http://www.rememberthe11th.com/100 http://www.rememberthe11th.com/200 http://www.rememberthe11th.com/300 http://www.rememberthe11th.com/400 http://www.rememberthe11th.com/500 http://www.rememberthe11th.com/600 http://www.rememberthe11th.com/700 http://www.rememberthe11th.com/800 http://www.rememberthe11th.com/900 http://www.rememberthe11th.com/1000 http://www.rememberthe11th.com/1100 http://www.rememberthe11th.com/1200 http://www.rememberthe11th.com/1300 WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Ten years on from the day the 9/11 terrorist attacks changed so much for so many people, the world's leaders and millions of citizens are pausing to reflect. From Sydney to Atlanta, formal ceremonies are planned or already under way to remember the nearly 3,000 who perished from more than 90 countries. And, in a reminder that threats remain, authorities in Washington and New York are beefing up security in response to intelligence about possible plans for a car bomb attack. For some people, the pain never stops. In Malaysia, Pathmawathy Navaratnam woke up Sunday in her suburban Kuala Lumpur home and did what she's done every day for the past 10 years: wish her son "Good morning." But Vijayashanker Paramsothy, a 23-year-old financial analyst, was killed in the attacks on New York. "He is my sunshine. He has lived life to the fullest, but I can't accept that he is not here anymore," said Navaratnam. "I am still living, but I am dead inside." In Manila, dozens of former shanty dwellers offered roses, balloons and prayers for another 9/11 victim, American citizen Marie Rose Abad. The neighborhood used to be a shantytown that reeked of garbage. But in 2004, Abad's Filipino-American husband built 50 brightly colored homes, fulfilling his late wife's wish to help impoverished Filipinos. The village has since been named after her. "It's like a new life sprang from the death of Marie Rose and so many others," said villager Nancy Waminal. In New Zealand, players from the American Eagles rugby team were among the first to mark the anniversary at a Sunday memorial service in the town of New Plymouth. The players, who are participating in the Rugby World Cup tournament, listened to a speech by U.S. ambassador David Huebner, whose brother Rick survived the attacks on the World Trade Center. "We watched live on television the brutal murder of 3,000 individuals," Huebner said. "We reacted with near unanimous horror and sadness." "As we mark the 10th anniversary of that day, we commemorate the triumph of human kindness, and the humanity and self-abrogation which sets us apart from every other species on this planet Earth." In Australia, Sydney resident Rae Tompsett said she's never felt angry over the murder of her son Stephen Tompsett, 39, a computer engineer who was on the 106th floor of the World Trade Center's north tower when it was hit by a hijacked plane. "No, not anger," she said. "Sorrow. Sorrow that the people who did this believed they were doing something good." source
One of my friends knew a girl who was a stenographer on the 21st floor of the first tower.She was in the tower when it got hit on 9/11.The stenographer was only 23 years old.My friend was talking to me on the phone today.I do believe tomorrow's anniversary will be very hard for her.I'll do what I can to comfort her.
Thanks for this thread, Browntown. Source: americanhistory.si.edu It may be hard to see in this size of a picture. This is one wall (New York City Armory) with missing persons fliers.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-05/september-11-newspaper-front-pages/2870784 A collection of 9/11/2001 newspaper covers.
shhh.. it's 10 years to the minute. What a huge change in all our lives this one event was, still is, and will be for a long time.
HuffPo has a nice photo blog of the papers from around the world today. Amazing to see how many countries from around the world (with the exception of Pakistan and Brazil) feel the 9-11 anniversary is front page news. I like this one. New world trade center bigger than the last.
First I heard that fact. Incredibly sad & shocking to hear even 10 years later. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-06/september-11-timeline/2862086
He missed the thoughts from India - My thoughts are with every single American who lost a loved one 10 years ago..
Cool that you used a New Zealand news source. The impact was felt so intensely down here and I remember trying to prevent my young children from seeing the news as they would never have been able to comprehend the pain and fear that united the adults. It wasn't our country, nor our conflict but we knew we were as involved and as inseparable from it as any other western country. NZ prides itself on being inclusive and religiously tolerant. That day tore through the country and for the Muslims living here things must have changed definitively. No longer were they equals (with a religion we might not understand) suddenly they were considered, judged and mistrusted. We've never had a "terrorist cell" identified, never had a just cause to mistrust these people but 9/11 stopped them from being ordinary. Not only was the West traumatised but the hard working, peaceful Muslims had their worlds turned upsidedown too. What a mess.
I think of all Americans as my equals, whether they are Muslim or Christian or Atheist. I don't ever want to see anyone mistreated or judged because they have a certain faith. At the same time, if their beliefs are to harm America or to impose their religious views on me (be they Muslim or Christian or Jewish or whatever) I have no problem seeing past the religion and to the acts I actually have disagreement with. Religion should not be a shield where bad acts or intentions receive some immunity just because there is a claim of a god involved.
That's one of the few songs that I know all the lyrics to by heart, beautiful song. He was a good choice.
This tragedy will never be forgotten and will always live forever. A story which we can pass to our younger generations. God bless everyone.