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REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11
by Seth Greenberg, Virginia Tech
It’s hard to believe that it has been 10 years since
the attack on America. Still vivid are the images of
the destruction and loss of life in Pennsylvania,
Washington D.C. and New York City. I still find it
difficult to fathom that nearly 3,000 people were
lost that day. It was a day none of us will ever
forget.
In 2001 I was coaching at the University of South
Florida. Like many have described, it was a bright
sunny day on September 11. I was in downtown Tampa
getting my car washed when I first heard what had
happened. Even now it seems more like an Orson Wells
event that demanded our attention late into the
night. By the following morning stunned, disbelief
and sadness had given way to anger and frustration.
How could this happen? How could so many be gone?
I cannot begin to understand the great sorrow and
loss suffered by so many who lost loved ones that
day. Their grief is unimaginable. I didn’t lose any
family or friends on that day, but I knew people
that worked in the World Trade Center. At the time I
didn’t know that they were not in the towers that
day. Like so many I spent the day with eyes fixed on
the television and a phone in hand trying to contact
loved ones. As a New Yorker it was and remains
difficult not to take it very personally.
When you are born and raised in New York, you come
to understand how unique the city is in so many
respects. It’s the financial and media capital of
the world. And its’ cultural diversity is matched
only by its’ confident resolve. It’s that
confidence, which often leads us to take things for
granted. And as a New Yorker you take a lot of
things for granted. That changed on September 11
with the realization that we were vulnerable. If it
can happen in New York it can happen anywhere.
In the years that followed we have all spoken with
others about our recollections of that day.
Regardless of where you call home, the Patriotism of
Americans has been evident. But there has always
been a little extra vigor in the voices of those who
call the Big Apple their home.
As a New Yorker I have found myself feeling guilty
that I have taken it so personally. I didn’t mourn
the loss of a loved one in the World Trade Center or
the Pentagon. I didn’t suffer the loss of family or
friends American Airlines Flight 11, which crashed
into the World Trade Center’s North Tower. I didn’t
know anyone on United Airlines Flight 175, which
crashed in the South Tower. I didn’t have family or
friends on American Airlines Flight 77, which
crashed into the Pentagon. Nor did I know any of the
brave souls that perished on United Airlines Flight
93.
Over the years I have taken my teams to New York to
play basketball many times. On each occasion I have
scheduled a trip to Ground Zero. Those trips are not
without tears. I had been there so many times before
when those building stood tall. The idea that they
are gone is still difficult to process.
Whether you are from one of the Five Boroughs or a
small town somewhere, the events of September 11
should never be forgotten. I think it’s important to
remember what happened so it won’t happen again. We
were vulnerable and we were attacked. And I take
that personally. |
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