They gave their lives for others
Helping those that fell
Their sacrifice so valiant
Mere words can never tell
The horrors of that awful day
Will live in infamy
It was a living Hell
Among the fire and twisted steel
They did what they knew best
To serve, protect and rescue
They truly passed the test
We honor them with pride
For what they did that day
On September 11 2001
Let us purpose in our hearts
To never ever forget
Author notes
It was a sad sad day - I remember watching it on tv - may the Lord have mercy on their souls.
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Excellent. Very powerfully written and so very true. We must remember those who served whether it was the police... fire...ambulance... doesn't matter. They did their duty... and some paid for it with their lives.
Thanks for sharing this write with us and thanks for entering it into this contest.
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Are you still trekking? - lol - thanks for the compliment - comment - applause - those men/women did what they had to do - it was in their blood to try and rescue people - almost to the point of going beyond the call of duty - they deserve to be be remembered - Bless God - Joe - dobar dan --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- peace
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Powerful!!
This is a beautifully written piece of art. Very moving and heartfelt..thanks for sharing this with us all. Your are a blessed artist indeed!
Windsong
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Thank You For the Compliment
It was a sad sad day - it changed the world for sure - Bless God - Joe - dobar dan ---------------------------------------------------------------- Peace on Earth
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I Can't Believe It Was Eight Years Ago. It Feels Like Yesterday, I Remember Coming Home From School And My Mum Was Crying On The Sofa. And As Soon As I Realised What Had Happened, I Cried. We Knew Noone That Was Harmed That Day, We Live Thousands Of Miles Away In England. It Was Just The Mere Thought Of What Had Happened Which Made Us So Sad. I Don't Know A Single Person Who Wasn't Affected In Some Way By The Cruel Acts That Took Place That Day.
You Wrote This Really Well, And Properly Portrayed The Devestation Of 9/11.
Well Done.
Love
Bianca Adeva Melody.
Xxx
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Time Sure Flies -
I remember it well - I cried too - I am on the west coast of Canada - yes - it was a sad sad day - thank you for the compliment/applause - Bless God - Joe - dobar dan ---------------------------------- peace
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I do have a heart Bob - lol
I cried when I saw that event on TV - at first I thought it was a movie clip kuz I flipped the tv on at the impact time - it was an evil act for sure - and we missed the boat by rendering evil for evil - thanks for the applause/rewards - Bless God - Joe -
Joe
You surprised me , pleasently, of course with this fine dedication. Yes that was a terrible day never to be forgotten. We lost 4 unions Brothers & a fireman friend lost 11 guys from his house. God bless them all.
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hmm... i thought it would be about Pearl Harbour for some reason. pretty. sad
I remember that day too... I really wasn't sure what everyone was so hysterical about and I was trying to find out what time it was in Hong Kong because I had to call them about an order of theirs. (I was at work)... all I knew is that the whole office was going crazy and I had no idea what they were talking about! Crazy.... The last thing on my mind was a terrorist attack.
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Why Thank You Dear
I gave it that title - it was words used to describe the attack on Pearl Harbor - Ya they were a bunch of crazies for sure - 19 of them - Saudis - Egyptians and Yemens - thanks for the comments and applause - yes it was a sad sad day - could have been avoided - Joe ------------------------------------ Don't Bite Me - lol -------------------
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I was at school... I find it is thought about, what all the people born on that day, or have gotten married... I was born september 11th 1988 and it was a happy day for my family. It is a sad day and there was too many people hurt, but still it needs to be remembered not repeated.
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Thank You
I was having breakfast and watching - at first I thought is was not real - It was a sad sad day for sure - so you may want to read my poem "September The Eleventh" - thanks for reading - cheers - Joe ---
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That was a very sad day. I still remember where I was and what I was doing when I first heard about it.
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Thank You Pam
For the comments - compliments and applause - I remember the day too - at first I thought it wasn't real - My poem "September Eleventh"
may interest you as well - Cheers - Joe ------------------------ hugs
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This event changed the United States forever. I was eight at the time, and living at the Panama Canal. I was born on the island of Oahu at Schofield Barracks (one of the military bases that was attacked. My family lost many friends.
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This poem was about the twin towers (911)
Both of these tragedies changed the U.S.A. - Joe (Dobar Dan)----------------------------------------------------- hagd
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Veryu good piece. You really made it feel emotional and real. Great job with the penning! An A+ job with word usage and everything. Keep up the great work! I will be looking forward to reading and commenting on more of your work soon. i hope that you can get the chance to COMMENT back on my work, seeing as how I am sure that you and I take the same amount of love and put it into each and every piece that we write! Thanks so much for the share and again, a brilliant write!
THANKS SO MUCH!
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Thank You
Thank you for the comment and compliment - I read your poem and commented - keep on keeping on - -------------------------------- Joe
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Cool!
Hey, I see that you're still putting out solid material, I'm continuing my epic with condensed lyrics.....anyway, well done and keep it up
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Thank you
For the compliment and applause - sorry it took me so long to reply - I was not with it for a couple of months - keep on keeping on - Joe - (Dobar Dan) ------------------------------------------------- cheers
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Very nice write. It really touched me. I loved the lines "The horrors of that awful day/will live in infamy" and "let us purpose in our hearts/to never ever forget." Great word choice. Thanks for the read.
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Thanks For The Compliment
It was a sad sad day for sure - how can we forget - thanks gain - Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan) ------------------------------------------- peace
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deeply sad
wow i have chills tonight is the first time i actually looked more in depth to the footage, interviews and so much more then the first poem i come to see is about 911 freaky..its a great poem and a sad heartbreaking time in our life time.
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Thank You
It was a deeply sad day for sure - thank you for the compliment and applause/rewards - I have 2 other poems that deal with sadness - "Pinkville" and "September Eleventh" - both are days that will live in infamy - Bless God - Joe - Dobar Dan) ------------------------------ have a great day ---hugs
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An abundance of evidence has surfaced over the years suggesting parties were involved in the attack other than those officially accused. A truly open and independent investigation - which would have been the logical thing to do - has never taken place. Instead evidence was withheld, disinformation spread and blatant lies have been presented to the people. The traitors of the press were instructed to discredit and ridicule anyone who had the guts to question what really took place, labeling them as anti-patriotic and paranoid conspiracy theorist. And while the structures crashed the fire brigades risked their lives in an attempt to save victims trapped in the buildings. Only to be instructed afterward to shut up about what they witnessed (multiple explosions). By remaining secretive the US government does in no way deny its suspect involvement in the event in a credible way. While it would have been easy for a party that has no blame, by just plainly making public all records of the attack.
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Hi Chris
Perhaps we will never know the answers - not in this lifetime anyhow - the twin towers coming down the way they did seems almost impossible to comprehend - but building #7 came down they same way without being hit, the reason given for it coming down in a controlled fashion was that a boiler on the 5th floor exploded at the same time - quite a co-incedence I would think - thanks for the applause and comments Chris - Bless God - Joe -
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Som many have no idea about the inner working of a high rise build. So let me help you out. #1 steam at about 170psi is being feed into the bottom of the house say thru 20 in pipes that branch off thru out the build. Then you have house tanks, fresh water,on variuos floors. Maybe every 30 floors. The water is pumped up from the basement. Each floor of water creats 5# of head preasure in the pipe. Then you also have condenser & Chilled water lines under alot of pressure being pumped up thru out the build.. Then you have 477 volts of electricity & breakers all over, Step up & step down transformers on every floor, Sprinkler and standpipe lines. 500 horse power motors . Huge Hvac fans. Hot water heaters. All this under intense pressure. I have seen them let go. The explosion took out an entire 12 x 12 cinder block wall one time. Another time a 477 breaker exploded it killed a guy 6 feet away. Those were the explosions heard in the build. that day. No one planted bombs.
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Thank you for Remembering......
Wow Joe thank you for remembering our heros on that awful day...What a tribute you have given them and I as an American thank you for the kind words....This is probably the worse event that has happened during my lifetime and yes I cried for days...Those heros will never be forgotten...the ones that died and the ones that helped......Bless the fire and police departments and all the civilans who did there part in helping those poor souls.....Bless you my dear friend.......ML
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Thanks Mary Lou
You know something - I cried too - thanks for the applause and rewards - It was a sad sad day - I'm just now catching up on replying to comments on my poems - Joe ----------------------------- cheers
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it was such a horrifying day for all of us across
America!
really burst our safety bubbles that terrorism
could never happen to us!
Thankyou so kindly for writing this beautiful
dedication!
ears/Seattle
(just returned from short vacation)
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Thanks for the comments and compliment/applause yes your country united until the Iraq war - sorry I am so late in repyling - was under the weather for a while - thanks again - Joe ------------------------- hagd
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Very Nice Joe...
A great job tributing our police and firemen and all those brave ones who stayed behind and lost their live refusing to let a fellow co worker perish alone...The bravery of those selfless souls united our country like never before.Thanks Joe for such a fitting tribute...great job !!!~~~Toni~~~
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Hello Toni
Thanks for the comments - compliment and applause - It was a sad sad day for sure - Joe ---------------------------------------------- cheers
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This definitely says it all. All the heartfelt prayers and thanks for what our fallen heroes did during this horrible time. Thanks for writing such a wonderful poem.
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Thanks For The Compliment
It is a day that we need to remember for sure - Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan)------------------------ have a great day ----------------------------------------------------- hugs
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Thanks for the applause
yes it was a sad day - Joe -
Did I Comment?
You are so very welcome - Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan) ------------------------------------------------------ hugs ----------------------------------------- be of good cheer!! -
Somehow My Reply Got On Paloszoos Comment????
Thanks for the clappies - Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan) --------------------------------------------------- hugs ---------------------------------------- have a great day
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They gave their lives for others
Helping those that fell
Their sacrifice so valiant
Mere words can never tell
Mere words will never tell........this was a wonderful tribute to our fallen heros. Nicely done! -
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Thank You Paloszoo
Yes - mere words can not express the horrors of that day - the enemies of God did this evil deed - I can only guess where their eternal resting place is - Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan) --------------------------------------- hagd -
Thanks For The Compliment
In the form of clappies - Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan) ------------------------------------------------- have a great day ---------------------------------------- hugs
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