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Remembering September 11th
Just taking a minute to reflect on September 11th, 2001...
Without wanting this to devolve into a "political" thread, I did want to take some time to reflect on this anniversary of the event that helped "change the world"...
What were you doing when you heard the news about the World Trade Center?
I do not want this to become a someone is right and someone is wrong thread I have my opinions but will keep them to myself (where my opinion belongs)...If and when it does become "politicized" moderators please immediately lock...there is enough disagreement/divisiveness in the world already without spreading it to our own Astro community here.
For me, a part of the anniversary is being thankful that my family was safe in Australia...they arrived here to our new home on September 7th...
I was at the Crows Nest Hotel with vistors from Japan...it was surreal watching the planes hit the tower...I was sure that it was a "B" movie and not real...We immediately concluded our evening and I came home to my wife and two kids and our then rental furniture (our belongings did not arrive for another few weeks)...Everyone was asleep...I woke my wife to tell her the news and we stayed up the rest of the night watching the coverage on television and trying to make some sense of what transpired.
Over the following days as I contacted my family in the US it was a bit unnerving to hear them talk openly of the rumours and fear that had taken root so quickly across the country...as happens in America the fear quickly morphed into patriotism and then all of the events that have since happened...
On this anniversary it is my hope that people can reflect and learn from the events and build a better future for all...
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