15 Years After The 9/11 Attacks... We Must Never Forget

Kathleen Daniels ~ hi Kathleen, I remember exactly where I was when I heard about a plane flying into one of the towers and turning on the tv in time to see the second plane hit... first reaction was that it couldn't be real. I went through the day trying to reach friends who worked there by phone and suddenly around 6pm that night the horror of everything hit me and I started crying. Last year I lost one of my best friends to lung cancer that spread to her brain. She worked in one of the towers and got out. But then she worked in that area for the next two years. I totally believe she contracted this cancer from being in that area every day for so long.

Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Call 631-805-4400 (c) ~ hi Sheila and Larry... I think it's hardest today on the people who were nearby on 9/11 in neighboring communities and couldn't do much to help.

Robert Vegas Bob Swetz ~ hi Bob... with some 20% of Americans having no memory of 9/11, I worry that our country will forget all too quickly. Having been born shortly after the end of WWII, I related to that era... and it was something not far from our thoughts when I was in school. As for our grandchildren, WWII is like ancient history and I worry that 9/11 will become that, as well, in another generation.

Allie Angeloni ~ hi Allie... it was heartbreaking to see the families reading the names of those who perished earlier today... so clear that they have not gotten over losing their loved ones even 15 years later. And I get it... my mom died in 1998 and I'm still not totally over losing her, but I didn't lose her to such a horrible attack.

Diana Zaccaro ~ thanks, Diana. I actually spent a bit of time trying to track down some good quotes. I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite.

Tammy Lankford,  hi Tammy... I've often wondered what happened that the coming together seemed to disappear so quickly.

Jerry Newman ~ amen to that, Jerry. But harder and harder to do when that phrase is taken out of things like our Pledge of Allegiance.

Myrl Jeffcoat ~ good morning, Mryl. Exactly! 15 years is pushing toward two decades and it's amazing how it feels like something that happened just the other year. When I was seeing pictures of those towers coming down yesterday on tv, the shock was still the same and it still felt surreal like it couldn't be happening.

William Feela ~ good morning, Bill... I'm afraid that there's a lot of truth to your comment and it makes me very sad that it's so.

George Souto ~ good morning, George. The feelings I had that day are still there today when I see those towers coming down... the only feeling that's missing is the panic I felt all day until I reached everyone I knew who worked there or in the immediate area. But I remember that feeling of panic and all the busy signals I kept getting on my phone trying to call people.

Mary Yonkers ~ hi Mary... it's one thing when you see something awful happen in a place you've never been to or don't really know. It's another when it happens in a place you've walked dozens and dozens and dozens of times. I felt the same way about the Paris attacks because I lived there as well and walked those streets.

David Baker Laveen Realtor & South Phoenix Realtor ~ hi David... I think it's one of those things that those who were old enough to understand the implications will not forget to their dying day. The problem is the number of people now who have no memory of this day and don't get the significance because of that.