I miss my old friend Pete Martin

[davedove]

A coworker escaped the Pentagon crash only because a meeting he was to attend that morning was cancelled. The meeting room was right where the plane impacted.

[jfellrath]

My aunt's brother was in one of the towers when it was hit. He got out, rented a car, and drove all the way from NYC to Cleveland (where he lives) without stopping.

My cousin's husband's dad had just gotten home from his shift as an NYC police officer when he heard the news, and headed right back out again. He was one of the officers who was in charge at Ground Zero.

It's amazing how this one incident in U.S. History affected someone in almost everyone's lives.

[Blu (Ontario)]

A touching tribute, Doc. (I'll raise a glass to he and ye tonight at supper.)

[davedove]

If anyone is interested, I recently finished reading the book "102 Minutes" about the people inside the Twin Towers on 9-11 (I forget the author). I have to warn you it is very emotional reading and at times hard to keep reading. There are accounts of heroism and tragedy. There are amazing accounts of sheer determination and outright luck from the survivors. A very good read.