Today, on the sad anniversary of 9/11, I remind us all still around here from then of what a real-time source of information the GA boards were on that horrific day. Plated and others constantly reporting the status and whereabouts of friends and colleagues.
It all started simply with a post from a GA I don't even remember:
Dr Hathaway
September 11, 2001 06:14 am
Anyone watching the news? It appears two planes have crashed through both towers at the World Trade Center.
Prayers to the families.
Dr Hathaway
And so it began.
The Boards then became a prime outlet for mourning and compassion in those days and months following.
Thanks to the suggestions of some and the hard work of Legal and RT, those posts were archived for posterity and still exist.
The slogan "Never Forget" now seems cheap, as plenty of folks have forgotten, if not treat this day with disdain. "Some people did something." Or "Doing the 9/11."
I, for one, have not.
Never Forget. And may God bless the survivors and their families.
-K
