Remembering: 9-11

[Babyslave]

On average, about 7,000 Americans die every single day. Most who die in this country had loved ones and friends, who surely understand and can sympathize with your agony of loss. As do I.

The difference here is that 9-11 dead are memorialized in a nationally obsessive manner that I personally do not consider healthy. Not for the families and friends, and not for the country overall. For this, you also have my sympathy.

My post to the OP was a sincere expression of sympathy.

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Dear JMohegan,

I did not ask for your sympathy. Nor do I want your sympathy. I created this thread to express myself, not to garner any personal attention. I simply stated what I was feeling. Not something I do often, not in a public forum, at least. Your post is a great example of why I tend to veer away from anything of a serious nature here. I mourned those I lost on the day they died, just as I do for others of mine family that have passed. I don't consider that to be obsessive, or unhealthy. Bottling up emotions is what I believe to be unhealthy.

I can't help but realize, that for the very few times you've deigned to reply to anything I've posted, your remarks have bordered on insulting. Speaking to or of me as if I'm an unstable, immature, emotionally imbalanced human being. Nothing could be further from the truth. Post your opinions as you wish. Just leave me out of them.

 

[OX2]

I think it's odd that this thread went from an open post exposing someone's grief and thoughts about a tragic and traumatic event to a political circus. Why anybody felt the need to comment negatively is beyond me. I am active duty Army. So was my wife ( recently retired) we both have two tours of Iraq and I have one of Afghanistan. My brother was killed on his fourth tour of Afghanistan and on Sunday my Son left for basic training.

No matter what anybody thinks, 9-11 was an event that changed a lot of lives. It would seem the naysayers are the same people that have been part of the new Army Attitude " We are not a nation at war, we are an Army at war" I have looked into the eyes of Iraqi, Al Queda and Taliban. I have seen into their lives. They needed to be killed. Just like rabid dogs.