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i cant believe its been 4yrs to every one affected by 9/11 my thoughts and prayers are with you angie xxx

How awful Anne. Its a date that you will never forget {{{HUGS}}} Elaine x

sorry but didnt want to think about tomorrows date while we were watching the news of the twin towers daughter was in hospital in germany misscarrying twins it was a very sad day all round ann xx

Who Am I By Kimberly Dunne I am no one special. I'm the little boy that gives up his favorite teddy bear so that a stranger might be comforted. I'm the single mother who has been trying to teach her child to sleep in their own bed, who holds them tight long into the night, thanking God it wasn't her child that died. I'm the old man, angry and resentful that his military doesn't want him because of his age. I'm the teenage girl that spends hours cutting ribbons for others to wear as a symbol of remembrance. I'm the young man who doesn't understand why his father was running up the stairs as the building fell, trying to save just one more person, instead of saving himself. I'm the old woman who will never see her grandchild again. I'm the little girl, playing with her doll, who can't understand when someone screams hateful things at her because of where her family is from. I'm the police officer, trying to keep idiotic reporters safe, when his wife is still among the missing. I'm the fire fighter that called in sick that day, only to discover that someone else died in his place. I'm the man who survived the falling building only to learn that his sister and baby niece were in the plane. I'm the secretary, angered by the seemingly callous response of those around her. I'm a spelunker, who is climbing down into the remains of a building, hoping to find someone still alive. I'm the dog handler, searching for bodies, that has to comfort my animal when only death remains. I'm the woman who stands in line for five hours in order to give blood, hoping to help strangers in need. I'm the man who gets up and goes to work every day, in spite of the tragedy, because he still has a family to feed. I'm the first passenger to get back on a plane, even though I'm terrified, because I know somebody has to be first. Who am I? I'm nobody special. I'm just an American.

110 Stories By Sasha Taylor 110 stories fell on top of me today, I didn’t think the pain would ever go away. When it finally did I realized where I was at, Sitting at the gates of Heaven was exactly where I sat. I tried to remember; at last it finally came, Could this be a joke? Is this some sick twisted game? A loud explosion from upstairs, People panic and start to yell, A man in a wheel chair starts to cry, All I could think of was I was going to die. Step after Step we ran from our fears, I thought I would drown from the flow of our tears. People started panicking and going insane, I knew exactly what they were feeling for I felt their pain. Nobody knew what happened, All we knew was we didn’t have long, To get out of the building before it was collapsed and gone. All of a sudden I felt the ground start to shake, None of this was real it was totally fake. Then the floors started to fall, I froze from panic, and couldn’t believe what I saw. The smoke was so thick I couldn’t see, Why in the world was this happening to me? My life is now gone; on this earth I have no more time, Even though I'm innocent I never committed the crime.

I cant believe its been four years..yet its still as raw.the world will be thinking of all those affected by this terrible tragedy.x

I dont think anyone could imagine what it is was like and seeing it happen but must of been horrific. My prayers and thoughts are with you all. It will never been forgotten. Yvonne

Sending love, thoughts and prayers to anyone affected in any way by that day's awful events. Mandy xx

We have some of those brave firefighters visiting Manchester, this month, sharing their experiences - one of them said that watching the TV and seeing the towers collapse (knowing that colleagues would be in there) was the worst moment of his life, hard to imagine what relatives felt too, about all victims. Lily

May I add to that......A sad day for many people. Bob

Well said Elaine. xx

Sending out all my thoughts to those who were affected in the New York 9/11 tragedy. May time heal your pain Elaine x

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