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I just wanted to thank -everyone- for a truly memorable 9/11 thread!

Thanks to all Freepers who donated their very personal and very emotional thoughts from a very dark day in our history.

I haven’t heard or seen anything today that matches the outpouring I have seen on this thread.

Outstanding work Freepers, Never Forget!

I for one, don’t want to let go of these feelings remembered here on this thread. My 8 year old son was so proud to tell me a story of his 3rd grade today. His teacher asked if anyone knew what happened six years ago today? (they were only 2 yrs old on 9-11) and what did their families feel. My son said that two planes hit the twin towers and his friend corrected him by saying that a plane hit the pentagon and “a field”.

I could see his pride in remembering and I suggested we go out on the front porch and light a candle. I lit a candle for each of us, said a few prayers and he closed with the Pledge of Allegiance and we blew out the candles.

We left the candles on the porch railing as a symbol of the twin towers side by side. Sigh, our children are grown up!

God Bless this beloved Nation, the only Nation where I would ever imagine bringing up my patriotic, god-loving son. I shudder to think, a mear 10 years from now, I could be saying my goodbyes to a son who pledged his love and devotion to Our Beloved Country. A special prayer and thoughts go out from my heart tonight for all the Mothers, Fathers, brothers, sisters, grandparents, cousins, nieces, nephews and dear friends who have lost their beloved family members and dear friends in our unfaltering fight against Terrorism!

God Bless everyone tonight. You hear planes overhead tonight as you lay peacefully and soundly in your beds tonight, you did not six years ago...that was beyond a doubt the most humbling of days ever in my life.

When I finally heard the jets fly overhead once again, I raised a Statue of Liberty fist in the air and thanked God that we have such unbelievable, brave, talented, outfitted, caring, God-fearing,God-loving soldiers on the face of this Earth. God Bless you magnificent Troops. We LOVE YOU!!!!!XOXOXOXOXOXO.