I sincerely hope so. I don't see the same country that existed back then. I worry about us actually rallying at all, no matter what comes at us. You are far more optimistic than I, and I hope that I am wrong.
@@connie7128 I believe you are mistaken. No matter what our differences, if we are attacked again, we WILL rally, because it will remind us that we are Americans first and black, white or brown: straight or LGBTIQ+; Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, or Independent; Texan, New Yorker, Californian, or Iowan. None of that matters when it's time to protect our nation. 🤠
One thing that got left out, the fuel depots in the harbor were taking the boat name, the captain's name and refueling without payment to keep helping with the evacuation. They settled up later with no one left owing a cent.
We were discussing refueling. My husband and I are US Navy veterans, so we wondered. It's so nice to know, whether or not there were benefactors, hopefully they were able to write it off, their taxes.
Americans get a lot of shit from the people's from other countries. But they are truly another breed of humans, it's amazing how they rally together to assist each other in times of struggle and peril. I'm an immigrant to this country and cannot say enough how proud I am to be part of it. God bless America!!! Truly one of the few bright lights left in this horrible world we live in.
U.S. Army Combat Veteran here. 9/11 changed my life. I was 18 years old, newly married, and had just started college. On Tuesday, 9/12/01, I went to the military recruitment office. The line reached around the block. I was 18 years old, it was my time to serve just like my father did in Vietnam and his father before him in WW2. Actually, someone in my family has fought in every American war since the Civil War. I've seen the best of humanity, and I've seen the worst of humanity. On 9/11, we saw both at the same time. I'm retired from the Army, got my degree (thank you US tax payers), and now I am a volunteer Firefighter/EMT in my hometown in Kentucky. Still saving lives. It is my honor to serve the American people. I pray that my 10 year old son doesn't go to war like the last 6 generations have done. I pray that our family has given enough to secure freedom so that at least one generation can live in peace.
Thank you for your unending commitment to the lives around you and the service you provide to them. The people of this country owe you a hell of a lot more than a college education. That is the least we could do.
My son was in the south tower on the 64th floor. He saw the smoke swirling around and told his fellow employees to run to the steps. He and his friend made it out a few minutes before the south tower fell. He got home on his birthday.
The man at the first and last of this film was Vincent Ardolino. He died about five years later at age 65. I think over 1,000 people showed up for his funeral. He was a well liked man. I've always thought everyone around the harbor with boats were seeing what was happening and primed to go help. I bet most of the boat people had their boats ready when that call came in. I'm sure many were relieved to be given permission to help. It's funny but I remember the day well and was glued to the tv like everyone else. The networks were struggling to fill 24/7 with so little info. I accidently caught a news piece that had a young man who happened upon the harbor and saw this happening and got on one of the boats and filmed it. I guess he sold it to a network. The harbor has towns or suburb communities with docks and people commute to NYC by ferry. He got off at one of these locations and the dock was filled with doctors, nurses, ambulances, paramedics, local police, taxis and families hoping to find and pick up their spouse or parent. They had tons of blankets, water, food for everyone getting off. Apparently all the towns around the harbor had the same set up. I think everyone desperately wanted to help in some way. I only saw that story run once and forgot about it completely until Boatlift was shown on You Tube 20 years later.
I am sure when Vincent Ardolino got to the other side, he was greeted with open arms and allowed to enter into His rest. Sometimes we have the privilege of meeting angels unaware. Vincent was one of those angels.
We are NOT divisive. That is the globalist controlled lying MSM spewing that crap to brainwash us into believing there is division! THEY cause the division!
We’re actually not that divided in real life, but we talk a lot of shit on social media and the mainstream media exploits that to further cultural and political tribalism. I’ve been involved in tornado and hurricane rescue and recovery, and I’ve never heard a single person ask someone who they voted for, their religion, education level, immigrant status, sexual or gender identity, etc. We just do what good humans do all over the world, we help our fellow man in times of crisis and need. We act a lot more divided than we actually are. I will agree that it’s sad that it takes tragedies and emergencies to get us to stop chirping and tweeting at each other and come together as humans. One thing I learned living abroad and traveling is that no matter where you go, we’re way more alike than different.
@@pablozee6359same. I came to the realization that literally 99% of the people on Earth if not more could live entirely happy and in peace. We all just want to love our families, have good food, dance and listen to music, and provide for ourselves. It's that
I will say this every time I see this but as a sailor’s daughter and a Brit I have never been more proud to be outdone by our American 🇺🇸 cousins. God bless America 🇺🇸
Honestly through history whenever Britain needed America, we were there for you, regardless of the past. I believe you would do the same. There's still a connection.
I served in the U.S. Army after 9/11, people would come up to me and say thank you for service. What they don't realize is that it was an honor and privilege, to have had the chance to serve this great country, and the people of the Republic of Texas.
I have a funny little story to go along with this. About 2 years after 9/11, I was in New York for a class and I went out to see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The ferry was fairly empty and the captain stopped by and said hi. We started talking and I asked him about 9/11 as I had been a paramedic at the Pentagon on Sept 11th. He said that when it happened, he heard the call for “all boats” and responded despite having tourists on board. He made an announcement and everyone on board was ok with responding. He said that he had never pushed his boat that hard before but had to come to a sudden slowdown as right in front of him was a man in a rowboat rowing his heart out. He had heard the call for all boats and figured he could carry a couple of people so responded with his rowboat. 🙂 I’ve spent most of my life traveling around the world and the one thing that I have learned is that people are good. So if something happened in Sweden, I’ll bet dollars to donuts that you would step up. One of things I was always grateful for was that I had a "job" to do on Sept 11th. So many people wanted to help and didn't know how. For a couple weeks after the event, I was sent down there to work. One day, I got a phone call in the middle of the afternoon from my Squad asking me what they were supposed to do with all the stuff. "What stuff?" I asked. "The food that everyone has been dropping off at the Squad for you to take down to the Pentagon tonight." Apparently, my partner had mentioned that we were going down to the Pentagon to the Sunday School class she was teaching and asked the kids if they wanted to write something to the firefighters. Well, the kids told their parents what they had done. The parents started cooking and told all their friends. By the time I got to the Squad to pick up our equipment, the entire place was piled high with homemade food, desserts, etc. There was finally something people could do to help. We spent the entire evening handing out food to the firefighters for which they were very grateful as they were tired of the mass made food from the Red Cross. :-)
OMMFG THAT MAN IN THE ROWBOAT GOT ME!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Shit like this you only hear about here in the U.S. ISTFG!!!! But I also completely understand both him and the parents!!!! As an American watching it on TV you had this utterly helpless feeling. You ABSOLUTELY wanted to help but you didn’t know how. 🤷🏻♀️ WTF were you going to do? 🤷🏻♀️ So when the Red Cross said they needed donations for this or that, the outpouring of money and anything they needed were usually met within an hour was overwhelming to see. I remember hearing on several news interviews that when the tsunami happened in Japan and they were receiving an outpouring of love and supplies from the U.S. the Japanese people were very surprised. They weren’t expecting the world to pitch in the way we did. Especially when the Naval ships showed up. That being said look at how the world came together to help with the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004?
I'm American with Swedish heritage and I have family in Sigtuna, Ljusdal, and Värmland areas. From what I know of Swedes, I'm positive that they would step up just like this if it happened to them. That day is burned into my mind (like everyone else)...my husband worked at the Pentagon for 32 years and was there that day.
Well, yeah... the Gov't at the time was all R in the WH & as NYC Mayor all they did was get more ppl killed. (Not hustling to get masks, stating masks weren't necessary, etc...) Republicans (Politicians) don't "believe" in Government, so of course THEY can't do much when they are "in charge"! People KNEW they had to or it wouldn't happen. And we're just wired that way, for the most part Democratic or Republican Party as long as we aren't state or federal "politicians" ;) Then possible... but unlikely.
We all talk crap on each other but mostly only cause we love each other and know that we have each other's back if it is ever needed. You see people say "I have half a house, I'm going to go help those with no house." People just get to doing. It's nice when Government can provide the tools and capabilities individuals don't have. Resources etc. Can manage a massive effort. But it's the people who are going to get it done support or no.
Nothing's changed. As an Americans we never agree. It's what makes us Americans. BUT. When tragedy hits. We unite like no other. It's almost like it's in. Our DNA. We unite under that flag. William s
I truly believe that if it comes down to it, Sweden citizens would rise to the occasion to help their fellow man. I like to believe that the inner hero shows itself in the darkest of hours! ❤
Some additional information about the boat lift. “At the end of the routes, the ferries and other boats discharged the shaken survivors into the waiting arms of local emergency services personnel, who administered first aid and medical care. People were hosed down and decontaminated if necessary and provided with clean clothing, food, water, and shelter. Transportation arrangements were made for those stranded far from home. “Most of those folks were covered from head to toe with that dust,” said Seastreak’s JoAnne Conroy. “Fortunately, all the injuries were very minor. It seems like you either walked away from it or you didn’t make it at all.” The people who participated in the evacuation received the 11 Medal from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Coast Guard. On return trips after dropping off passengers the boats carried water, food and other supplies for the first responder and people participating in the evacuation. If a boat needed fuel, sometimes as much as 10,000 gallons for one refuel, they got it right away, no questions or payments asked. On September 10, 2021 To honor the many victims on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 and to commemorate the largest water evacuation in history, vessels from the Great Boatlift rescue of September 11, 2001, held a boat procession Friday in New York Harbor. Approximately 100 vessels were a part of the procession, including many that participated in the 9/11 boatlift.
I've seen Boatlift before and every time I watch it, I cry. I don't want to...it just happens. The worst day in our history and then the best day of Americans being unified and proud and still standing. No matter what terrorists unleash on us. It makes me sad that we seem to have lost that feeling that we're all in this together and we will stand no matter what.
Boats from North Carolina to Boston responded. Basically, the majority of boats from New Jersey and New York were involved. Another note, the local marinas and hubs, if any of the boats were coming there, gave free fuel to ANYONE needing it. That's why they could move so fast. It wasn't just one region or just boaters, the entire supply chain and boats from a huge chunk of the Northeast US chose to react.
Carol is such a precious human being. So sweet and emphatic. And I have a suggestion; Miracle on Stairway B. Firefighters and civilians got caught in the collapse of the South Tower and survived. Its a great story ! I dont understand why nobody react to it. Salutations from Canada. ❤
American here. It was many years after 9/11 that I heard about this boatlift. Most people actually didn't know about it for many years, or if at all, so it is indeed an untold story. Americans are a mess, and we are currently the most separated politically that I can remember in my lifetime. I sincerely hope that should anything like 9/11 ever happen to us again, that we will set aside what divides us and come together as we did back then. I pray for that.
Thanks for revisiting this. Hard to believe it's been almost 23 years. So many stories of what transpired as a result of this tragedy. Technology, back then, wasn't what it is today. You don't see anyone whipping out their cellphone to capture what was happening, so, it's remarkable that there are these images and clips to illustrate what those people were experiencing. Many of us watched this, when it originally aired, but we were so overwhelmed with coverage, dealing with a myriad of emotions, not humanly possible to process it all, let alone recall everything we'd seen. Really appreciate that others remind us by reacting. On a happier note, Carol's hair color is so flattering and apropos for summer.
Don't sell yourselves short .. If something major happened there you wil be surprised how many people will step up when needed . Swedes are a strong and proud people . Most Swedes that I have met have a strong moral code and I want to believe they will step up to help their neighbor in a case like this .
Recky, I believe the Swedes would come together, if faced with this type of situation. It's human nature. Look what the entire country of Sweden did for Lisa Holm, who had her life tragically cut short.
Everyone was looking to help because it better then being helpless. That call was a relief and the people were ready and waiting, they just needed someone to say "come help!". the flood gates of support were released just by one call.
I imagine that, if this happened in Sweden, Swedes would be all over themselves, helping each other in this same way. This is an incredible blessing from a horrendously evil, tragic day!
This is humanity. The US doesn't have a monopoly on it. What we do have a monopoly on is disasters. We get an awful lot of them so we've kind of been forced to get good at thinking this way and just getting to getting. Saddle up let's go help. Any people would. It's just who we are as humans. You just haven't had to do it very often. Which is a good thing. But it lives in all of us. Being a hero is nothing special. It's just doing what needs to be done because you're there and you can.
Look for Captain Sully landing his disabled huge passenger plane on the Hudson River. Safely and saving all lives on board. He landed so well his huge jet floated on the Hudson River so well that the people got out and walked upon the wings waiting for boats to rescue them.
Recky think of the pauses on videos like this as moments of silence before you mention what's on your mind.So,your actually paying tribute multiple times during the video.As well as honoring them.
Great reaction! When folks say, America is different from everywhere else, it's better to understand that America is a melting pot representing everywhere else. We just like to think that those who emigrated from Sweden and all other countries brought their uniqueness to pursue the American dream, along with a desire to belong to an even bigger family. We can bicker...but we are family regardless of your birth country, religion, or the color of your skin.
Wow I didn’t know this. I’m in Texas and have seen documentaries about 911. I was in Nevada when it happened. In Reno. It was surreal and devastating. I ended up coming back to Texas, Reno is a tourist town and this event devastated the economy there. Many long term effects from this day. My heart goes out to all, this showed the ❤ of Americans and how they can come together.
You should also check out the "9/11 Operation Yellow Ribbon" documentary Tom Brokow did it for the 2010 Winter Olympics being held in Vancouver Canada. Brokow made a couple of documentaries about Canada/US relations and times Canada was there for the US. On 9/11 there was over 300 passenger planes headed to the US crossing the Atlantic. With US airspace suddenly closed those with enough fuel were ordered to turn back, but there were 167 too far to turn back. They were redirected to Canada and once on the ground Canadian airspace closed as well. Newfoundland is Canada's poorest province, the documentary is about Gander, a small town in Newfoundland of about 10,000 that suddenly had almost 7,000 stranded passengers land at their airport. It is a longer documentary about 45 minutes. In ther aftermath of 9/11 Americans focus was obviously on New York so the events in Gander in following days wasn't very well known in the US. Like boatlift it's a story of pure human kindness amid the chaos and fear of 9/11. If you enjoy that one there is another follow up documentary called "Gander's Ripple Effect: How a Small Town's Kindness Opened on Broadway". On the 10th anniversy of 9/11 many passengers returned to Gander and a couple of Canadian writers went with the rather odd idea of interviewing people to turn what Gander accomplished into a musical stage play. That play eventually opened on Broadway in New York. It's quite the story and adds stranded passenger stories, reunions of locals with passengers, and Gander's connection to the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York. It's also about 45 minutes and is also quite good.
The FAA recordings are also hard to watch because of the total confusion and lack of information about what was going on. You can hear the helpless frustration. Some ATC guy demanding someone call a military base because no one knows how to do that. "I don't care if they break every window up the coast just get jets in the air and to NY." Or asking any other planes in the area if they can see anything.
Love yall's reaction. As an American I had not heard of this until a few years ago. God bless you both, i cry every time I see this. I'm a lifelong Texan and my wedding was 9/15/2001. It was a very scary time for all of us.
Thanks for showing this video, it still makes me cry for the goodness of the people in America during a tragedy. 9/11 made a huge impact on me back then and still does today. I lived in Arizona and we were two hours behind on our clocks, the beginning when this horrible day started. When I let the dogs out, I turned on the news like always and didn't know what had happened. So much horror, pain and death while I slept. The first thing I heard was someone saying on the tv, run another plane was coming. I didn't know if it was real time or taped. That one was a rumor, but it shook me up so much and I think I screamed some. I ran to where my husband slept and woke him up and he couldn't believe it either. My daughter, back in Wisconsin called me to say planes were coming to blow nuclear plants and one plant was located about 30 miles from me. There were so many rumors going around and it took awhile for me to get them straight. Was NOT a good day. A thought went through my mind yesterday while watching you both. I realized and wondered just how many Americans know a second language as well as both of you do? I sure don't. I want to thank you for learning English and never apologize if you pronounce a word or meaning wrong. It's more then a very high percentage of Americans can claim to know and even want to try and learn a second language. Blessing, peace and safety. HUGS!!
4 days later in the far south of Texas a bridge went down after being hit by a barge. It was a Mexican holiday and hundreds of Mexican nationals were partying in the nightclubs. One bar manager calked one comnercial fishing captain and they began a ferry service from the Island to the mainland. By the next day TXDOT had oeganized those same boats into a 24/7 ferry service that operated for 2 months including one boat and dock to handle the school bus service. The rides were free as the state picked up the cost. Also the company that poured the original concrete sections took one look at the pictures and pulled the original specs and had already poured prestressed concrete sections to replace the 280 feet that fell before they were contacted by TXDOT..
I am with Carol on this one. I believe in my hearts that the great people of Sweden would rise to the occasion should that occasion ever occur! Be thankful that your nation has thus far never been tested to this level before. The goodness of the human race is not exclusive to America! Good people are everywhere in this amazing world of ours and I know they would come!
The guy in the red shirt at the beginning is Vincent Ardolino of Brooklyn, captain of the Amberjack V... he passed away in '18... he had sold his boat like 5 years earlier... last I heard it's a permanently docked restaurant in NY he died of a heart attack @ 65
This is where my dad spent 30 years working, on three of those red Moran tugboats. This was heartbreaking to us all. And my so. Had joined the army the year before.
I've been in emergency situations before, and I don't mean I had anything to do with 911 or on that same scale, but all emergencies are different. Almost every emergency I've experienced has been while working the E.R. for 5 years, a different environment completely. I've yet to see a lack of people coming together to help in any way possible. Thank you for reacting to this video. Your reactions just further prove to me that you both are decent, sincere, and caring individuals, and your hearts are filled with love, compassion, and generosity. Thank you for being you. ❤❤
My house is the only one on a very dangerous intersection. So many accidents happen in my front yard,some fatal.Some so traumatizing I had PTSD for months. I'm ALWAYS the first responder. I keep medical supplies in my front closet and when my children were old enough they each had a job to do. And every time,cars,truckers,farmers on tractors show up to help. All of us strangers but working together til the emergency services get here,we're very rural so usually 15-20 minutes after being called.
I think most people come together when tragedy strikes. This is just one story. There are other stories like the 38 planes that were diverted to Gandor Airport in Newfoundland Canada. Excellent video to watch and react to as well.
I think the guy in the video really nailed it when he said “there’s a little hero in all of us. You just gotta look in and find it” And I think when it comes down to it, most humans don’t want to see other people suffer. I think you would be surprised with how the people of your country would pull together.
They would have the manpower and the resources if we wasn't the world's welfare department but we know why we're the world's welfare department it's all about the kickbacks that's how these piece of s*** politicians become multi-millionaires
@@TM-xr5ue Totally right. I live in the neighborhood south of the city of Houston. We got 52 inches during Harvey. The creek rose so high that the tops of the buildings closest to the water was all you saw. My son, a volunteer firefighter, spent 4 days in a boat pulling out people from their houses and roofs. Thankfully, our house is high enough we didn't flood. But we got water through the roof and my living room carpet was full of it. I put out a call for help from anyone close by who could come to help us pull it out. I have a mold allergy and am disabled, my husband has health issues and we were just not able to do it ourselves. About an hour later, a guy showed up to our door with a carpet knife and a smile. He was in shorts and flip flops, having hiked through the water to our house. Their house didn't flood either, he was bored, and wanted to be of help. He pulled the wet carpet out of the house and out to the driveway for us and he absolutely didn't want to get paid. Since I'm an author of a series, I asked if his wife liked vampire novels. He said she did and I sent him home with the series, autographed (I had copies at home for a signing that got cancelled due to weather). I was just blown away he walked in the dark and the water to come help a couple of old people. One of the coolest things I ever saw was the Cajun Navy pulling into town to help. People had gone to New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina and the Cajuns were coming to help because we had. It's a family thing in America, no matter how much we yell off-emergency, when it comes down to it, we will do whatever it takes to help other people out, whether it's in a boat, making food, saying prayers, or paying the money to keep the boats and food coming. I love the people in our country, we do pull it together when the chips are down.
We'd get it done without them... butbit is nice to have coast guard choppers doing SAR or National Guard. Helps to have higher level organization and management. Coordination. Like I said, we'd still get it done because the manpower is the people... but sometimes you need the tools that we can't quite afford. Sometimes that hasn't been managed very well sadly (Katrina comes to mind)... but when it is... boy is it a plus.
Those who participated in Boat lift weren't part of the government. That's what makes it amazing. Private boats, yachts, ferries, row boats...they all were Americans that had nothing to gain but they showed up and saved their fellow people who needed help.
American born and bred here. I am enormously proud of my fellow Americans and grateful for them. I think you might be surprised at how your compatriots would come together to help each other. After all, you are Swedes and look at the compassion you feel for others. If you would step up to help, I'm sure there are other Swedes who would do the same.
I just wanted to share my story. First of all, I don't know anyone who was there or even know anyone who lost loved ones that day, yet I son out loud every time I watch this. My husband was traveling on business that day. He was in Denver and I live in Houston, but we were glued to the TV because we had no idea where the next attack would come. Any large city in America could have been a target. Both of my children and I were all attending the same college at the time. I realized thay knew their dad was traveling but they probably had not paid any attention to where. I found theor schedules, interrupted their classes crying, and told them "Hes not there, he's okay, come home with me." We lustened to the radio and cried for the whole 90-minute drive home. As soon as we got there, I called my mom and wouldn't hang up until my sister got there to pick her up. Of course, air traffic was shut down for days. It took my husband and his colleagues 5days to rent a charter bus and get home to their families. Longest 5 days of most of our lives. 😮😢🇺🇸🤠
Possibly the most heroic,selfless,patriotic act in human history god bless you two in many ways,even though you are swedish,are American at heart.your spirit of freedom is that of a true American.
Another great reaction. I first learned of this event when I stumbled on it while searching for something to watch. When I think back to when 9 11 happened, we were so focused on the events at ground zero, this was not reported on tv. I was a teacher in an elementary school at the time, and as soon as the planes hit, parents began checking their kids out of school. No one was sure what was going to happen next. It was a long stressful day as were the days and weeks that followed. Within a week, all the churches in my area were sending volunteers and food to New York. They sent up on the streets as close as they could get and cooked and fed firemen, rescue workers and anyone who needed a hot meal. It was the very least we as Americans could do. Good job on the reaction. Keep those reactions coming.
Thank you for sharing this. I lived in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath and a lot of international coverage focused on the hellish conditions, and rightfully so. But there were extraordinary examples of people fighting against all the odds to help one another. If interested, check out the Cajun Navy, a group of average citizens who came together to offer help in any way possible. And they still respond to natural disasters all over the Gulf Coast of the U.S today. Plus, they are stronger than ever. Edit: the Cajun Navy has even sent relief and support to the victims of the devastating Maui wildfire!
The rescue effort involved over 150 American Maritime vessels, including passenger ferries, tugboats, merchant ships, private vessels, and New York City Fire Department and Police Department boats. The boats evacuated more than 500,000 people from lower Manhattan to safety in Brooklyn and New Jersey in about nine hours. . The effort began spontaneously with civilian boat operators, but soon included the Coast Guard and Sandy Hook Pilots. While the evacuation was underway, the mariners also began supplying Ground Zero with fuel, supplies, and river water for firefighting. Also, as @Budini67 pointed out, ..."the fuel depots in the harbor were taking the boat name, the captain's name and refueling without payment to keep helping with the evacuation. They settled up later with no one left owing a cent." . Love to see you here, Carol. Your visits are always special.
This makes me think about the fisherman in England who took their boats to rescue the soldiers on Dunkirk. Sadly many lost their lives. It’s truly amazing how people can come together at times to help other people even the risk of their own lives.
This event served as a set up for an event known here in the states as "The Miracle On The Hudson." When a packed airliner had to LAND in the river, those boats were there to save the passengers.....
ANYWHERE PEOPLE CARE about their BROTHERS & SISTERS: it is a SHINING MOMENT that has NO COMPARISON to ANY other situation! People who try to relieve suffering and will GIVE of THEMSELVES, SELFLESSLY: could you imagine what kind of world it would be, if people DIDN'T WAIT until there's a CRISIS to exhibit these qualities and behaviors? THANKS for reacting to this one, You-GUYS!!! :) HUGS!!! P.S. I think ya'll would be GREAT at movie reactions, too! I'd watch!!
It’s very true what you said Recky, until you played the video about airplanes landing in NF and now Boat lift I’ve never heard of those stories. I very grateful that you played these videos so that I would know about both these beautiful stories that came out of that horrible day. Thank you Recky and Carol God Bless ❤😊
During the horror of 9/11, so many inspirational stories were going on. One of my favorites is a youtube video titled "Miracles and Fate on Floor 78". It's an hour long, but so worth it.
I was that person living in America and had no idea of this story…it makes perfect sense that the water would be utilized to evacuate stranded ppl…I only knew of the ppl (including family) that walked across the bklyn bridge. Wow. I love this story. My heart ❤️
You need to check out United flight 93, this is hard to watch because this is where the passenger fought back the terrorism for control of the airplane and they crashedi n Pennsylvania..
I think that you will find that people respond when they are needed no matter what country you are from. I am sure that a Swedish firefighter will run into a burning building in Sweden to rescue someone as quickly as one from Brazil, or the U.S. or anywhere else. People are inherently good I have found in my 80 years on this planet.
America and Americans may have our issues, but when we need too we can come together to accomplish any task. American pride, ingenuity and perseverance built this country and when things get tough we reach deep down and overcome. I've seen this response to disaster from Americans 1st hand after Hurricane Hugo as well as on smaller scales throughout my life.
I’m 32 years old, born and bred here. I remember what I was doing in school when 9/11 happened. Vividly. Yet, I had NO IDEA about the Boatlift of 9/11 until this very moment. Thank you for this moment. Our country is in utter peril from the inside- and this has brought a sense of hope for the country I call my home. Thank you.
As a proud American, who was there that day and one of the 500,000 who were rescued by those wonderful boatmen, to this day I don't like to talk about what happened and what I went through, but I will say this to you Carol and Recky, 1, thank you for your love and support, it means so much to us, and 2: don't underestimate your fellow Swedes, as Carol said, you don't know how you will react until you live through something. I believe, god forbid, something big happens in your country that you and your fellow Swedes will come together. It's an inner fight that surges forward when the time comes. An inner pride in your country and its people when threatened and I believe most countries will react that way when their country, their home, is under attack.
I couldn't tell you how many times I've watched reactions to this video. I get chills and tear up every single time the photos of the boats come on the screen. I know they're coming but I can't stop my response. I'm so proud of how many jump in to help without any idea of what was really going on at the time. Sometimes I think we're permanently broken as a country, but then I remember this day. Thank you for a great reaction.
I cannot believe I have never seen this video!!! Nor did I know anything about this happening!! THANK YOU for briging it to the world! Best video on UA-cam!!! Made me cry and be proud!!! We are so at odds between each other all the time. Its great to rememer how we will still stick together in hard times!!! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this!!! TFS! Austin TX USA
Remember when Captain Sully and crew landed on the Hudson River? No one died that day because the Coast Guard trained boat captains to save those stranded in the river. Captain Sully's passengers said they were amazed to see ferries headed straight to them as they were walking on the wings of their plane. As Mr Roger's said when there were times of emergency...always look for the helpers. Don't look at the emergency, look for the helpers. They will be there. Americans will always be there, indeed.
Dear Carol; have not started watching this yet, but just had to stop and tell you how healthy, pretty and 10 years younger you look without the black hair. I am a retired lady from the US and spent years in the cosmetic and skin care industry on many layers...so I have a pretty good eye. Bless you both.
22 years later. As an American, we NEED this reminder! Thank you for this reaction, especially at this time. Praying for Peace, Love and Wisdom for us all. ❤
I was the director of a health clinic in DC. While getting ready for my 10 am shift, I turned on the TV and saw the result of the first plane, thinking "Wow, someone's getting in trouble for letting a plane in Manhattan airspace." As I was watching, I saw the second plane crash into it live. I knew then this was big. On my way to work, going south on Rte 295, I saw smoke billowing up over the tree line, again thinking people are going to flip out thinking this is part of the same thing (I thought it some fire). Coming into the clinic, I learned it was the Pentagon. We were part of DC's emergency preparedness and had to be ready to accept casualties. All non-essential folks were sent home and we waited. Thankfully, all were cared for without us. I will never forget that day. I had no part, but I still tear up when watching these things.
i still cry every time i watch boat lift ... i know i have watched it and people reacting to it at least 20 or more times... i was a teen in school when 9/11 happened and it was one of the biggest and most horrifying this to happen in my life at the time. Our safe little world felt so very scary after 9/11...
Recky, you are a great guy, and its awesome to see that you have a great woman as your life partner (or whatever they call a couple in Sweden) she is super sweet and you deserve nothing less. My personal goal is to make sure all my friends start watching your videos. Love from Milwaukee, USA.
As an American who saw the tragedy on TV after the first plane crashed into the tower. Then I saw the second plane aim to the second tower. The people falling from the buildings were terrible. You're right. We may battle one another as in any family, but when there's a need, we step up, stand firm, and do what we can for one another. My family lives in NJ, and many friends helped at ground zero. So many pastors went to help as well. They are forever changed. Let us never forget!
I had just gotten out of bootcamp when 9/11 hit. I was in the U.S. Navy and I had not heard this story until about two years ago. We may fight amongst ourselves but when someone comes for America, we will band together.
Thank you. We in the US bicker, have problems, and constantly throw everything out on the table for all to see, but this is how we fix ourselves as we go. We are from everywhere and I am so proud when we come together.
I am so glad that someone recommended this video for you to play. I am an American and never knew this happened until you played it. These boatmen and fuel suppliers should have been recognized as heroes along with the firefighters an police officers.
I have a hard time watching anything related to 9-11. I was stationed on Staten Island back in 1978 and I always wanted to bring my children back and show them NYC.
As the one gentleman Robin Jones, said, "I believe everyone has a little hero in them. You gotta look in. It'll come out, if need be." We'd never had an attack like that on the US. I hope you do not have the need to find out anytime soon what Swedes would do. But, just as Mr. Jones and many of these other heroes said, you hope people will step up. That's the amazing thing I remember coming out of 9/11. I was 13 years old. I remember the unity in the country following the attacks.
My father was a former Air Force Pilot, and he was an air traffic control supervisor on shift on 9/11. . He helped land hundreds of planes this day faster than anyone thought possible, but the same thing happened at every ATC center in the U.S. Everybody exceeded expectations that day. From the flight attendants, to the Pilots, to the ground crews, everybody in the country exceeded expectations that day.
It's not as dramatic...but something similar has happened in Texas and Louisiana. First time I heard of it--and when it got its name--was when Baton Rouge flooded in 2015. I don't know if they were having trouble coordinating an official rescue or what, but pretty much everyone with any kind of fishing boat got together to start rescuing people. They were dubbed the Cajun Navy, and every time we have a bad storm that brings flooding, the Cajun Navy is going to show up, often faster than the government, to at least get people out of the danger zones.
This is amazing. I live in the US and was in college and vividly remember 9/11. But I never heard of this story until today that was introduced to me by Swedes. I don't know why this story was not publicized more, but thank you for enlightening me to this event. ❤
I didn't hear this story until many years after 911. It's pretty incredible. I am sure Swedes would respond the same way if such a tragedy took place in Sweden.
America is like a dysfunctional family. We fight amongst ourselves, but when an outside force comes at us, we rally together.
What a wonderful way to explain who we are as a nation! ❤
I sincerely hope so. I don't see the same country that existed back then. I worry about us actually rallying at all, no matter what comes at us. You are far more optimistic than I, and I hope that I am wrong.
@@connie7128 I believe you are mistaken. No matter what our differences, if we are attacked again, we WILL rally, because it will remind us that we are Americans first and black, white or brown: straight or LGBTIQ+; Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, or Independent; Texan, New Yorker, Californian, or Iowan. None of that matters when it's time to protect our nation. 🤠
Its like growing up with a older brother. he can call you stupid and push you but god help a random kid who thinks he can do the same. hahahaha
Soooo true omg!!!
One thing that got left out, the fuel depots in the harbor were taking the boat name, the captain's name and refueling without payment to keep helping with the evacuation. They settled up later with no one left owing a cent.
Amazing!
Thank you for mentioning that important part! Credit is due where richly deserved.
Crazy that anybody would have needed to pay for fuel anyway. I hope the government or some rich benefactor swooped in to pay for that fuel!
We were discussing refueling. My husband and I are US Navy veterans, so we wondered. It's so nice to know, whether or not there were benefactors, hopefully they were able to write it off, their taxes.
can u imagine the backstory of the mechanic's that jumped in? and their wives??? and the rest of America that gave selflessy? God Save America!!!
You need to check out when a small town in Canada helped thousands of airplane passengers that were stranded
We have, see playlists.
they already did. still a good suggestion, just a bit late.
"Come From Away" Broadway musical, about it, the best of Canada!
Gander, Newfoundland !
Yeah, I was gonna say, I thought they already did... and yes! I recalled correctly.
Americans are like siblings. We may fight each other but if someone attacks us or a natural disaster happens, we will stand together.
I think this post sings of America!!!
Americans get a lot of shit from the people's from other countries. But they are truly another breed of humans, it's amazing how they rally together to assist each other in times of struggle and peril. I'm an immigrant to this country and cannot say enough how proud I am to be part of it. God bless America!!! Truly one of the few bright lights left in this horrible world we live in.
Thank you ❤️🇺🇸❤️
Yes! Thank you! 💜🇺🇸🙏
Glad you are here. :-)
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Welcome!
U.S. Army Combat Veteran here. 9/11 changed my life. I was 18 years old, newly married, and had just started college. On Tuesday, 9/12/01, I went to the military recruitment office. The line reached around the block. I was 18 years old, it was my time to serve just like my father did in Vietnam and his father before him in WW2. Actually, someone in my family has fought in every American war since the Civil War. I've seen the best of humanity, and I've seen the worst of humanity. On 9/11, we saw both at the same time. I'm retired from the Army, got my degree (thank you US tax payers), and now I am a volunteer Firefighter/EMT in my hometown in Kentucky. Still saving lives. It is my honor to serve the American people. I pray that my 10 year old son doesn't go to war like the last 6 generations have done. I pray that our family has given enough to secure freedom so that at least one generation can live in peace.
Thank you for your service, God bless you and your family.
Thank you and your family for all you have given. I too hope our children do not have to make those kinds of sacrifices.
Thank you for your unending commitment to the lives around you and the service you provide to them. The people of this country owe you a hell of a lot more than a college education. That is the least we could do.
Thank you for your service.
Thank you and your family for your service.
My son was in the south tower on the 64th floor. He saw the smoke swirling around and told his fellow employees to run to the steps. He and his friend made it out a few minutes before the south tower fell. He got home on his birthday.
The CG commander on Boat 1. Said he broke more regulations in 9 hours than he had enforced his whole career
And somehow I doubt anyone had a single problem with it. :) Rules are only rules until you need new rules.
The man at the first and last of this film was Vincent Ardolino. He died about five years later at age 65. I think over 1,000 people showed up for his funeral. He was a well liked man. I've always thought everyone around the harbor with boats were seeing what was happening and primed to go help. I bet most of the boat people had their boats ready when that call came in. I'm sure many were relieved to be given permission to help. It's funny but I remember the day well and was glued to the tv like everyone else. The networks were struggling to fill 24/7 with so little info. I accidently caught a news piece that had a young man who happened upon the harbor and saw this happening and got on one of the boats and filmed it. I guess he sold it to a network. The harbor has towns or suburb communities with docks and people commute to NYC by ferry. He got off at one of these locations and the dock was filled with doctors, nurses, ambulances, paramedics, local police, taxis and families hoping to find and pick up their spouse or parent. They had tons of blankets, water, food for everyone getting off. Apparently all the towns around the harbor had the same set up. I think everyone desperately wanted to help in some way. I only saw that story run once and forgot about it completely until Boatlift was shown on You Tube 20 years later.
I am sure when Vincent Ardolino got to the other side, he was greeted with open arms and allowed to enter into His rest. Sometimes we have the privilege of meeting angels unaware. Vincent was one of those angels.
He seems to encapsulate all of New York in one person - accent, attitude, body language.
i did the maths on this and it resulted in about 1,000 people rescued per minute.
Fantastic. Unreal numbers. Amazing what people can do when the time calls for it.
we Americans are a vary divisive people but when the shit hits the fan we forget all the BS and do what needs to be done
Like any typical dysfunctional family. Sure,there's plenty of infighting, but when needed we stick together and help each other~!!
We are NOT divisive. That is the globalist controlled lying MSM spewing that crap to brainwash us into believing there is division! THEY cause the division!
We’re actually not that divided in real life, but we talk a lot of shit on social media and the mainstream media exploits that to further cultural and political tribalism. I’ve been involved in tornado and hurricane rescue and recovery, and I’ve never heard a single person ask someone who they voted for, their religion, education level, immigrant status, sexual or gender identity, etc. We just do what good humans do all over the world, we help our fellow man in times of crisis and need. We act a lot more divided than we actually are. I will agree that it’s sad that it takes tragedies and emergencies to get us to stop chirping and tweeting at each other and come together as humans. One thing I learned living abroad and traveling is that no matter where you go, we’re way more alike than different.
@@pablozee6359same. I came to the realization that literally 99% of the people on Earth if not more could live entirely happy and in peace. We all just want to love our families, have good food, dance and listen to music, and provide for ourselves. It's that
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I will say this every time I see this but as a sailor’s daughter and a Brit I have never been more proud to be outdone by our American 🇺🇸 cousins. God bless America 🇺🇸
Honestly through history whenever Britain needed America, we were there for you, regardless of the past. I believe you would do the same. There's still a connection.
I served in the U.S. Army after 9/11, people would come up to me and say thank you for service. What they don't realize is that it was an honor and privilege, to have had the chance to serve this great country, and the people of the Republic of Texas.
I have a funny little story to go along with this. About 2 years after 9/11, I was in New York for a class and I went out to see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The ferry was fairly empty and the captain stopped by and said hi. We started talking and I asked him about 9/11 as I had been a paramedic at the Pentagon on Sept 11th. He said that when it happened, he heard the call for “all boats” and responded despite having tourists on board. He made an announcement and everyone on board was ok with responding. He said that he had never pushed his boat that hard before but had to come to a sudden slowdown as right in front of him was a man in a rowboat rowing his heart out. He had heard the call for all boats and figured he could carry a couple of people so responded with his rowboat. 🙂
I’ve spent most of my life traveling around the world and the one thing that I have learned is that people are good. So if something happened in Sweden, I’ll bet dollars to donuts that you would step up. One of things I was always grateful for was that I had a "job" to do on Sept 11th. So many people wanted to help and didn't know how. For a couple weeks after the event, I was sent down there to work. One day, I got a phone call in the middle of the afternoon from my Squad asking me what they were supposed to do with all the stuff. "What stuff?" I asked. "The food that everyone has been dropping off at the Squad for you to take down to the Pentagon tonight." Apparently, my partner had mentioned that we were going down to the Pentagon to the Sunday School class she was teaching and asked the kids if they wanted to write something to the firefighters. Well, the kids told their parents what they had done. The parents started cooking and told all their friends. By the time I got to the Squad to pick up our equipment, the entire place was piled high with homemade food, desserts, etc. There was finally something people could do to help. We spent the entire evening handing out food to the firefighters for which they were very grateful as they were tired of the mass made food from the Red Cross. :-)
OMMFG THAT MAN IN THE ROWBOAT GOT ME!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Shit like this you only hear about here in the U.S. ISTFG!!!! But I also completely understand both him and the parents!!!! As an American watching it on TV you had this utterly helpless feeling. You ABSOLUTELY wanted to help but you didn’t know how. 🤷🏻♀️ WTF were you going to do? 🤷🏻♀️ So when the Red Cross said they needed donations for this or that, the outpouring of money and anything they needed were usually met within an hour was overwhelming to see. I remember hearing on several news interviews that when the tsunami happened in Japan and they were receiving an outpouring of love and supplies from the U.S. the Japanese people were very surprised. They weren’t expecting the world to pitch in the way we did. Especially when the Naval ships showed up. That being said look at how the world came together to help with the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004?
I'm American with Swedish heritage and I have family in Sigtuna, Ljusdal, and Värmland areas. From what I know of Swedes, I'm positive that they would step up just like this if it happened to them. That day is burned into my mind (like everyone else)...my husband worked at the Pentagon for 32 years and was there that day.
Recky and Carol this is not Government this is America! You don't see us much but this is Who we are! 🤟🔥⛪👨👩👧👦🇺🇸🙏🐊🌹
Exactly, Americans helping each other, THIS is what we do whether it was 9/11, a hurricaine, a tornado, or some other disaster. We load up and help.
@@dillodefense Yep 💯👍🇺🇸
Well, yeah... the Gov't at the time was all R in the WH & as NYC Mayor all they did was get more ppl killed. (Not hustling to get masks, stating masks weren't necessary, etc...) Republicans (Politicians) don't "believe" in Government, so of course THEY can't do much when they are "in charge"! People KNEW they had to or it wouldn't happen. And we're just wired that way, for the most part Democratic or Republican Party as long as we aren't state or federal "politicians" ;) Then possible... but unlikely.
We all talk crap on each other but mostly only cause we love each other and know that we have each other's back if it is ever needed. You see people say "I have half a house, I'm going to go help those with no house." People just get to doing. It's nice when Government can provide the tools and capabilities individuals don't have. Resources etc. Can manage a massive effort. But it's the people who are going to get it done support or no.
Amen
Nothing's changed. As an Americans we never agree. It's what makes us Americans. BUT. When tragedy hits. We unite like no other. It's almost like it's in. Our DNA. We unite under that flag. William s
I truly believe that if it comes down to it, Sweden citizens would rise to the occasion to help their fellow man. I like to believe that the inner hero shows itself in the darkest of hours! ❤
I believe all humans would rather help than fight.
Some additional information about the boat lift. “At the end of the routes, the ferries and other boats discharged the shaken survivors into the waiting arms of local emergency services personnel, who administered first aid and medical care. People were hosed down and decontaminated if necessary and provided with clean clothing, food, water, and shelter. Transportation arrangements were made for those stranded far from home. “Most of those folks were covered from head to toe with that dust,” said Seastreak’s JoAnne Conroy. “Fortunately, all the injuries were very minor. It seems like you either walked away from it or you didn’t make it at all.”
The people who participated in the evacuation received the 11 Medal from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Coast Guard. On return trips after dropping off passengers the boats carried water, food and other supplies for the first responder and people participating in the evacuation. If a boat needed fuel, sometimes as much as 10,000 gallons for one refuel, they got it right away, no questions or payments asked. On September 10, 2021 To honor the many victims on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 and to commemorate the largest water evacuation in history, vessels from the Great Boatlift rescue of September 11, 2001, held a boat procession Friday in New York Harbor. Approximately 100 vessels were a part of the procession, including many that participated in the 9/11 boatlift.
I've seen Boatlift before and every time I watch it, I cry. I don't want to...it just happens. The worst day in our history and then the best day of Americans being unified and proud and still standing. No matter what terrorists unleash on us. It makes me sad that we seem to have lost that feeling that we're all in this together and we will stand no matter what.
Me too
I watch it every year and it makes me cry. I got out of Manhattan on a ferry that day.
The call for help went out.
And the People answered~!!🇺🇲
Boats from North Carolina to Boston responded. Basically, the majority of boats from New Jersey and New York were involved. Another note, the local marinas and hubs, if any of the boats were coming there, gave free fuel to ANYONE needing it. That's why they could move so fast. It wasn't just one region or just boaters, the entire supply chain and boats from a huge chunk of the Northeast US chose to react.
Carol is such a precious human being. So sweet and emphatic. And I have a suggestion; Miracle on Stairway B. Firefighters and civilians got caught in the collapse of the South Tower and survived. Its a great story ! I dont understand why nobody react to it. Salutations from Canada. ❤
Yes! I agree! That’s a wonderful story. Unbelievable. But true.
Agree 💯 especially about Carol.
She looks great as a blonde too ❤
American here. It was many years after 9/11 that I heard about this boatlift. Most people actually didn't know about it for many years, or if at all, so it is indeed an untold story. Americans are a mess, and we are currently the most separated politically that I can remember in my lifetime. I sincerely hope that should anything like 9/11 ever happen to us again, that we will set aside what divides us and come together as we did back then. I pray for that.
Thanks for revisiting this. Hard to believe it's been almost 23 years. So many stories of what transpired as a result of this tragedy. Technology, back then, wasn't what it is today. You don't see anyone whipping out their cellphone to capture what was happening, so, it's remarkable that there are these images and clips to illustrate what those people were experiencing. Many of us watched this, when it originally aired, but we were so overwhelmed with coverage, dealing with a myriad of emotions, not humanly possible to process it all, let alone recall everything we'd seen. Really appreciate that others remind us by reacting.
On a happier note, Carol's hair color is so flattering and apropos for summer.
Translation: Party boats: a boat rented by groups for recreational fishing trips. Very popular in NY.
Also to have dance and dinner parties on
Don't sell yourselves short .. If something major happened there you wil be surprised how many people will step up when needed . Swedes are a strong and proud people . Most Swedes that I have met have a strong moral code and I want to believe they will step up to help their neighbor in a case like this .
Recky, I believe the Swedes would come together, if faced with this type of situation. It's human nature. Look what the entire country of Sweden did for Lisa Holm, who had her life tragically cut short.
These are our heroes that no one really knew about and I love that they have a video dedicated to them❤🇺🇸❤️
Everyone was looking to help because it better then being helpless. That call was a relief and the people were ready and waiting, they just needed someone to say "come help!". the flood gates of support were released just by one call.
I imagine that, if this happened in Sweden, Swedes would be all over themselves, helping each other in this same way.
This is an incredible blessing from a horrendously evil, tragic day!
This is humanity. The US doesn't have a monopoly on it. What we do have a monopoly on is disasters. We get an awful lot of them so we've kind of been forced to get good at thinking this way and just getting to getting. Saddle up let's go help. Any people would. It's just who we are as humans. You just haven't had to do it very often. Which is a good thing. But it lives in all of us. Being a hero is nothing special. It's just doing what needs to be done because you're there and you can.
Sweds would absolutely answer the call. I have faith in your country.
Look for Captain Sully landing his disabled huge passenger plane on the Hudson River. Safely and saving all lives on board. He landed so well his huge jet floated on the Hudson River so well that the people got out and walked upon the wings waiting for boats to rescue them.
Recky think of the pauses on videos like this as moments of silence before you mention what's on your mind.So,your actually paying tribute multiple times during the video.As well as honoring them.
Great reaction! When folks say, America is different from everywhere else, it's better to understand that America is a melting pot representing everywhere else. We just like to think that those who emigrated from Sweden and all other countries brought their uniqueness to pursue the American dream, along with a desire to belong to an even bigger family. We can bicker...but we are family regardless of your birth country, religion, or the color of your skin.
Wow I didn’t know this. I’m in Texas and have seen documentaries about 911. I was in Nevada when it happened. In Reno. It was surreal and devastating. I ended up coming back to Texas, Reno is a tourist town and this event devastated the economy there. Many long term effects from this day. My heart goes out to all, this showed the ❤ of Americans and how they can come together.
You should also check out the "9/11 Operation Yellow Ribbon" documentary Tom Brokow did it for the 2010 Winter Olympics being held in Vancouver Canada. Brokow made a couple of documentaries about Canada/US relations and times Canada was there for the US. On 9/11 there was over 300 passenger planes headed to the US crossing the Atlantic. With US airspace suddenly closed those with enough fuel were ordered to turn back, but there were 167 too far to turn back. They were redirected to Canada and once on the ground Canadian airspace closed as well. Newfoundland is Canada's poorest province, the documentary is about Gander, a small town in Newfoundland of about 10,000 that suddenly had almost 7,000 stranded passengers land at their airport. It is a longer documentary about 45 minutes. In ther aftermath of 9/11 Americans focus was obviously on New York so the events in Gander in following days wasn't very well known in the US. Like boatlift it's a story of pure human kindness amid the chaos and fear of 9/11.
If you enjoy that one there is another follow up documentary called "Gander's Ripple Effect: How a Small Town's Kindness Opened on Broadway". On the 10th anniversy of 9/11 many passengers returned to Gander and a couple of Canadian writers went with the rather odd idea of interviewing people to turn what Gander accomplished into a musical stage play. That play eventually opened on Broadway in New York. It's quite the story and adds stranded passenger stories, reunions of locals with passengers, and Gander's connection to the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York. It's also about 45 minutes and is also quite good.
Another video to watch is 9/11 as events unfold. It is a tear jerker as it contains last phone calls from the towers and planes.
The FAA recordings are also hard to watch because of the total confusion and lack of information about what was going on. You can hear the helpless frustration. Some ATC guy demanding someone call a military base because no one knows how to do that. "I don't care if they break every window up the coast just get jets in the air and to NY." Or asking any other planes in the area if they can see anything.
Recky, you are correct ✅ I’m an American who hadn’t heard of the “9/11 boat lift” So appreciative of your and Carol’s love for America.
Love yall's reaction. As an American I had not heard of this until a few years ago. God bless you both, i cry every time I see this. I'm a lifelong Texan and my wedding was 9/15/2001. It was a very scary time for all of us.
Thanks for showing this video, it still makes me cry for the goodness of the people in America during a tragedy. 9/11 made a huge impact on me back then and still does today. I lived in Arizona and we were two hours behind on our clocks, the beginning when this horrible day started. When I let the dogs out, I turned on the news like always and didn't know what had happened. So much horror, pain and death while I slept. The first thing I heard was someone saying on the tv, run another plane was coming. I didn't know if it was real time or taped. That one was a rumor, but it shook me up so much and I think I screamed some. I ran to where my husband slept and woke him up and he couldn't believe it either. My daughter, back in Wisconsin called me to say planes were coming to blow nuclear plants and one plant was located about 30 miles from me. There were so many rumors going around and it took awhile for me to get them straight. Was NOT a good day.
A thought went through my mind yesterday while watching you both. I realized and wondered just how many Americans know a second language as well as both of you do? I sure don't. I want to thank you for learning English and never apologize if you pronounce a word or meaning wrong. It's more then a very high percentage of Americans can claim to know and even want to try and learn a second language. Blessing, peace and safety. HUGS!!
4 days later in the far south of Texas a bridge went down after being hit by a barge. It was a Mexican holiday and hundreds of Mexican nationals were partying in the nightclubs. One bar manager calked one comnercial fishing captain and they began a ferry service from the Island to the mainland. By the next day TXDOT had oeganized those same boats into a 24/7 ferry service that operated for 2 months including one boat and dock to handle the school bus service. The rides were free as the state picked up the cost. Also the company that poured the original concrete sections took one look at the pictures and pulled the original specs and had already poured prestressed concrete sections to replace the 280 feet that fell before they were contacted by TXDOT..
I am with Carol on this one. I believe in my hearts that the great people of Sweden would rise to the occasion should that occasion ever occur! Be thankful that your nation has thus far never been tested to this level before. The goodness of the human race is not exclusive to America! Good people are everywhere in this amazing world of ours and I know they would come!
w to the guy for not spoiling it for her and letting her expirience that emotion of being ignorant to the video
The guy in the red shirt at the beginning is Vincent Ardolino of Brooklyn, captain of the Amberjack V... he passed away in '18... he had sold his boat like 5 years earlier... last I heard it's a permanently docked restaurant in NY he died of a heart attack @ 65
This is where my dad spent 30 years working, on three of those red Moran tugboats. This was heartbreaking to us all.
And my so. Had joined the army the year before.
I've been in emergency situations before, and I don't mean I had anything to do with 911 or on that same scale, but all emergencies are different. Almost every emergency I've experienced has been while working the E.R. for 5 years, a different environment completely. I've yet to see a lack of people coming together to help in any way possible. Thank you for reacting to this video. Your reactions just further prove to me that you both are decent, sincere, and caring individuals, and your hearts are filled with love, compassion, and generosity. Thank you for being you. ❤❤
Thank you, such wonderful words ❤️❤️❤️
My house is the only one on a very dangerous intersection. So many accidents happen in my front yard,some fatal.Some so traumatizing I had PTSD for months. I'm ALWAYS the first responder. I keep medical supplies in my front closet and when my children were old enough they each had a job to do. And every time,cars,truckers,farmers on tractors show up to help. All of us strangers but working together til the emergency services get here,we're very rural so usually 15-20 minutes after being called.
I was glued to the TV and remember seeing this unfold. Of course, in retrospect you can see the magnitude of it all.
I think most people come together when tragedy strikes. This is just one story. There are other stories like the 38 planes that were diverted to Gandor Airport in Newfoundland Canada. Excellent video to watch and react to as well.
Another group of unsung heroes. Those passengers were blessed for the response from our Canadian brothers and sisters.
They literally already watched it.
@@cobrakai3732 I have not seen that reaction.
I think the guy in the video really nailed it when he said “there’s a little hero in all of us. You just gotta look in and find it” And I think when it comes down to it, most humans don’t want to see other people suffer. I think you would be surprised with how the people of your country would pull together.
Our government doesn't have the manpower or resources that the American people do, especially after a disaster.
Louisiana in 2016, Houston in 2017. You are so right.
They would have the manpower and the resources if we wasn't the world's welfare department but we know why we're the world's welfare department it's all about the kickbacks that's how these piece of s*** politicians become multi-millionaires
@@TM-xr5ue Totally right. I live in the neighborhood south of the city of Houston. We got 52 inches during Harvey. The creek rose so high that the tops of the buildings closest to the water was all you saw. My son, a volunteer firefighter, spent 4 days in a boat pulling out people from their houses and roofs. Thankfully, our house is high enough we didn't flood. But we got water through the roof and my living room carpet was full of it. I put out a call for help from anyone close by who could come to help us pull it out. I have a mold allergy and am disabled, my husband has health issues and we were just not able to do it ourselves. About an hour later, a guy showed up to our door with a carpet knife and a smile. He was in shorts and flip flops, having hiked through the water to our house. Their house didn't flood either, he was bored, and wanted to be of help. He pulled the wet carpet out of the house and out to the driveway for us and he absolutely didn't want to get paid. Since I'm an author of a series, I asked if his wife liked vampire novels. He said she did and I sent him home with the series, autographed (I had copies at home for a signing that got cancelled due to weather). I was just blown away he walked in the dark and the water to come help a couple of old people.
One of the coolest things I ever saw was the Cajun Navy pulling into town to help. People had gone to New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina and the Cajuns were coming to help because we had. It's a family thing in America, no matter how much we yell off-emergency, when it comes down to it, we will do whatever it takes to help other people out, whether it's in a boat, making food, saying prayers, or paying the money to keep the boats and food coming.
I love the people in our country, we do pull it together when the chips are down.
We'd get it done without them... butbit is nice to have coast guard choppers doing SAR or National Guard. Helps to have higher level organization and management. Coordination. Like I said, we'd still get it done because the manpower is the people... but sometimes you need the tools that we can't quite afford. Sometimes that hasn't been managed very well sadly (Katrina comes to mind)... but when it is... boy is it a plus.
Those who participated in Boat lift weren't part of the government. That's what makes it amazing. Private boats, yachts, ferries, row boats...they all were Americans that had nothing to gain but they showed up and saved their fellow people who needed help.
American born and bred here. I am enormously proud of my fellow Americans and grateful for them. I think you might be surprised at how your compatriots would come together to help each other. After all, you are Swedes and look at the compassion you feel for others. If you would step up to help, I'm sure there are other Swedes who would do the same.
I just wanted to share my story.
First of all, I don't know anyone who was there or even know anyone who lost loved ones that day, yet I son out loud every time I watch this.
My husband was traveling on business that day. He was in Denver and I live in Houston, but we were glued to the TV because we had no idea where the next attack would come. Any large city in America could have been a target.
Both of my children and I were all attending the same college at the time. I realized thay knew their dad was traveling but they probably had not paid any attention to where. I found theor schedules, interrupted their classes crying, and told them "Hes not there, he's okay, come home with me." We lustened to the radio and cried for the whole 90-minute drive home. As soon as we got there, I called my mom and wouldn't hang up until my sister got there to pick her up.
Of course, air traffic was shut down for days. It took my husband and his colleagues 5days to rent a charter bus and get home to their families. Longest 5 days of most of our lives. 😮😢🇺🇸🤠
Possibly the most heroic,selfless,patriotic act in human history god bless you two in many ways,even though you are swedish,are American at heart.your spirit of freedom is that of a true American.
You would like also ( the fat electrician ) The Berlin Airlift.
Definitely!
I live 30 miles from the site. I'll never forget it. This is one story I've never heard. It still tears me up. Thank you for sharing this story.
We fight amongst ourselves like cats and dogs, but when the rubber meets road - we'll stand together no matter what.
Another great reaction. I first learned of this event when I stumbled on it while searching for something to watch. When I think back to when 9 11 happened, we were so focused on the events at ground zero, this was not reported on tv. I was a teacher in an elementary school at the time, and as soon as the planes hit, parents began checking their kids out of school. No one was sure what was going to happen next. It was a long stressful day as were the days and weeks that followed. Within a week, all the churches in my area were sending volunteers and food to New York. They sent up on the streets as close as they could get and cooked and fed firemen, rescue workers and anyone who needed a hot meal. It was the very least we as Americans could do. Good job on the reaction. Keep those reactions coming.
Its very heartwarming to see that in such tragedy something so beutiful happens ❤️
Thank you for sharing this. I lived in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath and a lot of international coverage focused on the hellish conditions, and rightfully so. But there were extraordinary examples of people fighting against all the odds to help one another. If interested, check out the Cajun Navy, a group of average citizens who came together to offer help in any way possible. And they still respond to natural disasters all over the Gulf Coast of the U.S today. Plus, they are stronger than ever. Edit: the Cajun Navy has even sent relief and support to the victims of the devastating Maui wildfire!
The rescue effort involved over 150 American Maritime vessels, including passenger ferries, tugboats, merchant ships, private vessels, and New York City Fire Department and Police Department boats. The boats evacuated more than 500,000 people from lower Manhattan to safety in Brooklyn and New Jersey in about nine hours.
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The effort began spontaneously with civilian boat operators, but soon included the Coast Guard and Sandy Hook Pilots. While the evacuation was underway, the mariners also began supplying Ground Zero with fuel, supplies, and river water for firefighting. Also, as @Budini67 pointed out, ..."the fuel depots in the harbor were taking the boat name, the captain's name and refueling without payment to keep helping with the evacuation. They settled up later with no one left owing a cent."
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Love to see you here, Carol. Your visits are always special.
This makes me think about the fisherman in England who took their boats to rescue the soldiers on Dunkirk. Sadly many lost their lives. It’s truly amazing how people can come together at times to help other people even the risk of their own lives.
This event served as a set up for an event known here in the states as "The Miracle On The Hudson." When a packed airliner had to LAND in the river, those boats were there to save the passengers.....
I knew when they showed all the boats FLYING across the water, answering the call, that it would really affect Carol
ANYWHERE PEOPLE CARE about their BROTHERS & SISTERS: it is a SHINING MOMENT that has NO COMPARISON to ANY other situation! People who try to relieve suffering and will GIVE of THEMSELVES, SELFLESSLY: could you imagine what kind of world it would be, if people DIDN'T WAIT until there's a CRISIS to exhibit these qualities and behaviors? THANKS for reacting to this one, You-GUYS!!! :) HUGS!!! P.S. I think ya'll would be GREAT at movie reactions, too! I'd watch!!
It’s very true what you said Recky, until you played the video about airplanes landing in NF and now Boat lift I’ve never heard of those stories. I very grateful that you played these videos so that I would know about both these beautiful stories that came out of that horrible day. Thank you Recky and Carol God Bless ❤😊
When the call for help goes out… we always answer. Always! We have issues, but we are generous with a helping hand.
During the horror of 9/11, so many inspirational stories were going on. One of my favorites is a youtube video titled "Miracles and Fate on Floor 78". It's an hour long, but so worth it.
I was that person living in America and had no idea of this story…it makes perfect sense that the water would be utilized to evacuate stranded ppl…I only knew of the ppl (including family) that walked across the bklyn bridge. Wow. I love this story. My heart ❤️
You need to check out United flight 93, this is hard to watch because this is where the passenger fought back the terrorism for control of the airplane and they crashedi n Pennsylvania..
I showed Flight 93 to my students when I was still teaching. It is sad and uplifting at the same time.
I think that you will find that people respond when they are needed no matter what country you are from. I am sure that a Swedish firefighter will run into a burning building in Sweden to rescue someone as quickly as one from Brazil, or the U.S. or anywhere else. People are inherently good I have found in my 80 years on this planet.
America and Americans may have our issues, but when we need too we can come together to accomplish any task. American pride, ingenuity and perseverance built this country and when things get tough we reach deep down and overcome. I've seen this response to disaster from Americans 1st hand after Hurricane Hugo as well as on smaller scales throughout my life.
You are right. I'm an American and I had never heard this before. Remarkable. Thank you for showing it.
Its the Hudson River where it goes into New York Harbor.
Tom Hanks voice adds gravitas to an already somber day.
I’m 32 years old, born and bred here. I remember what I was doing in school when 9/11 happened. Vividly. Yet, I had NO IDEA about the Boatlift of 9/11 until this very moment. Thank you for this moment. Our country is in utter peril from the inside- and this has brought a sense of hope for the country I call my home. Thank you.
As a proud American, who was there that day and one of the 500,000 who were rescued by those wonderful boatmen, to this day I don't like to talk about what happened and what I went through, but I will say this to you Carol and Recky, 1, thank you for your love and support, it means so much to us, and 2: don't underestimate your fellow Swedes, as Carol said, you don't know how you will react until you live through something. I believe, god forbid, something big happens in your country that you and your fellow Swedes will come together. It's an inner fight that surges forward when the time comes. An inner pride in your country and its people when threatened and I believe most countries will react that way when their country, their home, is under attack.
I couldn't tell you how many times I've watched reactions to this video. I get chills and tear up every single time the photos of the boats come on the screen. I know they're coming but I can't stop my response. I'm so proud of how many jump in to help without any idea of what was really going on at the time.
Sometimes I think we're permanently broken as a country, but then I remember this day. Thank you for a great reaction.
Carole, your sweet, thoughtful soul shines through in these videos. You are a special woman.
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I cannot believe I have never seen this video!!! Nor did I know anything about this happening!! THANK YOU for briging it to the world! Best video on UA-cam!!! Made me cry and be proud!!! We are so at odds between each other all the time. Its great to rememer how we will still stick together in hard times!!! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this!!! TFS! Austin TX USA
It's human nature to reach out to those in need, I'm sure Sweden would do the same.
Remember when Captain Sully and crew landed on the Hudson River? No one died that day because the Coast Guard trained boat captains to save those stranded in the river. Captain Sully's passengers said they were amazed to see ferries headed straight to them as they were walking on the wings of their plane.
As Mr Roger's said when there were times of emergency...always look for the helpers. Don't look at the emergency, look for the helpers. They will be there. Americans will always be there, indeed.
Dear Carol; have not started watching this yet, but just had to stop and tell you how healthy, pretty and 10 years younger you look without the black hair. I am a retired lady from the US and spent years in the cosmetic and skin care industry on many layers...so I have a pretty good eye. Bless you both.
And thank you I'm a new Yorker but was in army in Texas when 911 hit and never could watch and never heard this story,thanks again..wow.
22 years later. As an American, we NEED this reminder! Thank you for this reaction, especially at this time. Praying for Peace, Love and Wisdom for us all. ❤
I was the director of a health clinic in DC. While getting ready for my 10 am shift, I turned on the TV and saw the result of the first plane, thinking "Wow, someone's getting in trouble for letting a plane in Manhattan airspace." As I was watching, I saw the second plane crash into it live. I knew then this was big. On my way to work, going south on Rte 295, I saw smoke billowing up over the tree line, again thinking people are going to flip out thinking this is part of the same thing (I thought it some fire). Coming into the clinic, I learned it was the Pentagon. We were part of DC's emergency preparedness and had to be ready to accept casualties. All non-essential folks were sent home and we waited. Thankfully, all were cared for without us. I will never forget that day. I had no part, but I still tear up when watching these things.
I have never heard of this story, I am proud to be an American! I am so glad that you came up on my feed! ❤
i still cry every time i watch boat lift ... i know i have watched it and people reacting to it at least 20 or more times... i was a teen in school when 9/11 happened and it was one of the biggest and most horrifying this to happen in my life at the time. Our safe little world felt so very scary after 9/11...
Recky, you are a great guy, and its awesome to see that you have a great woman as your life partner (or whatever they call a couple in Sweden) she is super sweet and you deserve nothing less. My personal goal is to make sure all my friends start watching your videos. Love from Milwaukee, USA.
As an American who saw the tragedy on TV after the first plane crashed into the tower. Then I saw the second plane aim to the second tower. The people falling from the buildings were terrible. You're right. We may battle one another as in any family, but when there's a need, we step up, stand firm, and do what we can for one another. My family lives in NJ, and many friends helped at ground zero. So many pastors went to help as well. They are forever changed. Let us never forget!
Humanity. People will come together in crisis! 🇸🇪
I had just gotten out of bootcamp when 9/11 hit. I was in the U.S. Navy and I had not heard this story until about two years ago. We may fight amongst ourselves but when someone comes for America, we will band together.
I just love you two. Please never stop posting.
Thank you. We in the US bicker, have problems, and constantly throw everything out on the table for all to see, but this is how we fix ourselves as we go. We are from everywhere and I am so proud when we come together.
I am so glad that someone recommended this video for you to play. I am an American and never knew this happened until you played it. These boatmen and fuel suppliers should have been recognized as heroes along with the firefighters an police officers.
❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you so much for reacting to this. Bless you both.
Carol is such an empathetic person.
I have a hard time watching anything related to 9-11. I was stationed on Staten Island back in 1978 and I always wanted to bring my children back and show them NYC.
As the one gentleman Robin Jones, said, "I believe everyone has a little hero in them. You gotta look in. It'll come out, if need be." We'd never had an attack like that on the US. I hope you do not have the need to find out anytime soon what Swedes would do. But, just as Mr. Jones and many of these other heroes said, you hope people will step up. That's the amazing thing I remember coming out of 9/11. I was 13 years old. I remember the unity in the country following the attacks.
I never heard that story before.Thank you so much.I will pass this on .❤
My father was a former Air Force Pilot, and he was an air traffic control supervisor on shift on 9/11. . He helped land hundreds of planes this day faster than anyone thought possible, but the same thing happened at every ATC center in the U.S. Everybody exceeded expectations that day. From the flight attendants, to the Pilots, to the ground crews, everybody in the country exceeded expectations that day.
It's not as dramatic...but something similar has happened in Texas and Louisiana. First time I heard of it--and when it got its name--was when Baton Rouge flooded in 2015. I don't know if they were having trouble coordinating an official rescue or what, but pretty much everyone with any kind of fishing boat got together to start rescuing people. They were dubbed the Cajun Navy, and every time we have a bad storm that brings flooding, the Cajun Navy is going to show up, often faster than the government, to at least get people out of the danger zones.
This is amazing. I live in the US and was in college and vividly remember 9/11. But I never heard of this story until today that was introduced to me by Swedes. I don't know why this story was not publicized more, but thank you for enlightening me to this event. ❤
I didn't hear this story until many years after 911. It's pretty incredible. I am sure Swedes would respond the same way if such a tragedy took place in Sweden.
I never knew anything about it. People said do boatlift Recky.. im like.. Lifting boats?