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Originally Posted by LukeA
I later learned that a handful (forgive me for not remembering the exact number) of firefighters from my hometown's (Holbrook, NY) fire department died that day- the memorial is at the entrance to my old subdivision, as all but one lived there.
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Holbrook is less than a mile from me.
Remember that playground on Church Street?
I used to play there all the time when I was a little kid.
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This is sort of a "side detail" but I remember very clearly that that evening, Tom Brokaw had announced that a van full of explosives had been stopped while attempting to cross a bridge into New York. Later on, they announced that the report was "erroneous." I personally have very little doubt that it was for real and they threw them in the drink.
Another thing I think was forgotten about was that after they grounded all the planes in the U.S., several jets were found with boxcutter knives either in the trash or under the seats. The attack, as planned, was actually much more widespread. It could have been much worse. And the people who were on those planes with those boxcutter knives are still out there, without any justice at all headed their way.
But I can never help thinking about this "strategically," also. They attacked the financial center, the military center, and they tried to attack the political center. That can't be tolerated, it just can't.