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9/11 anniversary mania
It's hard to turn on the tv here this weekend without seeing a 9/11 memorial documentary/tribute or a commercial for one. In certain circles the 9/11 anniversary is a primary topic of conversation. Obviously this is in large part because 9/11 was an American event. What is the attitude where you are? Are people making a big thing of it, just acknowledging it, or ignoring it altogether?
Re: 9/11 anniversary mania
I'm not sure if Free to Air TV is doing anything, but the pay TV channels (Nat Geo, History, BBC etc) all have something going.
There was however the letter to the Editor in todays "How did 9/11 effect you" section stating that "I saw it and thought it about time America finally get it's comeuppance."
Well, for 9/11 I'll be in Tampa at the Buccaneers first regular season home game for work. I have a feeling that the following will occur: 1) extreme security at and around the stadium; 2) even earlier tailgating to counter #1 + first regular season game + 9/11, etc.; 3) some sort of flyover (fingers crossed on this, they're my favorite) since MacDill AFB is just down the road; 4) something phenomenally patriotic during pre-game and halftime; 5) a moment/minute of silence where some jackass unsurprisingly yells expletives and something horribly narrow-minded like 'kill all Muslims' or something ridiculous like that.
Hurray for the start of football season in Tampa; however, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a tiny bit nervous.
There have been specials/documentaries on a number of the channels all week leading up to 9/11. I still get teary-eyed when I watch any of these, but there have been some quite interesting ones that DH and I have been watching. Especially the Steven Spielberg series that's about the rebuilding of the site.
We had a scheduled minute of silence at my office yesterday morning, and there was a memorial e-mail sent by our CEO. That's probably due to the fact that I work at an American company based in NYC. This inevitably brought a short discussion of "where were you when..." at the office.
Cecilia arrived 12 October 2012
Living on an American Army post means we cant get away from it - heck my husband has been deployed 3.5 years in the last 5 years because of that day so its something that is really being discussed and talked about.
Our television network is Armed Forces Network so on every channel there is some kind of program etc regarding it and actually tomorrow we are having a memorial ceremony on post for the men and women lost that day and the soldiers lost since this war began.
We don't watch TV, so it's easily avoidable. No one here talks about 9/11, and rarely talks about the US unless there's something in the paper about Obama.
That's all fine for me. I lost a friend in the attacks. While I still think about him, it's still too painful to have recaps of the 9/11 attacks every year, especially now that it's the 10th anniversary.
This and I can't even watch commercials without getting teary-eyed. I think that the media might be taking it too far, I feel like it is getting hyped up.
The US Embassy in Madrid is doing a series of memorial events. I guess they're planting American trees (can't remember what type) in one of the Madrid parks in remembrance of victims of terrorism. They're also showing a film at the Reina Sofia about the Atocha attacks on March 11th, 2004.
I don't have a TV so I can't answer that. I have seen it on a few newspapers, and I have talked about it with a few people.
I'm glad that I don't have a TV because of this. I don't like to relive that day. My father was down in that area and on that day I remember how my family and I waited to hear from him. I'm thankful that we got that call. I was never so happy to see him walking in that day- soot/dust and all. We didn't lose anyone, but many friends and family did.
Being that I'm from NY, this day always makes me sad. I also feel a little homesick on this day.
Not much coverage in IT. We use BBC and CNN for most of our news though, so we've heard/seen a fair amount of coverage.
It also happens to be my H's birthday, so while we obviously appreciate the sad events and terrible losses 10yrs ago, we try to do positive things with the day just as we did in DC in '01.