Then came the weeks of fear for the people we knew working in New York and the Pentagon, trying to track down and make sure everyone was alive and well. Work was forgotten; small issues were no longer important; September 11 put life into perspective.
Most of you have your own powerful and terrible memories from that day. Although nothing about that day can be called "positive," there were endless examples of the good of mankind to contrast the evil of mankind exhibited that day. Many people gave their lives for others, often for strangers. The police and firefighters of New York famously earned their honor and reputation.
One such man was Welles Crowther, a worker in the Twin Towers who exhibited those great and selfless qualities in giving his life for others. I had never heard the story of "The Man in the Red Bandana" before - he was a former lacrosse player at Boston College whose trademark was a red bandana. This video captures his courage and leadership on 9-11.
For many of us, our greatest fear isn't death, it's to die and to not have mattered to the world. This young man gave his life for others. Even though it was way too short, he and his family know with certainty that Welles life mattered.
If you have an inspirational story from 9-11, I'd like to hear about it.
being from boston and knowing the planes came from here made it very close and personal. my office manager at Genex had her mother on one of the planes..... she was 70, never flew before and was going to California to see her first grandchild. Still devistating to think about it
ReplyDeletefor a boston perspective, there is a great 10 minutes news documentary about how the events unfolded locally go to myfoxboston.com and click on what FOX 25 remembers... just note that there is lots of video footage.... I made my 25 and 22 year old watch it...they were shocked at how much they didn't remember
An event in America that will always impact our lives and will never be forgotten.
ReplyDelete9/11 will never be forgotten. Always remembered and always in our heart. This day impacted our lives for ever.
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