-- Photo by Mahmoud Sami
Six years after the tragedy of 9/11 in New York, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania, our nation remembers the victims and the families left behind. 705 New Jerseyans died from the terrorist attacks. Honor their memory, read each of their stories, put a face to each name, here.
Memorial ceremonies are taking place in Baristaville today - at Watchung Plaza and Eagle Rock. Bloomfield will hold a ceremony at 6 pm, on the town green. Today's ceremonies in Manhattan begin with a moment of silence at 8:40 am, in Zuccotti Park. Many streets will be temporarily closed.
Baristanet contributor, Arnold Korotkin has maintained a 9/11 news and resource service since September 2001, which he wants to share the Baristanet community.
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Nine eleven truth.
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That's a beautiful photograph and a fitting tribute to the victims and survivors.
I hope the passing of time can bring some measure of healing to those who still suffer.
I expect the usual combination of bluster, skewed nastiness and sheer stupidity from many posters today. But to be there on the actual day, it was simply to be forced into horrified silence. And to be rendered very, very sad and to be aware of how long this sadness will linger.
I also only learned last week that the organizers of a sort of "Muslim Day" parade had just a few years ago moved the date of this show of religious strength from the last Sunday in September. Which struck me as unnecessarily provocative.
Then I watched Sunday as the police in various towns shut down Rte. 46 E so a long parade of bikes could go into NYC for a commemoration. The bikers seemed well up for pugnacity as they rode by and I wondered if this would lead to confrontations with the marchers.
If this is the world we have to look forward to, things are at a very unfortunate pass. One not helped, of course, by Bin Laden's "helpful" suggestions the other day that all of this strife might just go away if we either pulled out of the Middle East altogether or converted to Islam.
Then, lastly, there is the extremely perilous position of Israel in all this, and I often wonder why so few ever mention this in the "discussions" of the Mideast that pop up here every now and then.
Most of all, this should probably be a date for reasoned prayer and reflection. Not for splenetic, uninformed rant.
"Most of all, this should probably be a date for reasoned prayer and reflection. Not for splenetic, uninformed rant."
Except yours, I guess.
OK- I'll bite.
"Then, lastly, there is the extremely perilous position of Israel in all this"
I don't remember any Israelis being on the planes on 9/11.
Are you saying that there were?
My thoughts and prayers are with all of the families and friends who lost loved ones on that terrible day.
I'll never forget the bravery and selflessness of the firefighters. Thank you.
It's hard not to think about 9-11 every day when you work in NYC.
You're reminded of that terrible day every time you pass a firehouse or police station, when you see "Checkpoint Charlies" in the subway, every time Port Authority or Grand Central is shut down due to "suspicious activity."
Our world has changed forever.
And let's all remember WTC 7.
"I'll never forget the bravery and selflessness of the firefighters. Thank you."
As I was walking uptown in a state of shock, I remember seeing all of the emergency vehicles heading downtown and thinking, "these folks are intentionally risking their lives to try and help people". I still chokes me up, even today, when I think about the brave men and women who are ready to put themselves in extreme danger to help people like me.
HidingIn...., what is most irksome about your stupidity and callousness is its calculated showiness. Today is worse than most others, but the observation holds daily.
This is also, then, a day to pray for you. That you might just once shut up in deference to both the dead and the besieged, say.
"The bikers seemed well up for pugnacity as they rode by. . ."
That is some funny stuff.
"May the lights in the Land of Plenty/Shine on the truth someday."
Mr. Sami that photo is just amazing. You had posted a link to a downloadable version but it no longer works. Would you mind posting it again?
The truth someday
It's becoming hard to remember how unreal those days and weeks after 9-11 were. It seemed like the world had suddenly changed, which of course it had. I'm struck, though, on this day of remembrance, how much daily life has gone back to normal, as we ride the buses and trains each day into the city.
Grief is an odd thing -- it changes but it never really goes away, nor I suppose do those left behind ever really want it to. My condolences, again and always, to those who have lost.
God Bless America and all our friends who have passed on this day. We all still think of you everyday.
May those troops who still fight for us overseas feel our heartfelt prayers.
Many thanks to the firefighters and police officers who serve and protect us everyday.
I made it home that dreadful day, many of my friends and co-workers did not. The sounds, sights, and smells are ingrained in my mind forever.
The truth someday
I remember thinking on 9/12/2001 that time had stopped. That the terrible event would never recede into the past. That I would be trapped next to that day forever.
Six years later, I am grateful that I was wrong.
Nine eleven truth
cathar,
so what did this mean
"Then, lastly, there is the extremely perilous position of Israel in all this"
You are the one posting junk here. I'm just wondering why you're posting about the Israelis? What do they have to do with this.
I am mourning the loss of several friends in the towers, the loss of one friend on the ground (falling bodies set him over the edge and he hasn't been the same since) and the health of several friends (who live in the area)children who have severe asthma and other health concerns.
"May the lights in the Land of Plenty/Shine on the truth someday."
You know, I think Max may be one of those conspiracy theory guys we were talking about last week. Don't know why, but I'm getting this distinct impression...
(Seriously, we get it. Give it a rest. Especially on today of all days.)
Today of all days.
...the day on which physical laws stopped operating for some reason.
2 downloadable files have been moved to Mahmoud's download page in www.studiosami.com. The first file has resolution suitable for printing, the second for use on a screen. You are welcome to download these for you personal use only.
Truth someday
It was the worst day. I will never forget taking the ferry over to NJ from NYC, everyone covered in ash. As someone commented above, it was as if time had just stopped.
Six years have passed, but we have not forgotten.
The victims and the people they left behind are always in my prayers.
Nine eleven truth