Hard to believe it has been 23 years. Watching the ceremony and reading of the names. Remembering all those who died and the brave first responders who are now suffering health effects from all they did that day.
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I read this, turned on the live feed and heard my friend’s name being read (what timing). 9/11 feels like only yesterday.
I want to add that thousands have health issues from working in the area after 9/11. These are office workers, not just first responders (including my husband and many of his co-workers). The federal government has a fund to pay for their health care, but it is running out of money.
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I was 24 and I was in college. My part-time job was booking reservations for Marriott hotels. I was on my way to work, and I turned on the radio to check the news. That’s when I heard about the carnage. I remember one customer who called in to cancel his hotel, because he was stuck at the airport. His work address was the 99th floor of the WTC. He was never happier to be inconvenienced.
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Each year on this date, I post this link. When I first heard it, 23 years ago, I wept in a way I’d never wept before. The audio is 3 1/2 minutes out of your day. It’s worth it, and as it has each year for more than 20 years, it again moved me to tears.
About a month after 9/11 Rabbi Irwin Kula (an 8th generation Rabbi, with a very modern look at life) took some of the transcripts of phone calls and voicemail made that fateful morning, and during his service, chanted them as if they were the most sacred prayer ever heard.
The audio here: http://www.larrysinger.com/blog/songs/chant.mp3…
Hug your loved ones.
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