<p>two of my sons live in D</p>
<p>I’ve asked them to stay away from the Metro this weekend…not that I think it will make a difference, it’s just about me expressing my anxiety.</p>
<p>boysx3, I have a son that lives and works in DC and I also emailed him, telling him to be careful and asking if he’s seen any increased police presence(he works near Union Station). Haven’t heard back. Came very close also to telling him to stay away from the Metro but now I think I may just just do that too. He’ll probably think I’m nuts but that’s okay. I will definitely try to refrain though from telling him to grab a bus or train and come home. I’m a little anxious too for all of us.</p>
<p>son on bus headed to DC i sent him a text to stay off the trains…he called me right after that to tell me he was doing all he could do to stay safe…so i know he is anxious about the weekend, too–yet still going on the trip to spend time with good friends. glad he is going to be cautious—and hoping for everyone to be safe.</p>
<p>D is in college in NYC and lives on the UWS. I do worry about her so I asked her to stay close to her apartment this weekend and not to use public transportation. She said she would not venture far and that she would keep her eyes opened.</p>
<p>Just talked to one of my DC sons. Says he notices a lot more security around and that in general things just seem tense.</p>
<p>he and a friend have plans to go to the Newseum tomorrow–free admission. Sounds like a fun plan for any other time.</p>
<p>thoughts with all with family in the area this weekend, stay safe!!</p>
<p>Penn Station seemed normal at 7:30am today - I didnt’ see additional police. I work by Grand Central and didn’t see anything out of the ordinary when I went out for lunch. That said, I’m looking forward to getting out of dodge by 6pm tonight and heading to the Shore for the weekend!</p>
<p>MY DS and his gf are on a plane to NYC as we speak (er… type). They are spending the w/e in The City and flying back from JFK on 9/11. I am not a happy camper but it is what it is. Wish I had more info as to where they will be and when. I texted, but they must be in the air.</p>
<p>At my school near Chicago we had a memorial assembly today that was at the same time very moving and solemn. In the 17 years I have worked here it was by far the most moving we have ever had. The town’s Chief of Police spoke. He was a higher up at the DEA in NYC, his buiilding just across the way from the Towers. After him a young man who was a Freshman at our school spoke. He said that it was 9/11 that brought his decision to join the Navy. He has done two tours in Afghanistan. Finally there was a minister from a local church who was in college at the time. What a great talk he gave! All of this was accompanied by the school band/chiors playing and singing patriotic songs. Every adult in the auditorium cried, but we could also tell that the students who were only 4-8 when 9/11 happened were very moved by all they saw and heard today.</p>
<p>The school was unusually quiet for the rest of the day.</p>
<p>My community is holding a memorial on Sunday. All those lost and affected so deeply will be in our thoughts and prayers.</p>
<p>I’m watching the 9/11 remembrance show. Of course I’m crying, but the New York accents can still make me laugh. :-)</p>
<p>So goluhaque, specifically what is your point? You have contempt and disdain for the US? Snide and inappropriate appear to be kind comments. Why would you possibly want to come to the US to be educated? Why would you think any college would want to accept someone who has no compassion nor affection for this country?</p>
<p>Don’t forget about the ignore button, busdriver. It’s renders trolls invisible. And it’s free!</p>
<p>What 9/11 taught us is: NEVER ignore an obvious enemy to our country…we watch long enough and then report them (to the proper authorities).</p>
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<p>This was covered live on national TV that morning, but they stopped after a while, and most retrospectives will not show it. I remember about a week after, Charlie Rose said that this was what the people he talked to always came back to. I also remember something a woman said: “What must it have been like in those buildings, that jumping was the better option?” It was the most horrific thing about that horrific day.</p>
<p>Yes goluhaque, what is the point you are trying to make? If you truly want meaningful answers to your posts, why don’t you try dropping the childish retorts and what you seem to believe is clever repartee (failing miserably by the way) and just clearly state the main idea that you are trying to present to us. Perhaps you will then get the answers you say you are seeking, though I highly doubt that is your intention.</p>
<p>P.S.No offense intended.</p>
<p>“What 9/11 taught us is: NEVER ignore an obvious enemy to our country…we watch long enough and then report them (to the proper authorities).”</p>
<p>Momma-three, I am with you.</p>
<p>What an amazing story, for those of you who haven’t read it yet. The F-16 pilots sent to bring down United Flight 93 didn’t have ammunition or missiles, but were supposed to ram it.</p>
<p>[Nation</a> & World | Ex-fighter pilot recalls her 9/11 suicide mission | Seattle Times Newspaper](<a href=“http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2016162502_sept11pilot10.html]Nation”>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2016162502_sept11pilot10.html)</p>
<p>The two pilots who were willing to give their lives were amazingly brave.</p>
<p>The other piece of that story is the passengers of Flight 93. They were doomed anyway, regardless of how their plane was brought down. However, by taking the plane down themselves, they not only potentially saved the lives of the target building in DC, but by bringing the plane down, we also now know they saved the lives of the two pilots.</p>
<p>@busdriver’s post. Am I the only one surprised that there were no armed fighter jets? Isn’t that the definition of a fighter jet? I assume that has changed?</p>
<p>I am sure busdriver can enlighten us on this topic. </p>
<p>I would assume that there would be heightened risks having all military aircraft fully armed at all times? Attacks on our own soil have probably changed how this is handled since 9/11.</p>