I posted Never.Forget last year. Rereading it, every word still rings true.
It’s the 10 year anniversary of 9.11.01, a day that has helped shape the lives of entire generations, for better or worse. This year, there have been endless documentaries, examining the events from every angle.
For a lot of people, it’s hard to watch and they’ve done their best to avoid it. I can understand that. Me, I’ve watched several. I’ve cried at least once during each of them. For children that found out that day they would never see a parent again, for the spouses that received goodbye phone calls, for the fire fighters who risked and gave everything.
One show I watched talked about the fire station that is located next to Ground Zero. For the last ten years, people have stopped by the fire station everyone single day to thank the firefighters for their work. The narrator went on to explain that the firefighters are too polite to bring it up, but it has forced them to relive that day, everyday, for the last 10 years.
B and I watched the specials on the building of the 9/11 memorial, and new world trade center towers. We may not enjoy visiting cities, but plan to make a trip to New York City to pay our respects within the next few years.
Never Forgotten. Forever Grateful.
