🇬🇧BRIT Reacts To BOATLIFT - AN UNTOLD TALE OF 9/11 RESILIENCE!
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- 🇬🇧BRIT Reacts To BOATLIFT - AN UNTOLD TALE OF 9/11 RESILIENCE!
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Hi everyone, I’m Kabir and welcome to another episode of Kabir Considers! In this video I’m Going To React To BOATLIFT - AN UNTOLD TALE OF 9/11 RESILIENCE!
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I always say that... This was America's worst day, and her best day.
For sure. The absolute horror of the event brought out the best in a lot of people
This brings tears to my eyes. You Brits helped us SO MUCH the queen played our anthem at the Buckingham Palace breaking a 600 year tradition in support of our people. A German military boat also floated past our navy around 3 days later and spray painted on a bedsheet “We stand with you”. I wish it could be like this all the time and that it doesn’t have to take a huge tragedy to bring us together. ❤️🇬🇧🇺🇸
Also if you want to know something REALLY SAD when firefighters would use dogs to search for people under the rubble the dogs would get sad and discouraged because they only kept finding dead bodies. So the firefighters would lay in the rubble so that the dogs could “rescue them” and that gave them the motivation to keep searching.
Wow, that dog fact was sad to read :( hopefully they got some nice treats after
The year after this happened I was vacationing on the Oregon coast and the lady in the room next to me was there with her rescue dog. We met on our balcony’s as I was loving up that beautiful golden retriever. She told me that she and the dog worked the rescue at the WTC. It had really depressed the poor baby so she brought her to the beach for vacation to recover. My HERO!
Omgeeee😢💙
Another sad fact was a lot of the dogs were put down after this.
@@TheLadyDraconus w-why???
As an American, I rarely get choked up with pride when I see some of the overly patriotic videos that, in my opinion, are stretching a bit, but this story gets to me every time. It's the very best of ordinary Americans on display, and I wish we were like the people in this video every day.
Absolutely. Stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things really resonate with me
I agree 100%. Tears and pride. 🇺🇲❤
Absolutely.
Couldn't have said it better! ❤
It's kinda sad, but in a way, we're at our best when things are at their worst. Just look at when natural disasters, like a Tornado or Hurricane, or something comparable takes place. Any petty grievances are forgotten, and our priority immediately shifts to us helping in whatever way, large or small, that we can....even if it means that we might have to risk our own lives to do so.
@@kabirconsiders Take any big country that's been around a while, and you'll have heroes crop up eventually. Not many nations though with enough comradery that all their countrymen need to see is a flag and desperation to go out of their way to help. Car trouble in the US? There are thousands of stories of good Samaritans stopping to help with car trouble or help them get a ride home. It's like one giant dysfunctional family that only truly comes together when some outsider crosses the line, and that dumbass is left regretting ever being born as hell on Earth is unleashed.
I am retired fire department and responded to the Pentagon that day. It’s hard to believe that was almost 20 years ago. Seems like yesterday and I still get nauseous when I smell jet fuel. I lost too many friends in the towers that day. I will never forget the pride when we raised the flags at the WTC and dropped one over the side of the Pentagon. I still have my patch that was only issued to those who responded to the Pentagon. It’s one of the few things I kept and treasure from my 31 year career.
Thank you for your service Hope everyone sends their respects to you
Thanks so much for your service Paula ❤️
A true hero, thank you for your service. Got my American flag flying high today, you will never be forgotten
Thank you for your service, hope you’re doing well ❤
The one thing that many of the rest of the world does not understand is that we Americans may fight and bicker amongst ourselves, but when the need is there, we all pull together as Americans.
Its awesome to see, hopefully there will be a day when this type of humanity and selflessness is the norm!
yep. Just like this - czcams.com/video/_EWvPLWIE-o/video.html
My question is " IS THIS AMERICA STILL HERE TODAY ? " ! JUST LOOK AROUND WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON HERE TODAY ! THE DIVISION BETWEEN SEEMINGLY EVERYBODY OVER EVERYTHING NOW DAYS ! IT MAKES ME WONDER I'M A VETERAN WHO SERVED THIS NATION FOR 8 YEARS IN THE MILITARY ANOTHER 10 1/2 YEARS WORKING AT A VA HOSPITAL ! I NEVER JUDGED ANYONE BY WHAT THEY BELIEVED , WHERE THEY CAME FROM OR BY THEIR RACE ! TO ME WE ARE OF THE HUMAN RACE ! WE ALL BLEED RED , HAVE LOVED ONES NO MATTER WHERE WE LIVE WORLDWIDE ! MUCH LOVE TO ALL OF YOU WORLDWIDE !
@@steveclark4291 Yes, we're still a family. We fight amongst ourselves, but if any outsiders want to mess with us we come together. Don't get discouraged. Thank you for your service!❤
Only way to break us is from within
This is the America I love. All this divisive crap over the last few years is not representative of the country I know. Most are just decent people who would do what they can to help others. There are some ugly folks out there who want to keep us fighting with each other, because we are invincible when we stand together.
Absolutely. We need more moments of unity and less division!
The system is divisive and don't treat everyone here the same. And until the united states pay it's debt to what it has done to the indigenous and kidnapped people that has had everything stripped away. There will always be this rift. Live up to the freedom preached, this country can be what it claims to be, because yes most people here are descent and want to live in peace
@@jackiearcher7738 well said
@@jackiearcher7738 his original comment is a perfect example how different America is for different races, to white people our reality is just minor nuisance. To us, for centuries everyday you leave the house it’s life or death
AMEN💙☺🙏
As a Brit I had never heard of this but its one of the most heroic things I've ever seen. 9/11 was a tragedy and we really felt for our American friends. God bless you all 🇬🇧🇺🇸
This is one of my Favorite stories of September 11th.
But there is also an adjunct to it. When to Towers collapsed they shattered the fire mains in lower Manhatten.
The call went out for the city's fireboats to couple to the hydrants an restore pressure.
2 active fireboats responded. The largest boat, the "Firefighter" has been in active service since 1938 (and was not retired until 2010).
But there was another boat, almost as big as the "Firefighter" - The "John D. McKean" was retired, and was a floating museum - maintained by retired firemen.
In response to the crisis, The McKean manned up and got under weigh.
The had taken one load of passengers, when they got a call asking if their pumps were still in working order -
responding in the affirmative, the joined the other 2 boats and coupled to the mains.
Those 3 boats remained on station, and were the sole source of fire main pressure, for 3 days.
The McKean pumped so hard, that when it was over, they found that her engines needed a major overhaul.
Oh wow, that’s one hell of a story!
I'd heard that it wasn't just the main engine's that needed rebuilt, buy the pumps themselves were needing service, due the the foul materials being run through the pump housings, and the pressure was too weak to be reliable!..from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 🤠
@@kabirconsiders The John J Harvey fireboat (launched in 1931) had been retired in 1995. Some friends had bought it, and refurbished it. Including her pumps. They were using it for the boatlifts, until the call went out for fireboats. She was assigned as Marine Company 2. She was capable of pumping 18,000 gallons of water a minute. She pumped for 80 hours until the water mains in Lower Manhattan were brought back online.
Another sad fact people don't realize it you're not in the NY METRO Area we are still losing NYPD & FDNY members every month due to cancers from exposure to working the site in the aftermath. We lost 3 firefighters just this last week. Thanks for doing this one!
for real? fuck man that sucks
Seriously?! Oh man, that makes me sad. Hopefully the state is doing everything they can to support those firefighters
@@shanemcgrath2809 Yes 3 just since last week
@@kabirconsiders their medical was just made permanent about 2 yrs ago thru Congress
@@kabirconsiders You might want to check out John Stewart absolutely crushing congress on the Senate floor. He couldn't believe the disrespect they were shown.
This is what we do in America.
This is why I love my country.
This was amazing to see, real selflessness!
AND WE LOVE YOU RIGHT BACK DB!💙🇺🇸💙☺✌
I have seen this probably a dozen times, and even still every time they get to “fifteen, twenty minutes later there were just boats all across the horizon” I always get tears in my eyes.
It’s such an awesome moment. They called for aid and boy did people answer!
This video kicks me in the gut every time I see it
That human spirit of “Someone needs help, so I will help”.
It’s aspirational.
I was choking back tears a couple of times. An amazing display of humanity
This shows how selfless people can be when everyone is facing the same crisis. Normal everyday people become heroes willing to put everything on the line. It’s sad to see such division in our shared western culture nowadays, but I remain hopeful that if something like this were to ever happen again, that attitude would be dropped to do the right thing. Keep up the great videos my brother!
Thanks brother ☺️ and yeah you’re totally right. Its incredible what people are capable of when they decide to do the right thing
I fully believe that if an extremely horrible thing happened to the US again, then people would come together. I may be an optimist but it’s good to hope for a better future.
I'm American and until I saw this documentary I never even heard of the boat evacuation. They never really talked about it on the news at the time that I remember. Great reaction as always bro.
Thanks mate ☺️ this should have gotten way more publicity, half a million people in 9 hours!
@@kabirconsiders Agreed truly extraordinary!
same. one of the great lost stories of the bigger picture.
Right!?!? I had NEVER heard of this! I love watching the reactions :)
I watch sky news from Australia to get news about America.
Our heroes!
Absolutely. The world needs more people like these guys
As a native New Yorker, I can verify that was our saddest day, yet also our proudest - and this is part of why. I still haven't been able to face Ground Zero, and I hurt every time I see the skyline without the towers. But the memory has sweetness as well as bitterness because of exactly things like this.
It’s so interesting that such a horrible day brought out the best in people
It's been over 20 years and I still haven't visited the memorial at ground zero. My train pulled trough the WTC station for several years while it was being reconstructed. I remember when there was still debris and twisted metal for years after they got train service back up. Once the memorial and museum was opened... I dunno. I just can't bring myself to be a tourist there. I just can't.
Kabir, the goodness in people is what I truly remember about that day. People went to help from all over the country. I remember so many people were donating blood, but there weren’t enough survivors to need it all. Canada took our planes and houses our passengers. The UK stood by us and helped. People just did what they could to be of service to others.
It’s awesome hearing of the amazing shows of humanity after this event. I just wish it didn’t take atrocities happening for us to care more for one and other!
@@kabirconsiders I'll add to this that every dock and marina in the area gave people free fuel for the day so they could work without any thought of anything other than saving lives. Another sad but real story, the search and rescue dogs found so many bodies that day that they became depressed and wouldn't move. So firemen stripped down and laid in the rubble so dogs could find living people and lift their spirits so they'd keep searching.
@@satsunada
I never heard that before. What an amazing thing for them to do for those dogs!
I was an overnight manager for a large hotel across the river from Philly. I had just left when the first plane hit and went back to the hotel after the second. They closed the bridges and of course our airspace was closed. South Jersey is surrounded by water so you need to go to North Jersey to get out by car. So we had guests who couldn’t leave, workers who couldn’t come in. We spent the day with CNN on and saw everything happen in real-time. One of my desk clerks dad was flying out of Boston, he didn’t know if he was ok but he insisted on working. One of my friends was in the pentagon, so I was worried too. I ended up working 21hrs and then went to a room to get a few hours sleep and turned on BBC news. That’s when everything hit me, seeing the world’s reaction and response, and I just bawled. Americans pull together when we need to, but that day, the whole world pulled together with us. I’m crying as I write this just remembering.
I cannot fathom what it felt like to be trapped like that. This story and these boat Captains should be rewarded for their bravery and Patriotism. America WILL come together when needed. I remember this and in the aftermath one beautiful aspeect.....we came together as one.
Absolutely. These captains deserve so much recognition
I wasn’t old enough to understand what was happening but my Dad went to the beach that day and saw the smoke coming from New York he still tells me stories of it being a beautiful cloudless day and if he didn’t have work he would’ve been golfing and he has started writing his memoirs of what happened
This is the America I grew up with. Every one helping each other. Now the news media keeps people separated with hate and anger. Very sad. America is dying - quickly.
Hopefully you guys can turn things around, we need you to!
If the media was shutdown last year, I bet you the events that happened last year would've been half of what actually happened. But thanks to media, it made everything look and sound worse than it actually was.
@@kabirconsiders You are sweet. I wish we could, too, but that will not happen. The news media supports the socialist government who dislike the American Dream. Even Europe is not hearing the truth. Trust me, you guys are feed what the media wants you to hear. Again, thank you for your videos. You are a breath of fresh air.
Agree.........110% News media is a damn CANCER.
We aren't dying. I know it seems like it, but I assure you, we're still strong. If we could get thru the 60s, we can get thru this.
Young man, You give this old lady some hope in the future. Thank you and keep being the compassionate young man I saw in this response.
I think you’d love the hero on the Hudson, the plane that crashed in the Hudson River in nyc and how a bunch of local boats and people came to help
Sounds like an awesome story mate, I’ll put it on my list!
YES!
I was hoping you would react to this.
The call the Coast Guard makes gives me chills every time!
Yeah that was such an amazing moment. And boy did people answer the call!
My son is Coast Guard.. my ONLY child. xo
@suefantastic4584 my uncle and a few buddies were Coasties, thank you for my freedom boy's!..from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 🤠
As an American that knows exactly where I was when this happened...chills, tears. Thank you. 2021, and I've NEVER seen this
Rest In Peace to Captain Vincent R Ardolino! He was the captain of the Amberjack and sadly passed away in 2018. His story shall be shared for years to come.
RIP Captain Vincent ❤️🕊
Another similarly powerful story is “The story of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.”
I’ll put it on my list, thanks for the suggestion mate!
I always love this story and I wish it was told more when the history of that day is told. It’s also important to me cause my mom worked at 7 WTC that day and that’s how she got home
This story definitely deserves more recognition. And I’m glad your mum got home safe that day!
I was born in 2005 so i didnt go through 9/11 but every time i see a documentary on it i tear up and i have so much respect for those who risked/lost their lives to save others
You’re very mature for your age mate, you sound like a good lad
@@kabirconsiders thank you very much👍
Wow. What a story. I’ve never heard of this but I was absolutely floored when they said they evacuated more people than Dunkirk. This resourcefulness and willingness to help reminds me of the “Come From Away” story where 40 inbound international flights carrying 7,000 people were rerouted & grounded in this tiny Canadian town since the US airways were closed on 9/11. The entire town immediately came together and sprung into action, gathering any & all supplies they could & housed these 7,000 stranded people and just helped these total strangers in any capacity they could.
I need to find a vid of that “Come From Away” story to put on my list!
Gander in Newfoundland was one of the few airports that could handle the number of flights (38) coming from Europe. It was built when planes had a shorter range they could fly, and it was one of the first stops after crossing the Atlantic. The whole town came together to feed and house the passengers on those planes, for a week until the planes were allowed to continue their journey.
All four airports in Newfoundland and Labrador took in a total of 75 planes, and all their passengers and crews.
I remember this day like it was yesterday being in school seeing it on TV those r images ill never 4get #neverforget
Me too, I was only a kid but I remember feeling something was wrong. My folks were watching the news all day for days
I'm paraphrasing here, but a quote I love is something along the lines of, "courage is not a virtue so much as it is the measure of any virtue pushed to breaking point."
That’s awesome, we often don’t know what we are capable of until we are pushed to the limit
Everyone will remember that day and how it changed everything. My dad was there for business that day. They were going to tour the World Trade Center but stopped for breakfast on the way. They saw the first plane and said "that's weird." Needless to say they didn't go to the World Trade Center and their meeting was canceled. It took my dad 2 days to get home.
Oh wow, I’m glad to hear your dad didn’t go on that tour! Almost like divine intervention
Exactly
As a native New Yorker and someone who lost a family member on 9/11 in the World Trade Center, I can tell you that New Yorkers (and Americans as a whole) will always help people in need. We are known for being brash and blunt, but we are tough people with a big heart.
Sorry for your loss mate ❤️
@@kabirconsiders Thanks.
The ash and smoke around the WTC look like and erupting volcano. 🌋 This is an emotional video of us Kabir. So many souls lost on 911. So many traumatized survivors like these desperate people trying to get somewhere safe at into the arms of a loved one. Individually, this was probably the worst day of each of their lives. The kindness and selflessness of these boat captains and crews are confirmation that in time of crisis we will always come together, put aside our differences and just see each other as fellow humans in needs. That's reassuring.💜🤍
The horror of that day ironically brought out the best in a lot of people. This evacuation was a great display of humanity!
Hey man. Just want to say I came across your channel recently and really enjoy your videos. So many wonderful heroes from this day. I knew a few people on the front lines and I'll never forget them. Cannot believe how it's been nearly two decades. Keep up the work. New sub.
Thanks so much for the kind words mate ☺️. This phenomenal act should be remembered and commended for a very long time. RIP to those lost
GOOSEBUMPS OMG. And tears in my eyes. This is amazing. So uplifting and restores my faith in humanity.
Also, I love how it went from "Boats are a thing in NY" to "Omg. Boats are a thing on NY and it's gonna save my life"
Kabir, I've watched this more than a dozen times. I cry EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I have never been more proud to be an American than I was on 9/11. We saw the worst evil that man can perpetrate. But we also saw the best of Americans doing what was right regardless of who you were. You're here, you're my brother/sister. I HAVE to help you. Gay, straight, lesbian, transgender, liberal, conservative.... None of that mattered on 9/11. NONE of that....
The USA are like brothers & sisters who argue and bicker inside our own house sometimes, but if anyone from the outside tries to come in and hurt us, we will immediately stand & fight together. This is the real American spirit, no matter how much other forces try to rip us apart
I was in middle school, when this happened. That day is burned into my memory forever for multiple reasons. The main reason of course is the tragedy of what happened, the second? Out of such tragedy came so much hope and unity in our nation, the world even participated. An emotional roller coaster ride.
I remember this....I live an hour outside of New York. I remember when I got out of school, I was in high school when it happened, that my dad couldn't find any place to donate blood to. So many people were donating blood. I remember the line of fire trucks and ambulences heading into Manhattan from Long Island...all to cover the fire houses in Manhattan...since their fireman were at ground Zero and unable to take care of their own areas. They didn't call...they didn't ask...the fireman here on Long Island saw what was happening and sent out toe call and the trucks took to the highways, with as many men as possible, and headed right for Manhattan to help and cover and help with the rescue. The news showed a huge long line of firetrucks all headed in..it was amazing to see.
I was in college in NYC at the time, thankfully I was randomly not in the city that day. Hearing the stories from our friends and family who lived through it (some of whom were in the towers that day) is still terrifying and heartbreaking. Every other method of leaving the city was shut down, that is unheard of before or after. My aunt was one of the people who only made it home that night thanks to a ferry boat operator, so this one hits home for me. Even over 20 years later I can remember vividly that day, and the weeks after, it was surreal and scary and so depressing. Bless these men and women who stepped up to help save all these people.
Loved the video mate! Cheers from across the pond! 💯💯🍻🍻🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧
Thanks so much mate ☺️🍻
That day changed the entire world. That was such a sad day I remember seeing how scared everyone was even though they were trying not to show it. I was 10 at the time just witnessing everything but not fully knowing or understanding what exactly was going on. I look back at that day and I still can't believe it happened almost 20 years ago. Doing the right thing takes no thought, no thought at all because deep down you already know it's the right thing to do.
Yeah this day really changed everything. Everything became more serious. Hopefully we see nothing like it ever again!
*I lived down the street from 2 of the terriost, they were my classmate's neighbor too* He said he saw them almost every morning & they were always nice to him & seemed cool. He said when he saw their pic's on the news he almost *PASSED OUT!* As he's telling the class this. it dawned on me. Wait, *I LIVE DOWN THE STREET FROM YOU, WHAT THE ACTUAL FU-* & it's like he knew it clicked for me b/c he looked directly at me after what he told us. I almost fell out my damn desk.I still can't believe that. We're still cool till this day b/c of that insane bond. On EVERYTHING I LOVE I'm not lying. I'll NEVER forget Sept 11 altogether & that day I realized my classmate & I were literally SO CLOSE to evil.
I had never heard of the boatlift before tonight. The events of that day always have a somber effect on me. I feel sad and angry about the attack but this story brought tears of pride to my eyes. Thank you for your reactions and thank you for sharing this.
Man I remember when 9/11 happened I was in 4th or 5th grade it started as a normal day until the school intercom came on and told everyone to turn on the news and we saw the towers get hit. It was like all the happy energy went away. Instead of class we watched the news the whole day some kids getting checked out of school and people being angry, sad, scared, uneasy, and worried. Even though back then I didn’t quite understand what was going on I knew something bad happened and it felt like it happened in my state but later found out it happened in New York.
Sounds like one of those days you’ll never forget, even though you were youngster at the time!
is amazing how many vessels came together that day. Coast Guard cutters, ferry vessels, sightseeing boats, party boats, NYPD patrol boats, tugboats, tender boats, fishing boats, yachts, catamarins, etc. you should check out stuff about another group of heroes: the passengers and crew members of United Airlines Flight 93 who fought back against their hijackers and sacrificed their lives to keep the fourth plane from hitting their intended target.
I was on the West coast in college at the time, because of the three hour time difference (and the last days before the quarter started and I was thus sleeping in) it was like waking up in a whole different world that only looked the same. It was eerily quiet that day as we felt obligated to continue on with the mundane - partly because there wasn't a way for us to help in a practical way from where we were and partly to prove we would not be intimidated. Either way it still needed doing and in 2021 I can better appreciate how fragile supply lines can be and how bad a shock can be to the economy so the pressure to carry on wasn't as cynical as I thought at the time.
I live on the west coast now, but I'm originally from New York. My family and many friends are there. On my way to work in the morning the day this happened, the bus driver turned around and asked all the passengers "You all know what's happening right now in New York, right?" Everyone but me on the bus said "yes," so then he just kept driving. I don't know why I didn't just ask someone, but I felt weird and self-conscious being the only person on the bus who had no idea what this ... *something* happening in NY might be. It seemed like hours before I could get off a bus and grab a newspaper to find out what the hell was going on.
In college, I had to do a ‘10 years later’ 9/11 research paper. The stories I heard and watched were atrocious. I watch this video every year to help remind me that most people are good at heart. Thanks for reacting!
The Amberjack V at the time was a charter fishing boat. In 2013, it was converted into a restaurant that mainly stays docked and operates like a normal restaurant with normal prices, but they also do party dinner cruises. At one point, it was $70 a person. The captain of the boat In this documentary sadly passed away in 2019, I don't know if he was still the captain or owner at the time or if in 2013 the boat ownership changes hands
I was 12 and lived in lower NYC when this happened. THIS is the New York I remember growing up in. It’s sadly nearly unrecognizable now. This whole thing made me sob. Thanks for making this video!
I've watched this myself, and I've probably watched 3-4 CZcams reactors react to it, and it never ceases to get to me.
This was a really emotional one for me. I wasn’t expecting to be so moved
My uncle was a businessman, but he got on one of the boats and assisted with the evacuation. He lived in Jersey and commuted to and from the WTC daily. Everyone was trying to get home and the phones went down. He didn’t get home until early morning the next day and we all assumed the worst. My dad, in a panic, left work and tried to drive into the city to search for his brother’s body but the interstate was backed up at least 150 miles. No one was getting in or out.
God love you all. I was stuck in traffic on the way to my frist job in Philly, and I couldn't get back to Jersey or talk to my parents except through voicemails. I'm so glad he made it home.
I thank God that these boaters were there and stepped up.They are heros!❤️ I wish that everyone in America would come together and fight for our country now! Please pray for America! ❤️ 🙏 🇺🇸
I was only 6 when this happened but I lived near DC so there was a lot of panic when the pentagon was hit, we had been all dismissed from school earlier that day and I remember my dad being glued to the news while trying to get a hold of my mom on the phone because at the time she was working in the ER at the hospital that was the one nearest to the pentagon. It wasnt long before my granny showed up to take my brother and me out of the hosue while my aunt stayed with my dad. Thats all I can really remember but it was definetly a stressful week following in my house.
Sounds like one of those periods in time that you’ll never forget!
@@kabirconsiders Definitely. Its the one thing that colored my entire childhood growing up. Like I personally have no concept of what the world was like before this happened, only the after effects.
The feat these men and women performed, getting people off the island must never be forgotten. Manhattan is 11 miles long. This was near the very bottom of the island. My mother and husband both worked in the area. They had to walk to the 59th street bridge in the middle of the island and cross the bridge into Queens, another borough of NYC. It took all morning and most of the afternoon to get across because it was them and a million others.
It really was an incredible, borderline miracle achievement. Over half a million people moved in 9 hours?!
This is the America I want back!! This is the America I was proud to be apart of. The hatred that we see here today is not us. There are days I wake up and turn the news on and just cry. I don't like what we've become. Our nation has forgotten what it means to be true Americans. I want my kids to grow up in the America I grew up in and loved but sadly I don't think we will ever have that again.
When I need to feel better about my country, I watch things like this or the video of American firefighters arriving in Australia to applause or think of the "Cajun Navy".
The CJ is a loosely organized group of small boat owners who voluntarily go to heavily flooded areas to rescue people. They originated in LA after Katrina, hence the name.
However, let us not forget that the instinct to band together to help people in extreme distress, is universal and not uniqiely American.
Those men who rescued soldiers from Dunkirk, took small boats into rough seas and they did it under fire. True, on 9/11 we didn't know what might be next, but the skies were populated by fighter jets and it wasn't a given that they were in mortal danger.
I've seen it in earthquakes and wildfires. Ordinary men (they were all men) went to bed Jan 16th, 1994 and hours later found themselves carrying an elderly neighbor out of a collapsed building or crawling under a collapsed building while the ground is shaking to reach a stranger. Any video of any country shows the same scene.
Thank you to the Israelis and Mexicans for racing to help us after the condo collapse.
Me and my family were on a trip in chesapeak bay off the coast of VA. We got to NY within 4.5 hours. We helped that day. The best thing we ever did.
I know this was reacted and posted a few years ago but it's a good reminder that even on a day of utter evil and suffering there was also compassion and courage and caring for people they didn't even know beyond they were human beings in need
Thank you for this emotional video, Kabir. I live in Florida and remember vividly the day this happened and how in shock I was. I have watched a lot of videos from 9/11 but I have never seen this one. I also watched Dunkirk and to compare the evacuation of Manhattan to that time in history was astonishing. The sheer numbers and in only 9 hours was absolutely unbelievable. In times of need it is amazing how kind and selfless we as humans can be. God bless you. 💕
I remember watching the news live back when I was in 6th grade at school. The principal told faculty to turn on the TVs in the classrooms for a special news bulletin. That's when I saw the WTC was hit. I do remember the 2nd tower being hit. That's the first thing I saw when the TVs were turned on. I was in shock. I'll never forget that day.
I was in the exact same situation! My teacher rolled in the TV and we all just sat there, stunned
Also the people were letting the boats get fuel for free
That’s awesome, there were a lot of heroes in Manhattan that day
There were so many heros that day. How many people went to sleep the night before not realizing they would be a hero the next day? You couldnt train for something like that. You just react on instinct and humanity. The story of United 93 is another fine example of ordinary people sacrificing themselves to save strangers on the ground. United Airlines Flight 93 was the only hijacked plane that didnt react its target. The passengers and crew fought back. They are all legends.
Thank you for the reaction. Personally, I feel every nation and every countries people will come together in a time of need same as these people did. The fact that some organizing entity saw what was going on and realizing it can work and quickly made the call, was what made the turning point of what looked like utter chaos into an unbelievably organized exodus.
Thank you again for showing this video and reacting to this event.
I completely agree., in moments like these peoples often put aside their petty differences and unite. I just wish people could be like that all the time
I lived pretty close to Dulles Airport on 9/11. Driving to work, I would see lots of planes in the sky. Not that afternoon, there wasn't a single one, as everything had been grounded. Driving home, I passed the exit for Dulles International Airport. The ramps into the airport were barricaded and all you could see near the airport were tons of red and blue flashing lights. It all felt so weird. Such a sad and horrifying day.
One of those days you’ll probably never forget, and hopefully will never be repeated!
The day after 9/11 was the most patriotic day I think I will ever witness in my lifetime. It was humanity at it greatest.
“America the Beautiful” means so much more than the beauty of our “spacious skies and ever waves of grain”. It also means the beauty of the human spirit.
“O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life!”
These videos make my eyes sweat profusely. My breath wimpers. I remember that day. I was on my way to NYC, that day. I was told to keep going till other wise told to redirect. I was in Withville, VA. on I-81 north. Later that morning I was told to drop my trailer at a yard in Elizabeth, NJ. At the waters edge almost.
I dropped to my knees as I saw 1st hand the work of that coward. That night they had everything lit up but not like Manhatten was usually lit up. It was a small corner that had light. A small corner that caused alot of tears to fall. A small corner that would change America for ever. A small corner that became a battle cry. A small corner that the media has tried to make us forget.
I've not forgotten.. I remember it like it were this morning. My knees still have the pain I felt as I dropped to them that fateful day. Yes, the coward has been killed. But, his ideology still lives. It is like he is not dead. I hope we kill that soon.
I've been wanting to comment for a while and didn't know what to say, I finally figured it out. I feel like we are kindred spirits. When I hear you express your heart about tragedy, injustice or people uniting to help others. I always think, I feel the same way.
Perhaps we are Yvette ❤️❤️
That gentleman with the amberjack passed in 2018 R.I.P. when 911 happened . Everything was different that day and after . Everyone came together . Everywhere … to mourn together . To help each other . Only time the country truly felt unified in all my 53 yrs . It lasted for a few yrs as I remember . People were just kinder and nicer to each other . Just everywhere . So horrific. It happened just after 9 am on a weekday . The city was bustling . The buildings were full . The amount of fireman and policeman and first responders that were killed that day are unfathomable.I watched it happen live on tv . The plane ✈️ hitting the buildings happened live on tv. I couldn’t imagine being there . Hardenuf being in my bedroom . Kudos to the hero’s that day
We study Dunkirk in school, as part of our broad WWII history. The people driving these boats got the idea from you Brits. =)
I love that people were just being great people. The evacuation number is insane. I had no idea.
An incredible number. And in only 9 hours!!
i grew up in western New York, i was in 1st grade, they sent us home from school early and wouldn't tell us why. nobody was allowed to leave school without a parent or guardian but we were instructed to leave as soon as possible and ask our parents any questions we had. after a silent car ride home, apart from some tears and sniffles from my folks. they explained what had happened and we spent the rest of the day watching the news and planning where our family might flee to depending on what it developed into ( you have to understand we didn't know if it was a full nationwide attack). i dont remember being that scared personally, more confused. but i remember my folks being truly terrified. so proud of these legends that made this escape possible. crazy to think this was 20 years ago
I move to Maine the reality of how close 1 of the highjackers was to my new home was overwhelming. Bangor airport was 20 mins from me. He took a flight to Boston to highjack the flight headed to Florida. The emotions are so very vivid to this day. My ex-husbands bday is 9-11. Never the be the same either.
Oh man, reading this really shows how many people were affected by this tragedy, even those not in the towers. Hopefully such a thing will never be repeated again!
@@kabirconsiders to think we went from that to totally divided because of an racist moron for 4yrs. I won't even use his name.
Very well said Kabir! I agree exactly when you said we can put the BS aside and come together to help fellow mankind. No politics, religions, views etc in that moment. As an American in 2023 is saddens me that this isn’t what we the people do daily and it takes something this horrific for it to happen but at least you know in unimaginable events that we are at least capable of doing so! Warms my heart and restores hope in humanity ❤🇺🇸
I was in Northern Virginia in a building that is still across I-395 from the Pentagon that day. I wasn’t on the side of the building where I could see the Pentagon, but I’ll never forget the smell and the military helicopters overhead that day. I will also never forget calling my sister on a McDonalds pay phone about five hours into the drive home. She knew where we were, but couldn’t get a hold of us on the brand new Nokia cellphone we had, so the day was much worse for her.
It took us hours longer than normal to get home that day, but people were hanging messages on every I-95 over pass to lift our spirits and to thank any first responders that may be on the road later that day. I wish I could thank those people because it did make the trip home so much easier. The traffic was such a standstill that we were able to wave at people still there. We saw the worst of humanity that day, but we also saw the best.
Thanks for sharing this Renee. Such an unforgettable day and horrific event, but ironically it brought out the very best in a lot of people
GBRIT shows like this will give you an understanding of the of pride the British people had after Dunkirk. An unmitigated disaster followed by incredible heroics by ordinary people
Absolutely. Events like this and Dunkirk really show what human beings are capable of in times of great need
Kabir, I'm not one of those rabid "AMERICA IS NUMBER 1" US supporters. And I know that many wonder why we're so proud to be Americans. THIS. This is why were so fiercely proud to be American.
Its videos like this that show that in any time of crisis, the American culture calls for citizen to stand up and help out, not run and save yourself. You learn this lesson whether you watch stories of military or civilians, accidents or terrorism. Your country expects you to ask "not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country"! We are a country built on ideals and you are expected to uphold or exceed those ideals. You write the story the next generations look up to!
The one thing that stood out to me was the 9/11 attacks were meant to destroy but it united us. America can be quite polarized and divided but when we faced a situation like this we came together and did what we needed to help eachother.
There's another powerful video you need to see the flight and crash of United Airlines that went down in the Pennsylvania field that was brought down by the passengers onboard
I’ll try to find that vid
They say you never forget where you were and what you were doing when something major happens. I was in my 8th grade history class when we suddenly went into lockdown. This was in Alabama, we were safe. But someone on the intercom announced for the teachers to turn their TVs on the news. Apart from everyone either crying or quietly whimpering to keep from crying, that was the quietest the campus had ever been.
For perspective each ferry was around 16 members around 33 ferries helped around 528 Crew total and 50 tugs each tug is 3 crew on the low end 10 on the high so that just the tugs alone was 150 to 500 crew in total on the low end 678 average Americans answered the call on the high over 1000.
I have a funny little story to go along with this. About 2 years after 9/11, I was in New York for a class and I went out to see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The ferry was fairly empty and the captain stopped by and said hi. We started talking and I asked him about 9/11 as I had been a paramedic at the Pentagon on Sept 11th. He said that when it happened, he heard the call for “all boats” and responded despite having tourists on board. He made an announcement and everyone on board was ok with responding. He said that he had never pushed his boat that hard before but had to come to a sudden slowdown as right in front of him was a man in a rowboat rowing his heart out. He had heard the call for all boats and figured he could carry a couple of people so responded with his rowboat. 🙂
We all knew you would like this one! I worked for an airline at L.A. Int'l Airport (LAX) when this happened. 2 of the planes were on their way to L.A. so it was very personal. We worked with armed National Guards by our sides for weeks afterwards. It was surreal. All the planes that were in U.S. air space were directed to land in other countries & for days we didn't know where some of our planes & crew members were. We had security briefings everyday before work. It was an unforgettable time.
Reading this sounds so surreal to me. Hopefully nothing like the ever happens again!
@@kabirconsiders
Just to clarify how we could lose track of our planes ... it wasn't just flights in U.S. airspace that were told to land in other countries, it was also flights flying to the U.S. from other countries. I worked for Delta Air Lines who flies to over 50 countries!
This is the American spirit, we help each other when in times of need.
I was there. I worked at AIG a banking firm just off wall street 5 city blocks from the WTC just starting my shift. When all hell broke loose. The dust first hit our building, Choking acrid eye and throat burning smoke hit us a few min later. Building alarms went off to evacuate. But we could not see anything, or breath. went back into the building along with people who came off the streets. At that point we who worked there started to help others coming into our building. you could not breath. that few min I was outside I was covered in this white stuff. It was Ash and shit from the wtc. The video you watching was only a slice of what happened in the downtown wall street area. 2 and a half hours later we were told to get in large groups and walk towards One Police Plaza, that was the entrance to the bridge leading towards Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Bridge. All Bridges in the down town, and Midtown area were now one way for Thousands of people trying to flee Manhattan. I to this day, when someone asks, or starts a conversation, or a video about the events. I can Taste, Smell, and all the emotions of that morning, They all come forth. I can tell you Kabir it took me over 5 hours on the walk to just get from downtown Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and finally to my house. I had no Idea I looked the way I did. Covered in a thick white coat of stuff from head to toe. And no one every told me, or asked if I was OK. WTF. Half way in our journey we all tried to get on the Railroad in Brooklyn. NO Rail Road service. Power was turned off. Bus were packed to over crowing. I was scared. One of the young men I was with was Muslim. I walk with him into a mosque. Used there land line phone to call our loved ones and let them know we were coming home. All Cell phone service was not working. I said bull shit at the beginning of this retort. The people who lived in New Jersey and Staten Island were the ones who you saw in the video. But the people who lived uptown in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx. That was a deference story. Empty bus just driving past us as we would flag them down. Taxi driver same thing. asking for money that none of us had at the time. Rail road service turned off, Subway service suspended. Why. I don't know. and all the excuse I have read don't make any real since. They Lied to everyone. A few years later a massive Power Outage in the wall street area. Same senero. Everyone please leave Manhattan by the Bridge. Once in Brooklyn. NO Trains for 9 hours walking in the HOT summer night to try and get home. Bus, taxi empty would not take us or tried to scalp money from us people. I hate the way they make the videos of so called heroes. Sorry for the long RANT. Keep up the great videos.
My goodness, what you just described sounds horrific. I’m glad you were safe!
Another great story to watch is about a town called Gander in Canada that landed ALOT of planes on 9/11 that had flown across the Atlantic and we're low on fuel but American air space was closed and they needed a place to land!
Sounds like a great story Tamaira, I’ll put it on my list!
On September 11 we were no longer Republicans or Democrats; not black or white or Hispanic or Asian; we were all just Americans. Unfortunately it took a tragedy, the worst of humanity, to bring out the best of humanity. Too bad it didn't last. These people in this video are heroes and this story never fails to bring me to tears.
Absolutely. It really seems that the atrocity of 9/11 brought out the best in a lot of people!
@@cygnusx-3217 That was not my point.
I stayed home from school when this happened...for some reason I wasn't feeling right that day. Than I turned on the TV like 5 or 10 minutes after the first tower got hit and it was already all over tv, every single channel.
Kabir: I enjoy all your videos, but this one was special. And your recognition and appreciation of what was accomplished that day was also special. Keep up your GOOD work, keeping us entertained, informed and also appreciated. I look forward to seeing many more of your delightful videos. Thank you.
Thanks so much for the kind words mate :)
Well done to you for showing these videos.
I was in my first year of teaching (after leaving the corporate world) on 9/11. I just remember, watching the news in complete shock and knew I had to get to school - not even knowing if those kids would show up themselves (I am in California). These videos bring back that shock and then awe rewatching what our American men and women did to help others.
It was an amazing show of humanity made possible by a lot of selfless people!
September 11th might have been dark, but by September 12th we were ready to light it up. I miss my country terribly. I don't even recognize it anymore.
"Blessed is the nation whose GOD is THE LORD "
The Queen played our national anthem over there in Britain when this happened. I believe Britain was just as devastated as we were. I have so many friends that joined our army it was personal to each one of us. In our time of horror we UNITED. We may fight with each other and disagree but in the end don’t mess with us. Just don’t! It will not end well. To all the victims RIP Guys we got him. We would have never stopped until we did . The vast majority of Americans are good people we just want peace. ❤️🇺🇸
I wasn't 1 when this happened but I was born I live in NJ Where I stay it's 2 hours away from NY and my mother told me she could see the smoke from where we stayed unbelievable
That’s nuts, it must have been so much!
Seeing all those people helping each other it’s so beautiful no matter the color or race
.... back to making me cry..
Well it was a nice break.
Cheers mate. 20th anniversary this year. I still get tears. I still feel the anger. Thank you for taking the time to learn and teach others
This had me choking up a couple times to
This is the American Spirit we hate bullies we will fight
There were lots of stories of regular people putting themselves in harm’s way to help people on that day. Unfortunately most of them don’t get the recognition like this. Either way, that day we were all one.