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Michigan’s Benton Harbor Remembers 9/11
- Thread starter Mike H.
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Sld1959
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Been there, it's very nice. Will never forget that day, or night.
Lived much closer to the Blue Water Bridge back then and my wife had to work a double that day from 8am until 11pm. So I was on my own.
I saw the second plane hit the tower as I was off And then Spent the entire day shell shocked and later at night I went for a ride Just to get out.
Stopped under the bridge and watched the river for a time. Stood leaning against the car and heard a beautiful sound. Coming across the st clair river was the sound of hundreds of Canadian voices singing America the Beautiful. Was a powerful moment, and I was surprised you could hear it so well , the river is a large river. Forgot about all my anti Canadian bias that night.
I also remember looking up that night and thinking that for the first time in my life there were no planes up there.
Lived much closer to the Blue Water Bridge back then and my wife had to work a double that day from 8am until 11pm. So I was on my own.
I saw the second plane hit the tower as I was off And then Spent the entire day shell shocked and later at night I went for a ride Just to get out.
Stopped under the bridge and watched the river for a time. Stood leaning against the car and heard a beautiful sound. Coming across the st clair river was the sound of hundreds of Canadian voices singing America the Beautiful. Was a powerful moment, and I was surprised you could hear it so well , the river is a large river. Forgot about all my anti Canadian bias that night.
I also remember looking up that night and thinking that for the first time in my life there were no planes up there.