World Trade Center Litigation BLOG

Today’s date is 9/11/2008; exactly seven years ago two planes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City. Exactly seven years ago today, thousands of people lost their lives. Today many people are going to take a time out from their lives and truly reflect on the happenings that occurred seven years ago. Ceremonies around the world are taking place; memorials are filling up with people paying their respects, while our hearts are filling up with the sorrow that once struck us seven years ago today. "Today marks the seventh anniversary of the day our world was broken," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at the start of the ceremony, calling Sept. 11, 2001, a "day that began like any other and ended as none ever has." This statement alone sends chills up my spine as I ponder what our future is going to be like. Seven years ago our world was broken, like Mayor Bloomberg said, however one question looms in my mind, where are we today.

After the attacks seven years ago have we made any strides to prevent happenings like this to occur. Have we followed through with our mission to ensure the safety of our nation? What we have done since the happenings seven years ago is engage in war. Whether right or wrong, this occurrence has also happened contributing to different strives than we might have thought. In the seven years since the attacks have happened where have we made progress, and where have we not. These issues also need to be reflected on so that we see where we have come from and we see where we need to go.

The thousands of volunteers that have helped with the cleanup of the World Trade Center are a large part to where we stand today. The memorial service held at ground service was done to remember those who have lost their lives due to the events that happened on that day. What about those who have suffered after 9/11 due to working conditions on the WTC site. They also put their lives on the line with fellow firemen, policemen, and other braves soles that did everything they could to help. The 7th anniversary of 9/11 remembers all of these people who have helped in any way shape or form. It is also hard to control feelings of frustration, anger, and fear about the entire situation.

You can’t help notice when looking at the WTC site, that it is a long ways off from being done. But on this day it does not matter, all that matters is that we have faith in our country and faith in those who have left us on this day seven years ago. The 7th anniversary of 9/11 is attributed to those who have lost their lives and those who continue to fight. It is up to us as a nation to not forget and keep on keeping on, we at least owe that much to the victims of 9/11.