Remember how you felt?

Remember how you felt September 11, 2001?? I hope so. Never forget that we are Americans, we prevail in the end no matter what, no matter who. I'll be wearing red, white and blue today, and remembering all the times America has saved the world. Now it's time to save ourselves. Remember. Never forget to ask God to bless America.


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updated by @tim-leeming: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM

Yes, I remember. I remember where I was, where I was standing, and how I wished I could rush home to watch the news. It was a scary day for all Americans, especially for those who could not locate or contact their loved ones during the minutes, hours, and days that followed.Thank you for remembering.

Thanks, Tim for bringing this up here. I hope everyone will take a minute to think about what happened to this country 9 years ago. I saw the file you sent Tim and have looked at it many times already. It so vividly brings back the memories and all the feelings I had that day as I watched the events unfold on TV. Thanks for sharing that!!

May everyone have a peaceful weekend and may God bless us all.

Ann

A day that I will never forget. This date will go with me for the rest of my life.

I had a pick up Naval Shipyards across the river sorta in Brooklyn NY at 10 am on 9/11 I got down to shipyard the nite before and parked . next morning there were 4 trucks setting waiting to load when there was a bunch of smoke coming from the manhatten area. a few minutes later another big cloud of smoke started rising from the same area. The waterway immediately became busy with coastguard and police. About that time we were ordered to drop our trailers and immediately vacate Brooklyn,we still didnt know what was happening. after being escorted out of NY we were in traffic outbound only--we started hearing of things going on in dc and ny. After getting into Va finally stopped at a truck stop and called in telling dispatch where our trailers were left. we were sent into Ky to wait thats when we finally learned about 9/11 Never forget what I saw that morning

Unfortunately, I do not know how to add that e-mail to the site. I just have not learned things like that. I have someone else upload all my pictures because I don't know how to do that either.
Thank each of you for sharing those memories. Johnny, you were the closest of all to the actual happen. You saw the smoke for real,not on tv.
I had actually written a very long blog about that day was posted it on here. I was going back through and reading it and decided to delete it entirely because it was getting far deeper than I felt like posting here. But,this is a proper forum for posting such thoughts. Something about race fans, especially we older fans, is deeply patriotic. Watch The National Anthem being played at NASCAR events, NFL, MLB and other sporting events. I have only seen a very few at the race tracks not remove their hats and put their hands over their hearts. NFL and MLB folks seem to care less. Watch and see what I mean.
Next year is the 10th anniversary. Why the 10th is more special than the first, third, ninth, or whatever, I don't know. But I have heard that they are planning very special observances on the 10th anniversary.
Tim

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What a change! It's been awhile since I've checked in and I'm quite surprised. It may take me awhile to figure it our but first look it's really great.

Tim I did not know what had happened until later that nite when we parked,it was like listening to Orson Wells on radio back,back in the day. I never saw either plane hit and when we got down to DC they routed all traffic completely away from the area. All traffic coming out of NY was one way on both sides of the tollways. First and only time I ever came out of the Northeast and didnt pay a toll

Tim Leeming said:

Unfortunately, I do not know how to add that e-mail to the site. I just have not learned things like that. I have someone else upload all my pictures because I don't know how to do that either.
Thank each of you for sharing those memories. Johnny, you were the closest of all to the actual happen. You saw the smoke for real,not on tv.
I had actually written a very long blog about that day was posted it on here. I was going back through and reading it and decided to delete it entirely because it was getting far deeper than I felt like posting here. But,this is a proper forum for posting such thoughts. Something about race fans, especially we older fans, is deeply patriotic. Watch The National Anthem being played at NASCAR events, NFL, MLB and other sporting events. I have only seen a very few at the race tracks not remove their hats and put their hands over their hearts. NFL and MLB folks seem to care less. Watch and see what I mean.
Next year is the 10th anniversary. Why the 10th is more special than the first, third, ninth, or whatever, I don't know. But I have heard that they are planning very special observances on the 10th anniversary.
Tim

I was in the 82nd Airborne Division dawning a parachute at Fort Picket, VA. to jump on to a clay runway my engineer company had just built for C-130 aircraft landings. As the entire 160 soldiers were preparing for the jump, going through our final jump training our Executive Officer pulled up in a military sedan, threw open the doors and yelled for all of to listen to the radio. We couldn't believe our ears. Just then the C-130 was landing on the aspalt runway to pick us up for our parachute jump. No sooner had the plane landed when the second airliner hit the second tower and we all knew right then that this was an act of war and we were heading straight into the mouth of demon in a short time. As the story would go, the plane that was to take us up was grounded by order of the Government and we didn't jump but immediately prepared our equipment to return to Fort Bragg for further orders.I remember telling my soldiers (I was the platoon sergeant) that we are going somewhere but not to worry, that we will all be coming back alive. What else could I tell these brave young men and woman? They were scared, I had to put on the brave face and pick up and move on.

Nothing to say jim But B R A V O !!!!

That is an awesome story, remembrance, and account of the day Jim Wilmore. Thanks for sharing that. Thank you for the service to this great country of ours. Always brave young men available in the U.S.A.


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What a change! It's been awhile since I've checked in and I'm quite surprised. It may take me awhile to figure it our but first look it's really great.