Sometimes I see things that give me pause to reflect.
While checking the mail box at the end of the driveway, I turned to notice the Tag Frame on our friend Julie’s car.
In an understated and simple black and white, it states “9-11 Survivor” and WTC 1, 29th FL. Understated sums up Julie when she speaks about it, it’s always quietly.
I remember watching the live coverage of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Julie was on the 29th floor of World Trade Center Building 1.
I remember the images burned into my brain of the planes striking the towers, Julie felt the building shake from the impact of the Jet.
I recall feeling helpless as I watched the events unfold on Television, Julie was at her desk when the sprinkler system kicked on and the power went out.
I remember watching the thousands of people stream out of the basement exits covered in black soot and coughing out the smoke, Julie made her way down 29 flights of stairs in the dark, with hundreds of others, while breathing the thick smoke from the jet fuel fires above her.
I remember the anger I felt toward those that attacked the U.S., Julie remembers friends and coworkers that didn’t make it out alive.
I feel lucky to know Julie.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a Trackback“I remember the anger I felt toward those that attacked the U.S., Julie remembers friends and coworkers that didn’t make it out alive.”
More and more people are saying your own government murdered those three thousand on 9/11. Do you still feel angry about it? If these people are right, you’d have to feel angry towards your own government, right?
Robert_Hoogenboom(AT)leftfoot.com.au
Sydney, Australia
Hi Dave –
I’m working with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and just read your post. I thought it was really strong. Thanks for sharing it. I’ve put a link to it on the Memorial Facebook page.
Thanks,
Greg Peverill-Conti
Weber Shandwick
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Arnie
Bless you Dave for writing this very powerful article about Julie, the Sept.
11th survivor.
Bless you Julie, for being so brave and honest, and putting your survivor
status on your license plate, to honor those you knew and loved and lost.
I lost my brother, FF George Cain, on Sept. 11th and proudly display his
name on my car, so others will remember him and never forget that awful day
when our country was attacked by terrorists.
Those who believe that our own country did this to us, should think back to the
USS Cole, and the first bombing of the Trade Center, and then they should shut the hell up!! Nancy
Thank you for sharing Julie’s license plate frame regading surviving 9/11.
I am a 9/11 widow and I am in great awe of those who made it out of those incredible buildings. I cannot begin to understand what they must live with and remember.
Not enough Americans realize the “9/11 hell” that so many have been forced to live in for so many different reasons.
I look forward to meeting a survivor as a result of spotting a license plate frame that speaks volumns in so few words.
In God We Trust.
Jane Pollicino
Spouse of Steve – 104th Floor , Tower One
I received this email and I think it needed to be shared.
Simon – Editor
I survived also, I was commuting there when the plane hit to go to Hunter College. I feel like someone plotted my murder.
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