Just Remember.

So you guys want to mourn 9/11 everyday? Alright, but if you do that, then the terrorists did their job correctly.

Wait wait wait. I have to cry today to be an American and mourn the losses of today?

Nope. Morning today isnt about being an american, or being a good american or whatever. Its about the loss of life that ocurred. People use this day as a personal pick me up.

"Oh god, wow, yeah that was so sad, those people are evil, im glad im not like that. Im such a good person im so thoughtful, i know, ile make a thread to show everyone how thoughful and good natured i am."

TheDune wrote: No, but I did mourn for the country. Did you cry when my closest was murdered? Probably not, but I don't go around yelling at people if they want to remember her.

No i didnt cry. Its a shame she was kill, but im not going to say that im morning. It would be an insult to you if i asumed i could possibly think that i feel a fraction of what you feel by you losing your friend.

Now multiply that by 34.

DBibeau855 wrote: TheDune wrote: No, but I did mourn for the country. Did you cry when my closest was murdered? Probably not, but I don't go around yelling at people if they want to remember her. No i didnt cry. Its a shame she was kill, but im not going to say that im morning. It would be an insult to you if i asumed i could possibly think that i feel a fraction of what you feel by you losing your friend. Now multiply that by 34.

But it isn't an insult. I don't take it deeply. I do my thing and let people do theirs, that's the point. No one is trying to match you, just like I'm sure you're not trying to match how widows and widowers and fatherless children are feeling today. If that's the case, then drop it and let people mourn in their manner.

I will admidt I cried today.

The first time I did, about this day, since '01.

Fire Dept. funerals do that to me.

DBibeau855 wrote: Yup. For some reason i think cop funerals, fire fighter funerals and armed forces funerals are always exceptionaly beautiful in their, i dont know the word for it. But i want to say solumness.

Its the intricate symbolisim.

I do not know much about police funerals, but I know the things involved in a Fire Dept. I have seen them first hand. They are very deeply rooted.

Its not just 9-11, any memorial for fallen Firefighters gets to me, but 9-11 especially.

With all the FD funerals I have seen, there is a color guard, with the American flag, the department flag, an axe, and a pullhook.

Coffin is carried on the back of an Engine. All active duty firefighter wear dress uniform except they cover their crosses with a black band. Two ladder trucks extend their boom and fly an American flag between them. The coffin has the flag of the department on it. A bell is rang 3 times. A single bagpiper plays Amazing Grace.

The last thing is all stations in the city are sent a final dispatch. The alarm sounds, and the dispatcher annoucnes the person's name, the time and date of their last call on duty, and time they were buried.

I was going to make a gif of the twin towers exploding/caving under and write the words AL-Qwned!! on it but I was too lazy and I figured it was a bit unsensitive and I would get lots of comments about how disrespectful it was.

Oh did anyone else get the day off from school?

remember remember the 5th of november...