LET US NOT FORGET

[jbones11]

My brother was a Futures Trader with Prudential Securities, specializing in the Asian market. He managed the overnight desk and had stayed at the office til a little before 9 that morn. He was walking to the WTC to catch the train back to his house in Hoboken NJ when the first plane hit.

He saw the second plane hit.

We didn't hear from him until 10:00 PM that nite; we tried to contact him all day long, with no success. We feared the worst. Then the phone rang and his cell phone number displayed on the caller ID. We thanked God and breathed a collective sigh of relief.

Til this day, he said he still thinks about seeing that jet going into the WTC. And about his best friend and mentor, Pete Ortale, who perished that day.

Wow...thats weird. I grew up and was friends with Pete, dated his sister Julie and grew up in the Ortale house. We only lived a few blocks from one another for his short life that was taken away from him only months after he got married. RIP PKO ! I'll never forget this day as I watched it unfold on TV knowing he was there along with everyone else who was innocent.

[Phillyfisherman]

PETER K. AND MARY DUFF ORTALE........GOD REST HIS SOUL

[Phillyfisherman]

Wow...thats weird. I grew up and was friends with Pete, dated his sister Julie and grew up in the Ortale house. We only lived a few blocks from one another for his short life that was taken away from him only months after he got married. RIP PKO ! I'll never forget this day as I watched it unfold on TV knowing he was there along with everyone else who was innocent.

Jbones: you may know my brothers then. Both were close to Pete.....my one brother and Pete played football and baseball at Frankford Boys Club and then football and lacrosse at Penn Charter. My youngest brother got to be close friends with Pete on Wall Street.......Pete was my youngest brother's WS mentor. They had lunch in lower Manhattan 5 days before Pete was killed. I knew Pete too and he was an incredibly humble, friendly and down to earth individual despite his wealth.

Whenever he visited Philly, he made sure to stop and see my mom, dad and brothers.

[fshsltwtr]

God Bless to all those who lost their lives on 9/11/01.

I met Lenny at my cousin's wedding about 18 years ago. My cousin Gerard was marrying Lenny's sister, Maureen. While I only met Lenny a couple times, he was so full of like and laughter...His spirit will also live on!!

Lenny Ragaglia - FDNY - Engine 54

[trollman]

WE ALSO HAVE MANY SFC ACTIVE DUTY SERVICEMEN WHOM WE SHOULD PRAY FOR DAILY...........ALONG WITH THE OTHER MILLION OR SO SCATTERED AROUND THE WORLD

AND........ AS WE ALL DECLARE PROUDLY : "WE SHALL NEVER FORGET".....LET'S REALLY REMEMBER THIS CRY WHEN WE GO TO THE POLLS TO ELECT OFFICIALS THAT YOU AND I MUST LIVE ,FIGHT & DIE FOR BY THEIR GOVERN..........

THE HORROR OF ANY POLITICAL HOPEFUL TO USE THE STANCE: "I WILL BRING THE TROOPS HOME". THIS IS JUST SUCH A COMMON ....WANNA-BE-ELECTED SLOGAN THEY ALL USE AT THE CLOSE OF ANY WAR.........

OF COURSE WE WANT THEM HOME.....AND WE NEVER WANT OUR ALL VOLUNTEER ARMED FORCES TO GO TO WAR.....BUT THAT PEOPLE ....IS WHAT OUR TROOPS DO.....THEY GO TO WAR....

GOD BLESS THE FAMILIES WHO SUFFERED GREAT LOSS IN 9-11 TRAGEDIES

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vote right to win the FIGHT!

[JD5652]

God Bless all those that perished on that day and those that answered the call to save people in those tragedies and those that defend this country each and every day.

I was on a flight from NY to Chicago that fatefull morning. Touched down in Chicago at 8:39 AM eastern time......within full view of the Sears tower....I do think about it a lot...