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Is anyone aware of any ceremonies happening this year in Charlotte to mark the 9/11 anniversary? I was at the World Trade Center that morning and just moved to Charlotte last year. I am looking for a place to go to mark the anniversary if anyone has any information.
Location: Some got six month some got one solid. But me and my buddies all got lifetime here
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Originally Posted by aquastone
How quickly everyone forgets.
The flags flying on cars, houses, so patriotic.
I don't think it's a matter of anyone forgetting but more that it's kinda time to start moving forward from these remembrances. Reading the names at Ground Zero every single year is overkill. If people want to have their own moment of silence, that's awesome. To stop things for some official or sanctioned gathering/remembrance is getting a little stale.
Well, I of course given my experience am a little biased here, but I truly believe that as long as we are under attack by radical Islam these ceremonies should continue so that the country remembers how vulnerable we are to being attacked from out of the blue.
I don;t want to turn this into a political thread as I am sincerely interested in just finding a place for remembrance. If you want to reply to what I just wrote please hold off or just send me a PM as I don't want this thread to get deleted!
I find Sept 11th very difficult, as I think most people from NY do. I think its hard on everybody , but I do feel that being so close to it is just different
it is not overkill to remember the innocent that just got up that day to go do their thing, as well as the weeks that followed, watching Firemen and policemen walking down our street to go to the funerals of their fallen brothers.
I worked in the Pentagon during the mid 80's. I found myself looking at the list of those that perished, I was blessed that no one I worked with was on that list. I plan on visiting the memorial at the Pentagon in Ocotober. My brother and his 5 month pregnant wife were at FBI HQ in Washington, DC, my Dad was nearby at his job. I remember that day like it was yesterday. My brother-in-law is currently in Kabul, serving in the National Guard, we pray for his safety as well as all of the men and women over there. He is due to be home in April, we'll see about that, I sure hope so.
The tricky line to walk here is do we make an official national "holiday" and effectively let the terrorists shut us down once a day every year? Or do we not do anything and let the event slip into the history books? The middle of the road is very tough to find and stay on.
I am of the mindset of remembrance for the purpose of staying energized and aware of the threats that are still seeking us.
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My brother-in-law is currently in Kabul, serving in the National Guard, we pray for his safety as well as all of the men and women over there. He is due to be home in April, we'll see about that, I sure hope so.
