As the nation -- and indeed the world -- commemorates the fifth anniversary of the attacks of 9/11, noted writer Kieran Mulvaney has an article on ESPN.com on how DC and Las Vegas were affected by that tragic day.
I was honored to be quoted for this article which can be found by copying this link:
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2576109
Let me know what you think of the article.
Good article Digital. That day 5 years ago is a very hard day for most of us to talk about. I was stationed at Quantico Virginia at that time, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. That's 1 day that I will never forget, i remmeber it from the second i woke up that morning, and your right it was complete chaos.
ReplyDeleteIt seems some people have sorta forgot about what happened that day, and are back to hating on each other (fellow American's). We need to all come together like we did then. Remember, everywhere you looked you saw US flags flying hi, people were so proud to say they were American, and were ready to jump on any-1 who thought different. Now it seems alot of people are bad-mouthing the country again, maybe because of the govt i dunno, but remember this the govt dont make this beautiful country, the people do. It's to stand back up!
United We Stand, Godbless the USA!
SSGT Bull
All I can say, Bull, is
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Amen brother, I will see you Thursday.
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Good article indeed. You know, people tend to forget about the lives that were lost in D.C. It's almost as if it never happened there.
ReplyDeleteP.S- Well said Golden Greek, and I fear that the media is to blame for a good portion of that. (At least that's my opinion.)
Where is Jermaine Fields today? He just disappeared after he was stopped back in 2000 at the Ballroom.
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Gary:
ReplyDeleteI find it amazing that it is now 5 years after 9/11. I too was downtown during the chaos. I think you and I were at the same location in D.C. I recall looking out a conference room window and seeing people moving so quickly, yet they appeared to progress in slow motion - without sound. The sky was so clear and I recall wondering where the now infamous plane that hit PA, was headed. Would it be D.C.? That evening, I wondered if we would ever return back to normal.
Boxing was far from my mind also. But after that event, I began to really appreciate the simple things that I enjoy most about life: My husband, my home, my pug and a good night of boxing.
Things have returned back to normal. But I'll never forget that day, the people who lost their loved ones and how we seemed to, after that day, put our “real” priorities in order.
Thanks for helping us to remember, that although we each share a passion for the sport of boxing, at critical times, there is a human element that is so much greater than our hobbies.
Your old friend, from the days of Boxing Spotlight,
Bonnie
Bonnie:
ReplyDeleteIt's great to hear from you! Thanks for the comments! Hope all is well with you and yours!!
Once again, it's interesting (and unusual) to hear accounts of that day in D.C. I'm not sure if you folks realize this or not, but here on the West Coast - and other areas of the country - we didn't really hear jackspit on what happened THERE. And STILL really don't.
ReplyDeleteD.C has kind of become like the Korean War I fear, in that regard.
Forgotten.
Thanks, guys. Thanks for telling us and remembering what the government and media - for a large part - regretfully hasn't.
Typo: Guys=Folks. (My bad...;-)
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