9/11 documentary

[Felonious Monk]

It really was amazing, and haunting.
The sounds of the bodies landing everywhere is a sound I will never forget. Just really eerie.

Really captured the emotion and intensity of the moment, and a nice reminder of just what it is our guys are fighting for over there.

I was pretty speechless for a while afterward. The sounds of the bodies hitting the roof and courtyard affected me the most. However, I also got choked up when the firemen returned to the firehouse the next day and there was more food, boots and other items than they could ever possibly use. I was most touched by the little lady dropping off the bag of groceries at the firehouse. That moment really highlighted the strength of the human spirit and showed ordinary people rising to the occasion to assist in any way they could. Overall, an unbelievable glimpse into 9/11.

I'm sure CBS will re-show it sometime. If nothing else because of popular demand.

Guys, be in awe of all firefighters, not just NYC. These guys and gals...all of them, lay it on the line day after day.

Take care of your local fire station. Tell these men and women thanks for what they do. They will be the last to ask for thanks, but do appreciate it beyond what you could ever know.

 

[yyz]

I forgot this was on! I watched that shitty John Feinstein thing on ESPN.

Let us know if this airs again!

 

[Red Raider]

With all the "far-away" shots of the the planes crashing into the towers, and the towers collapsing it is easy to stick this in a corner of your brain that somehow relates it to a Hollywood movie.

But the "inside-the-tower" film really brought the horrific nature of this up close.

I didn't know until last night that exploding jet fuel went all the way down the elevator shafts and blew out the ground floor windows, and that tragically people were standing in front of the elevators when this happened.

I was also surprised that the rescuers inside Tower 1, didn't realize for a while that tower 2 had collapsed. They just knew someting bad had happened, but didn't know where the debris and dust came from.

The desperation in the fire fighters eyes when they knew that they were goning to have to climb 80 flghts of stairs to try and resue people was hauting as well. It takes a fully loaded fire fighter 1 minute to climb a flight of stairs and they knew it would be over an HOUR before they got up there.

But absolutey the thing I will never forget was the sound of crashing bodies on the roof as people jumped to their death. AS one man said, "each crash was a life extinguishing"

I too was numb for a awhile after the show.

We all need to remember how we felt that day. Keep our resolve and support all of the people that put their lives at risk so we can do something as trival as bet on sports.

Just a few days ago, more "heros" were killed in the hills of Afganistan.

When will the horror end.................

 

[TIME TO MAKE $$$]

Very touching indeed... looking forward to 6:30 PM EST when they twin light beams will arise from ground zero.

 

[Joey Baseball]

It really got to me. I almost forgot how I felt and how devestating it was. Especially because I live in Queens, NY. I remember the smoke I could see and smell, even in Queens (about 9 miles) My car was covered in white powder. It was like this for a couple days. It brought back all those memories.

My farther, works for FDNY. He is on the Emergency Crew. Luckily he was home when it happened b/c he works nights, but as soon as it happened he left right after the crashes. I remember how scared I was when he left. My mother was at work and could not stop crying and my grandparents called for Florida. Seemed like everyone was afraid for him to go, including me. He just said it was is job and he needed to go and help. He left around 9:15, he lives on Long Island so he probably arrived there 10 or 10:30 was my estimation. So when those buildings came down I was so scared of the possibilites. We couldn't get in touch with him for hours, it felt like forever. Finally, he called us from a landline, b/c no cell phones in NY would work. Thank God.

He was at "ground zero" for a couple of months after and working a lot of OT.

He hasn;t watched the documentary yet. My parents taped it and are going to watch it today. I'm sure he knew some of the men in it. Hope he handles it well.

I thought the documentary was very good and showed just how couragous and brave people can be when put in tough situations.

 

[JSMOOTH]

I'll never forget this comment form the show...

I'll never forget this comment form the show...

FDNY Fireman....
"When I heard those bodies crashing onto the roof (of the lobby), I just thought....how bad can it really be when the better option is to jump?!"

One thing that confused me though, was how they said that the jet fuel had flown down the elevator shafts (which blew out the ground floor windows) but later, they showed an elevator open up with people emerging after being trapped for an hour.

 

[AR182]

I agree the thumping noise of the bodies crashing was very chilling.I remember when the Towers were being built,used to go down there to watch the progress,people couldn't believe of the size of the whole project.It was unbelivable in those days to build such a large building,let alone two buildings of that size.The last few years that I lived in NY we use to go to the restaurant on top,Window on the World.On a clear day the views were unbelievable,seeing NJ,Hudson River,the Statue of Liberty.I have lived in Arizona for about 10 years but still consider myself a NYer.I still read the NY newspapers,instead of the Az papers.I guess once a NYer always a NYer.

As I am typing this message I just heard that 5 firemen were pulled from the site.Joey Baseball,although I don't know you,I am glad your father came out of the site in one piece.I kind of know what you were going through.I have 2 friends that I grew up with who became NYFD.I also became friendly with a few other firemen,used to play ball with a few of them.When I heard firemen from all over the city going to the WTC site to try to fight the fire,my heart started beatin rapidly.I was a nervous wreck.It took close to a week before I finally found out that they were all right.My wife had two friends who were working at the WTC and thankfully they too came out in one piece.

Every time I see anything about the incident my feelings go from sorrow to anger.These terrorists tried to take our freedom away from us & we cannot let that happen.