2010-09-10, 11:15 PM
Here at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, our College Democrats and College Republicans laid 3,000 small U.S. flags on our main central campus hill, in memorial of the day, since we couldn't do the actual event on 9/11 itself.
And on the actual day itself back in 2001, I came home from 5th grade to find my grandparents still home, even though they were supposed to fly back home that morning to New Jersey. IIRC they were supposed to fly into La Guardia. Clearly that did not happen.
Moving the discussion forward, I'd like to point out that LOFT, the retail brand I work for, is hosting its nationwide Fall Styling Event all day tomorrow on 9/11. While some may find that "blasphemous," etc., I think it's interesting to note that their corporate headquarters are in Times Square, so it's not like they're oblivious to the fact. The real fact of the matter is that the tragedy occurred 9 years ago, and while those who lived through it will never forget, I believe the American public is doing an adequate job of moving on. Of course I say that, and next year things will be huge considering it's the 10th anniversary, but I think it's important to point out how far we've come since then.
And on the actual day itself back in 2001, I came home from 5th grade to find my grandparents still home, even though they were supposed to fly back home that morning to New Jersey. IIRC they were supposed to fly into La Guardia. Clearly that did not happen.
Moving the discussion forward, I'd like to point out that LOFT, the retail brand I work for, is hosting its nationwide Fall Styling Event all day tomorrow on 9/11. While some may find that "blasphemous," etc., I think it's interesting to note that their corporate headquarters are in Times Square, so it's not like they're oblivious to the fact. The real fact of the matter is that the tragedy occurred 9 years ago, and while those who lived through it will never forget, I believe the American public is doing an adequate job of moving on. Of course I say that, and next year things will be huge considering it's the 10th anniversary, but I think it's important to point out how far we've come since then.