As Dig Goes On, Emotions Are Buried Deep

The New York Times ^ | November 18, 2001 | Charlie LeDuff

[all4one]

As we start the week leading into Thanksgiving, I would like to give thanks to the people who are still working at the World Trade Center site. My prayers go out to them and their families. They will be there for many months to come.

Sadly, I think that this is now considered by the mainstream media to be "old" news.

[Sabertooth]

solemn ping.

[PoorMuttly]

Bump.

Keep Rolling

[ChemistCat]

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[Brian Allen]

Bump

[Brad’s Gramma]

Ping

[ladyinred]

What a heartbreaking story. It is so touching to read about the ones who start to go into a bar and see all of the people inside drinking and laughing and having a good time, and then walking away because they don't belong there.
They will never be the same. I can't even begin to imagine what horror they are seeing, nor how they can ever feel normal again.
The media should not ignore this area now like they are, these people are heroes in the real sense of the word, and should not be forgotten.

[scott91]

a tearful bump.

God give these men and women peace when they rest. give them strength when they work. give them the sense that they are doing work that You have called them to do. God, be with them closer than a brother. God let them know that the prayers of a nation are with them. Amen

[MeekOneGOP]

Never forget!

Keep this picture in your mind forever and the attack on the World Trade Towers, the death of those men, women and children will stay personal forever! When you get a peacelover whining in your ear, this is the cure. Six posts from the left, in the middle of the picture you see someone holding an infant out of the building trying to give it fresh air. These folks are all dead now. Keep this atrocity personal forever! Do not listen to the whiners and weepers about the civilian casulties that our pilots accidentally cause. Remember foremost the six thousand plus civilians who died in the attack on the World Trade Center Towers. This terrorist attack was an intentional mass murder of innocent civilians. So tell Reuters or CNN can go somewhere else with their 'sad stories'!"

[Lonman219]

I was there this week. I am a firefighter in Texas. Our city had raised money for the widows and children. I thought I had seen it all in my short 14 year career, But I had not. By FAR! As I went into St. Paul's to pray, I was overcome by the sheer bravery of these men and women tojust keep going. In our small town, I couldn't imagine the heartbreak we would sustain in losing just one of our beloved crew, let alone 400+. Yet they go on driven to find everyone possible, Firefighter, Police officer and civilian body until there are no more. Only then will they rest. We will never again be so innocent. I only pray that we will avenge their memories. All 5000 of them. As I walked around the area (in my FD shirt) Policeman and Firefighters all gave me a nod and half smile as if to say I know you hurt too. God Bless all of them. Sorry so sappy, but I had to say it.

[CubicleGuy]

What a heartbreaking story. It is so touching to read about the ones who start to go into a bar and see all of the people inside drinking and laughing and having a good time, and then walking away because they don't belong there.

And, most likely, the ones that no longer feel that they fit in with those who drink and laugh and go their merry way are the ones who have the correct view on mortal life. Trivialities no longer interest them. They recognize that life shouldn't be wasted doing silly, irrelevant things. They're reminded of their mortality with every minute they spend working in the pit, and they can no longer live with blinders on, which is how most of us prefer to spend our time.

[MeekOneGOP]

Sorry so sappy, but I had to say it.

Not a problem here. Everyone has to deal with it their own way. . .

BTW, howdy, almost neighbor. "Location: Ennis"

I'm in Rowlett. Just a hop, skip and a jump away. . .

[Fester Chugabrew]

Methinks the better part of America is at their side. Unqualified for the task ourselves, we want to be there and help anyway. Hang in there, one and all.

[rockfish59]

like eisenhower did with the german civilians at the death camps, the whining DU types, commie media and other malcontents should be FORCED to help with the recovery, even if it's just for a day! maybe then they'll shut their traps.

[Samwise]

Sorry so sappy,

Not sappy--human. God bless us, every one.

[SusanUSA]

Solemn thank you for the flag.

Bookmarked. Never forget!

[tuesday afternoon]

Poignant observations.

Heroes bump.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

I Vow to Never Forget the victims of Sept 11th.

[B4Ranch]

These men will have to stay on the job during reconstruction in order to keep down the nightmares and the feelings of, "I don't belong here" amongst 'normal civilians'. The same type of feelings that the combat Vets from wars have when they return to 'civilization'. Unfortunatly, there will be divorces caused by their working on this job. The wives will not comprehend the feelings of digging up a hand with just half an arm attached and her husbands efforts of trying to keep the sight out of his memory. This is by far one of the toughest 'construction sites' these men will ever work on.

[Travis McGee]

It's a war zone down there all right.

The men who are working it are sacrificing a lot of their future happiness by doing that job.

I hope we are worth their sacrifice.