3rd anniversary of 9/11 - Beyond Tiki

V vintagegirl Tiki Socialite Los Angeles Joined: Jun 12, 2002 Posts: 542	V vintagegirl Posted posted on Sat, Sep 11, 2004 2:29 PM When 9/11 happened, I knew that no one would be untouched by the event. I didn't really know anyone in NYC, but still felt like there would be someone that knew someone I knew. Sure enough, I got an email from my best friend alerting her friends that her brother was in one of the towers. That morning he called their mom about a half hour before it collapsed. He was above where the plane crashed into the building and the last they heard was that he was stuck in a crowded, smoky stairway. My friend was watching the whole time on TV, then watched as the building collapsed with her brother in it. They still hoped against hope and gave DNA samples, but as the days passed they began to realize the slim possibilities. He left behind a wife and a newborn baby. As if all this were not enough to handle, many of the families were inundated day and night with phone calls from the media wanting interviews. The families were given no time to adjust to the situation and had their private grieving invaded constantly. Meanwhile, there were others who seeked my friend's family just because they had the same last name, thinking they might be related. It was a completely surreal time. Later, when the bombing of the terrorist camps in Afghanistan began, my friend was sent this photo by a friend of her brother's who was in the military. Apparently, many people had taken to writing the names of those killed on 9/11 on the bombs. In case it's hard to read, it says: "Osama, we'll never forget Sean Lugano, Matt Burke, Jimmy Riches, Mark Ludvissen, Brent Woodall, Richie Allen, Charlie Herein + Mike Andrews and now YOU won't forget them. Xavier Alumni + NYAC-RFC"

When 9/11 happened, I knew that no one would be untouched by the event. I didn't really know anyone in NYC, but still felt like there would be someone that knew someone I knew. Sure enough, I got an email from my best friend alerting her friends that her brother was in one of the towers. That morning he called their mom about a half hour before it collapsed. He was above where the plane crashed into the building and the last they heard was that he was stuck in a crowded, smoky stairway. My friend was watching the whole time on TV, then watched as the building collapsed with her brother in it. They still hoped against hope and gave DNA samples, but as the days passed they began to realize the slim possibilities. He left behind a wife and a newborn baby.

As if all this were not enough to handle, many of the families were inundated day and night with phone calls from the media wanting interviews. The families were given no time to adjust to the situation and had their private grieving invaded constantly. Meanwhile, there were others who seeked my friend's family just because they had the same last name, thinking they might be related. It was a completely surreal time.

Later, when the bombing of the terrorist camps in Afghanistan began, my friend was sent this photo by a friend of her brother's who was in the military. Apparently, many people had taken to writing the names of those killed on 9/11 on the bombs.

In case it's hard to read, it says: "Osama, we'll never forget Sean Lugano, Matt Burke, Jimmy Riches, Mark Ludvissen, Brent Woodall, Richie Allen, Charlie Herein + Mike Andrews and now YOU won't forget them. Xavier Alumni + NYAC-RFC"

Post #113929 by vintagegirl on Sat, Sep 11, 2004 2:29 PM