I can see the single beam of light coming out of Ground Zero right outside my door. The town I work in lost the most victims in a NJ town, 47 in total and the town I live in lost 15 people, the town my husband works in lost 11. Two of my nurses colleagues lost their husbands (one had a 4 month old daughter), one of my neighbors lost a cousin, my husband's cousin escaped out of Tower One, as did a cowoker's sister. My Jersey hospital which pours out of one of the major tunnels linking NJ to NY treated 96 people that night, two were transferred to a major burn center at a different hospital (I was called in to work, but my husband refused to let me go in, I was 7 months pg.). Let us never forget those who died and those heroes who ran in to save others. 750 children who were under the age of 21 are without a parent due to 911 50 widows were pg from Cantor Fitzgerald alone. Ironically enough, I spent my day at a birthday party of a cousin who was born on 9/11/01, we were celebrating life today.
Saying a prayer for all those who were lost and their families and friends. Thanks for sharing. I am sorry so much tragedy touched your family on that awful day.
Just to think of all the firefighters, policeman, investment bankers, etc., etc., who were ruthlessly cut down in the prime of their lives...it's too much grief/anger to shoulder.
All of these stories are so poignant, they need to be immortalized for eternity, so that others can learn from the mistakes of the past, particularly the laxity-with regard to anti-terrorism campaigns-of the Clinton administration.