European Reacts: BOATLIFT, An Untold Tale of 9/11
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European Reacts: BOATLIFT, An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience
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Manhattan has a weekday daytime population of around 3.1 million. In an area of 59 sq KM
And you still have no idea what they're showing you is not the truth one day you'll learn the truth
after doing the maths on the numbers, about 1,000 people were rescued every minute.
New York is one the most populated Western cities. They closed all travel in or out of the city because they didn’t know if there were more terrorists or attacks coming. At the time almost no average citizen had Osama Bin Laden on their radar, we really didn’t understand why it was happening until later when authorities came out. It really was terrifying. Many other countries, people go through the same or worse but I always have empathy for them, no one deserves these attacks in conflict. 😢❤
This day is etched in body soul and spirit.😢I worked in a bottling plant in the shipping dept loading semis. That day, was our busiest day of my four yes there. Majority of our loads were alcohol heading to California. And all the drivers were wearing Turbans. We had no TV, just radio telling us places were being bombed basically.😢 at the end of the day, every employee on first shift ran to our cars and got away from that building as fast as possible. Got home in front of tv in time to see people jumping from high above and the towers collasping😢in shock I think for days. I'm in indiana😢cannot fathom what it had to be like there.😢😢
This is called the American spirit. We may be divided on our politics, but when it hits the fan, we are all Americans.
Well said
It USED to be this way.
@joelspaulding5964 I get it.... someone..... has divided us horribly.... politically.... but if we get attacked from an outside source we do unite!!!! But this is why our smart enemies are using socal media and interior strategies
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@@joelspaulding5964It still is this way
It was so bad, the dogs on the search and rescue teams were getting depressed. Some of the human first responders hid under pieces of rubble so the dogs would have someone *alive* to find.
I remember that.
I remember the search dogs were being injured,their paws were burned and cut because the rubble was hot, sharp metal. They kept on searching. One wonderful woman made special “shoes” for the dogs to keep them safe. I still cry when I see videos of that day. 🇺🇸😪
@@Diane-d3p We don't deserve dogs.
Dang never watched much of this..I just figured evil happened
Yeah, I saw a search video were the handler said the dogs reward was to lick and hug the found people. So if that’s common none of the dogs were getting their reward and it was making them sad and like they weren’t doing the job right.
I'm sorry you have that memory of people jumping from the building. I too saw that on that day. It is terrible thing for anyone to hold in their memory, but especially a kid.
The guy you inquired about the one in the red shirt. He was just a guy with a big boat and a big heart. He passed away only a few years after 911, but he is remembered for his bravery that day. His name was Vincent Ardolino. He passed in 2018.
Oh thank you for the information about Vincent. I’m sorry to hear he passed away. He will certainly not be forgotten.
God blessed u n your family. Thank you Vincent for all u have done for the people of NYC
He seems like he was a very sweet man!
RIP Vincent. You were an example of what we all should be. I'm glad you had 17 years of peaceful life after the attack.
Wonder how many had lung issues from the fallout. They certainly haven't gotten the care they need or were promised. Jon Stewart has lobbied congress numerous times abt this. Actually I would say he berated and shamed them because they have bot helped these people
Think of American's this way. We are like siblings. We can beat up each other but when someone else tries to, we stand with each other. Because you don't let someone else attack your family.
Used to be that way, also like a club. But perhaps it no longer is.
I can vouch for that 😅
@@bholmes5490 I don't think it is. One side is currently hellbent on hurting the other as much as possible with no regard for how many lives are ruined or ended by their policies.
@@bholmes5490 Perhaps not, but that could change as the climate crisis worsens and disastrous events occur more and continue to become more severe. I feel like it may be the thing that makes us all extend a hand to each other regardless of our differences. (Even if there are those who aren't harmed by it or those who just don't like to share amp up any "I got mine, you get yours" mentality.) I hope so because some places will become unable to grow their own food and climate migration will be a thing we'll have to face. We can often make friends through adversity. Pain & grief can bring out the best of humanity. Funny how that can work. Collective empathy would be a good thing every day.
@@bholmes5490 I pray we don't have to put it to the test again through tragedy, but I think it will have to be something traumatic to shock us to that point of basic shared humanity.
I was 10 when 9/11 happened. I remember being out of school sick that day and I woke up to my mom crying. As I watched, I knew it was bad. That's when I grabbed the small American flag from forth of July I had and waved it out front of my house as traffic went by. People honked at me and shouted thank you. Even had an older gentleman come up to me and shake my hand. I remember feeling for the first time pride in my country and that flag. What an experience and what a life changing day for many.
I was also around 10, I remember an announcement over the school speakers saying all teachers had to come to the office and one of my friends was crying cuz her dad worked there (he was not in the building at the time thank god)
It warms my heart to see people from other countries can feel what we (Americans) felt from those heroes and so many from that day. I'm proud of the American people, not always our government, but always in our people during times like that.
If you liked this, you might also like a documentary by American journalist Tom Brokaw called " Operation Yellow Ribbon". It's an uplifting story about how Canada, and more specifically, the town of Gander, Newfoundland, took in passengers after US air space was closed. Their story would be turned into a Tony Award winning musical called "Come From Away". There's also the video "Gander's Ripple Effect." Both are worth the watch even just for yourself.
The History Channel did "Grounded" which shows how the decision to ground every flight came into being, and how even the smallest airports handled it.
Come from away is an awesome broadway play about this
Another little known story about this time was that when the US air space was shut down, all international flights were diverted to Canada One small town in Gander Newfouiundland with a population of 10,000 or so took in 6,000 passengers, flight crews and pets that were in cargo holds and looked after then until their flights were able to continue on. Check out Operation Yellow Ribbon with Tom Brokaw. Since then a musical was made about this story and it won a Tony Award on Broadway.
What's the musical? I'd love to learn more.
@@cyberwolf_1013 The musical is 'Come From Away'. There is also a filmed version of the play with the same name and a documentary called 'You are here: A Come From Away Story'.
@@pvdogs2 TY!
I never knew about that, I want to look into it now
The story of that town was a beautiful story of helping neighbors. A couple diverted there had a son who was a firefighter killed in one of the towers 😢
Literally crying all over again 😔🇺🇸Thank you for your empathy & recognition of these very unrecognized heroes! 🙏🏻
It's been over twenty years. I personally do not know any victim. But I cry every time I watch a video or read an article of this dark day.
A lot of the people who survived 9/11 got cancer and lung disease because of the chemicals from all the debris 😢. When I lived there a lot of people died in middle age from the diseases
the fire fighters fought against the towers being built- they said if there was a major fire many people and firemen would die. They went in anyway. Trying desperately to save as many as they could. They were right- too many died
The morning of 9/11, I rolled out of bed around 9 or 10 am. I walked downstairs and my stepfather was sitting on the couch watching the tv with tears in his eyes. He was a construction worker for a private company that he had been employed with for many decades. They were working on some project in one of the towers during this time. He called out sick from work that day, and everyone that he had worked with for many years all perished in one of the towers. The poor guy was going to funerals and wakes for about a month straight.
I just immigrated to a different country in the last year and I commend your bravery at creating content in what is clearly not your first language. I'm just months into language classes and it's HARD. I think it's amazing that you're willing to be so vulnerable. Thanks for inspiring me in my studies.
Welcome future US citizen, good luck in your studies.
All of those boats came from lower New York and across the Hudson River from New Jersey..
Also, waiting on the New Jersey side of the river were hundreds of ambulances and emergency medical and rescue workers, justc waiting for The call from the mayor of N.Y. City to come through the tunnels or over the bridges to take the injured to area or N.Jersey hospitals. Unfortunately, the call never came as there were only a handful of survivors from the towers.
On 9/11 the country came together in solidarity. Now look at us! We couldn't be further apart. But, something will happen to bring us together again.; it always does.
One of the things that haunts me most about that time was the *readiness* of medical personnel to respond to a mass casualty event that lacked those survivors coming for care. The empty beds and waiting doctors (& nurses), and the overwhelming LINES of waiting people donating blood still brings tears to my eyes.
I applaud the response of the American people on 9/11. This country came together as ONE PEOPLE. On 9/12, we were AMERICANS aiding others in the aftermath. I am privileged to know many responders. They are ready to help when needed. Act of war, they were there. Natural disasters, they are there. Our spirit is strong.
Yes, it was Tom Hanks narrating the video. I've seen this video many times but I'm always compelled to watch it again every time someone shares it.
Thank you for your empathy ... IMHO , our country has never been the same since , at least in the world of politics ! I hope the vast majority of Americans can eventually bring us back together into a united front . God bless America ... God bless the world !
“god” is the problem here, these attacks were initiated because one group of morons thought their fictional, man made invisible sky-bully was better than the other group of morons fictional, man made invisible sky-bully
Yes, I know that without religion, humans will just find another excuse to be assholes to each other, it’s how humans do…
That said, religion has a lot of blood on its hands to account for, we no longer need it, and should throw it out.
Thank you for reacting to something that is so deeply meaningful to us. You always worry about pausing, I came here to watch your reaction to these videos, not to watch theses videos. You pausing and saying something gives us your feedback on what you are thinking without missing what might be happening next. I find it more annoying when reactions try to talk over the video and I know that they missed something important to the story.
As an American I admit we tend to argue and fight amongst ourselves too often. But when someone dares to attack one of us, they attack us all. We step up no matter our politics or beliefs. We come together
So many think it was a false flag, but Physics can't lie. Once the first floor collapsed it was unstoppable.
i remember this day. i called in to work and instead went down to the local military recruiting hub to re-enlist. there was a line all the way out to the main street of people trying to volunteer to join the military. This is what makes America strong. black, white, democrat, republican, none of that matters. We come together in times of need.
There's one fact about this that gets lost... There were several boat-refueling stations in Manhattan harbor that were refueling for free that day to help with this. They would take the captain's name, the boat's name and fill it up, not worrying about any payment that day.
I always wondered if that was what happened
Not to pull away from what was done by those men, Dunkirk had less people evacuated, but the situation in which they evacuated the people are completely different. in Dunkirk it was 300,000 Soldiers being evacuated while being bombed and attacked continuously by the German Airforce and ground forces closing in on them every second.
In college, we had a research project for the 10yr anniversary, it was awful bc i learned more about an event i lived through at 13years old than I ever wished to. I watch this video when our leaders (from all sides of politics) in usa make me feel hopeless. Tom hanks’ voice and this story help remind me we can come together 11:07
There were victims from across the world, and one of them was a Russian national. So, we share this tragedy.
There's a saying I love, "No one ever regrets being brave."
Yes, that's the voice of Tom Hanks. He gives it even more gravitas. Thanks for doing this documentary. I hadn't seen it before. I shed a few tears before it was over.
I was 40 when it happened. I cried for 3 weeks. I had a VHS recorder and a bunch of blank tapes. I recorded so many full of the news for several days, especially the first one. They still sit in a big drawer waiting to be digitized... maybe, some day. I recall the late night comedy shoes trying to figure out when would be the right time for America to laugh again. When they returned, they typically did it tastefully and with tributes to all those lost and those who lost them. It seemed uncomfortable, but the country needed something normal... like hearing someone having a laugh in the next room, or being the one laughing again.
I was not a George W. Bush fan, but I do think he did a good job uniting the country. The feeling of our country becoming unified was the best part for most. Many people were brave, many were generous. The unfortunate part is that the more (unified) anger was stoked and people were grieving, it became easier to go right into war without much resistance. I remember hearing nothing about diplomatic efforts (it's not like Afghanistan was/is an ally, but nearly everyone has their price). I do blame his vice president at the time for swaying him and his cabinet to make imprudent (to say the least) decisions. (Bush's father was president during the relatively quick surgical attack on Iraq when they had entered Kuwait; Sadam Hussein threatened the president at that time, the elder Bush's life and many believe the son may have been easy to persuade to go into the country while most of the country were pro-war and anti-Middle East... because there's nothing like gross generalization when talking about brown or black-skinned people because fear creates bigots.) Most people thought it made sense to go into Afghanistan to find the group and its leader. Months later, when they went into Iraq, that's when much resistance started. Data was manipulated so that the popular Secretary of State at the time was fooled into lying about the dangers in Iraq. He had much credibility so at least half of the country believed him when he said we should go into Iraq. THAT was what Bush (and his VP) did with the anger and pain of the country... used it to go after a leader/country who had zero to do with the 9/11 attack. SO many civilians died as a result. He also sold no-bid contracts for reconstruction. There's a special place in hell for people who profit off of war. I still have feelings about the Iraq fall-out. We shouldn't have been there.
There was a moment when a fighter jet flew over my house. I live in NJ. They shut our highways, there was ONE way out of the state to the North, and it was CRAMMED with people. The Hospital my sister worked at, they closed for all but emergencies; waiting for the patients that never came. And everyone had a story, of a family member or neighbor who never came home, or who should have been there. And the news we saw was different than everyone else, because it was our home. And this story we knew before the rest. It still makes me tear up. Because something good came out of the frightening day.
Here's a crazy story. I live in New Jersey, about an hours drive from the City. One of the bosses of my Mom's company was supposed to be in the City on 9/11 for a meeting, but he was in a fatal car accident on one of the bridges, I think it was the George Washington bridge, a bridge that connects New Jersey with New York City. The bridge has a lot of commuter traffic each day. Because of the delays caused by the accident he died in, a lot of people were over an hour late getting into the city. I can't image how many people were late and never made it to their offices in Manhattan before the planes hit.
❤❤❤ Thank you so much for showing this! Thank you also for your kind and loving heart. As an American, it means a lot.
I did try to watch your video, but had to leave partway through. I remember this so well. I was safe hundreds of miles away and there was nothing we could do for the people there. I still cry when I think of it. Thank you for looking at this.
Thank you for your reactions...this one was tough...I cry every time I see it...💛
Same
I'm American. I don't consider myself overly patriotic! That being said I remember this like it was yesterday! Watching this brought up a lot of emotions I didn't know were there...tear welling up in my eyes... I didn't know any of those people but seeing how we are in a crisis make my heart swell...Because when it comes down to it no matter your issues. No matter what's going on in your life! When you F with America you F with us all....That was your first mistake...
I was at aa corporate training course at a company training facility in their IMAX theater. After the planes hit the towers our company trainers stopped the course and turned on the live television news feed. Of course no one could predict we would witness people jumping from the burning towers as it happened, or the subsequent building collapse. On that huge IMAX screen in front of us. It was traumatizing. It’s hard to speak of to this day.
You are right. We need to be reminded that we are all human, no matter what we might disagree about. We need to come together. And that is what happened following 9/11. It was the most united our country has been in my life. I was just short of 16 when it happened. I remember it vividly. I didn’t really understand. It was so shocking and it looked like an apocalyptic movie. I also wasn’t mature enough to understand the extent of the ramifications and lingering impacts of that horrible day.
I have a hard time watching the actual attack because I was stationed on Staten Island at Ft. Wadsworth. I loved going to the observation deck. I was watching the news when it happened. It affected me greatly.
Speaking of people jumping off the building. they is a documentary called...." Falling Man" it really makes you feel what it might have been like. When he just let go and the camera followed him down .... you'll never get that picture out if your head!!
I will never forget this day. The deep sorrow we felt as a nation... I still cry. And I take great pride in how we responded as a nation AND as a World. From tragedy comes beauty.
Howdy.... I live in Indiana but that was the scariest day of my life as I was a new mom with a 3 month old son and woke up to the news, scared to death for my son and not knowing what was going on.
I can imagine. Ty for the comment.
Thank you for your reaction video@@european-reacts
I'm from Jersey, born and raised. I remember that day as vividly as yesterday. I didn't know a single person who wasn't affected, either by being there or having missing family. My best friend's dad was a school principal who held a lock in sleepover for all ( there was a gym full) of kids who's parents had yet to come back from working in the city that night...many never did.
These men and women who went to help, whether they were the police, firefighters or good Samaritans ....they're ALL HERO'S
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Nobody knew how many planes had been hijacked at first or where would be attacked next. That day was terrifying then devastating.
The story that still breaks my heart is when the rescuers found the big group of people under the rubble that were all holding hands and deceased. They couldn't get to them in time 💔
The toughest video to watch is called 911 as events unfolded. Even for me it’s hard to watch because it’s raw footage from people’s phones and cameras.
I’m from Boston and I was in the city with my mom and brother when the towers were hit. As soon as news hit, there was a panic because we’re right next to New York and we didn’t know if an attack would come here next. I was young and didn’t understand too well but just remember my mom grabbing us and running to get out of the city
I have never seen this, but the 16 year old me remember watching the news feed and thinking, look at how many people came to watch this? Why would you want to get so close! I'm glad you made this video! Thank you!
More people were moved with the NYC boat lift in several hours than we're moved in several days at Dunkirk.
That’s true. But, they weren’t being bombed at the same time.
@@maryel5398or had as far to travel each way
I've seen this video more than once, and it always makes me very emotional. It's that image of all the boats headed for Manhattan that hits me first. The rest of the country never saw these images, either, until much much later. Tom Hanks was the perfect narrator. Great video. Great reaction. Thank you.
I can remember exactly what I was doing the moment the first plane hit. I had just gotten off work. I watched every single attack all day. My father came home from work 30 minutes later and reported to Texas National Guard. As a retired Kansas National Artillery , all military was on red alert. I live in the same county as Ft Hood. Troops immediately assembled.
I was in a class that day, and when I called home my hubby (retired navy) said he would tell me his thoughts when I got home. It was "those weren't just planes, they were missiles." I understood.
I was a NY resident and 18 years old when the towers were attacked in NYC. I remember someone ran down the hallway yelling "The City has been bombed." We had no idea what was going on at first.
I was living on the West coast at that time. I remember getting ready for work when the first plane hit the tower. By the time I got to work the second plane had hit. Once we heard that all airplanes were being grounded, my boss told us all to go home. No one knew if we were at war or not. When I was at my condo complex I checked on all my neighbors (mostly retirees) to see if they were all right and needed anything. We just sat and watched the news while everything grew quiet. Quiet because people were heading home. Businesses were closing down and no trains going by or planes flying. The quiet was the worst part because it made the fighter jets that flew over to protect us, so much louder than normal. It was like that for a couple of days. The waiting and the quiet.
We definitely fight like family, but when an outside entity attacks us, and pokes the sleeping giant as I like to say...whether England, Pearl Harbor, 9/11, etc...we unite and fight back with a ruthless force. It is just the principles we were founded on since we fought for our freedom from England. People who aren't American sometimes forget that..sadly the younger generations here forget too. Btw, your English is amazing!!! I'm enjoying watching your videos as you discover more about us. ❤❤❤❤
(and Americans agree we shouldn't have gone to Iraq.)
No we shouldn’t have. It was a ff Mossad and SA..
Like most who have commented, I can also recall exactly where I was and what I was doing when the towers were attacked. I will never forget.
The boat lift demonstrates a particular American trait: We may bicker and go at each other over trivial matters, but when our country is attacked or a natural disaster occurs, differences are set aside, and we come together to fight back and help those in need.
I was in class on 9/11. Our teachers rolled in tvs and turned on the news. Halfway across the country we held vigiles for those there
I have watched "The Boatlift" before but seeing it again, I'm crying, the fear I felt that day, was so overwhelming. We had a 12 year old at the time and I was a stay at home mom and a US Navy Veteran, living just south of The Pentagon and a Native New Yorker. I turned my energy towards picking up as many of our friends children from schools, as I could 4 at a time, then I fed them. All their parents were stuck in traffic, which was horrendous that day,, phone calling was not possible.They could watch videos or cartoons but not the T.V. I wanted their parents, to inform their own children, about what happened. The anxiety of that day, is still with me, 23 years later.
My grandfather was a civil engineer. His final project was the Twin Towers. He did the calculations for the underground stuff. We still have his slide rules, log tables and instruments. He would have hated to see what terrorists did to his building. What you see is the indomitable American spirit to unite and help. To ACT when things get bad. Simple men and women acting to ease others' suffering. Heroes.
I remember that day, and I've seen so many documentaries on 9/11. But, I've never seen anything like this. Very little about people being rescued by boat. Thank you for showing this.
To answer your question about George W. Bush...
Here's my opinion
First off...I'm born and bread NY'er, watched the towers being hit and falling from my Brooklyn rooftop. My stepmom worked in the towers but remarkably had a dentist appt that morning. My sister worked across the street, was unharmed and had to walk home over the Brooklyn Bridge.
I still cry when I watch these. I was 29 at the time.
Regarding Bush...In the days, weeks and months after 9/11, Bush was a true hero, the way he handled everything. One of his finest moments was throwing out the first pitch of The Yankees first game back after the events. He oozed confidence, threw a perfect strike and the entire nation was behind him.
He then allowed Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfield to rope him into one of the worst decisions this country has ever made. Invading Iraq.
Not only did they have nothing to do with 9/11, it cost us many US lives and valuable resources that should've been spent in Afghanistan.
But maybe the worst thing it did was, turn nations that of course fully had our back, against us and divided the country.
The unity the US had in the days, weeks and months after 9/11, was felt every moment of every day. It was amazing.
From little things like walking an old lady across the street to cooking food for your local firehouse (which I did), everyone had everyone's back.
Invading Iraq killed most of those good vibes.
I don't think he was a good president but fully appreciate his handling of this unbearable tragedy.
Lastly....I went from hating him to now really liking him, post presidency. He's softened quite a bit and seems like a genuine good hang.
Hell...him and Obama are good friends...that say's a lot.
Just one person's opinion
Hope this helps
Brings back the fear and horror of that day. Also so much pride in watching others step up. Thank you for showing this. I had no idea it existed and it is fantastic.
I'll never forget where I was that day that very moment. I just sat down to have a cup of coffee and get the kids ready for school. and turned on the news and I started watching the planes hit. It was the most terrifying thing I ever seen in my whole entire life.. I didn't even go to work that day. The sheer shock as it was unfolding on television, time froze. My heart just broke for everyone there. The people trapped in the buildings , watching people jump through their death, People are running for their life, The Pentagon was hit also , another plane was headed toward the Capital or the White House, but the last plane, the passengers way into the cockpit , and took the plane down, and it crashed in Pennsylvania . another brave act. following land it just added to the tragedy. All the first responders , people who worked in the building who worked in the building, who actually risk their lives to save their coworkers and friends, bravery, encourage of others. I love this boat story, but there's so many stories of bravery and courage. We will never forget. It made us stronger. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
4 days later a bridge in South Texas collapsed. Because most rescue teams had left for NYC instead of rescue divers we had divers who were used to clearing channels.
I'm an American, I live in Colorado, I remember this day like it was yesterday. HORRIBLE! We are strong though, and we survived. TY for remembering with us... ❤🤍💙
Americans may have different opinions on many things, but when it comes to sticking together and helping each other through tragedies we are ONE PEOPLE STRONG!!!
I weep when watching these videos , my sister was supposed to be at work that day in the north tower but someone had stolen her car that morning.
I was in 6th grade when it happened. I remember watching it on TV in school, and all the teachers crying. School dismissed early that day eventho we lived in TX because no one knew if there would be anymore attacks.
His reaction initially was shock, but in the end it was handled appropriately. I can’t imagine the idiot we have now having to deal with something like this. I pray nobody has to go through this crap, but we know someone will, somewhere.
I've watched this dozens of times. I cry every time. Thank you for caring. ❤
I knew a few ppl who lived in Jersey when this happened. They said they watched it and didn't know what was happening but knew it was bad before the second plane hit, to this day my friend's wife still disaster stocks because of the PTSD from the event, it's the same reason I disaster prep because of my time in Search and Rescue. What you see here is Americans being drawn together, it doesn't matter who voted for whom, we all got to pull together to help one another.
I watched it all from across the country in Oregon. I was in Search and Rescue at the time, we were based in Portland, and therefore I was trained in urban disasters. I had an idea of what was happening and the fallout of it and the likelihood of survival in the rubble. As someone who has gone into potentially dangerous situations like active flooding and evacuated, when you go to these kinds of calls, you aren't doing it for glory or bragging rights. You do it to help, and you accept the risk you take to do it, though most of us are a bit of adrenalin junkies as well.
When I watched this happen I cried, I legit had a panic attack. Part of that was from knowing the loss of life and feeling helpless across the country. Do I think Bush Jr.'s handling of this was good or anything? I think for a situation we never really dealt with prior, we did the best we could, and that included his administration. I don't think it was perfect, and I think later on things happened that shouldn't have. As SAR we got trained in additional skill sets that were directly related to issues they had in NYC such as large debris removal. A few of my mentors who were Medical Examiners (corners with more training) left after the air was reopened to assist in body identification and processing. They told me and a few others who had been in SAR longer about the horrors.
Thank you for playing this video ❤ 🇺🇲
My cousins husband was an ER doctor in Manhattan and from the time the forst patients were brought in and until he passed away from a heart attack 2 years later he could never talk about that time without breaking down.
I remember hearing a story about 9/11. The dogs they used for search and rescue were only finding dead bodies and the dogs were getting horribly depressed at only finding dead bodies. that the dog trainers had to hide in the rubble and let the dogs find live humans.
A few years afterwards mom and I visited New York. We met this little black lady, we asked where she was that day. She said she was at the little church, St. Paul’s Chapel directly across from the trade center. She had to walk 32 blocks home.
I believe you may have mentioned that you are Portuguese. Many American fishermen and seafarers in the northeast of America are Portuguese, so you should be proud, as I am proud of them as Portuguese -Americans, as well as everyone on that day. When Captain Sully had to land his plane on the Hudson River in NYC, called the Miracle on the Hudson, the passengers evacuated onto the wings, and again all of the ferries and boats responded to get the people off safely. Amazing, the willing response of these people.
The first time I saw an airplane in the sky after 9/11 it made me cry. The things we see everyday that we take for granted. The country was United and politics were set aside, as it should be. We support each other during disaster; we used to, anyway. Covid shouldn’t have been politicized but it was. We are all people and we need to support each other, especially during times of crisis. Everyone is affected differently but I try and think, if it were me, how would I want to be treated.
I was in high school, and we watched this unfold in the library, on the TV. I remember turning to my friend and saying "I bet Osama Bin Laden is behind this". I was a little bit aware of world events at that age via the internet, and I remember he had just attacked with the USS Cole bombing.
Just watching this is making me cry. It's one of those moments you will always remember where you were. Yeah, no one knew if there were going to be more attacks after the second plane hit. I never knew about this. If nothing else, the way people came together to help is inspirational and gets me the most.
There is a quote I love that is the American sqirit. "In our darkest times, humanity shines the brightest." We still help each other out just not talked about as loudly as all the bad/hatefilled new of today.
Thank you for this review. Thank you for sharing your heart. We are all on this planet together, and it is time that we remember that.
I was in high school outside of Houston, TX where a large percentage of the student population had at least one parent working within the oil industry. There was speculation that Houston would be a target and so many of us were terrified. that we would never see our parent again. 😭💔💔
I was in 2nd grade and we had tvs brought into class to watch this. And yes my teacher thought this was the beginning of ww3. It was something I'll never forget. So many of us Americans have this etched into our minds. It was tragic
That was a hard day. I had to leave my kids at school. I’m based in Houston. We were on high alert. No one knew if there were more attacks coming or where they would be. We have oil reserves and refineries here. At least the kids would be far enough from the coast to escape the worst of it. W did a fine job that day and in the days that followed for the American people. History may not be so kind. Hindsight is 20/20. Ultimately he overreached and innocent people were harmed
Thank you Andre!
People forget that when they landed every plane that was in the air. These large planes landed at what ever airport was the closes. Some of these airports were small and they did not have the equipment to get the passengers off the planes they used firetruck ladders. Then people opened up their homes to feed them and a place to sleep. Finding out that other jets might have some people on them planning to take over the planes. By calling all planes down that prevented other disasters. This is what Americans do when their is trouble we come together and take care of each other. A grandma from Kansas ( In the middle of the USA ).
Even 20 years later, I am grateful for your sympathy.
I remember I was in elementary school on 9/11 and I went to an elementary school that was only a couple miles from the pentagon. The teachers were all acting weird and the kids could tell something was up and shortly after that we heard the explosion and saw the smoke coming from the direction of the pentagon out of our classroom window. After I learned the pentagon got hit I was mortified because I knew that several of my friend's parents worked at the pentagon because Alexandria was where a lot of the familes who had someone working for the government lived. Luckily none of my friends had family that died that day, but so many other families weren't so lucky.
I will remember the scene I saw out of that classroom window for the rest of my life.
The way we came together…i had NEVER been more patriotic than i was when I saw how we came together.
Thank you for sharing. I have seen many videos about 9/11 but never this one. Very inspiring.
I remember a few years ago trying to explain this event to someone that was only 2 or 3 when it happened. About how it’s one of those events where before the world is one way, and in a matter of moments it’s totally different.
It’s okay to applaud as a reaction. Every American who watches this either applauds out loud, or in their heart.
Thank you so much for such kind sentiments. You were with us in spirit.
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Our President was sitting in front of a room full of small children in a school . . initially he was told a plane hit the world trade center....then was told another plane hit and that's when it was pretty sure it was an attack . . he had to respond, but also had children to think about .. and handled it quite well - this was nothing that had ever had to be dealt with before in the United States! God Bless America!
Another fascinating thing from this day, knowing what happened, is the audio from the air traffic control and the aircraft. Both the doomed aircraft and the others out there that had no idea....at first.
I was also a kid when it happened. Though I was on the other side of the country and didn't understand it fully, I knew it was terrible and terrifying. I didn't see footage of the full event until years layer, but the image of people jumping and falling off the towers AS AN ADULT is traumatizing; I could imagine it being infinitely more so as a child watching it in real time.
Thank you for the reminder.9/11 was the largest water evacuation in american history. Even today watching this ...never forget.
# remembered for his bravery that day. His name was Vincent Ardolino. He passed in 2018
I'm heartbroken because I don't see this kind unity and love in my country anymore everyone is so divided now
I had turned on the tv to see he second plane hit. I thought it was a Tom Clancy movie until I realized it wasn't. I cried for the people that had just gone to work as a normal day. I still cry about it.
I’m new to your channel but I’m so glad I found you. You handled this subject perfectly, and your very handsome as well which gets you my subscription and like ❤ from Scotland x
Ive never seen this. I've never come across your channel before either. Thank you for sharing
Population of Manhattan during a normal work also with residents living there in 2001 was 2.9 million (1.54 residents and rest workers that travel to manhattan)…
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