September 11th, 2001-Remember as if it was yesterday

[Bill]

Remember this like it was just yesterday, living just outside of NYC.
Lost community members and old business acquaintances alike.
My wife, thankfully working out of the NJ office for Marsh, lost many of her co-workers when the towers collapsed.
Sitting here this morning, I have flashbacks of watching the columns of smoke I could see from my home, watching the multitude of rescue, medical, fire trucks racing down RT80 towards NYC, I remember helping load heavy equipment for friends whos first thought was to get to where they needed to be without any other thoughts, also without getting into the nitty gritty details, I remember worrying about friends and family who worked in that area of NYC, I remember trying to figure out how I was going to explain to my young son how some of his classmates parents were not coming home, I remember the multiple trips to fill my truck with cases water and essentials and driving them to drop off points throughout the city, and NJ drop off points. I remember being glued to the TV for almost 24 hours, holding my family close to me, just stunned about what had just occurred.
Just typing this out has brought me to tears, a real flood of emotions.....

I will never, ever forget.

Thanks for reading and allowing me to put my thoughts this morning to paper, so to speak.

Bill

[TOBKOB]

It still brings that sick feeling when I think about it even though I wasn't anywhere near there   .

TOB

[68krrrr]

Never Forget

[Side-Oilers]

Honor our dead.
Respect the first-responders.
Stay ever-vigilant.
Never forget.