KillerFord1977
SAINT
Never Forget
God Bless all those who lost their lives, their families, and First Responders.
God Bless all those who lost their lives, their families, and First Responders.
Remembrance: 9/11/2001
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shanneba
Custom
Indianapolis 9/11 Memorial
Established in 2010 to honor those killed in 9/11 attack, the memorial consists of two 11,000-pound beams from the Twin Towers. Perched atop one of the beams is a bronze, life-size sculpture of an American Bald Eagle, with wings outstretched and gazing east toward New York City.
When the two steel beams were transported across the country from New York to Indianapolis, an estimated 11,000 motorcyclists escorted the semi-truck, a procession estimated at over 47 miles in length.
Established in 2010 to honor those killed in 9/11 attack, the memorial consists of two 11,000-pound beams from the Twin Towers. Perched atop one of the beams is a bronze, life-size sculpture of an American Bald Eagle, with wings outstretched and gazing east toward New York City.
When the two steel beams were transported across the country from New York to Indianapolis, an estimated 11,000 motorcyclists escorted the semi-truck, a procession estimated at over 47 miles in length.
Keystone19250
SAINT
Never forget.
KillerFord1977
SAINT
I was in the air on an Southwest Airlines flight to Houston for a work trip that morning.
The pilot came on intercom to tell the flight attendants to take away our just served drinks/snacks and everyone remained seated till we land. He then pushed full throttle and we accelerated to where it pushed you back in your seat. WTF ? As a private pilot myself and tons of SW flights, this was immediately odd. Again at approach to land, he asked everyone to stay seated until we got to the gate. His maneuvers to turn and land were fighter like. Hard banks, abrupt turns and super fast landing. I looked out during approach to see airplanes stacked back to back in a line in the air for landing.
Normal delay is 2 min intervals for distance to land for safety of aircraft if there is a mishap.
As we touched down and turned on the taxiway, I looked down the runway to see another jet already landing on the runway and all the rest in lines in the air behind to land. Stacked in like cordwood as far as you could see in a line to the horizon.
Took hour to get to the gate and at which point my coworker pointed to the TV’s and told me.
He drove me back 4 hrs to Dallas 3 days later.
Always stuck in my brain that day.
The pilot came on intercom to tell the flight attendants to take away our just served drinks/snacks and everyone remained seated till we land. He then pushed full throttle and we accelerated to where it pushed you back in your seat. WTF ? As a private pilot myself and tons of SW flights, this was immediately odd. Again at approach to land, he asked everyone to stay seated until we got to the gate. His maneuvers to turn and land were fighter like. Hard banks, abrupt turns and super fast landing. I looked out during approach to see airplanes stacked back to back in a line in the air for landing.
Normal delay is 2 min intervals for distance to land for safety of aircraft if there is a mishap.
As we touched down and turned on the taxiway, I looked down the runway to see another jet already landing on the runway and all the rest in lines in the air behind to land. Stacked in like cordwood as far as you could see in a line to the horizon.
Took hour to get to the gate and at which point my coworker pointed to the TV’s and told me.
He drove me back 4 hrs to Dallas 3 days later.
Always stuck in my brain that day.
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Was on the phone with my brother who worked in the one of the side buildings and he was saying, “i just want to get downstairs!” He lost cell service and i didn’t speak with him until that night when he got home back to nj. I didn’t know if he was dead or alive for about 12 hours. We were fortunate. He made it out. So many didn’t. That was just an awful day. Sadly many have forgotten the horror of that day.
BET7
Ronin
Nice S&W tribute Firearm and the Article/video that inspired it on the 9/11 fateful day:
www.smith-wesson.com
“If you saw what I saw, you know you’d go” | Smith & Wesson
A story of a dedicated first responder, his dog, and how an angel saved them both on that fateful day.
Annihilator
Emissary
Just finished reading this at S&W site, very goodNice S&W tribute Firearm and the Article/video that inspired it on the 9/11 fateful day:
“If you saw what I saw, you know you’d go” | Smith & Wesson
A story of a dedicated first responder, his dog, and how an angel saved them both on that fateful day.
wolfpack076
Professional
I was home after just getting off of a midnight shift. My Wife and her friend were driving down towards DC and I clearly remember the news breaking in announcing what had happened. I then called my Wife and she said they're ok but were turned around on their journey by the Police and headed back. I then immediately was summoned into work and we were all told to gear up and all personnel were ordered to the streets because no one knew what to expect. We were all just on patrol all lost in our own thoughts about it.
jmcd
Professional
At the time, the company my sister worked for did daily business with a company that was located in one of the towers.
She was on a conference call with them and the phone went dead. She later found out that all of the people in that office she dealt with and had known were gone in a second.
Never forget all of the horror and tragedies of that day.
She was on a conference call with them and the phone went dead. She later found out that all of the people in that office she dealt with and had known were gone in a second.
Never forget all of the horror and tragedies of that day.
I was active duty in Germany on leave when I got the call to report to my unit and conduct a 100% recall of personnel and activate ready reserve officers for active duty. Definitely a hectic time for the military.
I will never forget the feeling of having our homeland attacked that day.
I will never forget the feeling of having our homeland attacked that day.
Talyn
SAINT
Was at a training session 250 mi. away from my Duty Station and had driven there in my rig.
While in our class that morning we go the news then got a radio to listen to reports. The next day we were able to get a TV set up to get one channel and saw the incidents & followed coverage.
At the end of the week the folks that had flown in were SOL since all the flights were cancelled so they were scrambling to get rental cars and some train tickets to get home all over the country.
Since there was no real panic in my area, I was able to gas up, get supplies & get home w/o any issues, but things were pretty tight back home as we all know.
While in our class that morning we go the news then got a radio to listen to reports. The next day we were able to get a TV set up to get one channel and saw the incidents & followed coverage.
At the end of the week the folks that had flown in were SOL since all the flights were cancelled so they were scrambling to get rental cars and some train tickets to get home all over the country.
Since there was no real panic in my area, I was able to gas up, get supplies & get home w/o any issues, but things were pretty tight back home as we all know.
wmg1299
Professional
I was working as a teacher on 09/11. My classroom was watching live news coverage when the 2nd plane struck. That event was the catalyst for my becoming a police officer.
I took my family to the SMU game yesterday. SMU gives free tickets to football and basketball games to all active military, veterans, first responders (active or retired) and their families. The halftime show was a tribute to The Heroes of 9/11. They asked for all veterans and first responders to stand at the end of the performance. I was saddened to see that I was the only person standing in our entire section of the stadium.
While the vast majority of people who have served are proud of their service, I would like to advise them to please be gracious and politely accept gestures of thanks. The number of people serving in any capacity has dropped dramatically in recent years. Regardless of the cause (I firmly believe the drop in willingness to serve is due to negative media coverage of first responders and a weak Executive Branch), I think that young people need to see a reflection of pride in service. While many of those who served do not want or expect anything for their service, I fear that a failure to accept shows of appreciation will be interpreted as apathy. Just my two cents, but I would like to see a renewed sense of pride in service.
I took my family to the SMU game yesterday. SMU gives free tickets to football and basketball games to all active military, veterans, first responders (active or retired) and their families. The halftime show was a tribute to The Heroes of 9/11. They asked for all veterans and first responders to stand at the end of the performance. I was saddened to see that I was the only person standing in our entire section of the stadium.
While the vast majority of people who have served are proud of their service, I would like to advise them to please be gracious and politely accept gestures of thanks. The number of people serving in any capacity has dropped dramatically in recent years. Regardless of the cause (I firmly believe the drop in willingness to serve is due to negative media coverage of first responders and a weak Executive Branch), I think that young people need to see a reflection of pride in service. While many of those who served do not want or expect anything for their service, I fear that a failure to accept shows of appreciation will be interpreted as apathy. Just my two cents, but I would like to see a renewed sense of pride in service.
I was asleep after getting in bed at 2 AM when the phone rang. It was my wife talking so fast I couldn't understand her. Finally she said , "We are being attacked! A missile just hit the World Trade Center! " , " Turn on the T V !"
I turned it on just in time to see the second plane hit. It was unreal.
I will never forget that tragic day!!
A year later I got to meet a few of the firefighters who made it through that day. It was an honor to be able to thank them in person and asked them to please take my thanks back to all the others.
I turned it on just in time to see the second plane hit. It was unreal.
I will never forget that tragic day!!
A year later I got to meet a few of the firefighters who made it through that day. It was an honor to be able to thank them in person and asked them to please take my thanks back to all the others.
HayesGreener
Ronin
I had retired from the PD and moved to the ranch with plans to raise cattle and Quarter Horses. I bought three mares out of the Doc Bar line and had a verbal agreement to buy some Red Brangus breeding stock. I was in the middle of building my breeding barn and was about ready to put the roof deck and metal on. I was still a reserve agent in the Air Force OSI and was doing short assignments of a week or less from time to time. I had been sent to a base in the Midwest to do a force protection threat briefing for a unit that was deploying to the Middle East. I completed the briefing for several hundred Airmen and went back to the SCIF to shred my classified and head home. As I walked into the Intel shop, I watched the second plane fly into the WTC. I was mobilized immediately for 18 months and continued going on and off mobilization until mandatory retirement in 2011. I did more than 1700 days deployed to various locations around the world over that 10-year period. (My oldest son, a Forward Air Controller, was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan 9 times over the following years.) I did get in lots of shooting to keep all my qualifications up along the way. My plans to raise horses and cattle went out the window and we ended up in the hay business instead, which could be done in my frequent absences. The GWOT changed our lives irrevocably, as it did for so many Americans. I would do it all again without reservation.
Bassbob
Emissary
My god man. Thank you for your service to our country. And I mean that from the depth of my heart. Mad respect for you and your family for your sacrifice brother.
Annihilator
Emissary
I was working at my sheriff dept when the sheriff got a call about the attack, my wife was the Fair Housing Director in my county and was at a meeting when this happened, I called her and said get home as soon as you can, scary situation then.
HayesGreener
Ronin
I did my sm
Your comment is humbling. My part was small. But I am forever in awe of the young warriors I know who carried the fight to our enemies. America still produces young patriots of great courage who will go in harm's way on our behalf.