• Home
  • About
  • Connect
  • Press/Media

The Pinke Post

  • Life in North Dakota
  • Recipes
  • Small Town Living
  • Women In Ag

Posted By Katie On September 11, 2012 2 Comments

A visit to the 9/11 Memorial: Move forward. Never forget.

Filed Under: Uncategorized 2 Comments

Just over a month ago I visited the 9/11 Memorial.  You can read about my visit and why I think every American should visit if given the opportunity. Today I pause to honor the 2,985 lives lost 11 years ago today on American soil. Every life had a story that impacted families forever.  

This past weekend, my husband and I watched a 9/11 documentary that recaptures the details, timing, stories, interviews with survivors and live footage captured on 9/11/01. All the emotion came back for me that I felt when I visited the 9/11 Memorial.

I thought about would I have physically jumped to my death from a World Trade Center building rather than burn with the inferno? Over 200 people did. 

Would I have been brave enough to join the efforts to take over the terrorists on United Flight 93? Could I have talked to my husband on my cell phone and stayed calm, knowing I could or would not ever see him or children again? Many did and 40 passengers fought four terrorists with one passenger already deceased to avoid that plane ending up in the Capitol in Washington D.C.

None of us can change the past. We only have today.

Today I honor memories. I am inspired by bravery. And I know we must move forward. 

But let us never forget. 

Pin It

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • Email
  • Print
Previous Post: « Ranch wedding with German food & a team of horses
Next Post: In the new season, the sun still rises and sets »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. sonjasbakeshop says

    September 12, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    Thank you, Katie!

    Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    September 16, 2012 at 3:55 am

    Katie, I wondered the same thing you did. I often wonder what would I have done? To think what choice did they have? Either burn,jump,or moments later be crushed to death in a crumbling building. How scary it must have been for all of them and their families to even have to make those choices. I cry every time another September 11 th approaches. Those memories will always haunt me.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Welcome to the Prairie…

I am a mom of three kids and a wife to Nathan. Together we live on the North Dakota prairie, 97 miles from a Starbuck's. I share about family, food, farming and the prairie that I love. I used to commute 98 miles one-way to work but it required too much coffee. So now I am home, consulting, speaking, writing and primarily, juggling family life.
See more of our life on the prairie... Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

Stay in Touch…

Get the news from the prairie delivered directly to your inbox when it's hot off the press!

from my kitchen. . .

Crock-Pot pineapple pork roast recipe

Joining The Ranks of Prairie Canning Women

Pie Baking Artist

farm life

Favorite Farm Girls

  • Beyer Beware
  • GOODEness Gracious
  • The Wife of a Dairyman
  • Fresh from the Farm

Griggs Dakota

Visit our 5th generation family farm...

Latest Recipes

How To Make Snowman Sundaes

Real Farmwives & Friends: My Favorite Christmas Entertaining Recipes

Rhubarb Sauce Recipe

More Posts from this Category

Life on the Prairie…

More Posts from this Category

Women in Agriculture

Ladies Night on a North Dakota farm

Sarah Nasello’s Party on the Prairie Giveaway

Debbie Lyons-Blythe of Kids, Cows and Grass & The Need For Organ Donors

More Posts from this Category

Footer

Archives

Categories

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS
  • WordPress.org

Copyright © 2023 ·Captivating Theme ·Custom Designed by Design Chicky· Log in

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.