tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post8767943701139498837..comments2024-03-20T11:01:01.559-07:00Comments on Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog: Remembering 9/11–“The Unthinkable Has Happened!”Jana Iverson Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-89728079165455124972012-09-15T10:22:12.555-07:002012-09-15T10:22:12.555-07:00Hi ljhlaura,
Wow! You were in Washington, D.C. on...Hi ljhlaura,<br /><br />Wow! You were in Washington, D.C. on that terrible day! I'm not surprised you may not have fully finished processing what your thoughts were that morning. That must have been so extremely frightening for you and the others who were there so close to where those terrible events were taking place. It was scary enough for those of us on the other side of the country.<br /><br />Thanks so much for reading and for your comments. I really appreciate it.Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-77801034218030198092012-09-15T06:59:23.601-07:002012-09-15T06:59:23.601-07:00Thank you for sharing your memories of that day, J...Thank you for sharing your memories of that day, Jana. I have been grateful for the bloggers who have done so. I was in Washington, D.C. that day and, to be honest, 11 years later, I'm not sure I'm finished processing what my thoughts were that morning ... mostly confusion, I'd say. It was interesting to read about your experiences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-1418336154004337122012-09-12T07:05:38.491-07:002012-09-12T07:05:38.491-07:00Hi Wendy, Wow! That must have been really fright...Hi Wendy, Wow! That must have been really frightening for you guys over there in Chesapeake that day! Yes, all those posters and pictures plastered everywhere was so sad to see. So many people and families affected.<br /><br />I also can't imagine how those wives and loved ones on the plane in Pennsylvania were able to handle that situation. I'm not sure what I would have done either.<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by.Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-8784178949568103732012-09-12T05:29:55.920-07:002012-09-12T05:29:55.920-07:00I live in Chesapeake, one of the 7 big cities maki...I live in Chesapeake, one of the 7 big cities making up Hampton Roads, home of one of our country's major Naval Bases and shipyards. We thought for sure we could be the next target. I couldn't NOT watch the tv for days. The families with posters featuring pictures of a loved one amazed me with their confidence that their brother/sister/father/husband/cousin would certainly survive. The wives of those men who orchestrated the counter-attack on the plane in Pennsylvania were so brave and inspiring. I can't imagine being on the phone with someone who knew that in minutes they were going to die. In those days following the attack, I kept thinking, "What would I do?" I'm pretty sure I would have been no one's hero. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-38794770349506980102012-09-11T20:05:57.483-07:002012-09-11T20:05:57.483-07:00Hi Jacqi, I'm so glad your brother-in-law was...Hi Jacqi, I'm so glad your brother-in-law was safe! How scary for you and your family!<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by.Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-37777159853797376802012-09-11T19:59:38.813-07:002012-09-11T19:59:38.813-07:00Jana, I'm glad you took up Thomas MacEntee'...Jana, I'm glad you took up Thomas MacEntee's prompt to write about 9-11 today. It is such a horrible but necessary remembrance.<br /><br />It's interesting to note that people who lived through that day remember in great detail exactly what their day was like. I was in quite the same circumstances as you that day--living on the West Coast, where time differences affected how many caught the original news coverages. <br /><br />As you did, I had an elementary-school aged child at the time. For us, it happened to be a travel day, as we were about to head south for a business conference (driving, thankfully).<br /><br />It was eery being hypersensitized to the skies above and planes in particular...wanting to hear more on the news as we drove south, but realizing how differently this news impacted younger ears. My daughter and I actually took the time to go to a book store and find the story of Anne Frank--something, anything that a young girl could relate to in a time like this...and had long talks about a subject that, we used to think, was way beyond her years.<br /><br />It was a day of fretting over no news about my brother-in-law, whose business dealings often led him to meetings in the building next to that day's target--and often in one of those two buildings, themselves. Thankfully, that day he was several blocks away and unharmed, though glad to be back out of the city as was every commuter who took the opportunity as soon as possible to leave. For many, that was not the case.<br /><br />I know life will never be the same for us as a nation--and especially for those who lost loved ones at those locations in NYC, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. <br /><br />It is often said that time heals. At least the distance in years allows us a different perspective on reflecting about what that date means for our collective future. Hopefully, what others meant for evil may somehow be turned for the good.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.com