Thursday, September 11, 2014

Still Remember

Like it was yesterday.

The fight is still on.

Prayer time in Afghanistan:





UPDATED 9.11 Noon:

Hat owner and comrade, Googie, has a nice tribute over at ATRS:

When I was falling
I loved life even more then
For this mem’ry was the last
To live my life

UPDATED 9.11 3pm:

Stormbringer posts the full account of an Army buddy's Tower 2 experience.

I never felt like I had enemies but that changed on September 11, 2001. I was on a coffee break from training at Morgan Stanley's offices on the 61st floor of Tower 2 of the World Trade Center. The morning was beautiful, sunny, and crystal clear as I looked out the window toward the Statue of Liberty. The view was grand and I was happy to be in Manhattan again. “Yep, things were looking good.”

I heard a muffled sound like distant thunder but there wasn’t a cloud in the sky...

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