9/11 Never forget!

[Carl]

For many that is not possible...

[Bruce]

Unfortunately people have short memories and others have agendas that make history forgotten.
We ignored the first attack on the WTC and look what happened.

To those that have suffered and lost their lives, peace and comfort to them all.

[mike ohlstein]

How is this generation going to protect itself from evil, when it doesn't even know which bathroom to piss in?

[kross1]

I lost a lot of my fellow brothers that day, and since that day.
It’s nice to hear that.
Thanks to all of you.

F.D.N.Y. Engine 26
We will never forget

[Carl]

Thanks to all of you.

While my wife and her coworkers ran from the building that day,
You and your brothers ran towards it...

Thank you for then and now.

Carl

[DanielM]

Our NYC brothers and sisters were in the hearts and minds of many out here in Texas today. You are in our prayers. Never forget.

[PeterPalmieri]

What a crazy day, so many people around us lost friends and family. We hear new stories every year. It is interesting getting the perspective of our boys 2nd and 5th grade. There are both teachers in their school who lost family members and new teachers who were school age themselves in 2001 Keep in mind not even the most graduating seniors were born on 9/11/2001 although at least one in our school lost his father before he was born. Just crazy stuff.

[ranjr13]

Cool story. I'm a member of the Connecticut Critical Incident Stress Management Team. It's a statewide group that provides peer counseling primarily to emergency services first responders after really bad calls. Members of our team were in NYC the evening of 9/11/2001. Last night, on the 18th anniversary at a team meeting, we voted in a new member - McDonald, a 2yr old Black Lab. He's a certified therapy dog and is handled by an Officer of the Groton, CT Police Department. McDonald was trained in New York by a program specifically designed for defusing high stress situations for both public and emergency situations, with a focus on the mental health needs of first responders.

McDonald was named after NYPD Detective Steven McDonald, shot by a 15yr old in 1986. Though incapacitated by his injuries, Detective McDonald dedicated his life to working with youth and those at high risk, promoting rehabilitation and forgiveness. Detective McDonald passed away in 2017 due to complications from his injuries. Steven's wife and son have met Therapy Dog McDonald, and stay in touch with the officer.

While we will never forget all lives lost on 9/11/2001, there is hope for a bright future through the efforts of so many good people. As a Fire Service/EMS peer counselor and instructor, I can say that there is a lot of work to be done, but the support for first responders and their needs is definitely moving in the right direction.