Graham Family Reacts To BOATLIFT An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience
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Graham Family Reacts To BOATLIFT An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience
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America is like a family. We fight with each other but when someone fights with us, we pull together.
This country is not like a family, Americans hate Americans more than anyone else on this planet.
Damn right. We may disagree and fight among one another. But when the chips are down and our backs are against the wall, I don't care who you are, what you believe, I got your back
Unfortunately now I think half the country would cheer the attackers. Diff country now. Sad
Agree. And God help you if you make us angry.
@@gregcable3250Wrong. The dems have obviously forgotten about 9-11. Our border is wide open now because or Biden and his supporters. There are people on the terror watch list crossing into our country every day. Wake up.
Mr. Roger's said it best. "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." That is America.
Perfect quote, from a damned near perfect person. Great comment. Sir or Madam, I salute you. We could all absolutely use a Mister Rogers right now.
There was also a fourth hijacked plane that was intended to crash into the US Capitol; but the passengers and the crew learned of the attack when they airphoned their loved ones. The group of complete strangers banded together and rushed the cockpit trying to retake the plane. But the hijackers drove the plane straight down and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.
One of the passengers was heard to yell “Let’s Roll!” before the revolt began; and because of their actions and sacrifice, hundreds of lives were spared at the Capitol, and “Let’s Roll!” became a battle cry. That was when the War on Terror truly began
I know I've been to the site. When you're there. It's like You're. brains is trying to grab to something It's hard to explain. William s
@@williamshepherd1531 I went to the site too. It's eerie.
There’s a movie, Flight 93. It’s sad pulling for the passengers and crew to survive when you know what happens.
@drivers99 there's actually 2 movies... Flight 93 and United 93. Flight 93 is the better of the movies in my opinion but United 93 is the more popular of the 2.
My dad was a state trooper in Pennsylvania during 9/11 and they had to sleep outside in the forrest for a week, to guard the plane, after the crash
Quote from famous children's TV host, Fred Rogers: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”
Is so odd to think that it’s been so long that there is now an entire generation of young people who don’t even know about 9/11.
That’s most likely because it’s not part of our general everyday conversations…..it’s really only talked about on the anniversary, or if someone you know was part of that tragic day. For me, 9/11 was kind of part of my life since I was a toddler because my dad was working at Riker’s at the time of the attacks and was one of the first responders on the scene. So I grew up learning about it from him and of course in school which is how most people learned about it if they weren’t there in person to see it.
It is taught in history class in the schools- and they have field trips to NYC and PA and Pentagon.
I know.....😱...makes me feel old!
I’m still young, but I know about this tragic event. What I didn’t know until recently is this story of boats coming to the rescue. When learning about 9/11 in my history classes, I don’t remember the boats ever being mentioned. And I just learned about Dunkirk, which they mentioned in the video, just recently as well after having to watch the movie about it for my Sound on Screen class. It wasn’t even a history class. We watched it because of the unique sound design and its relevance to what we were learning in the class and yet that was the first time I learned about it. I think history classes never go that deep and if they do, it’s never the classes I’m in. So there’s so much I still don’t know about and probably won’t seek out unless I happen to stumble upon it like this video of the boats coming to the rescue just because I’m not that into history, or rather I want to learn the history of other countries more than the U.S. since it’s pretty much all we’re ever taught if you go to school in America
@samicasingal4080 As a Canadian neighbor up here (😁🇨🇦) , there's a documentary about a small Canadian city in Newfoundland who helped on that tragic day. They helped and opened their city to so many passengers . You should take a look at that documentary. 😉
The gentleman at the end of the video with the great advice on life has sadly passed away from health issues due to the "dust" from the buildings collapse. He was a true hero and an inspiration to us all. The sun shines a little dimmer now that he's gone. God speed to his gentle soul.
Blessings to all from the Great State of Texas 🇺🇸
His name was Vincent Ardelino. May he and every other first responder who has passed rest in peace and glory. I named him amongst the First responders because even though he wasn't a firefighter police officer or EMT he was one of the first people to respond to the tragedy. In my mind, every person on those boats has first responder status when it comes to 9/11. May God bless all of them and may God bless these United States.
I have to say, please don’t forget the rescue dogs of 9/11. That is a video worth watching. Especially if you are a dog lover. It’s one you won’t forget.
Another thing not really covered by these videos... Even the firefighter who was in famously next to Bush during his "they will hear us" speech died a few months ago
@@Jimbow-sz9khit's not covered because all these videos were made before he died duh
@kimson305
Jimbow said, "these videos," not "this video"
Sweet Mr. Ardolino passed away from the cancer causing dust.. He is a hero, and didnt even know it would cost him his life.. RIP.. xo
damn thats sad, rest in peace chief 🫡
Oh I didn't know this. What a hero of a man. May rest in peace always
I didn't know.
An interesting fact that many Americans don't realize about the 9/11 attacks is that it is the only time that NATO has had any Member Nation activate Article 5, that requires all other NATO Members come to the aid of a Member Nation that has been attacked. The nation that activated Article 5 was the USA and every NATO member responded in the War on Terror that followed. It is one of the things that enrages me when people say that the USA should pull out of or quit supporting NATO. We are the only nation to use NATO's most powerful article for our own defense.
I was certainly ignorant about that fact. Thank you for sharing
Agree.
Yeah, and then those other nations put so many conditions on article 5 that they basically sat in safe zones in Iraq an Afghanistan.
You might want to read further than reddit.
Actually the ability to decide how much to contribute and how to contribute is part of the treaty. That is so that smaller member nations that are unable to supply front line troops (because they simply do not have any of note to spare) can do things like supply logistical and security personnel, or material, etc. Some nations may only contribute money or supplies. The effort is dependent on the situation for every nation.
@socket_error1000 right.
Just don't act like it's helpful, or in anyway "collective security" when Germany can't find 10,000 artillery shells and the UK can't field a single division.
Perhaps we'll decide to send them some first aid kits when the time comes.
And a euro count of the vast amount of Russian energy they bought while neglecting their defense.
This is a STORY that needs to be told again and again. Sadly the Man who has the Amberjack passed away from cancer 😢😢
AMERICA 🇺🇸 🇺🇲 STRONG. I think it's great that you're showing your children that caring and showing compassion as an adult isn't a sign of weakness but of Strength. Great parenting.
Not to mention the Life Lesson at the end of the video.
There is a new building at the WTC site. It's called the Freedom Tower and it is 1,776 feet tall and is the tallest building in the US. They made the 1,776 feet tall because 1776 is the the US' birth year.
Really not new
@@sheawalls9059 It replaced the twin towers. It is a new building. why do you have to be petty?
@@sheawalls9059new as in the replaces the old [previous] building. Doesn't necessarily mean brand new or newly built.
Basically when the first plane hit, everyone thought this was a horrible monstrous accident. When the second plane hit, it was clear instantly to everyone that that wasn’t the case. Then millions of tons of steel and cement came raining down. I still tear up at this video
Still chokes me up as well, not a good look for a grown man..:)
@@ricbogart1968men cry 😢 it's a healthy part of being human
You should react to the story of all the planes arriving to New York that couldn’t land because they closed the airspace. I think this place in Canada called Gander(I might have spelled it wrong) took in hundreds of people who couldn’t land in the United States. It’s a wonderful story.
7000 people, more than the people who live in Gander , Newfoundland & Labrador
I was working for one of the airlines involved that day. Canada was a true friend that day!
Operation Yellow Ribbon. Gander and the surrounding towns took in around 7000 people in the days following 9/11. Fed them, clothed them, housed them and gave them free food and prescriptions. Really shows the best side of humanity.
I know what you're talking about. It's great.
Yes!
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Each building was 110 stories tall and had their own mailing zip code
Maybe the last 4 but not the main 5. New York is 10001 and up
American bravery and patriotism. Never underestimate a lot of American good Samaritans.
Great to see the folks teaching history to their kids.
I grew up on Governors Island. That was the Coast Guard base. Every time I see a video about this Boat Lift, I have so much pride. I was raised on that island. The maritime community, they are special people. They have real morals and integrity.
I can't tell you how many times I've watched this and it makes me cry everytime.
To answer your son’s question. There were 4 planes hijacked on 9/11. 2 planes crashed into the World Trade Center, 1 crashed into the Pentagon, and the 4th plane (if I understand correctly) was supposed to hit the White House where the president lives. The 4th plane had passengers aboard who called family members to say goodbye and their family members told them that America was under attack. There were men on the 4th plane who forced their way into the cockpit and forced the plane to crash in the middle of an empty field in Pennsylvania.
The authorities evacuated downtown Pittsburgh because that plane, unresponsive to Air Traffic Controllers, was heading toward us before it turned south. The hijackers couldn’t have picked a worse plane. Everyone on there were fighters, from the youngest- a star rugby player, to the oldest- an old lady who attacked her own mugger to keep her purse.
@@jbashore3468 that is scary! I was living in NY on 9-11 and I’ll never forget that day.
After this, the Coast Guard trained boat captains to save those who got stranded. This is why no one died when Captain Sully had to make an emergency landing on the Hudson River. He saved his passengers and crew in that landing. The ferries and boats were on their way before they left the plane.
I'm a natural-born American citizen. But I don't beleive in American exceptionalism. But non-Americans wonder why we're so proud to be American. THIS. This mentality is why. When the chips are down we WILL come to defend you. Even if you aren't American, we will come to defend you. ❤
Such an awesome family! Tremendous parenting - the empathy that was apparent on your children’s faces 🥹🥰 Thanks for gifting the world with two such beautiful souls. Love from an American grandma 😘🇺🇸
Hello Graham Family from California👍. This day was a nightmare. So many lost their lives and it can't be forgotten. The first captain you see died in 2018 from lung problems his family believes he got from 911. He breathed that air with building material in it into his lungs all day long....everyone there did. Every Captain was a hero that day.
You guys as a family really are the real deal. Jono & Kat, you're raising your kids right. It's crazy to think we're now at a point in time where there are people who weren't yet born when 9/11 occurred and therefore don't know of everything that happened on that day. But we can never forget.
You should watch "United 93". Its about the fourth plane that is always forgotten.
Good job teaching your children the reality of history.
Now you can watch the City of Gander, Canada on 9/11, and how they helped those stranded.
amazing story as well
Absolutely a wonderful true story!! A must watch.
Yes yes yes yes!!!!!
Operation Yellow Ribbon. He mentioned they were going to cover that next week.
I was in New York in highschool when this happened. They shut down classes and we all went to the auditorium to watch the news as it happened. This day was burned into our minds, we will never forget. New York strong ❤
I was in highschool in California. Even that far away, we were in silent disbelief. Sorry you had to go through that, but to the degree it was possible, we were there with you.
I live on Long Island and I was in high school at the time also. We didn't wind up in the auditorium but every classroom had a tv set up playing the news, nonstop, and we went to each class as if in a daze. Someone was sitting on the floor at the auditorium door just...crying. There was a line for the public phone by the cafateria. People were in the office making calls home. I was in art class when it happened, can't forget it. It was so errie the next few days/nights and the ships off the beaches. I went for a drive to Jones Beach and you could see the ships from the navy off the coast - so clear to see them there. New York strong.
This is my absolute favorite story! More people should hear this story. It shows the power of the love for other human beings and what we are capable of doing when we really need each other! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I cry every time I watch this. Never forget. 🇺🇸
When the worst of humanity brings out the very best of humanity.
I'm American, was an adult on 9/11 and have never heard this story. I have to say, on a trip to NYC, my 4 year old son got sick, my husband was unreachable somewhere in the city and I didn't know what to do. Everyone, from the hotel clerks, housekeepers, and taxi driver went beyond what I expected to help me find and get to a doctor's office, drug store and back to the hotel. The housekeepers from other floors in the hotel came by every day to see how we were. I'll never forget their kindness.
It doesn't matter how many times I watch this Boat Lift video I still sit and cry as the overwhelming emotions of fear, sadness, and hope course thru me as I remember that day. Knowing these brave boat captains and their crews were selflessly risking their own lives to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of total strangers just cements the fact that we Americans can and do come together as one when our country is threatened by such evil.
My heart goes out the all the families who were, and still are, affected by the horrific events that unfolded on 9/11.
The first guy was named Vincent Ardolino. He did what he could and for some it was their everything. He passed away a few years ago, but will always be remembered for his actions that day.
The captain of the Amberjack just passed away recently like 2 weeks or so
R.I.P. dear, sweet man.
@richardwirt3193 the captain of the Amberjack passed away in 2018. They were 2 weeks away from getting a new boat the Amberjack 2 when he passed away all of a sudden.
Garrin has very expressive eyes. Not all kids would appreciate a video like this...its obvious it made an impact on him. You're raising a great kid ❤
Thanks for showing this. We will never forget the evil or the kindness. At the end of the day, the kindness won.
Your son was looking real emotional during this whole thing… he has the heart of a saint and protector you can tell this made his heart hurt. God bless your family.
I was in 7th grade when this happened and I can still see the people jumping to their death rather than being burned alive. Humans can be wickedly evil and unimaginably compassionate. Your son seems to be the latter. GREAT JOB DAD!
We lived close to our Airport here in Austin TX at the time and when all of the flights stopped it was very eerie. Such an awful time. Our 2 children were toddlers when it happened, and we were so sad to have brought them into a world like this. Seeing everyone pull together, find common ground and have empathy for one another really helped.
As tragic as this event was it shows the American people at their best. We can be divided at times but always available to save lives and help each other. Same thing through. Hurricanes, floods and tornadoes. God Bless America!❤️🤍💙. By the way you are wonderful parents by teaching them compassion and caring. They are beautiful kids.❣️
I was in Manhattan that day. It was complete chaos . All of the bridges, tunnels and trains to Manhattan were shut down. I was about 20 blocks north of the World Trade Center , which incidentally was the site of my family's first farm in America 14 generations ago . There were streams of dust covered people coming up from the Wall Street area looking like survivors of the zombie apocalypse ,dazed , panic stricken,crying , stumbling , looking straight ahead .A friend of mine owned a retail store 2 blocks from the WTC. When he found out what happened he ran over there to see if he could help .People who were trapped in the building above the floors where the plane struck were just jumping out 80-90-100 stories up and splattering on the pavement around him . He had a nervous breakdown ,later sold his store and moved out of Manhattan .
I'm so sorry to hear about your friend and how he suffered from what he'd witnessed. I hope that after all this time he's doing better, especially being out of the city. I live outside the city, about an hour outside of it, and even here on the Island things were just...too silent and eerie and people were in a daze of sorts. I can't imagine what the city itself was like with everything closed down. I remember all the footage being shown live on the news feeds in every classroom in my high school, can't forget it ever.
@@DreamsRemorse I live in Long Beach .My wife works in a very busy Emergency Room of a hospital on Long Island , they see more than 300,000 patients per year . They got a call on 9/11 to prepare to receive hundreds of injured from the WTC , but none ever came . There were very few injured , one either got out OK or they were dead .There was no phone service , my wife couldn't reach me to see if I was OK and I couldn't reach her to tell her I was . I remember the cars of those who were never coming back sitting in the parking lot of the LIRR station for many days after as a constant reminder . When crossing over the bridge to Long Beach you can see the buildings in downtown Manhattan and for weeks you could still see the smoke plume rising from the WTC site. Before 9/11 ,every time I would go to the WTC , I would get a wistful smile remembering that this had been my ancestors' farm . I have never been back down there since 9/11 and don't plan to ever go there .
@@rodneysisco6364 I can understand never wanting to go back, I think I'd be the same way to be honest. I'd been a block away fro mthe towers a week before it happened, with ym dad on one of his slow work days, and he offered we should go up to the top. I declined, my legs were too tired from gym class the previous day, I should have accepted and gone up. I remember the gatherings outside town halls on Long Island - especially Babylon. All the little monuments put up at town halls. I remember the train station as well. I went over to Jones Beach and saw the warships off the coast - so close. It was jarring to see. I'm not surprised by the hospitals not getting slammed liek they thought they would...nothing to do with all the dead bodies...and most were either dead or such minor injuries it seemed.
Makes me proud to be an American. I live in Dallas, but we were right there with them. Everyone pulled together and resolved that no terrorist could ever bring us down. EVER!! 🇺🇸💪
Glad you showed your family this video. It is very inspirational and shows how people can come together to help others. ❤
The love that you and your wife have for your children is palpable. Very moving.
I will never forget this day. I was supposed to fly across country the next day, September 12. I never made the trip. 😢 I was in DENVER, CO and we were closed completely. We thought other cities might be attacked.
I was 6yo when 9/11 happened, both my parents were in the Navy and we were living on base in San Antonio. The base went on lock down before the news of what happened reached us. School hadn't started yet so not all the kids and faculty were there as many lived off base. With the lock down, no one was allowed in or out, period. My mother told me that a few teachers were going door to door in the base housing looking for adults to help watch us kids. I don't remember much from that day other than the tension among the adults. I knew something bad had happened, and my parents had explained to me how my dad could die in war one day, but it always felt like something very far away.
Watching the news that night, with President Bush talking to the nation, seeing the footage from New York City, that was the first time I really understood what my mother meant when she tried to explain war and the dangers of being a soldier. It finally clicked in my brain, becoming something very real, and very scary for me. In the years after, I always hated watching my father leave. We'd watch his ship from the harbor, and he was gone for six months at a time. My father is still alive, but I grew up going to the funerals of men who died fighting in that war. I remember comforting my class mates after their parent was wounded or died. For me, 9/11 is like an old wound, most of the time you don't feel it, and other times it just won't stop hurting.
I watch those videos of military coming home to their families, and I remember watching my father leave. I watch tribute videos and I remember the funerals I went to. I watch videos about the families of service men and women who died, hearing their children talk about what they've gone through, and I think about my childhood friends who never got to see their parents come home.
When your son asked you what 9/11 was, part of me was sad, but I was also glad because it means humanity is starting to heal. It's one thing to pass on history, to teach the lessons our forebears learned the hard way, but I'm glad we've gotten to the point where children and teenagers don't feel that old wound the way I, and so many others, still do. It was about a year or so after 9/11, when I was 7yo, that my mother sat me and my older sister down and watched Schindler's List with us. She wanted to make sure we understood why our father was a soldier, why she had joined the Navy, why my grandfathers had back in their day.
As a military brat, I was taught to see no color, no religion, no prejudice, if you were an American, or fought alongside us, you were our brothers and sisters. Not all Americans have been raised as I was, and I can still remember my shock when I realized racism wasn't just a part of history, but still live and well in the hearts of the hateful, but I learned early what it means to be American, to pull together, fight for one another, and hold each other higher. I'm not a religious person, but I hope the best for your family, peace, love, and kindness.
During the Dunkirk Evacuation the boats had to travel a longer distance before returning for the next load of passengers. Both Boat lift events were astonishing. God bless everyone involved in both situations.
60 km across the Channel, vs across the river. Mostly small boats vs massive river ferries.
@@ralphvelthuis2359 Yes. Two very different situations, but both incredibly impressive.
U.S. here,
I don't want people to forget that the British had to cross the unpredictable English Channel to get to Dunkirk in France - it was a much more difficult and strenuous vouyage than a trip back and forth between New Jersey and Manhattan.
I've seen this video many, many times, and it always brings me to tears. Thank you for sharing this with your children and with us.
Some forget the Pentagon an the ones in the Pennsylvania fields , the heroics of the ones !!!!
The best humans come out of tragedy everywhere in all countries.
WOW... WOW when your son said SO FAR... I thought.. A very bright child... (former combat medic here)
Vincent R. Ardolino
1953 - 2018 is the captain of the amberjack
this story is stunning. i did the maths, and it works out to about 1,000 rescues a minute.
Math doesn't lie, but that seems incredible!
Im a USCoast Guard veteran this us why i joined the military
Thank you for teaching your kids about humanity and patriotism!! 🇺🇲
I was just miles away working on an ambulance. Lost a co worker FF on the 42 floor of tower 1…friends have cancer from that day. Thank you for keeping their memory alive!!
This was not a well known story here in USA either so don’t feel bad. I think the actual events happening that day and the days to follow were first and foremost on the Nations minds and in the headlines. This video makes me proud as an American every time I watch it. Thanks for reacting to it! 😉😊👍
I grew up in NYC but lived in Georgia when 9/11 occurred and I was horrified when it happened. Thanks for sharing this story with your children because we need to share this inspiration throughout the world, not just the US.
I was 8 years old in 2nd grade when this happened.... Also it was plastered all over the news for a long time. And it is true Jono... it was twenty-three years ago. But the year after, the flag of the Twin Towers showed up in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Utah. I still remember how much goosebumps on myself when Old Glory appeared inside Rice-Eccles Stadium.
However... twenty-three years later, I never ever forgotten. Yes heroes were made in the process but we also had many who showed what it means to be truly united. "United we stand. Divided we fall."
The weeks after , you could not go any where in the USA without seeing an American flag.
You should watch the video about Flight 93. It was the 4th hijacked plane on 9/11 that was on it's way to the White House when it crashed in Pennsylvania because the passengers and flight crew were determined to stop it and retake control of the plane. The recordings of the final calls passengers were able to make to their families are heartbreaking but a testament to true American courage, determination and patriotic spirit.
I WAS AT WORK IN SOMERSET PA. CLOSE TO SHANKSVILLE WHERE FLIGHT 93 CRASHED!!! SO AFRAID AND WORRIED ABOUT MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTERS!!🥰🥰🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
Re: the dust question, after the buildings fell, the dust clouds blew (slowly) east towards Brooklyn and dispersed the densest stuff into a haze you could see through. The river being shown is mostly west and south of Manhattan.
I rode one of those boats out of NYC that morning, and was very grateful they were there.
This is a story of the American Spirit,, a story of Hope and resilience. This is America at its Best.
I was in the USAF during this time. I had just finished a training course at Beale AFB in California the week before and had taken a few days of leave to visit family. I flew back to the UK and landed at Heathrow late on 10 September. I got to my house in Newmarket very late and went straight to bed. I didn't wake up until mid-afternoon since I still had a few days of leave. That's when I checked my voicemail, and I had something like 30 messages all asking if I was okay. I can say that day was probably one of the worst days of my life. Not only was it because of all the people that lost their lives, but my decree absolute for my divorce was issued that day as well.
I was in the middle of it all on that morning...I live in Brooklyn,NY, but I had just got off of the overnight shift in Manhattan and had stopped off for breakfast at my favorite deli just up the street from the World Trade Center. Then all hell broke out. A day that has stayed with me to this day and will never be forgotten. Thanks for your reaction.
I lost a family member that day when the first tower collapsed. I was living overseas and I could not get ahold of anyone in my family nor any of my friends. Many were cops and a firefighter for the city. I am a native New Yorker who visited the World Trade Center a few months before I moved overseas. I ran into my family member in the building and it was the last time I saw him alive. Since all the US airspace was closed down, I couldn't return to NY for 9 days.
Out of the people that died that day, at the World Trade Centers, 343 Firefighters died inside.
I always cry when I watch this. The 1st Captain at the beginning has now passed away. There are people that were in the buildings that did survive. Other videos also show people running into stores to seek coverage.
There are a couple of movies made about 9/11, that you may be interested in watching. One is called “9/11”, the other is called “flight 93”. That plane is the one meant for the capital or White House that crashed in Pennsylvania. Both are good movies.
I drove a truck around Atlanta Ga and was listening to reports on the radio. Shortly after they realized what had happened, they grounded every plane in US airspace. It was a weird feeling looking up and not seeing any planes above Atlanta with on of the busiest airports in the world right there
I think I grew up to help those in distress. As kids we could stop traffic to help the elderly cross the street. Then we'd brag that we helped them. Then in the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts we were encouraged to do good deeds. Maybe that's how I picked it up.
3 buildings went down in New York that day, both towers, and building 7, a 49 story hotel
I was at work in an elementary school in central NY that day. We were watching on the tv in the library. I tried to get ahold of my daughter because she was supposed to be coming home from Virginia that day. But... I did not know that she had decided to drive 1/2 way home the night before and stopped in Manhattan to stay overnight. She was stuck in Manhattan for 3 days before she could get home. I still cry when seeing things that remind me of those 3 days.
What a great father you are. You took the time to teach your kids a great life lesson. Great job!
I live 3.5 to 4 hours from New York City, depending on the traffic. I know of a guy who volunteered to travel to NYC that day. He was a recently retired police officer who volunteered on a Salvation Army canteen (restaurant) truck that would serve food and drinks to cops and firefighters during a crisis, when they worked long hours. I don't know how many days or weeks he spent near Ground Zero, but I do know he was one of the many thousands who developed cancer years later from all the airborne particles he inhaled. He's one of the lucky ones who survived.
Because you asked the question “would I help”, you already know the answer. Yes, yes you would.
This is a wonderful story. When fellow Americans talk about never forgetting, this is the story I think we should remember. Helping people. Working together. Coming together.
A long time ago, and yet it was just yesterday...
My son entered the airforce right after this happened. He just retired a yr ago
Please watch this music video of remembering 9/11: Darryl Worley - Have You Forgotten? Mr.& Mrs. Graham, watching both of your faces as you see this video and also watching your son and daughter’s eyes and facial expressions, there was shock and sadness. THEN, seeing their smiles when so many of our Americans with their many boats came to help their fellow Americans. To all four of you, Thank you.
Weird that enough time has passed that people no longer know what 9/11 was.
Please watch the 60 minute episode on 9/11.
The Captain of the Amberjack V passed away a few years ago, a hero. That’s something to say about us Americans. Something like this happens, we’re there. I live in Florida and after Ian hit us, we didn’t expect all the help we received. We live less than 3 miles from the riverfront of the Caloosahatchee and it flooded almost up to our block. When they started to restore power, we had ambulance crews all over the US, an electric truck from NY on one side and NJ from the other. I wished my electric was on, I’d have made them a roast dinner!
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I knew where I was. I was eating breakfast with my parents and I heard an airplane crash into the WTC. I watched it on television as I was getting ready for work. I went to work (I worked for Big Y Supermarket, a local supermarket chain in Massachusetts and Connecticut.) and the people were panic buying.
At noon, the banks closed and we closed the store. My friend was supposed to be on the plane, but he missed his flight.
MetroNorth Railroad (the commuter rail in the tristate area - New York, New Jersey and Connecticut) closed down. One of Connecticut's state parks has a memorial for 9/11 victims of Connecticut.
my brother was born when the second tower collapsed & she told us how terrifying it was to watch the news while just having a baby. The local news called my parents wanting an interview since he was born during it all but my mom declined bc she was too scared someone would track them down
I still remember not feeling well that day, so I stayed home watching television. Suddenly on the news they shown a plane fly into one of the towers. After the 2nd one hit, I got up out of bed and said, "oh my God, we are in a war!!!" I was thinking it was going to continue happening all over my country. I was thinking maybe they were going to start sending rockets and other horrible things.
I was in photography class; my second class of the morning, sophomore year of high school. Remember that whole day. Thanks for watching this!
To answer mom's question, yes; there was a giant brown-black cloud of toxic dust and debris over the whole southern end of Manhattan. That's what they were trying to get out of. I have a friend that is retired from the NJ State Police Marine Division. He was on a patrol boat that day and was part of the boat lift the whole time. Officers that were with him have already died from the 9/11-related cancers from working in the cloud.
Living in NY on 9/11, I saw the worst thing I ever saw in my life, but also the best. Whenever I see bad things in the news today, I remember 9/11 and that good people truly do exist.
4 planes were hijacked. One was crashed into each of the towers, one into the Pentagon, and one was crashed into a field in Pennsylvania when the passengers tried to take it back from the terrorists to keep it from being used as a weapon...
I joined the US Marine Corps right after this. I served in Iraq, and Afghanistan.
This video is amazing. 9/11 is one of those days where you will always remember where you were. I never heard of the boat lifts until a few years ago, but seeing this literally broke me. The humanity and heroics on display that day is something we should never forget.
I was there, it was brutal. But it brought us together as a country like nothing else!
They left out the best story. A blind man in a row boat saved about 500 people that day. He was also responsible of saving many who had fallen into the water over his years. Sadly he died that same year but people say you'll still see him in his boat searching for people to save.
I haven't talked about this. My wife thinks I should. I carry around this hate because I was there. I'm sorry.... I'm 43 now with a rare cancer. I guess I will carry that hate to my grave. There is no forgiveness for what happened. None! I was 20 when it happened. I still suffer PTSD from it.
I remember. it was a gorgeous morning. and then it happened.
There were four hijacked jets. Two hit the World Trade Center, one the Pentagon in Washington DC, and the one mentioned below that crashed into a Pennsylvania field rather than the White House.
Jono, as a note, it is important to remember that not only 2 planes hit in NY that day, but one hit in the Pentagon and one flight was downed by passengers into a field in Pennsylvania. There is a whole documentary and movie about United Flight 93. It is believed that Flight 93 was destined for the US capital building and those on the flight who over powered the hijackers, ultimately causing them to crash in the field in PA were heroes. Not enough of history remembers those who were in the Pentagon and especially those who were on flight 93!
I adore your entire family and love how you both take every opportunity to teach your children an important lesson. I'm all in so please keep it up and going. Cheers from Orlando, FL. ❤
What a wonderful family you all are!! And teaching your children the story to keep that day in memory.. I sure wish we could come together today like that day! Just don't understand that it takes a terrorist attack to come together.. The world is a mix up place today!! We all need to be compassionate, caring, human beings to one another, and love not hate!!