9/11 7th anniversary

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I will never forget!

I was 7 mo. pregnant with my ds. We were living in Stuttgart, Germany. Headquarters of the European Command for the US Military. It was approx. 3 PM in the afternoon. After the Pentagon was hit and the military realized what was happening we went on Threatcon DELTA. That means a terrorist attack is/has happened. We went on lockdown. My dh was able to get a brief few second call to me that he would not be home anytime soon as he and others were working on trying to re-establish the communications that were knocked out in DC.

I was glued to the Armed Forces Network. I had no idea where my parents were as they were traveling full time in their RV and last called me from NY. They were in RI when it happened.

That evening I got a loud knock on my door and opened it to a soldier in full battle gear. He was instructing me to "secure the door, ma'am" to the apartment. He had his M-16 and all.

I knew in that moment, that my life as a military spouse would never be the same...

I knew in that moment that my husband would be put in harms way. I wasn't a question of if, but when.

My child and any future children would have to deal with this...

Never forget. Always remember.

And remember those who serve to defend our freedoms, yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

[MomToTwoBoys]

I remember this banging on my front door and waking up to my ex-DH shaking me awake. I had fallen asleep on the couch and my oldest DS was still asleep. He fumbled around for my remote, turned on the TV, and I remember being in shock at what happened. The next thing I know, all of my friends who had gotten out of the Marine Corps were being called back and everyone who wasn't on medical restrictions was being prepared to be sent over.

That was 7 years ago.

What happened, well, it happened. There's no amount of mourning that can change what has happened. The only thing that can happen, from here, is that people understand that many lives were lost that day and that all of the actions from that day forward were in honor of those who died.

I feel for people who lost loved ones and I guarantee you that I lost some of my old military friends in every conflict since then. That is the part that has made me the most sad. It's been seven years and there has been no true resolve.

[jamie79]

I remember getting the boys up and out to school that day. After they left I went back to sleep as I didnt feel well.
My friend, JoAnne called and woke me up.
I turned on the tv and watched all day. Dh was able for about 30 seconds to call.
I too, knew right then we would go to war and dh would go. Once you send your spouse off to war you never look at the world the same way again.

[frugalbabe]

I was 8 months pregnant with my second child. Dh was a college student and I was in my apartment with my two year old son and two other boys I daycared. I went into my bedroom to sort the dirty laundry and flipped on the tv. They were showing one of the burning towers and then rotated the camera to show both towers I thought how strange it was for both towers to be burning and then slowly well you all know what happened it just all unfolded I stood there mesmerized. And like a pp said I knew that my life and our country would never be the same that we had just entered a new chapter of our country's history. I knew we were watching the beginning of a war. That baby I was pregnant with is now almost seven of course and as I look at her she is my marker at how much time has passed.

[mom21ofeach]

We were living on the west coast. At 6:30 am (9:30 NY time), the phone rang while I was changing dd's diaper (now 8). DH answered the phone. It was our neighbor across the street. She told us to turn the tv on. I could hear dh yell from down the hall, "We're going to war! This is bad! This it it!"

I had to take ds to preschool that day. It was his first day. The year before, all the mothers were chatty and happy to have a 2 1/2 hour morning break. That year, we were all silent, and ready to get back home and watch the news.

Our neighbor then was Director of Pilot Operations of a major airline. Needless to say, he was stuck at work for DAYS ON END!! His wife and her two sons were at our house thru the night while we watched tv and cried. After two days of watching CNN, watching people in NY holding signs and pictures looking for their loved ones, I had to turn the tv off. I couldn't take it any more.

I spent the next few months in fear that something terrible would happen to us. I stockpiled water canned goods and babyfood. I contemplated buying a gun.

That was a terrible, terrible time for me, and for our country. I knew things would never be the same and it made me very sad.

I hate remembering, but I feel like we have to for all the people that have died. Either on 9/11 or in the wars afterwards. Neither of my kids remember that day. However, we did talk about it today.

One sort of "funny" thing.....My ds had just turned 5 at the time, and I remember turning on the tv for him in his playroom, trying to keep him away from all the news so the adults could watch and he would be distracted. But when I turned it on Nick Jr - it was the CNN feed. Cartoon Network....CNN feed. PBS Kids....PBS news feed. I finally just threw in a video. For 4 or 5 months after 9/11, he would say, "Remeber that day when there was no Nick Jr. or cartoon shows?" He's 12 now and doesn't remember that anymore.

[qtkitty]

I hear that they are talking about making 9/11 an American National Holiday.

Personally, i don't think that they should because it would be like giving terrorists a holiday. It started the war on terrorism which has taken so many lives and left us feeling as if we have gotten no where.

I remember that day going to college watching the news between classes. Looking at the wreckage of the plane that fell in PA by then most of the student body was freaking out because they were talking on the news of the possible targets being schools and public buildings. Soon after we were all sent home. Later that night at work we all watched the news and discussed it. All of us were still in shock and unsure what was going to happen, but we were all pretty sure it ment war.

[madhen]

I was on my way to Los Angeles that day, heading to a meeting at the World Trade Center in LA. I was confused, when I first heard the news, because I initially thought they were talking about THAT world trade center.

The thing that really struck me was how, afterward, for a few weeks, we were all so very decent to each other. Living in Los Angeles, you get used to the LA traffic. For about two weeks, however, everyone was courteous, allowing people to merge, no one cutting anyone off, people waving each other through. It was as if somehow it had finally occurred to everyone that each vehicle held a human being, and that we were all precious. Sometimes, when I'm running late for work, or when someone cuts me off, I try to remember that feeling, and I try to be the person we all were for those few days afterward.

[Lindsey]

I hear that they are talking about making 9/11 an American National Holiday.

Personally, i don't think that they should because it would be like giving terrorists a holiday. It started the war on terrorism which has taken so many lives and left us feeling as if we have gotten no where.

I haven't heard about it being made a holiday, but if they did I wouldn't think of it as giving the terrorists a holiday... I will ALWAYS think on this day that as long as I am alive I will support this never happening again in my county! Meaning, supporting our President who is against terrorism, soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, police, firemen and all those who lost their lives when they shouldn't of had to (and any I'm forgetting). I will always mourn for those who we lost and be thankful that we're not going to take this anymore! I would hope to use this day to rile and build up American's in unity like when it first happened.

[bargainQUEEN]

I was getting ready for my first day of college when I turned on the tv. My mother was listening to the radio and they were talking about it. She turned her tv on and saw it.

The history channel did a special. They took alot of footage from people who recorded everything and put it together. The personal camera footage was more intense than watching the footage the news aired. MSNBC always show the footage they recorded on the anniversary. I think all channels should show it too. Some people say they want to forget and not see the images, but I believe we need to all remember what happened and see the images over and over again.