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Post by Liz from Cheshire on Sept 11, 2006 7:38:21 GMT
Thoughts and prayers go out to the relatives and friends of those who so tragically lost their lives 5 years ago.
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Post by geo on Sept 11, 2006 14:51:31 GMT
Thoughts and prayers go out to the relatives and friends of those who so tragically lost their lives 5 years ago. Yes indeed!! Was a tragic day, and one not to be forgotten.
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Post by shaggy on Sept 11, 2006 18:25:23 GMT
A day the world changed irrevocably. Two people from Hull were killed at The World Trade Centre. I have been down to ground zero (November 2001) and it was unreal seeing the twisted remains of those buildings and the devastation to neighbouring tower blocks. It was eerie walking around Lower Manhatten and having flashbacks of the tv news replaying in my head all the time I was there. At Trebecker Corner I bought a single white rose and a single yellow rose from a florist and placed them at one of the many memorial sites. I also took the opportunity to write my message on the many hundreds of white sheets that the Army had placed at all the memorial sites. And I remember what it was I put to this day - United Kingdom and United States, United in Freedom, United we stand as brothers in arms. As I stood silent and paid my respects, lost in my thoughts of that day, and fighting back the tears in my eyes, a plane flew overhead. For a split second, I and many others were snapped back into the present, and a feeling of panic overwhelmed me. Everyone, almost in unison, we looked up above to see just where this plane was. At that moment I got a very real sense of the horror of that day and it scared me witless. To this day I find it hard to talk to people about what it was like to be in NYC so soon in the aftermath without choking on my words and eyes welling up. The sense of total unity among the American people, the resolve and determination of the New Yorkers that they would get through these dark times.
I walked around NYC and everywhere I went, when they realised I was British, guys would shake my hand, women would hug me. I'd order a coffee in a Starbucks or some other coffee shop and get a free donut just because I was British and I had made the effort to show solidarity. I never felt threatened or scared at all the whole time I was there - except for when that plane flew over.
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Post by metalhead on Sept 11, 2006 18:50:54 GMT
Thoughts and prayers go out to the relatives and friends of those who so tragically lost their lives 5 years ago. Amen!
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Post by hazychris on Sept 11, 2006 19:50:59 GMT
On behalf of me, Hazel, Nadine-Senna & Ayrton, echo the sentiments of my fellow listeners, Chris
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Post by Lindsay on Sept 11, 2006 21:19:46 GMT
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