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16-SEP-2001 Sam_Charupakorn

Remembering 9/11

The tragic events of September 11, 2001, was the monumental
event of our times, just like Pearl Harbor or the JFK assasination
was to other generations.

Update: I had a much longer blog up, but I moved it into the archives, just too
personal.

Let's just take a moment of silence to remember, and respect the victims of the terrible
tragedy of that day.

Note: I took this shot using my very first digital camera, the Olympus C3000Z, which I bought
in 1999. Like many in the city, I felt compelled to go down to Ground Zero to connect
with, and to try to understand the reality of this incredible tragedy.


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Jeff Real24-Apr-2010 02:06
A jarring image, Sam. A vivid reminder of what was lost. A vote for all of the heroes of that day.
Martha Albuquerque27-May-2009 16:36
yep, awesome tribute, v~
Yiannis Pavlis06-May-2009 13:15
A sad story and a wonderful photo.Well done my friend.V
Guest 13-Sep-2008 06:44
Very powerful image
vote
shatterbug13-Sep-2008 06:01
This image brings back emotions that I felt on that day.. We must never forget.
Jay Levin12-Sep-2008 20:34
Your post is a great tribute to the awful memory of this tragic event and the evil and cowardly individuals who conspired to bring this about. Vote
James Clarke12-Sep-2008 05:31
Powerful image conveying the emotions of the that time. BV

Thanks for sharing your deeply personal account of this horrific event.

I actually didn't find out about what happened until I arrived at work the next day. As I was attending night classes when it happened. Rather than turning the radio on in the car on the way home I was listening new metal album that I had just bought and also on the way to work the next day. One strange thing that I did see after my night class finished was an Armed Personal Carrier speeding down the streets of Perth with soldiers on board ready for action. The next day I heard they were sent to guard the US Consulate in Perth.
12312-Sep-2008 05:24
Awesome tribute. BV
Sabine Stetson12-Sep-2008 04:33
sam, i love you so dearly, i know you are in NY..but strangely i never connected the points,that you have been, could have been in danger/killed..and that therefore
i would have never met you....zoe, your wife, dad and all the utterly lovable
people you introduced me/us in the past...i feel so grateful...just for that fact...
fate...fate.....so happy you and all the other living people around us right now at this moment, are still here for a while...to cheer us, make us happier - what a blessing.....
tons of love and blessings to everybody....
Simon Chandler11-Sep-2008 23:04
A very powerful image. Great tribute. v
Fong Lam11-Sep-2008 17:41
I totally agree with the words of Claudia...
BleuEvanescence11-Sep-2008 17:25
The only nice thing i can say about this is...
you are still among us and you must be counting your blessings.
We live in a sick world but thanks to you and many other PBasers,
we can see and feel and appreciate beauty in simple things around us.
I can never forget that tragic day...
XiaoBernard9911-Sep-2008 15:53
We never are sure of our Future.
For everybody on the Sept 11 will stay an impressiv day.
When I seen your picture,oh I am thiking SAM was present,that it was terrific.
Lee G11-Sep-2008 15:09
Amen.
FrankB11-Sep-2008 09:38
incomprehensible...and unforgettable....
pr_rajan11-Sep-2008 08:16
:(