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One of the strengths of the human condition is the ability to forget painful and ugly events that happen. Like the generation before us sought to remember Pearl Harbor we too have our "Day of Infamy" in the 9/11 attack.

Remembering is important because as the poet and philospher George Santayana said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Add to that Jefferson's "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." If we fail to remember it stands to reason we will be less vigilant.
 

Aiding in the rememberance of 9/11 is the September 11 Digital Archive at 911digitalarchive.org which contains first hand accounts and photographs.

There is also the Nation September 11 Memorial and Museum at www.national911memorial.org which contain professional and amateur photos and videos.

Project 2,996 at project2996.wordpress.com was created to remind us that each of the number of victims represents a real person who was a victim that day.

JMG Enterprises has set up a 9/11 tribute site that has some great powerpoint presentations at www.jmg-enterprises.com/911/index.htm.

Many of these sites contain horrific images. You will be shocked and outraged all over again. Young children won't understand what they're seeing. So, make sure you view these sites with them.

If a picture is worth a thousand words then these sites contain millions of words.

Best Wishes,

Bob Evridge

Dream Facilitator

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Bob, Thank you for those links.

I was terribly disappointed that our local Daily Herald newspaper elected to
only print several interviews with some of the victims family members asking
how they felt after eight years. Not one single photo of the twin towers,
the planes hitting them, the fire trucks and firemen covered with dust, or
the people running from the area. It just seems as though they want it all
to become a memory for those of us who witnessed it on TV that day and are
not concerned with keeping it in front of our younger generation as a
reminder of what radicalism can do and why we are fighting in two wars.

Gene Carey, Broker/GRI
www.PreforeclosureSite.com

People want to forget about it . It never happened, out of site out of mind , Well it was reality adn people better face it and teach our children well. I lived it from the 12th - 19th it wasn't a pretty site

I should say, "WE WILL NEVER FORGET IT"

Thank you Bob for the links to those valuable sites! It is true that after eight years we have become complacent in our safety, AGAIN. 9/11 was a horrific event that should never be far from our minds. Our troops are still fighting to keep us safe, but it seems that after a short 8 years to many have just tried to forget. It should never be forgotten, but remembered!

Thanks again - I will be showing my 12 year old to help him understand (now that he is old enough) the gravity of that awful day.