9/11 - 11 years on

[GommeInc]

I remember being on the school bus hearing it on the radio and the bus driver putting the volume up. Previous to that my science teacher had the television on around 2PM before we entered but it never struck me what he was watching and I don't think he knew what was happening either, it just came on when he was about to turn it off. It was my first day back at school too, Tuesday 9th September. It sent shivers down my spine on the radio. It seemed so surreal.

Apparently at what was my Co-Op, the store announced it over the tannoy system when my mum was in the store. It's shocking how hard it hit the UK.

In the past 11 years I've sort of developed mixed feelings over it, like @dirrty above. It was a tragic loss of life, but all countries seem to have a habit of destroying lives, more innocent ones than guilty ones.

Apparently America has expanded the treatment of those involved to cover cancer and other diseases and impairments that may of developed as a result of the attack.

[Kardan]

I was 8 and remember that day, I only found out by the time I got home from school and by then it was all over, but I remember just sitting down eating sweets (Since Tuesday was sweet day...) and watching the replays of the towers getting hit and collapsing over and over again.

RIP.

[Undesirable]

I was 14 and will never, ever.. forget seeing that on the news. Still gives me goosebumps

[Teabags]

think this was the most shocking.

[Succubus]

Great poem, Laura. Very moving also.

Such a horrible event in time, which wont be forgot. It makes me sad as well.

[lawrawrrr]

think this was the most shocking.

The person in my poem was meant to be him - his identity is uncertain but the photographer was named Richard, so I used a bit of artistic licence

Great poem, Laura. Very moving also.

Such a horrible event in time, which wont be forgot. It makes me sad as well.

Thank you I've been very emotional today, had to turn Jeremy Kyle 9/11 show off because I was close to tears

[dbgtz]

Not to sound like a **** or anything, but my opinion on the whole event has changed over the past year having read more into US history and various other things. The fact that this is treated as the worst event to have ever occurred also rather frustrates me. Death is always saddening, but people are always knocking on that door.

[santa-my-nana]

Not to sound like a **** or anything, but my opinion on the whole event has changed over the past year having read more into US history and various other things. The fact that this is treated as the worst event to have ever occurred also rather frustrates me. Death is always saddening, but people are always knocking on that door.

I actually agree with this, Yes 9/11 was a very big tragedy and i gave a minute silence today but deaths always going to occur wether your old or young. I've been reading into 9/11 a bit and apparently it was caused because of the US government, I don't know much about it but thats what i found

[GommeInc]

I actually agree with this, Yes 9/11 was a very big tragedy and i gave a minute silence today but deaths always going to occur wether your old or young. I've been reading into 9/11 a bit and apparently it was caused because of the US government, I don't know much about it but thats what i found

It's not fair that innocent people got caught up between the two though. As much as the US government deserve problems (which they never encounter directly), it's not fair on the innocent majority.

It's like killing Londoners because you dislike David Cameron, or punching your grandmother in the face for voting Lib Dem - it's not their fault who their superiors are and they never once considered anything affecting them as a result of their leaders, or even these events existing!

[dbgtz]

It's not fair that innocent people got caught up between the two though. As much as the US government deserve problems (which they never encounter directly), it's not fair on the innocent majority.

It's like killing Londoners because you dislike David Cameron, or punching your grandmother in the face for voting Lib Dem - it's not their fault who their superiors are and they never once considered anything affecting them as a result of their leaders, or even these events existing!

No offence but that hypothetical is awful. They were involved in the Middle East (as per) and (essentially) killing the innocent people in their country, and from their perspective if their country is the enemy then the USA is theirs.