but it's still a very sensitive topic for some people

Yes, myself included. I had a family friend that was holding a meeting at the WTC when the planes hit. they never recovered her body.

I do believe in "Never Forget", but there in absolutely no need to make a production of this. it's because of this big production that people are PROFITING off of this day. T-shirts, coins, badges, pictures, post cards, ect. the list goes on.

[Tetiel]

Yes, myself included. I had a family friend that was holding a meeting at the WTC when the planes hit. they never recovered her body.

I do believe in "Never Forget", but there in absolutely no need to make a production of this. it's because of this big production that people are PROFITING off of this day. T-shirts, coins, badges, pictures, post cards, ect. the list goes on.

I could not agree with you more. I was also upset at how quickly they released a movie about it. They say the profits go to the victim's families but one must question how much. There are many scam charities around this nation - even with food banks (in fact my father is battling one right now).

[Nick]

Guys even if I am not pro-having a remembrance service every year stop being dicks. Seriously. It's only been six years and I bet you (please do prove me wrong) that with Pearl Harbor after just six years they had a remembrance too. Eventually we will stop doing that but for the foreigners posting this... Seriously. Stop. You weren't the country effected by it (no, I am not talking indirectly) so you don't really understand. If I remember correctly England was pretty shaken by the London bombings as well and I'd have every respect for people if you decided to have a topic about that. This is such a shock to America primarily because we had never had a terrorist attack on this scale before. If you don't agree with us just simply having a topic about it.. it's no excuse to be a jerk about it. It's an especially sensitive subject for some especially if they were close to it. I even don't understand the pain that people go through as I was 3000 miles away from the incident. But if I was still living in the DC area you bet your ass I'd still be upset because more than likely one of my friend's parents would have been working in the pentagon.

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Well said Steph, well said.

[koolgrl512]

9/11 is the reason I joined the military. I'll never forget that day...

I was in 8th grade, taking the first History test of the year (ironically enough) One of the other teachers in the hallway came storming on the room, yelling to turn on the TV, the twin towers were hit. No sooner did we turn it on did the second tower get hit. We were awestruck. The rest of that day was miserable. More than half of my friends had lost someone that day, whether it was a friend or family member.

Proud to be a member of the USAF

integrity-service-excellence

[Sida]

People bring this up just as much as they bring up Princess Diana's death and I always say the same.

It was sad, very sad. But everytime you bring it up, people get sad again.
(Not trying to add to that little war that went on above. Don't mean to offend anyone if I have)

[A pirates life for me!]

Try putting up with IRA bombings for 70 years then start complaining about terrorism.

[DudeOnline]

Try putting up with IRA bombings for 70 years then start complaining about terrorism.

and who the bark are you?

[Waser Lave]

and who the bark are you?

Whoever he is, he's absolutely right. America has struggled to cope with the terrorist campaign of the last 6 years, we've had one for 10 times longer...and against less recognisable opponents (both white largely non-turban wearing peoples).

Regardless of that, I'll never forget 9/11 just as I won't forget the 26th December 2004 which was much, much worse.

[DudeOnline]

Whoever he is, he's absolutely right. America has struggled to cope with the terrorist campaign of the last 6 years, we've had one for 10 times longer...and against less recognisable opponents (both white largely non-turban wearing peoples).

Regardless of that, I'll never forget 9/11 just as I won't forget the 26th December 2004 which was much, much worse.

Yes, I understand and respect that, but to disregard a nations grief, just because theirs is worse is not only disrespectful, but distasteful as well.

[nox]

Yes, myself included. I had a family friend that was holding a meeting at the WTC when the planes hit. they never recovered her body.

that's tough man, but i know where you're coming from - naturally living in the city you somehow know somebody who suffered from the 9/11 tragedy despite it being indirect, it's still very sad. my friend's father passed and a couple of my mom's co-workers were unfortunately killed.

it's disrespectful to the people who died as well as the US as a whole to think it's time to forget the tragedy. personally, i believe it goes past the US as people in unharmed countries need to understand that without a moments notice you or your family could be victim to something terrible, as we know history tends to repeat itself :\

[Sasha]

and who the bark are you?

So new members are looked down upon for expressing their opinions?

Anyway, I'm not so sure about the letting go. Of course life goes on, that was not the only tragedy that's happened these last years and it's got more publicity than all the others put together, but who is to remember, if not us? The next generations will not care. To them it won't even be real - it'll just be history, like Pearl Harbor is now.
You're right to say letting go is not the same as forgetting, but if you don't talk about it, the memories do fade away a lot quicker. I wish they wouldn't make movies about it though... but it was inevitable. Still, I see nothing wrong in having a thread to remember it yearly. Yes, people get sad when the subject comes up, but hopefully people also get more aware of their priorities.

Don't flame me for not being American and still caring about this, please .

Edited by Sasha, 11 September 2007 - 11:25 AM.

[DudeOnline]

So new members are looked down upon for expressing their opinions?

No, He's looked down on for being disrespectful.

that would just be like me saying "bark the london bombings, we have been dealing with that shit for 6 years and NOW you want to get scared."

screw that. there is no reason to put down someones country or it's people because your country has it worse off. and that, my friends would be like me saying "bark you Canada. bark you and you moose for not getting in a war for the last god knows how many years."

[DudeOnline]

If that was the case he would have covered it up better more liekly by not posting etc..

(sorry to go off topic)
Living in the UK it didnt directly affect me, but still seeing it happen.. just shocks you at how stupid some people are..

I think the fact people were saying is though you can still remember it every year but dont need to make a board about it every year.

I can even tolerate having a board made about it every year, but the way people are making money off of this day just makes me sick to my stomach. I know someone posted about the movie. Rumor has it that each family recieved like...a $10 check. If Hollywood was going to give all of it's money to the families it wouldnt have made the movie in the first place. sad but true.

[otherworld]

If people see a money making opportunity they will use it without hesitation no matter moral problems.

A sad fact about the world.

[Black Flame]

I was about 10 years old and in fifth grade. It was just another normal day in elementary school until about 30 minutes before school got out. Our teacher sat us down and told us what had happened(it was probably around 3:30PM EST at the time, so it had already happened). I had never heard of the Twin Towers, terrorism, or anything so I wasn't really affected by it. As time when on though and I became old enough to realize how tragic this truly was, I became affected by it. I really remember just the entire day after my teacher told us about it really. I was picked up by my mom, came home, and basically watched the news for the rest of the night. I still didn't understand it well at the time, but I really just watched the towers get hit by the planes, burn, and crash over and over again for the whole night...

Guys even if I am not pro-having a remembrance service every year stop being dicks. Seriously. It's only been six years and I bet you (please do prove me wrong) that with Pearl Harbor after just six years they had a remembrance too. Eventually we will stop doing that but for the foreigners posting this... Seriously. Stop. You weren't the country effected by it (no, I am not talking indirectly) so you don't really understand. If I remember correctly England was pretty shaken by the London bombings as well and I'd have every respect for people if you decided to have a topic about that. This is such a shock to America primarily because we had never had a terrorist attack on this scale before. If you don't agree with us just simply having a topic about it.. it's no excuse to be a jerk about it. It's an especially sensitive subject for some especially if they were close to it. I even don't understand the pain that people go through as I was 3000 miles away from the incident. But if I was still living in the DC area you bet your ass I'd still be upset because more than likely one of my friend's parents would have been working in the pentagon.

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I honestly don't think I could agree more.

[redlion]

Its funny, I was in london for the london subway/bus bombings, and I was here, in texas for the WTC bombings. More fuss was made over WTC, and with good reason. The loss of life wasn't even comparable. Nor was the loss of property. The world trade center complex is the financial heart of America. Had we not had backups, destroying it would have destroyed our way of life. By comparison, the london bombings would have done nothing but close a tube station (okay, the entire line) and a couple places on the road were blocked by wreckage. No catastrophic financial failure. No outbreak of WW3. I was even able to conduct my tour of london the next day with no problems. Within three days I could go on the underground.

Now, I'm not qualified to speak on the IRA conflict, as I wasn't alive and I don't know exactly what happened in great detail. But weren't the irish somewhat justified in trying to push the UK out of their nation? I mean, they had won independence when they did the Easter rebellion or whatever, but the british somehow kept the northern cities for some reason? Doesn't make any sense for the british to do that. It seems that they invited it on themselves almost. Whatever.

[Bryn AKA Interhacker]

al never forget 9/11 because i was on a flight to portugal to watch my beloved liverpool play boavista, first time id ever been on a plane/

[Cataliste]

Flame me if you like. My opinion is mine.

Was what happened horrible? Yes. Was it a needless loss of life? Yes. Should we ever forget? No.

My heart went out to those people on that day. The people who died had never done anything to the terrorist, and did not deserve to die. But they did die. It is a fact of life. I feel utterly horrible that so many families were affected, luckily mine was not one of them. I can not imagine the pain of losing a loved one, no one close to me has ever died. But nothing can be done to change it. We should never forget what happened that day. It should remain in history as one of the single most horrendous acts of mans primal and hateful nature. Of man's fury to lash out his other man, who has done nothing to him. It should always be told of how extremist can do such horrendous things with no provocation.

It should not have been used as a marketing tool. It was over exploited by the media. People have made profit of other people's loss. Bringing it up can do nothing good. Yes, horrible as it was, reminding people every year "3000 lost their lives on this day 6 years ago" will do nothing to help. It will do nothing to comfort. But it will spur people into buying memorabilia related to the matter. I have received no less than 5 text messages (SMS) today relating to the matter. Here is one: "2 day on 9/11 3000 ppl died. Drive with your headlights on in remembrance." How can these things be helpful? How will driving with my headlights on show my respect to those people?

I'm not good at closing up anything I type that is important. That is all.

[Tyler.]

Flame me if you like. My opinion is mine.

Was what happened horrible? Yes. Was it a needless loss of life? Yes. Should we ever forget? No.

My heart went out to those people on that day. The people who died had never done anything to the terrorist, and did not deserve to die. But they did die. It is a fact of life. I feel utterly horrible that so many families were affected, luckily mine was not one of them. I can not imagine the pain of losing a loved one, no one close to me has ever died. But nothing can be done to change it. We should never forget what happened that day. It should remain in history as one of the single most horrendous acts of mans primal and hateful nature. Of man's fury to lash out his other man, who has done nothing to him. It should always be told of how extremist can do such horrendous things with no provocation.

It should not have been used as a marketing tool. It was over exploited by the media. People have made profit of other people's loss. Bringing it up can do nothing good. Yes, horrible as it was, reminding people every year "3000 lost their lives on this day 6 years ago" will do nothing to help. It will do nothing to comfort. But it will spur people into buying memorabilia related to the matter. I have received no less than 5 text messages (SMS) today relating to the matter. Here is one: "2 day on 9/11 3000 ppl died. Drive with your headlights on in remembrance." How can these things be helpful? How will driving with my headlights on show my respect to those people?

I'm not good at closing up anything I type that is important. That is all.

How does putting flowers on a grave do anything? Nothing, but sometimes it helps comfort people. People have their own ways of showing respect.

[Cataliste]

How does putting flowers on a grave do anything? Nothing, but sometimes it helps comfort people. People have their own ways of showing respect.

.... What the hell does that have to do with anything I said? The headlights I suppose? Yes. If the entire world all turned on their headlights it will make everything better, and give the families comfort. Duh.