Did Google forget the 5th anniversary of 9/11/2001?

[briman1970]

Google usually does special logos (or at least has special options on it's homepage) for special events in history. What happened to Google today?

Also, am I the first to make a post about the 5th anniversary of the WTC attacks here on Namepros!? I can't find any other threads here about it.

I would like to ask everyone to remember the horrible attack against our nation that occurred on September 11, 2001. Please say a prayer, take a moment of silence and remembrance, or hug a loved one and be thankful for your freedom and the people who have lost their lives to defend it.

Please don't turn this into a political thread.

Thanks,
Brian

 

[Gandhi]

No its just that google doest get into the Political thing anymore, I guess they had some problems before.

 

[briman1970]

Oh well... at least I still remember what happened on that day...

 

[mis_chiff]

Oh well... at least I still remember what happened on that day...

I remember, even here in Canada when I watched the
second plane hit. CNN was live from the first one at the time.
I was in shock, I was still trying to actually focus on the first report,
I thought it was a movie or something. It just didn't seem real. Icouldn't imagine how those that were there were feeling. And I still can't!. I just
feel the huge loss and the despair the families of the survivors must be
feeling. For them it is real, they lived it, and still are.
My heart felt sympathy to all those lost, and for those who are
left behind to deal with this. It was definetly a huge tragedy!

.

 

[RJ]

9/11 was a sad and scary day in our history and changed life for a lot of people around the World. Things may never be the same.

It feels strange that its been five years already.

 

[MastMnds]

9/11 was a sad and scary day in our history and changed life for a lot of people around the World. Things may never be the same.

It feels strange that its been five years already.

I agree I been watching c-span and other new channels all morning. Replaying what happenend. Its just so sad and scary what happenend back than. 5 years sure did go by quickly.

 

[Pagerank]

Somebody mentioned the fact it's five years.
I swear it feels like only yester-year.
I suppose memories of something so tradjic stick for life.

 

[dgridley]

I agree...

Somebody mentioned the fact it's five years.
I swear it feels like only yester-year.

 

[Humdizzy]

I remember being pulled out of school early. I was scared because I didn't know what was going on, being only 11 at the time. The school didn't say a word, but from our window we could see the second plane that hit and the towers burning. I didn't fully comprehend what was happening and why was it happening until I got home and watched CNN for a while (about 3 days to find out the whole story). That day changed the world forever.

 

[dgridley]

I imagine being able to see it first hand had an enormous impact on you.. definitely something you'd never forget.

I remember being pulled out of school early. I was scared because I didn't know what was going on, being only 11 at the time. The school didn't say a word, but from our window we could see the second plane that hit and the towers burning. I didn't fully comprehend what was happening and why was it happening until I got home and watched CNN for a while (about 3 days to find out the whole story). That day changed the world forever.

 

[Snurf]

Wow.. those 5 years went by fast..

Google is used in more countries than the USA and 9/11 may not be as significant for other countries, although it has affected the world.

 

[Barrucadu]

5 years already? I seriously think someone has screwed around with a time-machine or something...

I made a game in 2002, it seems ages ago, I know it was 2002 because I typed "copyright 2002+" after the credits.
9/11 was in 2001, 5 years ago, it seems only a few months ago!

 

[jeter4982]

I think the thing that really hit me is when I saw a child celebrating his 5th birthday today, and thinking that he was just being born on the horrible day five years ago. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who lost someone in the WTC, especially all those brave firefighters, police officers, port authority officers, and EMT's. We will never forget!

Tom

 

[maximum]

I have posted the songs below every year since that tragic day, on numerous forums. Some of these may seem old to some of you, but I take it not everyone has heard them all, and they are songs that say so much that I will continue to post them every anniversary. These are words and voices that make your heart think more than your head, and remind you of how precious life really is.

----"The Legacy", written by Doug and Pam Champagne (performed by Doug), directly commemerates those that gave their lives that day. This song got attention becuase the Champagne's are Canadians who made every effort (and continue to do so), to show that 9/11 was not just an attach on America, but an attack on mankind as a whole. They helped, as much as any two people could, make this a universal issue and not just an American one. "The Legacy":
http://www.nonpublicserver.com/temp/The Legacy.mp3

----The song most played at funerals from that tragic date? Not some official song of the NYPD or NYFD. Not even the common military Taps, or other such notes. It was "Amazing Grace", with good reason. One of the most beautiful versions I've ever heard of this, atleast recorded, was done by Vanessa Wigton (who with her husband Don Wigton, make up "Wigtune Company"). It can be listened to below:
http://www.nonpublicserver.com/temp/Amazing Grace.mp3

----Many folks had problems with this song (particularly certain strict religious groups who saw this as trying to directly put words into the mouth of, or imitating, God). I won't argue religion here, this group is not for that. But, this song is exactly what I think God would say to each of us about that day. If this doesn't get to your heart and make you put your life into perspective (those of you that are at all religious), then nothing will. "Met in the Stairwell", written by Stacey Randall and performed by Bob Holiday:
http://www.nonpublicserver.com/temp/Met in the Stairwell.mp3

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Tom,

That 5-year-old will have one heck of a legacy to live up to. His birth was the embodiment of what we want to take away from that date in history...That life goes on, and that each one is special.

 

[briman1970]

I was living in Atlanta at the time of the attacks. I'll never forget that day.

I was still asleep when the first plane hit. I was off work that day, so I set my alarm to wake me up later than usual. The alarm was set to a popular music station and they were talking about something as if they were watching it on the TV news. I was still half-asleep, but I let the radio play because I wanted to find out what in the world they were talking about.

When they said "it hit the tower", I jumped out of bed and ran to the TV. I turned it on CNN and there it was. Live video of the North tower burning and them saying it had been hit by a plane.

Lots of stuff ran through my mind, but terrorism never entered it at that time. In my pre-9/11 thinking, this kind of thing didn't happen in America. I wondered what could have caused this. Electronics failure? Failed hijacking attempt? Severe pilot error? I switched back and forth from news report to news report and at no time did I hear anyone mention terrorism. They pretty much thought it was a horrible accident.

Then the other plane hit.

I remember the feeling I had at that very moment. I've tried to describe it before, but it's difficult. My mind sort of freezed up for a few seconds while it was attempting to process what my eyes were feeding it. I was completely confused. It must be very similar to the feeling a toddler gets when they see something that they've never seen before and they have no frame of reference to compare it to.

It must've affected others the same way because even after the second plane hit, it took over a minute (maybe two) for someone to say that it must be a deliberate attack. I'm pretty sure it was Dan Rather that I heard say it first. At that point it started to sink in. I started to get pretty upset.

When the report came in that a 3rd plane had hit the pentagon, I started getting afraid for America. I wondered what was going to happen next? How many planes or other tools of destruction were going to be used in this attack!? When the report came in about Flight 93, I got REALLY freaked out and started calling everyone I knew. I just had to hear another human voice.

I sat, like hundreds of thousands of Americans and watched for hours. I had the next two days off, but I probably wouldn't have gone in anyway. I sat, watched, and called family and friends for those two days and I hardly ate a thing.

I wanted to give blood, but found out that my kidney disorder prohibits it. I called two charter airlines who were flying people to NY to help with rescue, but I was told that they only accepted "trained personnel" such as EMTs, police officers or firemen. I couldn't afford to donate anything substantial at the time because I was only working part time and living very much hand to mouth. I felt helpless.

It took a long time for me to come to terms with everything I saw on TV and the net during the days and weeks after 9/11. I can understand when some people who were actually there say that they're still not over it. It still seems like it happened last year to me. I can't believe it's been 5 years! God bless the people among us who still deal with the loss of a loved one due to the events of September 11, 2001.

If anyone is interested, here is something that has recently piqued my interest. It's a 9/11 timeline built from only mainstream and credible news sources (or at least that's what the site says). It's a long read but it's well worth it. Click here. BTW, the timeline entries are all on the left column of the page.

 

[BMFX]

I was only just 9 at that time... than i didnt know what it was all about...

Now it's a really big thing for me i feel as not enough people remember this date.

- John

 

[dgridley]

One plane = accident. Two planes = I knew it was no accident.. I was dumbstruck!

 

[angisson]

Yeah.. its been 5 years.. 5 long ones.. but we made it threw it. its not that I didn't forget about today. I seen it on TV all day..


I said a prayer for the familys.

on a different note, it sucks having 3 people saying "Happy 9/1" imMike being one of them, thats just wrong on so many ways.. but I won't go into it that much.. still..it s wrong.

 

[peaches017]

I remember that day so well...

My dad woke me up to tell me that the WTC's were hit. I didn't even know what they were, and confused, I replied: "Is this a big deal?"

He quickly informed just how big of a deal this truly was, and that he had to call his office to find out if he was still going to go out to New York that day, as his plans were.

I walked to my friend's house, because we always walked to school together. I showed up, and we watched TV while his father talked to members of his firm in their New York Office. He was on the phone with a wife of his colleague when her husband walked through the door.

That day at school, picture day, was confusing and scary. We didn't really know what was going on, and school was only half-occupied -- even in California.

I got home and listened to the radio, after realizing that neither my mom nor dad went to work that day. The night was a blur, my tivo'd simpsons episodes was the news of the attacks on FOX -- I watched in disbelief throughout the 2 half hour recorded episodes.

That night I slept in my parents bed and had a nightmare that I was trapped under rubble and was calling for help, unable to be heard.

For the next few years of my life, especially the summer pre-ceding that, I had anxiety caused by that, and I would get extremely paranoid that my parents and sister would die, or that something bad would happen. It literally crippled my enjoyment for an entire month at sleep-away-camp. I would get unbelievably homesick, not from missing home, but from anxiety.

I can go on forever -- but the short of it is, we will never forget. God bless.

Peter

BTW: A girl at my school performed a song she had composed about 9/11 during assembly today. The chills people were getting were tangible -- it was incredibly powerful.