Never Forget

[MADDOG93]

God bless my FDNY brothers

[GreenGiant2]

Amen

[Vladislav]

Sad day.

[mack mhe9]

Is it wrong that you still get a little messed up in side when you think of these he hero's and there family's.

[james j neiweem]

Yes Sir

[41chevy]

Is it wrong that you still get a little messed up in side when you think of these he hero's and there family's.

Never wrong to feel that way, it WOULD be criminal to feel nothing! (imo) I feel the same for each and every one of my fellow Veterans too..

[mack mhe9]

Yes sir. Being a former Marine you feel a part of you leave when you here of a soldier in harm.

[Bigdogtrucker]

Seems like yesterday,remember the whole day from the moment I woke up...

[Bobby j]

After all these years it's still like an open wound to me never forget nor never give up..........bobby j.

[vision386]

I was in Long Island City,NY on this day,and personally I will NEVER forget the sacrifices/losses made by both FDNY,NYPD and all the civillians affected,and the outright cowardice of the low-life S.O.B's that planned and executed the attacks,sorry but I am not able to "forgive and forget" makes me upset to think about it. I am however proud of how we as Americans pulled together during this tragedy!...........................................Mark

[NoClueJoe66]

They are gone but not forgotten, may they all rest in peace with the angels above...amen

[bullhusk]

The towers were my backyard in JC NJ every day I would look out my office an look at those two towers and say 'wow where you gonna get a view like that' they were only about a mile or so across to river . My son and a couple a my guys saw the whole deal and to this day my son still don't really like to talk about it. I worked on tower II pouring concrete curb an sidewalks back in 71 72 for Colonial Sand And Stone and it was one of the wonders of the world RIP to all who lost there life that day and God Bless all of the families who lost a loved one on that horrible day

[1958 F.W.D.]

Never forget?

I was on the pile. Not for long, but I was there. I can still taste the air in my mouth- a mix of concrete dust, ash, smoke and......death. Does death have a taste? I'm not sure but if it does, it was there. I remember the sounds. Men shouting, shovels clanking against debris, pails being passed back and forth as men grunted, fire department portable radios cracking with messages, construction equipment, honking, and occasionally......an eerie silence, like in the Omaha Beach scenes in the movie "Saving Private Ryan". I talk freely about losing friends and brothers there a lot, but I rarely talk about having been there. But occasionally I think it's important to talk about it.

How CAN I forget? I WANT to forget, but I cannot. It is my duty as a brother to remember the fallen, and it is my duty as an American to never forget those innocents who lost their lives.

In loving memory of my friends:
-Captain Patrick "Paddy" Brown, Ladder Co. 3
-Battalion Chief Raymond Downey, Special Operations Command
-Firefighter Patrick O'Keefe, Rescue Company 1
-Firefighter Joseph Spor, Rescue Company 3

[41chevy]

Randy, Ray Pfeifer was interviewed by the local news yesterday, modest soft spoken man. I have to talk to him in the fall on doing the conversion on his fire truck. Paul

[1958 F.W.D.]

Paul- yes someone sent that to me. He bought a Harley Trike at the beginning of this spring, and he's been spending a lot of time on that. But I am sure he will remember he has a firetruck eventually. Both he and his brother have a hard time driving it with their various ailments, so Im sure he will want to go with the conversion. He is a fine human being, a King among men.

[1958 F.W.D.]

I posted on my Facebook the other day "343 PLUS people, 343 PLUS."

several came back with question marks.

Remember the 343 firefighters who died, plus the NYPD and the Port Authority Cops who gave their lives on 9/11.

But the "PLUS" too.....The hundreds, if not thousands of cops, firemen and construction workers who have contracted various cancers and diseases- mostly respiratory related....Who have also died since 9/11 and continue to die every day. The gentleman that Paul mentioned above- Ray Pfeifer, is an FDNY Fireman, who has stage 4 bone cancer, which was contracted as a result of him being involved in the recovery effort.

[fxfymn]

I haven't replied to the thread because its still a tough topic to talk about for me. Every incident you respond to changes you in some way, but 9/11 was one of those that changes everything. To this day I can remember how clear the day was and how the loom up from the Pentagon stood out against that sky.

Lots of folks risked a lot to help those who were attacked for no other reason than they were residents of the greatest democracy in the world. Whether it was the WTC, the Pentagon, or Shanksville, every person who responded to the needs of the fallen was changed by what occurred that day. God bless all who made the ultimate sacrifice and to those who have lived with the consequences of doing what they would do for anyone in need.