911 NYC- Continued Prayers to those who perished and their families as we remember and honor them on this day that has forever changed the way we live.
I have not looked at any of the photos and video I shot on that fateful day since it took place. It still has its residue inside me and I find it difficult to really express the horror and sorrow to this day. I lived a few blocks away from WTC, I was in bed with my girl when I heard the roar of a plane and a second later the impact, I knew instantly what had happened, I dont know why but I did and when I ran up to the roof I was speechless and in tears. What I saw that day and night and when I went into Ground Zero was devastating and humbling.
I grew up in and out of those towers I had friends and family that worked in them or near by, in fact I was to go to the bank across the street that very morning but I was putting off for later.
My emotions aside I knew this would be the most important and memorable day of my life, aside from the birth of our son Leo it still is.
It is important to also honor those who jumped in to help out, those who lived in the trenches pulling out people, parts and small personal items for the identification of the fallen.
We are still at a lost for clarification or resolve and given the direction the US government has since charted I dont see the gaping wound at the site or in our hearts healing up anytime soon. We are forever scarred by the event and its catastrophic aftermath in Iraq.
Posted by Mare 139 on September 10, 2008 at 05:37 PM
