15 years on

[Seabrooke]

Just a quick note of memorial and remembrance to all you folk in the US, 15 years on.

Lest We Forget.

 

[Boatsb]

I will never forget

Having friends and family in the area it was a very trying day.

We lost a few friends of friends.

If nothing else we need to be more American in pride of country and stop the globalist bs bringing more of our enemies here.

 

[tomrealest]

Thank You, Scott! My thinking too.

 

[BobWaz]

We lived on Upper Geenwood Lake in NJ when it happened. Our house was under contract with someone that worked in one of the buildings that was destroyed. Jeremy Glick from flight 93 lived close by. That evening in going to the store, no one would look in each others eyes. If you did not know someone that was lost, then you knew someone that did lose a loved one. When we left for our move to New Bern, NC, the buildings were still smoking. Ironically back in 1969, when taking my Dad's 28' Luhrs up the Hudson, I took pictures of the Trade Center as it was now complete and they were taking down the final crane. I went by it a week before 9/11 when taking our trawler to New Bern and again took pictures. Quite odd being there at the beginning and so close to the end. We always watch the annual programs and every time it brings tears to my eyes. God bless the victims, their families and all the first responders.

 

[MikeP]

Sad how things have changed...We were in the UK when the terrorist attacks occurred. The reaction in the UK was incredible - churches/cathedrals everywhere were FULL as citizens streamed in to offer prayers/condolences/support for the USA. It was just amazing to us. My wife and I both worked in NY at the time but just happened to be on vacation - a canal boat trip in the UK - at the time.

NOW...the general view of many people (we are in Bath, UK for a month as I write this) is that they would never live in or want to visit the USA. Somehow we went from being a "beacon" in the eyes of the world - a place people admired and aspired to imitate - to a country that seems to be almost universally disliked.

Very sad...

 

[Seabrooke]

Sad how things have changed...We were in the UK when the terrorist attacks occurred. The reaction in the UK was incredible - churches/cathedrals everywhere were FULL as citizens streamed in to offer prayers/condolences/support for the USA. It was just amazing to us. My wife and I both worked in NY at the time but just happened to be on vacation - a canal boat trip in the UK - at the time.

NOW...the general view of many people (we are in Bath, UK for a month as I write this) is that they would never live in or want to visit the USA. Somehow we went from being a "beacon" in the eyes of the world - a place people admired and aspired to imitate - to a country that seems to be almost universally disliked.

Very sad...

The US is one of my favourite places Mike.

We are absolutely still planning to come over in a few years from now, buy a boat and spend 2 years cruising the Great Loop and beyond. we're thoroughly looking forward to it.

As I said in the beginning of this post, it's about sharing a moment of memorial and remembrance with you guys half way around the world.

"Lest We Forget" is a term we use to convey the fact that we will not forget our fallen Vets. Same applies here.

 

[rsmith]

Sad how things have changed...We were in the UK when the terrorist attacks occurred. The reaction in the UK was incredible - churches/cathedrals everywhere were FULL as citizens streamed in to offer prayers/condolences/support for the USA. It was just amazing to us. My wife and I both worked in NY at the time but just happened to be on vacation - a canal boat trip in the UK - at the time.

NOW...the general view of many people (we are in Bath, UK for a month as I write this) is that they would never live in or want to visit the USA. Somehow we went from being a "beacon" in the eyes of the world - a place people admired and aspired to imitate - to a country that seems to be almost universally disliked.

Very sad...

No ones ever liked us. I remember the phrase "ugly American" back in the 60's. Just like everything else in life most people only like you when they need you. They gloat as our economy tanks under the staggering debt we've built up from being the worlds cop. Time to tell these ungrateful pikers to piss off and concentrate on building our country back up.
Amazing how the people that hate us want to come here.

 

[krush]

A few months in various countries in Euroland this summer made me laugh. They all love to comment on OUR country and what is wrong and blah blah blah...yet they all really wish they could be in the USA. Not only that, the eurozone is failing faster than I ever anticipated. Back to how it's always been in europe, some type of constant war going on amongst at least 2 countries.