9/11/08 - 7 Years Later

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9/11/08 - 7 Years Later

Post by DX » Fri Sep 12, 2008 5:26 am

From what I've seen today it's like it never even happened. The smoke billowing over the Hudson, the crowds of people, the Crest Street wall lined with flowers, 3 classmates running out of our middle school English class to find out that their parents didn't make it out of the South Tower before it came down...

7 years later, it's Thursday night and everyone's out partying...but it doesn't feel right. How can you drink on 9/11? I can't. If you can get trashed on the anniversary of the deaths of people you knew, congratulations.

Americans are known for bad short term memory, but this shit's ridiculous.

In the rising of the sun and at its setting,
we remember Richard Blood.

In the blowing of the wind and the sweet chill of winter,
we remember Michael Carroll.

In the opening of buds and the rebirth of spring,
we remember Daniel McGinley.

In the blueness of the sky and the warmth of summer,
we remember James Munhall.

In the rustling of leaves and the beauty of autumn,
we remember Charlie Murphy.

In the changing of the seasons and the shifting of the tides,
we remember Steven Peterson.

In the vastness of the ocean and the rippling of a stream,
we remember Michael SanPhillip.

In the quiet of the night and the glory of the stars,
we remember Bruce Simmons.

In the shades of the earth and the colors of the rainbow,
we remember Steven Strobert.

In the sweet smell of flowers and the sounds of chirping birds,
we remember Gina Sztejnberg.

In the warmth of companions and the company of friends,
we remember Jon Vandevander.

In the cry of an infant and the laughter of children,
we remember Christopher Wodenshek.

So long as we live, they too shall live for they are a part of us,
as we remember them.
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Re: 9/11/08 - 7 Years Later

Post by cantab » Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:20 pm

DX wrote:If you can get trashed on the anniversary of the deaths of people you knew, congratulations.
Well most people don't know anyone killed in the WTC.

It was a heinous act, but does need to be taken in context. Three thousand were killed in the terrorist attacks. Over sixteen thousand were murdered that year in other circumstances. I don't even know the number killed in road accidents.
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