story7954.xml
Title
story7954.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-18
911DA Story: Story
9/11 Remembrance
Cycles. Redundant. Day-in-day out. Tedious. Many people could use this to describe their life. They had a schedule a way of life, a set routine they had fallen into. People don?t mean for this to happen it just does. We begin by waking in the morning to going off to school/work and then returning home. It?s a roll many have fallen into, and we all hope not to let this fate befall us but it?s hard, we are expected to take this path and follow in the footsteps of those before us. We all hope for a semblance of change, something to get us out of are usual tedium of life and make things all that more interesting. But what we received is not the type of change most wished to for.
A day in history, which will not be forgotten, has been etched into the minds of this generation?s youth. An event, with such great ramifications, that will hang upon every Childs memory for many years to come. I speak of September 11th, 2001 when America was attacked by terrorists. A day in our lives when the world stood still and everyone held their breathe. Many remember what they were doing, where they were at, to what clothes they wore when they heard the tragic news. During this time of crisis not only was there tragedy but a rebirth in America. Patriotism rose among the masses, people stood by their fellow countrymen tall and proud, we reached our hearts and aid out to those in need, but in reality it was a day when America became alive. No one sat idle we all did what we could from donating blood, sending canned goods to victims, money to charities, and our prayers to the injured and dead. Its was a day of heroes, not only the firefighters and policemen who risked their lives to search the rubble of the wreckage, those who volunteered and did all they could, no it was a day of different type a hero. I speak of soldiers not those we usually come to think of, who fight in the front lines but those whom don?t receive praise, those who on that day lost their lives for their country, for those who serviced our country from behind enemy lines. Because on 9/11 we were no longer just considered inactive citizens in the world but active participants in the struggle for freedom and democracy that takes place everyday of the year.
The attacks changed America forever but looking back it seems we have forgotten the sacrifices of those who have perished and struggled that day. We have once fallen into the tedium of which is ours lives. I am not saying go out and join the army and jump to the front lines hoping for action, far from it. But it seems most have put the incident behind as if it never happened. Like it was some insignificant occurrence to be discarded. This may not be true for all but it is for the majority. We have fallen back into our daily grind of life. I ask, where has our patriotism gone, the flags used to adorn every automobile, home, and piece of clothing. Now you are lucking to catch a glimpse of a small flag sticker on a bumper or a flag hanging from ones doorway. Where are our masses of volunteers, those who sacrificed so much to make things all that more bearable. Maybe our American rebirth was only a fleeting thing but lets hope it can revive once more without another disaster such as this being the cause behind the rebirth of the American Spirit.
Cycles. Redundant. Day-in-day out. Tedious. Many people could use this to describe their life. They had a schedule a way of life, a set routine they had fallen into. People don?t mean for this to happen it just does. We begin by waking in the morning to going off to school/work and then returning home. It?s a roll many have fallen into, and we all hope not to let this fate befall us but it?s hard, we are expected to take this path and follow in the footsteps of those before us. We all hope for a semblance of change, something to get us out of are usual tedium of life and make things all that more interesting. But what we received is not the type of change most wished to for.
A day in history, which will not be forgotten, has been etched into the minds of this generation?s youth. An event, with such great ramifications, that will hang upon every Childs memory for many years to come. I speak of September 11th, 2001 when America was attacked by terrorists. A day in our lives when the world stood still and everyone held their breathe. Many remember what they were doing, where they were at, to what clothes they wore when they heard the tragic news. During this time of crisis not only was there tragedy but a rebirth in America. Patriotism rose among the masses, people stood by their fellow countrymen tall and proud, we reached our hearts and aid out to those in need, but in reality it was a day when America became alive. No one sat idle we all did what we could from donating blood, sending canned goods to victims, money to charities, and our prayers to the injured and dead. Its was a day of heroes, not only the firefighters and policemen who risked their lives to search the rubble of the wreckage, those who volunteered and did all they could, no it was a day of different type a hero. I speak of soldiers not those we usually come to think of, who fight in the front lines but those whom don?t receive praise, those who on that day lost their lives for their country, for those who serviced our country from behind enemy lines. Because on 9/11 we were no longer just considered inactive citizens in the world but active participants in the struggle for freedom and democracy that takes place everyday of the year.
The attacks changed America forever but looking back it seems we have forgotten the sacrifices of those who have perished and struggled that day. We have once fallen into the tedium of which is ours lives. I am not saying go out and join the army and jump to the front lines hoping for action, far from it. But it seems most have put the incident behind as if it never happened. Like it was some insignificant occurrence to be discarded. This may not be true for all but it is for the majority. We have fallen back into our daily grind of life. I ask, where has our patriotism gone, the flags used to adorn every automobile, home, and piece of clothing. Now you are lucking to catch a glimpse of a small flag sticker on a bumper or a flag hanging from ones doorway. Where are our masses of volunteers, those who sacrificed so much to make things all that more bearable. Maybe our American rebirth was only a fleeting thing but lets hope it can revive once more without another disaster such as this being the cause behind the rebirth of the American Spirit.
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“story7954.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 10, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/16440.