Comments on: 9/11 Memorial Museum

By: Daisy@Nevertoosweet

Daisy@Nevertoosweet — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 09:29:36 +0000

I still remember when it happened…it was early in the morning and I was getting ready for high school…and i thought it’s strange why is the same movie showing on every single TV channel…when I asked my mum that’s when we realised what had happened.

I really hope no one ever forgets and that nothing like this ever happens…we need more love and not hate in this world!

By: The (Gluten-Free!) Food Gurly

The (Gluten-Free!) Food Gurly — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 02:11:25 +0000

I remember when this happened. We all sat in front of our TV’s staring at the images in a fog, not knowing what to think at first. Hoping, praying that the first plane was just pilot error or a malfunction of the plane of some sort, but having a feeling it was something much worse. Then seeing the second plane hit and KNOWING it was something darker, more gruesome. Something evil and horrific. How anyone can say that they are a peaceful religion and that they are doing this for any god, is beyond me! We sat and cried and cried for the families who lost loved ones. Mothers, Daughters, Fathers, Sons, so on….Such needless devastation.

You shared the memorial and museum in a wonderful light, Charlie! Thank you…another place I must visit!! 😉 xo

By: My Inner Chick

My Inner Chick — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 21:08:28 +0000

—–Just reading this & looking at the photos makes me very emotional. I’ll never forget that day. Ever. It was like HELL.
Those stairs, the helmet, the fire truck. It’s almost too much to handle.

By: Choc Chip Uru

Choc Chip Uru — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 12:25:50 +0000

What a touching write up Charlie. There is nothing for me to say more about this tragedy, that you have not already expressed wonderfully.

By: hotlyspiced

hotlyspiced — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 10:33:17 +0000

I had no idea you were there just a year before, John. How eerie and tragic. I always had a goal that I wanted to go to Windows on the World so when I saw the building attacked I was transfixed and wondered what was happening to all those in the restaurant at that time. I can understand you not feeling like now is too soon to see the museum – such a horrific event in America’s history.

By: Minnesota Prairie Roots

Minnesota Prairie Roots — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 02:17:12 +0000

I’ll never forget this moment in American history when our security was shattered and so many lives senselessly lost.

What a deeply sensitive and moving review you’ve written, Charlie. Thank you.

By: ChgoJohn

ChgoJohn — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 02:14:43 +0000

I had been to the Towers and Windows restaurant the Summer of 2000. That horrible Monday I sat, eyes glued to my TV. I remembered, as I do now, the people I had met in the Towers that day and hope, against all odds, that they made it out.
I dunno, Charlie. I don’t think I could walk through the museum, not yet, anyway. I’m very glad that it was built and done so with the wishes of the victims’ families in mind. By all accounts, it is a fitting memorial and one that we should all see — just not yet.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 01:19:16 +0000

Thank you for sharing, reading it was emotional, I also watched it on TV and could never ever pretend to have some understanding of what it would be like. Like others have said, still so many years on, reading posts, like this still makes me shed a tear for all those that have lost loved ones, and those whose life will never be the same because of this. A sad day for many world wide.

By: Terra

Terra — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 18:17:04 +0000

This gave me cold chills to read. I would love to visit the memorial one day. Thank you for sharing. It is amazing how so many years later, seeing images and talking about the day affects me. Where I was and what I was doing when it happened is etched perfectly in my mind. I am glad you had a lovely trip with your daughter. Hugs, Terra

By: Krista

Krista — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 11:56:19 +0000

I feel choked up all over again reading your experience at the memorial. That was such a devastating time. I was a reporter then, and walking into the newsroom the day after we didn’t know what to do. Nothing seemed important after 9/11, no story worth of our time or focus. Interviewing a man who lost his son was gutting. I’m so glad they created a spot that both honors and remembers. xo