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Every year, I try finding a new angle to talk about this day, September 11th, and what it means to myself and our nation.

Thirteen years ago, two airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center towers in New York, one went into the side of the Pentagon and one into a field in Pennsylvania. My father was driving to the Pentagon that day for a meeting he had and it was supposed to be a regular day. I was in Pre-School, 5 years old to be exact, and my mom suddenly came and got me from school. I had no idea why or what was going on. Next thing I know, I was at home and I saw my mom sitting in front of the TV screen, watching what I would later know as the first two planes hitting the World Trade Center. My mom wasn't sure what was going on and so she called my father who was already driving to the Pentagon and she told him to come home. She had a weird feeling and was preferring that he came home immediately during this time. This call from my mom may have saved his life. What felt like a half hour later, the next plane hit the Pentagon and my mom let out a sad sigh of relief. It was a tragedy knowing that so many people were losing their lives yet by a chance of luck, my father was able to avoid this and arrive home safely.

To be completely honest, I never know how to write posts such as this. What am I supposed to talk about when it deals with a national tragedy? It's always a difficult topic to write about, yet sometimes the best things to say require the least effort.

I found this prayer by a Navy Chaplain in regards to 9/11 and I feel like it is well worth the share.

"Almighty God, the past year will be indelibly inscribed in our memories.

We looked with horror on the terrorist attacks of last September 11th. But we looked with honor on acts of courage by ordinary people who sacrificed themselves to prevent further death and destruction.

We shed our tears in a common bond of grief for those we loved and lost. We journeyed through a dark valley, but your light has led us to a place of hope. You have turned our grief into determination. We are resolved to do what is good, and right, and just.

Help us to remember what it means to be Americans— a people endowed with abundant blessings. Help us to cherish the freedoms we enjoy and inspire us to stand with courage, united as one Nation in the midst of any adversity.

Lord, hear this prayer for our Nation. Amen." -A Navy Chaplain

We shall never forget the horrors of this day and all the lives that were lost. We as a Nation will only get stronger and will always be there for one another during these tough times.

Keep those who have fallen in your hearts.
Have a nice day,
-Blaze

Previous 9/11 posts:
September 11th post from 2011
September 11th post from 2012

Eleven years ago, two airplanes crashed into the World Trade Centers in New York, one airplane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and the final airplane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. Many people died that day and today we honor the fallen.

Please take a moment to think about the lives lost which included the victims on the planes, the first-responders, the firefighters, medical specialists, and all the men and women who risked their lives to save the lives of others.

I would like to take a moment to say a special commemoration prayer.

O God, full of compassion, Who dwells on high, grant true rest upon the wings of the Shechinah (Divine Presence), in the exalted spheres of the holy and pure, who shine as the resplendence of the firmament, to the soul of

(mention his Hebrew name and that of his father)

who has gone to his [supernal] world, for charity has been donated in remembrance of his soul; may his place of rest be in Gan Eden. Therefore, may the All-Merciful One shelter him with the cover of His wings forever, and bind his soul in the bond of life. The Lord is his heritage; may he rest in his resting-place in peace; and let us say: Amen.

Never forget this tragedy that occurred.

God bless the fallen, God bless the lives of the living, and God bless the United States of America.

Thank You.

-Blaze

September 11, 2001... What can be said about this day. This was the day that the United States of America faced it's first actual national devastation/terrorist attack.

The World Trade Centers in New York were hit by two planes each filled with innocent civilians. The World Trade Centers were hit and tons of lives were lost on this day. Following the attack on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon in Washington D.C. was hit. I remember this part the most because my father was supposed to go to the Pentagon that day... He was actually driving to the pentagon when the Twin Towers were hit. Finally another plane, flight 93 crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. This could have gone anywhere, maybe the White House or Senate but the passengers on flight 93 gave their lives to fight back and make a long term difference.

For me, 9/11 was a memorial day. I remember it vividly even though I was only in Kindergarten. I was at school and my mom came to pick me up early and then took me home. I remember sitting on the couch with my mom watching the T.V. and the devastating news that was streaming from it. It is a day that will stay with the us forever.

Now for those of you who know my religion, I am Jewish. I just want to take a moment to say a quick prayer for those who are not with us anymore.

Kel Maleh Rachamim - Prayer for the Soul of the Departed

For a Man:

Hebrew and Transliteration:

Translation:

O G-d, full of compassion, Who dwells on high, grant true rest upon the wings of the Shechinah (Divine Presence), in the exalted spheres of the holy and pure, who shine as the resplendence of the firmament, to the soul of
(mention his Hebrew name and that of his father)
who has gone to his [supernal] world, for charity has been donated in remembrance of his soul; may his place of rest be in Gan Eden. Therefore, may the All-Merciful One shelter him with the cover of His wings forever, and bind his soul in the bond of life. The Lord is his heritage; may he rest in his resting-place in peace; and let us say: Amen.

For a Woman:

Hebrew and Transliteration:

Translation:

O G-d, full of compassion, Who dwells on high, grant true rest upon the wings of the Shechinah (Divine Presence), in the exalted spheres of the holy and pure, who shine as the resplendence of the firmament, to the soul of
(mention her Hebrew name and that of her father)
who has gone to her [supernal] world, for charity has been donated in remembrance of her soul; may her place of rest be in Gan Eden. Therefore, may the All-Merciful One shelter her with the cover of His wings forever, and bind her soul in the bond of life. The Lord is her heritage; may she rest in her resting-place in peace; and let us say: Amen.

-http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/367837/jewish/Kel-Maleh-Rachamim.htm

Here are a few videos regarding this day and a tribute to the troops and USA:

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