9/11
I was reading sepiamutiny.com and this one article summed up my feelings for 9/11. In the entry, they talk about all the files that have been releaased, transcripts of the firefighters, people who were on the planes, the police, the survivors..basically everyone who was involved and took charge to try and make the best of the situation.
"You can wade through all of these interview files for additional reminders of how Americans responded when called upon to lead. Even the President got it right at first:
I can hear you, the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. [Link]
However, shortly after is where my disappointment begins. Five years later can it be said that anyone (even our closest allies) really “hears us?” Can it be said that America is admired for how it responded in the years following the attacks? Does anyone feel safer? I am disappointed because we have not honored the memories of those who perished by living up to the examples that they set for us. Sacrifice and inner strength and not blind fury or angry words were the weapons that Americans used on that day."
"You can wade through all of these interview files for additional reminders of how Americans responded when called upon to lead. Even the President got it right at first:
I can hear you, the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. [Link]
However, shortly after is where my disappointment begins. Five years later can it be said that anyone (even our closest allies) really “hears us?” Can it be said that America is admired for how it responded in the years following the attacks? Does anyone feel safer? I am disappointed because we have not honored the memories of those who perished by living up to the examples that they set for us. Sacrifice and inner strength and not blind fury or angry words were the weapons that Americans used on that day."