9/11/2001

[ulukinatme]

I asked my 5th grader if they talked about it today and she said nope.

And I said wTF. Seriously?

It's crazy to think there are a lot of young teachers out there that weren't even born when 9/11 happened, and a lot more were probably too young to remember.

 

[ulukinatme]

It’s a shame that they don’t teach the young age about this that much.

I still remember this just like it was yesterday.

I remember getting into an argument with some trolls a few years ago. It had to do with the Budweiser ad that was released after 9/11 where the Clydesdales were kneeling toward where the towers stood. They were trying to make some stupid point that it was silly for horses to worship towers. I think it's one thing to troll over silly things, but it just felt a bit too far to me. Too many innocent lives were lost that day, making light of those sacrifices is wrong. Those kids were probably too young to remember or may not have even been born when 9/11 happened, and they may never experience something that impactful in their own lives.

 

[NDVirginia19]

9/11 was one of my first memories, I was almost 5 when it happened. Still remember walking in to my mom watching it on the TV in her bedroom crying, and scrambling to grab her keys so we could go grab my sister from school and trying to call my dad. We lived in central VA but really at that point nobody knew what was safe.

 

[NorthDakota]

9/11 was one of my first memories, I was almost 5 when it happened. Still remember walking in to my mom watching it on the TV in her bedroom crying, and scrambling to grab her keys so we could go grab my sister from school and trying to call my dad. We lived in central VA but really at that point nobody knew what was safe.

We weren't worried. North Dakota is only important if nukes get launched lol. Granted I was 9 and didn't know that.

 

[Irish#1]

Hard to believe it's been over 20 years ago.

 

[ulukinatme]

Every year I believe BGIF did this, whether it was in this thread or the other 9/11 thread. Since he's no longer here:

He was a good man. A husband and father. George Strauch Jr. went to work on 9/11/2001 and never came home. We remember for BGIF.

George Strauch Jr. went to work on 9/11/2001 and he never came home. I remember for BGIF, may he also rest in peace.

Hard to believe next year will be 25 years. As awful as 9/11 was, 9/12 and the month that followed were so beautiful. I can never remember this country being more united. I've told the story elsewhere many times, but I worked in K-Mart my first year in college. We sold out of American flags the next day and they couldn't keep them stocked for months after. I've never seen anything like it, and while the unity was truly awesome I hope it never takes such a tragic event to bring us together again. Hopefully that togetherness can happen without the bloodshed.

 

[SportsingHard]

I will never forget the date of my worst cocaine hangover, because my roommate was pounding on my door yelling, "SPORTSINGHARDSPORTSINGHARD!! WAKEUPWAKEUPWAKEUP!! YOURFIANCESBEENTRYINGTOGETAHOLDOFYOU!! APLANEFLEWINTOTHETWINTOWERSANDNOWASECONDPLANETOOKOUTTHESECONDTOWER!!

He likes to talk about the Big Ten Basketball Championship he won at Michigan and how he lead the nation in free throw shooting. (He was 2 for 2 as a walk-on.)