European Reacts: BOATLIFT, An Untold Tale of 9/11
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European Reacts: BOATLIFT, An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience
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Manhattan has a weekday daytime population of around 3.1 million. In an area of 59 sq KM
And you still have no idea what they're showing you is not the truth one day you'll learn the truth
after doing the maths on the numbers, about 1,000 people were rescued every minute.
New York is one the most populated Western cities. They closed all travel in or out of the city because they didn’t know if there were more terrorists or attacks coming. At the time almost no average citizen had Osama Bin Laden on their radar, we really didn’t understand why it was happening until later when authorities came out. It really was terrifying. Many other countries, people go through the same or worse but I always have empathy for them, no one deserves these attacks in conflict. 😢❤
This day is etched in body soul and spirit.😢I worked in a bottling plant in the shipping dept loading semis. That day, was our busiest day of my four yes there. Majority of our loads were alcohol heading to California. And all the drivers were wearing Turbans. We had no TV, just radio telling us places were being bombed basically.😢 at the end of the day, every employee on first shift ran to our cars and got away from that building as fast as possible. Got home in front of tv in time to see people jumping from high above and the towers collasping😢in shock I think for days. I'm in indiana😢cannot fathom what it had to be like there.😢😢
This is called the American spirit. We may be divided on our politics, but when it hits the fan, we are all Americans.
Well said
It USED to be this way.
@joelspaulding5964 I get it.... someone..... has divided us horribly.... politically.... but if we get attacked from an outside source we do unite!!!! But this is why our smart enemies are using socal media and interior strategies
100%❤🇺🇲❤
@@joelspaulding5964It still is this way
It was so bad, the dogs on the search and rescue teams were getting depressed. Some of the human first responders hid under pieces of rubble so the dogs would have someone *alive* to find.
I remember that.
I remember the search dogs were being injured,their paws were burned and cut because the rubble was hot, sharp metal. They kept on searching. One wonderful woman made special “shoes” for the dogs to keep them safe. I still cry when I see videos of that day. 🇺🇸😪
@@user-eh9sn5sq5w We don't deserve dogs.
Dang never watched much of this..I just figured evil happened
Yeah, I saw a search video were the handler said the dogs reward was to lick and hug the found people. So if that’s common none of the dogs were getting their reward and it was making them sad and like they weren’t doing the job right.
Think of American's this way. We are like siblings. We can beat up each other but when someone else tries to, we stand with each other. Because you don't let someone else attack your family.
Used to be that way, also like a club. But perhaps it no longer is.
I can vouch for that 😅
@@bholmes5490 I don't think it is. One side is currently hellbent on hurting the other as much as possible with no regard for how many lives are ruined or ended by their policies.
@@bholmes5490 Perhaps not, but that could change as the climate crisis worsens and disastrous events occur more and continue to become more severe. I feel like it may be the thing that makes us all extend a hand to each other regardless of our differences. (Even if there are those who aren't harmed by it or those who just don't like to share amp up any "I got mine, you get yours" mentality.) I hope so because some places will become unable to grow their own food and climate migration will be a thing we'll have to face. We can often make friends through adversity. Pain & grief can bring out the best of humanity. Funny how that can work. Collective empathy would be a good thing every day.
@@bholmes5490 I pray we don't have to put it to the test again through tragedy, but I think it will have to be something traumatic to shock us to that point of basic shared humanity.
I'm sorry you have that memory of people jumping from the building. I too saw that on that day. It is terrible thing for anyone to hold in their memory, but especially a kid.
The guy you inquired about the one in the red shirt. He was just a guy with a big boat and a big heart. He passed away only a few years after 911, but he is remembered for his bravery that day. His name was Vincent Ardolino. He passed in 2018.
Oh thank you for the information about Vincent. I’m sorry to hear he passed away. He will certainly not be forgotten.
God blessed u n your family. Thank you Vincent for all u have done for the people of NYC
He seems like he was a very sweet man!
RIP Vincent. You were an example of what we all should be. I'm glad you had 17 years of peaceful life after the attack.
Wonder how many had lung issues from the fallout. They certainly haven't gotten the care they need or were promised. Jon Stewart has lobbied congress numerous times abt this. Actually I would say he berated and shamed them because they have bot helped these people
Here I go crying again 22 years later. I will never forget. Never.
Same 😢
I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen this and I cry every single time.
Me too😢
I can barely type, because of the tears.
I can't forget and I'll never consider forgiving.
The US is a nation of volunteers. In times of trouble or disaster Americans step up to help those in need.
It is. Many people are great 🇺🇸!!! *"In times of trouble or disaster, Americans do step it up"!!* Hhmmm 🤔; where was the National Guard and why were they not called upon during the Capitol riots????? Oh yeah; that 🍊💩🤡, was watching his 📺, "tweeting" and stuffing his fat 🍊 face 🍔🍕🍗!!!
Horrible day. I was in the White House in a meeting when it all happened. We didn't know it at the time of course but we were saved by a handful of passengers on that plane who rebelled.
I was also in a Whitehouse meeting while this happened
Did Marines evac your meeting? They came and grabbed us and one said that Foggy Bottom had been bombed. Much confusion.@@andrew348
Everyone did whatever they could wherever they were.
The first two planes did not know they would be used as human missiles, but Americans will never again go quietly into that good night without a fight.
Oh please. The WH was never a target. It's too small of a building. The Capitol Building was a much more likely target.
I was at Sheppard AFB.
no matter how many times i've seen Boat lift it still brings me tears. this is the U.S. i miss. It makes me sad to see 20 years later what we have turned into
NOT what WE have turned into but rater what the GOVERNMENT is trying to turn us into! WE THE PEOPLE are still HERE !!!
Amen.
I think the American people have the same spirit, and bravery, and selflessness, that we saw on 9/11.
The changes that we see are undeniable, but it is a loud minority that is making that noise.
When I am looking at the world through the internet, it seems far more divided than it does when I step outside and look into my neighbor's eyes to say good morning. ❤
Darrick. I totally agree ❤❤❤
It certainly feels that way. But the thing to remember is that we had divisions back then too. Maybe they are worse now, maybe they are just louder or more visible, but there were still divisions back then. But it always seems that no matter the state of the country, when called upon for something extraordinary, the people come together regardless of background and beliefs. The people are what make this country great, not the politicians. And I agree with Robin said in the original video, I think everyone has a little hero in them. It's in them and it'll come out if it needs to.
The man who started in the red shirt name is Vincent Ardolino. He passed away in 2018, and his boat, the "amberjack V" is now a docked restaurant
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. 🙂
Oh and I’d like to point out that you did not have to keep pointing out the fact that you were a kid when this happened. it made me feel very… Old.😂
That guy in the row boat is Americans to a T.
There were more than just those two planes. One plane hit the pentagon and another was taken down by the passengers over rural Pennsylvania because they knew their plane was going to another important target and they nose dived into the ground. They made a movie about it. The cell phone calls home from the passengers on the planes to their loved ones when they knew they weren’t going to make it are heartbreaking. You should look them up. They remind you that in people’s last moments, they aren’t thinking about grudges or fighting, they were calling to express their love to their families and telling them how much they wish they could have seen them one last time, etc. It is a stark reminder that love is more powerful than hate. Hate is more destructive but love will make random boat captains dare to enter into what could be considered an active war zone because they were brave and knew people needed help and the love they had for humanity overcame their fear of another attack or some other calamity. They volunteered to possibly die to rescue people. And they deserve to be honored and remembered.
Leslie Fish has a song about Flight 93 that makes me cry every time. (weird "if only the passengers had guns" angle but lovely other than that)
I was watching a new documentary: 9/11: The Final Minutes of Flight 93 and their plane was delayed so that’s why they were able to know exactly what was happening from their families
As a correction, the hijackers nose-dived the plane into the ground, as per their instructions if they were going to lose control of the plane. The transcript of the cockpit audio makes the quite clear. It wasn't the passengers.
Though I doubt the end result would've been much different had they gained control, seeing as the pilots were dead or incapacitated. And generally, untrained civilians have a bad track record landing commercial planes unaided. Thankfully, those incidents are done in simulations, mostly. The damning thing for civilian landings of commercial jets is the fact that the radios are very difficult, next to impossible, for non-pilots. And without a radio ATC or other pilots can't talk you down. (Civilian prop aircraft are a different thing, statistically they are quite successful at that.)
@@Nyx_2142 whether it was hijackers or passengers makes little difference. It was the passengers taking action that altered that flight's final destination. As you said, the hijackers' instructions were in case they were going to lose control of the plane. It doesn't change the heroism of those passengers who took action to save the greater good.
To me it’s not a heavy video. It’s a story of courage and determination. A showing of American courage unity and spirit
I actually rewatched the original video after I watched your video. I still makes me cry and swell up with pride
With all due respect, I’m not sure how you can say this was not a heavy video. Yes, American spirit endures but if you’re old enough to remember that day…… you would’ve seen people jumping from the high up floors of The Trade Center, out of windows to their deaths. One after another after another. You’d remember people helplessly searching the streets for their loved ones, knowing they’d never be found. I could go on & on…. and it’s all heavy.😔
@@user-gc1cp1xp5i I remember very well. Was supposed to be in the city that day. Mechanical failure kept us out.
Still made me cry!! Brings back all the emotions. 😊
@@suzannepatterson5548 it's because so many other memories are tied up together when remembering that day (& the days that followed). The memories of fear, horror, deep deep sorrow, helplessness. The flashbacks of the towers collapsing, the avalanche of ash cloud chasing people through the streets and blacking out the sun/all light & visibility for you didn't know how long, the simple horrified "oh no! Oh no! OH NO! NO NO NO NO NO!" being all you can manage to think/verbalize, then suddenly realizing it wasn't just smoke and ash, but pulverized building and people, and then as the smoke cleared a bit the sometimes bloody ash covered zombies in disheveled/torn office clothes came stumbling out in shock. And the hits just seemed to keep coming every 10-20 minutes (it seemed, but of course, time goes wacky when disaster is striking) for an attack on multiple sites. It was clear someone had declared war on us, by attacking our financial center, our capital, our military command center, such a densely populated iconic cultural identity location as NYC, with news of the thwarted attack flight crashing in Pennsylvania and concern of imminent continued attack on the capital or elsewhere. HEAVY. The video may only focus on one specific thing from that day that shows our unity and best of humanity under pressure, but it opens the door behind which traumatic memories have been sequestered. You can't just take out one without the others crashing through. HEAVY. The positive memories were relatively few and clung to desperately, more like those who pretended to be found by the search dogs to give them comfort.
HEAVY.
I was on one of the first boats off the island-- we got ferried from Battery Park City to Jersey City, New Jersey. It took over 16 years for me to look at a clear, gorgeous cornflower blue sky and not quake with grief (the sky was glorious on 9/11, crystal clear with barely a cloud in sight, which made the horror of the day particularly eerie). I didn't want to leave New York City that day-- it was home and abandoning it felt very wrong. After the shock wore off, though, I was incredibly grateful for the rescuers who came for us and ferried us across the river to safety.
I appreciate your comment about the sky. I was driving into Boston that day for work as usual, before anything happened, and the thing I remember while driving into the city was how blue the sky was. I have never recalled a sky being that blue. You're right how it gave an eerie, unreal quality to the day.
I was living by Central Park. Agree that the sky was so blue and clear that to this day I can recall it. I had never seen the sky so beautiful and have never since,
that is true. I lived midtown and it was the most perfect beautiful sunny day with the bluest sky. And the silence.
One of my friends was on one of those boats
Amazing you were THERE, with history being made. Bless you!
I was 10 when 9/11 happened. I remember being out of school sick that day and I woke up to my mom crying. As I watched, I knew it was bad. That's when I grabbed the small American flag from forth of July I had and waved it out front of my house as traffic went by. People honked at me and shouted thank you. Even had an older gentleman come up to me and shake my hand. I remember feeling for the first time pride in my country and that flag. What an experience and what a life changing day for many.
I was also around 10, I remember an announcement over the school speakers saying all teachers had to come to the office and one of my friends was crying cuz her dad worked there (he was not in the building at the time thank god)
It warms my heart to see people from other countries can feel what we (Americans) felt from those heroes and so many from that day. I'm proud of the American people, not always our government, but always in our people during times like that.
Any image related to 9/11 instantly makes me cry. I was 21, in Alabama, so far removed from NYC in distance and culturally. No one knew if more attacks were coming. I know the older generations were raised to fear Soviet nuclear attacks, but this was the first time I realized the US was not impenetrable. Also, was the first time I felt patriotic. You could not find a flag anywhere for months because stores were sold out. We truly felt connected to each other, no matter what state or culture we were a part of. We definitely don’t have that connection anymore and I am really worried about the US post-election.
We are always fighting each other that hasn’t changed true enough but I would never ask what someone’s politics are before I’d help if they needed it and neither would you would be my guess. We may fight but we fight like family when it comes to crunch time we will be there for each other never doubt that.
I believe President Bush did a good job handling this situation. He was not in Washington when it happened. He was in a school classroom I believe in Florida reading to the children when he got the news.
@sandybeaches982- we are still united no matter what. Our political indifference is what separates us but we should remember that we are united because we love our country and we will defend it.
I am not worried about our arguing. We are feeling strong enough ho disagree and argue. Its democracy.
I was 21 as well, living in Birmingham. My kids were almost 1 and 2 years old. A wave of sheer terror ran all through my body, because I was deathly afraid that something was going to happen in all the major cities and that we wouldn't live to grow as a family. It was absolutely horrifying! My boys are now 23 and 24, and oddly enough, I have a cousin and granddaughter who were born on September 11th....
Another little known story about this time was that when the US air space was shut down, all international flights were diverted to Canada One small town in Gander Newfouiundland with a population of 10,000 or so took in 6,000 passengers, flight crews and pets that were in cargo holds and looked after then until their flights were able to continue on. Check out Operation Yellow Ribbon with Tom Brokaw. Since then a musical was made about this story and it won a Tony Award on Broadway.
What's the musical? I'd love to learn more.
@@cyberwolf_1013 The musical is 'Come From Away'. There is also a filmed version of the play with the same name and a documentary called 'You are here: A Come From Away Story'.
@@pvdogs2 TY!
I never knew about that, I want to look into it now
The story of that town was a beautiful story of helping neighbors. A couple diverted there had a son who was a firefighter killed in one of the towers 😢
Literally crying all over again 😔🇺🇸Thank you for your empathy & recognition of these very unrecognized heroes! 🙏🏻
I was 11 years old, and my teacher looked surprised when the in-room phone rang. Both her and her husband served in the military. After the call, she calmly explained what had happened, and finally turned on the news. Politics no longer mattered to us on that day. We weren't concerned with "running a country." We were truly one. I miss Mrs. Oberdick. She seemed a little offbeat, but I think her service just gave a perspective none of us could realize at the time.
You were already political as an 11 year old?
@@andrew348 It wasn't that hard to figure out. My elementary school taught us about the political system and parties. My immediate family and aunts/uncles chose their own paths. About half were mid to high level corporate workers and Republicans. The other half worked in education or healthcare and are Democrats. Thanksgiving was always a blast. It meant bringing everyone together from PA, North and South Carolina, Cali, and Washington. Admittedly, we didn't have the "flyovers" represented.
I know I'm pretty young, since i was not born until a few years later after it happened, but i remember my teacher who was teaching during that time was just so horrified, she has a TV in the back she would watch while the kids did their work, it must've been so hard for the children who were in school in NYC, having to go through that 😢
My history teacher was a teacher I remember, he was a prisoner of war in WWII he showed videos of the Holocaust, 30 years later he still looked like what I imagined a prisoner of war looked like, he brought history to life. I pray we NEVER become callous to what others are going through and NEVER allow something like that to happen again.
I’m an American from very rural Pennsylvania about 50 miles from where Flight 93 went down. We don’t have police in force. I was 17 that day, at home alone with two siblings 5, and 7 years old. My dad is/was a retired Marine. He gave me the code to the gun safe to literally hold the house like we were about to be invaded. “No warning shots. Take anyone out who tries to get in the house, and I love you.” were his words before he hung up and drove home. He was 2.5 hours away on a job site. My mom was in Maryland for work. We slept in the basement that night, and my dad was up all night. Once a Marine, always a Marine. Semper Fi dad 🫡
If you liked this, you might also like a documentary by American journalist Tom Brokaw called " Operation Yellow Ribbon". It's an uplifting story about how Canada, and more specifically, the town of Gander, Newfoundland, took in passengers after US air space was closed. Their story would be turned into a Tony Award winning musical called "Come From Away". There's also the video "Gander's Ripple Effect." Both are worth the watch even just for yourself.
The History Channel did "Grounded" which shows how the decision to ground every flight came into being, and how even the smallest airports handled it.
Come from away is an awesome broadway play about this
It's been over twenty years. I personally do not know any victim. But I cry every time I watch a video or read an article of this dark day.
Vincent Ardolino was the man in the red shirt, Captain of The Amberjack. Such a wonderful human being. He died in 2018. A true hero! Thank you for reacting to this wonderful story! I will never tire of seeing this!! I also admired the man in the blue shirt!! He said, “There’s a little hero in all of us!” Such a humble, wonderful and giving person!!
the fire fighters fought against the towers being built- they said if there was a major fire many people and firemen would die. They went in anyway. Trying desperately to save as many as they could. They were right- too many died
Lower Manhatten is an island where most of the office workers, the Wall Street Financial Center workers, the big business people commute from New Jersey, Conneticut, and Long Island, NY. The NYC Metropolitan area is HUGE.
When the US Coast Guard calls for help, anyone who CAN help, DOES.
It saddens me when I hear people say Concentration Camps or 9/11 never really happened. The more we talk about them and continue to bring light onto the horrible things done the more people understand. If we do not know our history then we are doomed to repeat it. Work together and bring joy to people's lives.
Wait, wait, wait. There are 9/11 deniers? Really? Wow.
I worked for the Feds on 9/11, pretty much on the other side of the country. We were given about two minutes to lock our workstations and evacuate the property. Not just the building, the entire property. I was scared half to death as to what was going one that day, and what would happen in the upcoming days. Twelve years later and I had moved to one of our field offices, and someone flew a plane into our building! We lost one employee , but he was the nicest person ever put on this earth.
A lot of the people who survived 9/11 got cancer and lung disease because of the chemicals from all the debris 😢. When I lived there a lot of people died in middle age from the diseases
I was working in downtown Manhattan that morning . I saw a LOT of things ,too many to go into here . Incidentally , the land the World Trade Center was built on was my family's first farm in America ,back in the 1600's
That's really interesting
There is a video called President George W. Bush, the 9/11 Interview. Very good. I was teaching 4th grade in South Carolina on 9/11. I had just dropped my class off at the gym for PE. As I was walking back to my classroom, I saw the office staff looking up at a TV and sobbing. I went in and found out what had happened. Our principal told us not to tell the children, so we had to continue teaching all day, until parents came to pick up their kids. I had 2 children in school myself. The youngest was in elementary school and knew nothing till she got home. My middle schooler said they did nothing but watch the TV all day. Before 9/11, our school's front doors were open and anyone could walk in at any time. Parents came to lunch and to volunteer and walked freely all over the building. After 9/11, doors are locked at all times, and parents have to show ID and wear a visitor badge. Everything changed that day.
I just immigrated to a different country in the last year and I commend your bravery at creating content in what is clearly not your first language. I'm just months into language classes and it's HARD. I think it's amazing that you're willing to be so vulnerable. Thanks for inspiring me in my studies.
Welcome future US citizen, good luck in your studies.
I applaud the response of the American people on 9/11. This country came together as ONE PEOPLE. On 9/12, we were AMERICANS aiding others in the aftermath. I am privileged to know many responders. They are ready to help when needed. Act of war, they were there. Natural disasters, they are there. Our spirit is strong.
All of those boats came from lower New York and across the Hudson River from New Jersey..
Also, waiting on the New Jersey side of the river were hundreds of ambulances and emergency medical and rescue workers, justc waiting for The call from the mayor of N.Y. City to come through the tunnels or over the bridges to take the injured to area or N.Jersey hospitals. Unfortunately, the call never came as there were only a handful of survivors from the towers.
On 9/11 the country came together in solidarity. Now look at us! We couldn't be further apart. But, something will happen to bring us together again.; it always does.
One of the things that haunts me most about that time was the *readiness* of medical personnel to respond to a mass casualty event that lacked those survivors coming for care. The empty beds and waiting doctors (& nurses), and the overwhelming LINES of waiting people donating blood still brings tears to my eyes.
Thank you for your empathy ... IMHO , our country has never been the same since , at least in the world of politics ! I hope the vast majority of Americans can eventually bring us back together into a united front . God bless America ... God bless the world !
“god” is the problem here, these attacks were initiated because one group of morons thought their fictional, man made invisible sky-bully was better than the other group of morons fictional, man made invisible sky-bully
Yes, I know that without religion, humans will just find another excuse to be assholes to each other, it’s how humans do…
That said, religion has a lot of blood on its hands to account for, we no longer need it, and should throw it out.
we all remember the horror of people jumping from the towers. I watch the TV shows every year to remind myself, no matter how bad I might think things are for me at the time, I am not faced with a choice of burning to death or jumping 100 stories down to my death. Puts things in perspective. Bless those who unfortunately had to make that choice that day.
Wow! Thank you for bringing us that video. I never new or saw anything like that with 9/11 before and I thought I watched everything there was to watch. Even in Australia we were feeling very vulnerable and scared from this disaster.
The History Channel made a documentary shortly after the Sept 11TH attacks.
If you haven’t, search for the video about the rescue dogs of 9/11. Very good video! It wasn’t just humans that did what they did. Even dogs tried to help.
Have you seen Operation Yellow Ribbon? If you haven't check it out
You did a wonderful job on this. Thank you for acknowledging the American spirit. Also remember that we extend that spirit worldwide. When we see or hear of suffering, we will do all we can to help. In those moments, we do not see cities, countries, or politics. We see humans.
Yes, it was Tom Hanks narrating the video. I've seen this video many times but I'm always compelled to watch it again every time someone shares it.
Thank you for this; I believe I speak for the vast majority of Americans when I say your respect for the heroes on that awful day is universally respected. I recall the images of people jumping to their deaths before the towers fell also, it was slightly easier for me, being a grown man. I'm sorry such a terrible memory became a part of your life. A big thanks to you, and Portugal, though.
Thank you for reacting. You're right... We need to be reminded from time to time.
We need to understand things like this can happen anywhere, at any time. I was 17 yrs old that day driving to school. Patriotism was everywhere. It did not matter who you were or your beliefs. Everyone pulled together like a family during crisis. You may not agree or even like certain family members, but at the end of the day... You are supposed to be there for one another. The younger generation doesn't understand this yet, but they will. They have not yet experienced such tragedy. I had not either until that day. I understood immediately these concept of being a part of a wider community... My sweet country, I love so very much!
Thank you for reacting to something that is so deeply meaningful to us. You always worry about pausing, I came here to watch your reaction to these videos, not to watch theses videos. You pausing and saying something gives us your feedback on what you are thinking without missing what might be happening next. I find it more annoying when reactions try to talk over the video and I know that they missed something important to the story.
I have seen this many times and it still brings tears to my eyes ! Any 9-11 video does ! 😢
Very respectful and heartfelt reaction! It's been 22 years, and I can remember the thoughts and feelings like it was yesterday. Watching this had me crying, remembering the horrific memories, and the beauty of the American spirit. The shock of watching the towers attacked, then the Pentagon, followed by the plane heading towards the White House that was brought down in Pennsylvania. We didn't know what was coming next. Stayed glued to the live coverage, praying to see survivors being removed from the rubble, for weeks. In the overwhelming tragedy, Americans came together and did what we had to do. I pray all people figure out what it means to "Love thy neighbor". ❤
when you said you never seen those images..... I did, I was in Junior High and we started watching live broadcast of this, we saw on the tv the second tower getting hit, we as kids saw the people trying every way to escape what was going on. I remember them reporting about the other planes that were still in rout and no one knew where they were going.
As an American I admit we tend to argue and fight amongst ourselves too often. But when someone dares to attack one of us, they attack us all. We step up no matter our politics or beliefs. We come together
In april 2001, I visited the statue of liberty when i was 4 years old. As we crossed the river, my dad filmed on his old camcorder. As we go closer, little me turns around, points at the tallest building i had ever seen, the world trade center, and said "can we go to the top of that one next time?" My dad says "sure we can come back at christmas time after we see the rockettes at radio city" Its safe to say we didnt have that opportunity, and the video is so creepy knowing what would happen just 5 months later
I was 36 yrs old married with a 6 year old child. I was terrifying when all that happened. My husband was a metropolitan police officer and was immediately called in to work. We lived nowhere near NYC. But we lived near a very large international airport.
That is indeed Tom Hanks...Manhattan in New York City has a population of roughly 1.5 million...probably more during the day
Average daytime weekday 3.1 mil, resident pop 1.6 mil
My ancestor was a Portuguese sailor who fought with Capt. John Paul Jones, the father of the American Navy during our war of independence.
Americans are the world's people.
I’ve seen this so many times and each time it makes me cry.
This is the video I watch on the anniversary of 9/11. It has pain and tragedy, but it also has so much strength, love and courage. There are so many videos to watch about 9/11, but most are panic and despair. And that’s the reality of the situation, and deserves to be remembered. But this video, embracing the humanity of that day… I don’t know. I feel like it gives love just a little more power.
There were victims from across the world, and one of them was a Russian national. So, we share this tragedy.
So many think it was a false flag, but Physics can't lie. Once the first floor collapsed it was unstoppable.
I remember when I woke up to the NEWS in N. California and I was so proud of the flight ✈️ that rebelled and prevented the attack in WASHINGTON DC. Many of my friends that were in WASHINGTON DC were in basements and many had to take trains and buses to get out of there. 😢❤ Thank you for reminding me of the true spirit of humanity.
We may usually fight amongst ourselves, but when we face a disaster, that is when We The People become united.
As I watched this with you, it reminded me of how the British came together to save an army trapped on the shores of France at Dunkirk. I haven’t yet watched the movie based upon the incident, but it is in my “things to watch” list.
We Americans are a feisty bunch. We will argue and bicker like siblings in a crowded house, but if anyone else tries to come inside and hurt us, we will immediately stand together and fight.
Thank you for your thoughtful and heartfelt reaction ❤. This American 🇺🇸 appreciates it!
President Bush was great at the time this happened. I’m saying this as someone who was in NYC at college and away from home.
He went to Ground Zero and was incredibly uplifting.
Why he is disliked (because of 9/11) is for the Iraq war. Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 and he was finishing his father’s war (his father was President from 89-93).
My mom’s childhood best friend was a flight attendant. She was in the air that day, and when her plane was told to land, she ended up on the other side of the country from where she lived. She was stuck there for three weeks.
The 9/11 attacks didn’t just affect NYC, DC, and Pennsylvania. It affected millions.
In college, we had a research project for the 10yr anniversary, it was awful bc i learned more about an event i lived through at 13years old than I ever wished to. I watch this video when our leaders (from all sides of politics) in usa make me feel hopeless. Tom hanks’ voice and this story help remind me we can come together 11:07
Thank you for this video, no matter how many times I see it I cry and smile at the same time. I was sitting there staring at the tv screen crying when the phone rang, the voice told me that the Pentagon, where my husband was working, had also been hit, there are no words to describe how I felt that day. I cried and prayed for the people in NY, the people at the Pentagon, the families of the heroes that died in Pennsylvania and so many more people around the world. The people killed in NY weren't just Americans, the World Trade Center truly had people from around the world in it.
The thing is about the U.S we may act like brother and sisters, who may argue between ourselves a lot. BUT if someone do something to one of us, they do it to all of us and that when we come together, and come together hard..
I don't know if anyone else mentioned this but the actor, Steve Buscemi, was in town when this happened. When he was younger, before he became an actor, he was a firefighter. When everything happened, he returned to FDNY’s Engine Co. 55, where he had previously served, and helped look for survivors in the rubble of the towers.
There's a saying I love, "No one ever regrets being brave."
Yes, that's the voice of Tom Hanks. He gives it even more gravitas. Thanks for doing this documentary. I hadn't seen it before. I shed a few tears before it was over.
I was 40 when it happened. I cried for 3 weeks. I had a VHS recorder and a bunch of blank tapes. I recorded so many full of the news for several days, especially the first one. They still sit in a big drawer waiting to be digitized... maybe, some day. I recall the late night comedy shoes trying to figure out when would be the right time for America to laugh again. When they returned, they typically did it tastefully and with tributes to all those lost and those who lost them. It seemed uncomfortable, but the country needed something normal... like hearing someone having a laugh in the next room, or being the one laughing again.
I was not a George W. Bush fan, but I do think he did a good job uniting the country. The feeling of our country becoming unified was the best part for most. Many people were brave, many were generous. The unfortunate part is that the more (unified) anger was stoked and people were grieving, it became easier to go right into war without much resistance. I remember hearing nothing about diplomatic efforts (it's not like Afghanistan was/is an ally, but nearly everyone has their price). I do blame his vice president at the time for swaying him and his cabinet to make imprudent (to say the least) decisions. (Bush's father was president during the relatively quick surgical attack on Iraq when they had entered Kuwait; Sadam Hussein threatened the president at that time, the elder Bush's life and many believe the son may have been easy to persuade to go into the country while most of the country were pro-war and anti-Middle East... because there's nothing like gross generalization when talking about brown or black-skinned people because fear creates bigots.) Most people thought it made sense to go into Afghanistan to find the group and its leader. Months later, when they went into Iraq, that's when much resistance started. Data was manipulated so that the popular Secretary of State at the time was fooled into lying about the dangers in Iraq. He had much credibility so at least half of the country believed him when he said we should go into Iraq. THAT was what Bush (and his VP) did with the anger and pain of the country... used it to go after a leader/country who had zero to do with the 9/11 attack. SO many civilians died as a result. He also sold no-bid contracts for reconstruction. There's a special place in hell for people who profit off of war. I still have feelings about the Iraq fall-out. We shouldn't have been there.
Thank you for your reactions...this one was tough...I cry every time I see it...💛
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I will never forget being 9 years old and seeing videos on the news of people jumping from buildings. My mom having to explain through tears how hot the fire would have been and the decisions people had to make in the easiest way she could for a kid. As an adult I still remember the fear and i wasn’t even in the states that were attacked directly I can never imagine being in these tragedies and the emotions and decisions that were made. The negative medical effects have lasted to this day and truly it means the death toll of that day still grows, at least that’s what i think since the attacks were the direct causes for these peoples death and families loses. It’s so important days of tragedy like this day are remembered for all those heroes known and unknown who chose helping others over their own lives.
For some reason, unlike other UA-camrs, it doesn't bother me when you ask me to like your content. Don't know why, but I like ya!
My brother worked a few blocks away from the towers, and is one of the engineers that went in afterwards to help take down the buildings as safely as possible. He took many pictures that are absolutely haunting. Thank you for your heartfelt response to this tragedy ❤
As controversial as it might seem... September 11 was the only day I was proud to be American.
I've had my life ripped apart by politics; politicians deciding what i can do with my body, laws preventing me from handling an assault the way i wanted because the assaulter had legal rights, too. I was in a very low place. But the entire country united. Politics were put aside. EVERYONE was coming together as a nation, and I wasn't even in New York, I was in Utah! I was driving down the road to go to class because I knew that was my responsibility. I had the radio on, listening to the coverage. This was after both towers had fallen, after the Pentagon and Pennsylvania crash. The DJ said "turn on your headlights to show solidarity with those in New York." And on the freeway I just saw car after car after car turn on their headlights. I know it wasn't going to help anyone, but we were across the nation. I've had friends in other states tell me about similar things. Then the fundraising began. Blood drives, food donations, funds to help the families affected.
That was the only time in my life that we, as a nation, were not divided. There was no "Yeah but you're a liberal!" or "He's a Republican!" There was no "you're not Christian." or "You're homeless." Instead it was a simple two words. "We're American."
Not to pull away from what was done by those men, Dunkirk had less people evacuated, but the situation in which they evacuated the people are completely different. in Dunkirk it was 300,000 Soldiers being evacuated while being bombed and attacked continuously by the German Airforce and ground forces closing in on them every second.
When that call came on the radio, they were coming........... those words will forever bring tears.
As far as Bush’s response, in that moment it was good after not so much, more importantly if you look at that day you saw the American people and our collective response to help was inspiring!
I only ever saw my dad cry twice. Once when my mom nearly died, and on 9/11. It was truly devastating.
i remember this day. i called in to work and instead went down to the local military recruiting hub to re-enlist. there was a line all the way out to the main street of people trying to volunteer to join the military. This is what makes America strong. black, white, democrat, republican, none of that matters. We come together in times of need.
I'm American. I don't consider myself overly patriotic! That being said I remember this like it was yesterday! Watching this brought up a lot of emotions I didn't know were there...tear welling up in my eyes... I didn't know any of those people but seeing how we are in a crisis make my heart swell...Because when it comes down to it no matter your issues. No matter what's going on in your life! When you F with America you F with us all....That was your first mistake...
No need to apologize for pausing, you have great questions and reactions and if you didn’t pause, you would miss parts of the video. ❤❤
Here's a crazy story. I live in New Jersey, about an hours drive from the City. One of the bosses of my Mom's company was supposed to be in the City on 9/11 for a meeting, but he was in a fatal car accident on one of the bridges, I think it was the George Washington bridge, a bridge that connects New Jersey with New York City. The bridge has a lot of commuter traffic each day. Because of the delays caused by the accident he died in, a lot of people were over an hour late getting into the city. I can't image how many people were late and never made it to their offices in Manhattan before the planes hit.
There was a moment when a fighter jet flew over my house. I live in NJ. They shut our highways, there was ONE way out of the state to the North, and it was CRAMMED with people. The Hospital my sister worked at, they closed for all but emergencies; waiting for the patients that never came. And everyone had a story, of a family member or neighbor who never came home, or who should have been there. And the news we saw was different than everyone else, because it was our home. And this story we knew before the rest. It still makes me tear up. Because something good came out of the frightening day.
You are right. We need to be reminded that we are all human, no matter what we might disagree about. We need to come together. And that is what happened following 9/11. It was the most united our country has been in my life. I was just short of 16 when it happened. I remember it vividly. I didn’t really understand. It was so shocking and it looked like an apocalyptic movie. I also wasn’t mature enough to understand the extent of the ramifications and lingering impacts of that horrible day.
I love that film. Good job on the reactions -- I feel like we really saw your heart.
The Boatlift story fills my heart every time I think about it. To give a little added context:
- The man in the red shirt, Vincent Ardolino, was a private citizen who operated a boat - some kind of charter business, I think - and he was a good person with a lot of moral courage who did what was needed of him that day. He was one of many, thankfully.
- The impromptu boatlift rescue started spontaneously with just working boats - ferries, tugboats, etc. - and pleasure boats that were already around Manhattan. They immediately came to help just because there was an emergency, and that's what you do. If you notice, the people who got it organized were with the US Coast Guard, but we have to remember, those were not military operational vessels. Those were the US Coast Guard pilot boats. They don't do rescues or emergency response. They don't even do security patrols. Their job is to steer foreign ships in and out of the harbor to prevent accidents and collisions. So they were only slightly more trained than the civilian captains and skippers. But all it took was the informal one call for volunteers to report to Governors Island, the Coast Guard station in NY Harbor, so someone could start organizing the logistics, and you see how people stepped up and got it done.
- More people contributed to the boatlift with incredible levels of immediate, on-the-fly logistical organization. In particular at the destinations, where the boats were taking the people, the marina fuel depots opened up their pumps for free, and I believe fuel companies authorized free deliveries of fuel where needed, to keep the boats going for as long as it took. And other people organized water and first aid, phones, transportation, etc., whatever the evacuees needed to contact their families, let them know they were safe, and get home. That's a lot of decisions, phone calls, conversations, and improvisation. Things that you would expect to take hours or days to carry out, were pulled together in minutes because everyone along the line just did what was needed without question or hesitation.
When you see something like this, you think people are strong, and this is what it means to not be beaten, to win out in the end.
Your question about whether the Bush administration handled the situation well is pretty controversial. I don't think we've ever had a national conversation about that. I'm of the camp that says some bad decisions were made after 9/11. I think war was probably inevitable after the attacks, but which war, and how to run it, is open to debate. It was vitally important that the perpetrators were stopped and their organization destroyed because, if any terrorists could get away with an attack like that, I think it would have become a regular tactic, and life all around the world would have gotten a lot worse. But I and many others feel that, in the end, justice was not done because the pursuit of justice got derailed by politics and, frankly, profiteering. That applies not only to the handling of the hunt for the terrorists and the "war on terror," but also to the federal management of the rebuilding and environmental reclamation of New York City, and support and services to the survivors.
My best friend's brother was one of the responding and, later, investigating police officers that day. Like hundreds of others, he got and eventually died of cancer from exposure to toxins while working in the debris field. There are thousands such after-effect victims of 9/11, and I'll just say that was not handled well by the federal government. Not at all.
A disaster like this reveals a society's true strengths. It reveals its faults and weaknesses, too. And for the people, as individual people, it's a test of character.
The morning of 9/11, I rolled out of bed around 9 or 10 am. I walked downstairs and my stepfather was sitting on the couch watching the tv with tears in his eyes. He was a construction worker for a private company that he had been employed with for many decades. They were working on some project in one of the towers during this time. He called out sick from work that day, and everyone that he had worked with for many years all perished in one of the towers. The poor guy was going to funerals and wakes for about a month straight.
Am I the only one sobbing? Hit me hard. There are some real heroes out there. 💪💪
I had to wait some days to watch this reaction cause i get emotional when i see it. American people can come together like no other. It sucks it takes a horrible event, but it does still remind us that people are good. It brings me faith in humanity even tho i normally dont have much. I blame the news and social media for that.
If we hear and listen to nothing but talk about revenge, hate, insults, childish name-calling and nothing but mean, hateful, self-centered things constantly and be gullible enough to believe those things, it will cause loss of caring for and trust in others. We must stop and think how wrong and divisive such talk really is and realize it eats away at our common sense and the good parts of us.
For all these years I NEVER knew this had happened. It's also sad that I have never heard anyone talk about the passengers on the planes, may the rest in peace.
Thank you for this video , your comments are awesome.
There's one fact about this that gets lost... There were several boat-refueling stations in Manhattan harbor that were refueling for free that day to help with this. They would take the captain's name, the boat's name and fill it up, not worrying about any payment that day.
I always wondered if that was what happened
Howdy.... I live in Indiana but that was the scariest day of my life as I was a new mom with a 3 month old son and woke up to the news, scared to death for my son and not knowing what was going on.
I can imagine. Ty for the comment.
Thank you for your reaction video@@european-reacts
Thank you for this reaction. I was at work doing pest control, talking with a customer about their next appointment when the first tower came down on the news on the television. At that point we thought there had been an accident. I left and went to the next house, did my job and inside we saw the second plane go in and knew this was no accident. My boss was on the phone with all of us out on the road. We were in Florida, thousands of miles away, so not immediately affected. All planes were grounded and I was working the neighborhood around the airport. The silence was deafening. Not a single plane in the sky. Through the day we heard about the others, but I worked and kept up with my customers. Once I got home, I saw the boatlift and the horrific photos of people. Falling Man is an iconic photo, and the man has never been identified. We got glimpses of the boat lift, but it wasn't until evening when I found out about how the common people who owned a boat showed up to carry people off the island. I am the first to argue politics, especially with the insanity of these days, however, I'd save any of those hateful people with no question. This day was horrendous and full of heros. Real heros, not the overused word. We appreciate you doing this reaction video, and your empathy with our people. Thank you.
I did try to watch your video, but had to leave partway through. I remember this so well. I was safe hundreds of miles away and there was nothing we could do for the people there. I still cry when I think of it. Thank you for looking at this.
So heart warming ton see our people ALL come together! Sad, sad sad. Video though.
Thank you
My personal opinion on Dubya? He handled the BEGINNING of it very well but didn’t need to start a war. I’m a democrat who hates a ton of what he did but I also think he’s not a bad guy at heart and a lot of what happened was more his party than him. Definitely not excusing him but if you read some of his personal comments he really does feel more… moderate. Not gonna comment on more recent candidates on that front.
Every part of this is an excellent assessment in my opinion. Accurate description of GWB, his actions, and his party. I'm an independent who leans slightly right and I'm horrified by what our major political parties (and candidates) have become today, particularly the right side. It's tragic.
@@theoriginaledi Thank you! The current state of the country is so frustrating. I'm VERY left leaning to the point where I was an avid Bernie Sanders supporter during his first run, and I had a ton of GENUINE conversations with people who were planning to vote for trump in those primaries. I actually convinced a few of them to vote for Bernie if he managed to beat Hilary because they truly just wanted a huge change, not Trump specifically. Also convinced a few to vote for Kasich in the primaries because I don't agree with everything he stands for but he's a smart man and definitely had the most reasonable ideas of ANY of the candidates IMHO. I tried to educate myself well on both sides.
I live in a rural/hunting area so admittedly a lot of the people I 'convinced' were worried about their guns, so explaining that Sanders as a vermont native was actually all for guns within reason because he knew so many hunters was helpful. (Worth noting, I still think Bernie made a big mistake, trying to seem above the petty arguing. He never REALLY used his genuinely impressive past for clout and that HURT his campaign. Kasich did the same, he was well known for being kind of extreme and performative when he wanted to be and he responded to the primaries by being very calm and legit instead of over the top, which is a decision I respect, trying to be different to stand out, but also think hurt his legitimate chances to be seen).
I can't even talk to most republicans I meet randomly now because they won't listen, and I fully accept that my fellow democrats being over the top dicks to them all the time is a huge reason for that. It sucks.
@@breakfastatmilliways Despite disagreeing with many of your political beliefs, I love the way you think. If more of us could have calm, respectful discussions of these things, maybe we wouldn't be in the sad place where we find ourselves today. I wish us both all the best in our continued efforts to increase reasonable and meaningful dialogue.
@@theoriginaledi Agreed! I didn't actually say it in my ramble but I also wish you the best. Political sides are horribly fragmenting, and while I get that... it wasn't this bad even 10-15 years ago. We may be few but lets keep trying to make positive discourse a possibility through sheer determination!
The thing that always gets to me is that there was a *daycare* in one of the towers. When I found that out as a 13 year old years later, I just about bawled my eyes out for over an hour. That ripped me apart.
I was at aa corporate training course at a company training facility in their IMAX theater. After the planes hit the towers our company trainers stopped the course and turned on the live television news feed. Of course no one could predict we would witness people jumping from the burning towers as it happened, or the subsequent building collapse. On that huge IMAX screen in front of us. It was traumatizing. It’s hard to speak of to this day.
Goosebumps and tears. All these years later and goosebumps and tears.......I knew someone who didn't make it out that day. He worked for Cantor-Fitzgerald and was trapped on the upper floor when it came down......💔
The bravery of FDNY,,NYPD,and every single person who fearlessly ran toward the danger to help that day,and in the days after, will NEVER be forgotten 🇺🇲
The ordinary American will never give up. We will come together to defend ourselves. That's what the second amendment is about we are armed and can defend ourselves. Here in Texas many do have guns. Politics is about comprise. The country seems very divided. I'm praying things will be resolved peacefully
Funnily enough, the ferries of New York helped another rescue years later, a legit miracle on the Hudson.
Thank you for your reaction! It was a really awful time but also really beautiful to see everyone around the world that cared & wanted to help us & continue to not forget. Thank you
being the World's dad takes a toll...
I remember watching this on the TV. I can only imagine what was going through peoples heads, on the boats, or waiting on the shore. As shitty as humanity is, the majority will help when needed.
My dad worked as a security guard at a nuclear power plant just outside NYC, they went into lockdown. Didn't know if there would be any against it. My cousin was working at the Pentagon at the time. Thankfully, her kid was sick, so she had stayed home.
Went to the NYS Museam earlier this year. They have a trailer from ground zero with memorial and "missing" photos all inside it. They have a video with interviews of firemen and other first responders. The one hmguy was the only survivor in his squad when the tower collapsed.
It's so weird to think that there are kids in college now who weren't alive when this happened.