Can eight years already have passed since this horrific event occurred? And, yet, in some ways, like the Kennedy assassination, everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing when we were so viciously attacked.
I remember I had been retired for a little over a year and was watching Good Morning America when word came that a plane had crashed into one of the towers at the World Trade Center. At first it was thought to be a small plane and as they were showing the tower smouldering and smoking, a second jetliner crashed into the second tower. And then we knew! This was no accident. We were under attack.
It was a sad, sad day for all of America.
The one bright spot that occurred in the aftermath of that dark day was the way America bonded together. Democrats, Republicans, or independents, it didn't matter what you were. You only wanted what was good for the country and for those that this terrible tragedy left behind to somehow cope with this horrific loss.
Ever year on the anniversary of this day, I take pause and re-evaluate the events of that day. And I pray for the victims and their famiilies. The day should be remembered before we go on with our lives. And yet, I can't believe that after all these years and talks of rebuilding and making a memorial on the site, that eight years later there is still a hole in the ground. The Empire State Building was built in 400 days. And yet, with all our modern technology, we can't seem to get this building erected.
Today's anniversary has a change tied to it. The president has decreed this a National Service Day. I resent that he chose this day to commend people who donate their time to serve. Not that I begrudge them their day, but just not this day. For those who perished in the dust and debris of the downed towers, I feel like this day should be theirs alone.
What do you think? ~
One Voice
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