September 11 Anniversary---Why I Never Wil Forget

Today marks the 12 year anniversary of one of the most devastating attacks on US soil. Most of us are to young to remember Pearl Harbor and the lives lost there....However; all of us are old enough to remember 9/11/2001. That day will always, in my lifetime, be a remembrance for me. I had the unfortunate experience of being in New York City in lower Manhattan at what is now called ground zero when it occurred. I watched as the rest of the country did in shock at what was unfolding before my eyes and not knowing what to do or what really was happening at that moment. I remember not being able to use cell phone and walking for what seemed like an eternity to get out of New York with hundreds of thousands of people. But despite all the tragedy that occurred during that day... I also witnessed some of the greatest moments in my life and ones that made me proud to be an AMERICAN and a VETERAN. I witnessed first responders (firemen, police officers, EMT'S) rush into the buildings with no regard for their own lives to try and save someone they did not even know...They were doing a job. Those brave men and women put their lives at risk to save people like you and me. I remember sitting glued in front of the television for hours on end after it happened for the next few days as the brave first responders went through the debris looking for people still alive and yet never complaining once. I lost more than a few friends during the devastation that hit New York City that day. I vowed that I would never forget them or that day. As the healing continues, as it will always, let’s not forget the brave people who gave their lives for us that day. I remember listening to the fire trucks and police cars and ambulances sirens on what felt like an eternity rushing to help people. To this day if I am driving and I hear a first responder siren I remember 9/11/01 as if I were reliving it. So, to all those that gave their life that day and ALL those that saved lives that day and beyond....THANK YOU....THIS SURVIVOR WILL NEVER FORGET. Dave diCecco Realtor/Broker Coldwell Banker United www.davedicecco.com