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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
I'd say the same thing about all those tragedies. Remember the victims. Memorialize them. But the term "honor" should be reserved for those that did something proactive to help. Honor the firefighters that laid down their lives that day to help others and remember those that simply showed up for work that day. I realize it is a semantic difference, but also an important one. And I say this having lost 2 high school classmates that day, as well as having had my son in the air when all flights were grounded.
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I was scheduled to be near the WTC that day. Was your son rerouted to Gander? I have heard such wonderful stories of the generosity & warmth of New Foundlanders in our hour of need.