Time to remember..

[Tin Falcon]

that day in September.
I know it is a bit early but Sept 11 tends to sneak up on me most years. Life happens and it is hard to believe that the anniversary of  day that changed so many things is upon us once again . I pass by a couple of memorials every day . and here are the pics.





I remember it well I found myself on active duty military retroactive to 6AM that morning.
Tin

[Dean W]

They're good, Tin.  Very good. 
Thanks.

[steamer]

My neighbor puts this up every year.

[steamer]

All the stripes of the flag are actually the names of those who died on 9/11.

Dave

[Don1966]

Dave that is what I call, "never forgetting". This guy must of lost a love one in the towers are just a dedicated patriot, Awesome!!

Don

[steamer]

Dave that is what I call, "never forgetting". This guy must of lost a love one in the towers are just a dedicated patriot, Awesome!!

Don

......both.   Combat Veteran Vietnam....Purple heart....Bronze Star.....Marine combat medic.  About he nicest guy you ever met.
He lost both family and friends.....I pitch in and help every year.    This year his health is not so good, so I'll be going over tomorrow and checking in.  Usually there is about 30 people who show up 9/11 to pitch in, and amzingly...it only takes about an hour to put up.

Most who show up are Blue Star or Gold Star parents.   I can't even begin to imagine.

Dave

[steamer]

I was over to George's this evening to help set up the flags.  George is in the hospital, but that didn't slow anything down...  About 40 people showed up.   It went quick
....felt good too....George will be proud.

Dave

[chuck foster]

Dave i have to ask, what is a blue star or gold star parent?

as most of you know i am a Canadian but believe me i share in your pain/anger and despair 9/11 in my mind will be remembered for the rest of my life.
i remember watching tv just after it happened and thought is orsen wells up to his old tricks (war of the worlds) but alas it was not fiction.
i will stop work tomorrow and say a prayer for all the ones that were lost on that fatefully day.

dave i hope george is going to be ok and i would like to say thanks for helping set up the display, and tin thanks for starting this thread   

chuck

[Don1966]

Dave I hope Gearge is doing OK, let him know we are praying for him. You don't find guys
Iike that anymore. What a true patriot in every sense.

Don

[Brass_Machine]

I plan on going over to Ground Zero tomorrow...

Eric

[Maryak]

Lest We Forget

[steamer]

Dave i have to ask, what is a blue star or gold star parent?


chuck

Hi Chuck,

Thanks for your comments!   

A "Blue Star" parent is a parent who has sons or daughters in active military service.

A "Gold Star" parent is a parent who has lost a son or daughter in active military service.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Star_Mothers_Club


Dave

[BillTodd]

A time to remember all the victims of this appalling crime.

The terrorist September 11 attacks by Al-Qaeda resulted in almost 3,000 immediate (attack time) deaths, including the 19 hijackers and 2,977 victims.[1] 372 foreign nationals (excluding the 19 perpetrators) perished in the attacks, representing just over 12% of the total. The immediate deaths include 246 victims on the four planes (from which there were no survivors), 2,606 in New York City in the World Trade Center and on the ground, and 125 at the Pentagon.[2][3] About 292 people were killed at street level by burning debris and falling bodies of those who had jumped from the World Trade Center's windows. All the deaths in the attacks were civilians except for 55 military personnel killed at the Pentagon.[4] Some immediate victims were not added to the list until years later.

More than 90 countries lost citizens in the attacks on the World Trade Center.[5] The foreign countries with the highest losses are the United Kingdom (including the British overseas territory of Bermuda) with 67, the Dominican Republic with 47, and India with 41.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_September_11_attacks

[AdeV]

9/11 isn't really memorialised over here (although it will be in the news, I suspect), but I would imagine any Brit would remember exactly where he/she was & what they were doing as the news broke.

[steamer]

2977 to be exact....excluding the suffering of the first responders who have become ill from the dust since that sad day.....1 for every flag shown.

The flag panel represents every 2977 people.

Dave

[Lew Hartswick]

Dave i have to ask, what is a blue star or gold star parent?


chuck

Hi Chuck,

Thanks for your comments!   

A "Blue Star" parent is a parent who has sons or daughters in active military service.

A "Gold Star" parent is a parent who has lost a son or daughter in active military service.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Star_Mothers_Club


Dave

I remember MANY of those  little "flags" in the front windows of houses during WWII. Fortunately
all my family had only blue ones.
   ...Lew...

[steamer]

My neighbor puts this up every year.

The man who started this "tradition of remembrance" passed this week.   He was a good man, whom I had a great deal of respect for.   Very sad.
The tradition will continue with the help of his wife, and many friends.

dave

[b.lindsey]

Dave, may he be remembered in equal measure as those he remembered and honored through his selfless actions.

Bill

[90LX_Notch]

Very sad to hear this.  We need more people like him, not less.  I'm glad to hear that the tradition will continue.

-Bob

[Maryak]

Very sad to hear this.  We need more people like him, not less.  I'm glad to hear that the tradition will continue.

-Bob

Me too. Thanks to the many who made it possible that my son is the 1st of 4 generations who has not been there.

Best Regards
Bob

[steamer]

Very sad to hear this.  We need more people like him, not less.  I'm glad to hear that the tradition will continue.

-Bob

Me too. Thanks to the many who made it possible that my son is the 1st of 4 generations who has not been there.

Best Regards
Bob

True words my friend...True words!

[Don1966]

Dave he was a true patriot in every sense and he has my respect and condolences. I am also glad to see it continue. 

Don

[steamer]

[Ian S C]

Being a night Owl, I was watching TV after midnight on the 12th (here in NZ), and the program suddenly switched over to New York, I couldn't believe what I was seeing,  I watched through most of the night/morning.
                                                      Ian S C

[Tin Falcon]

Again time  to remember 15 years it has been
Tin

[steamer]

Yeah it is Jim......

Never,  Ever, Forget!....

Dave

[Tin Falcon]

911 boat lift the largest sea evacuation in history Approx 500 thousand people evacuated from Manhattan Island in 9 Hours.
This documentary was made 5 years ago go not recall hearing of this, worth the 12 minutes to watch .


[youtube1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDOrzF7B2Kg[/youtube1]

Tin