Having said that, i will admit i sat glued to his show today. It was about some people who had been affected by 9/11. Jeremy had flown to NY to interview people for his show. I didn't make it past the fireman interview. He now has PTSD, and he lost so many Port Authority co-workers that day. And that is just one man. Another interview was with a family who had a son, a daughter-in-law and a toddler grandbaby who were headed to California on holiday. The little one (Christine) talked to Grandma the day before the flight and (Eunice) said she told her she was going to Disneyland.
Patrick called his mom twice from the flight, once to say the were hijacked and he would call from where ever they landed, the other time was to say the plane was erratic, a stewardess was dead, and people were vomiting form the constant up and down of the flight. Then there was a scream, then Patrick said "oh,my God" over and over until the phone went dead. At that moment the second plane hit the twin tower and everyone knew the first flight was not a freak accident. They knew then that this was planned and the fates seemed inevitable when we heard a third plane was taken over. If there is anything to be thankful for, I am glad the passengers rushed the terrorists, and no US military personnel had to shoot down a flight of civilians. I think once they realized this was no kidnapping, it helped them do what they felt they must. I think everyone in all three planes was a hero. Not the terrorists of course, but the people who boarded a flight that day not knowing everyone's' life would change forever.
Everyone remembers where they were when they heard Kennedy was shot, and the people of NY will never forget where they were when the pictures started coming out of NYC. I think everyone in the world must have seen those planes at one time or another. This week we will have to see it over and over again. Like when the Columbia crashed,it was all the news on every station, over and over again.
I do not want to forget the lessons of that day, but i also want the families to have some peace. For some, it will never come and they would feel it was wrong to go on with their lives. When i see TV reports of the Booze culture and all the violence alcohol causes, I wonder what those people who died would give to have a shot at life again. It makes me sick to my stomach the evil that men still do. Nothing shocks or disturbs us anymore we are so jaded. Our problem i not the Muslim man or woman, they are nutjobs in every walk of life, but the average person goes to bed knowing tomorrow is another day. For three thousand people, they were wrong, and time was up and it was as random as booking a flight. It was not punishment for any crime, the death penalty was imposed on them without charges or a trial. The old rule of wrong place, wrong time, and the rest is left to history to judge.
Kinda leaves me wondering still...
Patrick called his mom twice from the flight, once to say the were hijacked and he would call from where ever they landed, the other time was to say the plane was erratic, a stewardess was dead, and people were vomiting form the constant up and down of the flight. Then there was a scream, then Patrick said "oh,my God" over and over until the phone went dead. At that moment the second plane hit the twin tower and everyone knew the first flight was not a freak accident. They knew then that this was planned and the fates seemed inevitable when we heard a third plane was taken over. If there is anything to be thankful for, I am glad the passengers rushed the terrorists, and no US military personnel had to shoot down a flight of civilians. I think once they realized this was no kidnapping, it helped them do what they felt they must. I think everyone in all three planes was a hero. Not the terrorists of course, but the people who boarded a flight that day not knowing everyone's' life would change forever.
Everyone remembers where they were when they heard Kennedy was shot, and the people of NY will never forget where they were when the pictures started coming out of NYC. I think everyone in the world must have seen those planes at one time or another. This week we will have to see it over and over again. Like when the Columbia crashed,it was all the news on every station, over and over again.
I do not want to forget the lessons of that day, but i also want the families to have some peace. For some, it will never come and they would feel it was wrong to go on with their lives. When i see TV reports of the Booze culture and all the violence alcohol causes, I wonder what those people who died would give to have a shot at life again. It makes me sick to my stomach the evil that men still do. Nothing shocks or disturbs us anymore we are so jaded. Our problem i not the Muslim man or woman, they are nutjobs in every walk of life, but the average person goes to bed knowing tomorrow is another day. For three thousand people, they were wrong, and time was up and it was as random as booking a flight. It was not punishment for any crime, the death penalty was imposed on them without charges or a trial. The old rule of wrong place, wrong time, and the rest is left to history to judge.
Kinda leaves me wondering still...
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