Sept 11, 2001, My city New York and my country America was attacked. I took it personal as I believe many of us did. It changed me profoundly forever. I came back to New York City from Los Angeles where I live today and visited Ground Zero that December and I felt the incredible loss and pain but also saw the strength and resilience of Americans and especially my fellow New Yorkers. Hard to believe it has been nine years ago......
There were a total of 2,977 deaths. The victims were distributed as follows: 246 on the four planes (from which there were no survivors), 2,606 in New York City in the towers and on the ground, and 125 at the Pentagon.
More than 90 countries lost citizens in the attacks on the World Trade Center
I personally will never forget and hope we always remember....
I have made it a habit to attend a commemoration event on Sept 11 every year since 2002.
And to be clear on this 9/11 I must say it. I have no animosity towards any race or religion and how I lived and live my life is a reflection of that but like most New Yorkers and Americans I am opposed to the Ground Zero Islamic Center/Mosque.
And the time is way overdue to Build the 9/11 Memorial and Rebuild the WTC.....
Tribute to all the victims of 9/11
2 comments:
Thank you, John.I have been getting your blog for many months and decided today to post a comment.
My feelings about 9/11 are the same as yours.I was born and raised in New York and truly believe we need to take back our country in many ways...We lost too many beautiful souls on 9/11.Thank you for sharing on this wonderful Blog! Andrea
Thanks Andrea for reading my blog and for the kind words. As New Yorkers we speak our mind and from our heart and 9/11 touched us very deeply....
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