in Memory of 9/11

It has been 8 years. Today as every year at this time, on this day, we shed our tears for those lost on that tragic day. For many those tears do not stop and never will. These people wake up every day and are reminded of why they no longer have their husbands or wives next to them or their child to call them and tell them how much they appreciate all that their parents had done for them. They will forever be reminded of their loss until the day they go to join them eternally.


As many have, I remember that day well, when my wife called to tell me about that first plane. I went through the building to let everyone know what had happened. Those of us that had computers went to the live feeds and watched in horror as the next plane hit the second tower, while those on the manufacturing floor were listening to their radios. Worked had stopped that day at around 9:00 in the morning. We felt our hearts drop for not only those whose lives were lost, but for the loss of security we had all enjoyed for so many generations.

On this day I will not go into the political side of why it happened, or who failed, or who was the cause. Today is for remembering the senseless loss of human life and to remember that no one is truly safe, no matter where they are living and working. It is the responsibility of everyone to never forget that day. Many have forgotten similar scenes that were flashed across the television screens during the Saturday morning cartoons, back in the sixties and early seventies. Vietnam was the horror we grew up with back then. I remember playing at a friend’s house with walkie-talkies and actually hearing, faintly, the radio signals that reached us from half a world away. We could hear the call for airstrikes and the sound of battle and we were shocked at how these radio waves reached these little kids toys that brought us into a very grownup world. A world that we would all say, we would change.

But we have forgotten those promises we made to each other back then.

Let us never forget any of these tragedies, or the lives lost. Let us remember that no matter how angry we may get at someone else’s words or how they chose to live, that it is not worth taking a life over. EVER! We still must protect the innocent, and unfortunately bad things will happen. I do not condone war and never will! I will always believe that if a country wants to push their own beliefs beyond the borders of their own country and to affect the lives of people who want nothing to do with that thinking, then there should be no question of what will need to be done, no matter what country it is!

Remembering is something we all forget to do at times. Remembering the importance of life is everyone’s responsibility EVERY DAY, not only today, but everyday of our lives.

So remember not only the loss of all those lives, but the reasons it has happened and the changes we ALL must make in this world to ensure that it never happens again, anywhere.

May they all rest in peace, and REMEMBER!