9/11 A Day We Will Never Forget  by lesip

9/11 A Day We Will Never Forget

We headed to the beach this morning and I asked my husband if we could stop at the boardwalk so I could get a picture of the fireman statue and the piece of the tower that they have at this memorial. Little did I know that we would make the ceremony that was taking place. I went into Tonys Pizza and asked if I could get some pictures from their balcony dining which was closed. Was surprised to get a yes.

Our son lived in New York City at the time and worked not far from the towers, thankfully we had just talked with him the day before and he was on business in California. We had just been to NYC two weeks before the towers fell and stayed in the Millennium Hotel across the street from them. Still seems unreal what happened that day. Life as we knew it was over......
Such a sad birthday !!!
September 11th, 2015  
Great photo of the memorial.
September 11th, 2015  
So glad your son was on business in California on that fateful day.....We stayed at the Millenium Hotel at one point as well, so I know how close you were to the World Trade Towers. I will never forget the horror of that day, either....I think it is seared in all our collective memories!
September 11th, 2015  
It certainly was a day we will never forget, it shook the world.. even downunder we felt venerable.. I had a sister and niece over in the UK at the time so their travel plans got changed.. Christchurch (NZ) has some sculptors made from wreckage of the twin towers, .. so it has travelled far.. great photo and processing
September 11th, 2015  
A wonderful tribute.
September 11th, 2015  
A fabulous stroke of luck you were not personally involved by your son or you! this is a fantastoc shot! A terrific POV and so generous of the pizza pl;ace to let you use the balcony!
September 11th, 2015  
Potent tribute. So glad you and your son are safe, but ooooow for those who werent
September 12th, 2015  
It definately was a sad day and most definately a day we will never forget. Wonderful capture!
September 12th, 2015  
Nice tribute. Great POV and capture
September 12th, 2015  
Thank you for sharing. Lovely processing.
September 12th, 2015  
great capture and processing
September 12th, 2015  
Such a sad day and chilling to think you were so close to the disaster just days before. So fortunate your son was away. Wonderful image and processing.
September 12th, 2015  
Wonderful tribute and a beautiful image.
September 12th, 2015  
A great capture and processing Leslie
September 12th, 2015  
You do so well with crowd photos, and I'm glad you got a high spot for this. I went to the doctor that day, and she told me she was trying to cope and go on with her day as her brother worked in the Trade Center and she had not heard from him. She was a specialist I did not have need to return to, so I never heard how it turned out. Your story reminded me of that.
September 12th, 2015  
very nice processing
September 13th, 2015  
Wonderful
September 13th, 2015  
Instant Fav Leslie, fabulous capture and wonderful information...
September 13th, 2015  
great shot and processing
September 15th, 2015  
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