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Could You Bring Yourself To Visit te 911 Memorial?

rhinefire

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The 911 Memorial opens today. It is a grim and horrible reminder of a horrible day in our history. Special exit doors are available for those that cannot take some of the remnants on display and feel they must exit immediately. There are even photos of people waiting to jump to their deaths. Like the Pearl Harbor Memorial it must exist but it is a challenge to say the least, for those that choose to go and visit. They even have audios of people calling their loved ones saying goodbye as death approached them. Personally, I think I would not like to attend and I am not convinced the selection of relics on display is proper but that is just my take, what is yours?
 
The museum or the Memorial because I am pretty sure I have been to ground zero to see the memorial there.

 
No. That whole event took part of my soul. Never been so depressed in my life.
 
No.

But I am glad the museum is there. People need to not forget. For some it may help with closure much like the Vietnam Memorial does.
 
Sure I'd visit.

I mean, I'm not making any special plans to get there but I'm sure I'll wander over some day.

I don't know if I would feel the same way if I "lost someone" to the events of that day, but for me the actual impact is as remote as the recent loss of that Malaysian Air flight -- a tragedy to be sure, but no personal harm done so no reason for me personally to be overly grim and sensitive about it.
 
My wife and I made visiting the 9/11 Memorial on our honeymoon a priority. When we go back to NYC one of these days it will be a priority to pay our respect again and visit the Museum.
 
I remember watching TV on the evening of 9/11/01. On the news, a clip was being shown of the jumpers.. That clip got pulled faster than Bush's "Saddam tried to kill my Daddy" clip. It was never aired again, but what has been seen cannot be unseen.

I couldn't believe what I had just seen. I hope they were able to edit that clip for showing in the museum. Nobody wants to see that.
 
I visited it two months ago (the memorial not the museum) with my International Business class, part of the human cost of globalization. It is a very sad and depressing visit knowing that thousands died where you are standing. I would like to go back and visit the museum though.
 
Sure, why not? Granted, I probably never will because it isn't a priority and I hate NYC, but if I was there, what the heck?
 
Every American Should see it.
The freedoms we enjoy are not free.
Even our tolerance of other cultures has a price.
 
The 911 Memorial is not a place I would go. I will not go voluntarily go to a "gun free zone".
 
longview said:
Every American Should see it.
The freedoms we enjoy are not free.
Even our tolerance of other cultures has a price.
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That is very well put as what we cherish as Americans has come at a horrible price. Thanks for your comment, I hope all read it and pause.
 

If I were in New York, I would most certainly attend. Same with a Holocaust Museum.
 
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