posted 09-11-2001 04:17 PM ET (US)            

May God help them all.

posted 09-11-2001 06:53 PM ET (US)            

I can remember 12/7/41. Honor the courage of your ancestors. Cold resolve and unity is what we need now, not hysterical screeching.

Resolve with our President that, whatever it takes, the guilty will be found and punished.

God BLESS the American Spirit!!

posted 09-11-2001 08:32 PM ET (US)            

Please remember her in your prayers...

posted 09-11-2001 09:27 PM ET (US)            

Knowing a good number of the people doing rescue work on the west side of the Hudson makes it close to home for me.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families, and all of the rescue personnel. Especially the several hundred FDNY and NYPD personnel who gave their lives today.

I hope that the justice promised by the President is from the front end of a cruise missile.

posted 09-12-2001 12:24 AM ET (US)            

My nephew and his wife work at the Pentigon and were in the building when it was attacked. We just got word they are safe and now at home, but shacken up pretty bad.

I am so happy at returning safe and sound, yet so sad for the victims and families that were lost or injured. I say a special prayer for the police and fire fighters who went into the area and buildings trying to help but ended up giving the ultimate sacrafice.

posted 09-12-2001 10:31 AM ET (US)         

Our prayers and admiration go out to the many heroes that went beyond the call of duty to save as many lives as they could. Words cannot describe the feeling of pride to be a citizen of the same country as these brave men and women.

We will survive. We will rebuild. We will thrive again. It is our destiny.

posted 09-13-2001 11:10 AM ET (US)            

I live in Rockville Centre, New York; a village some 25 miles east of Manhattan. It is a quiet tree-lined community of mostly single-family homes. Its small-town feel and proximity to New York make it an ideal locale for people who wish to work and play in the city, but would prefer to shed the hubbub of urban life at the end of the day.

Nearly everyone in this town has lost someone close to them.

My next-door neighbor Renie, the mother of two teenagers, has not been heard from since leaving home for her job on the 93rd floor of the WTC north tower on Tuesday. We waved goodbye to her on Tuesday morning as she passed by in her new, bright yellow Volkswagen Bug on her way to the Long Island Railroad station in town. Her husband Eric is on a business trip in Japan and is unable to return home due to the ban on commercial air traffic.

My 17 year old son brought home a schoolmate who didn't know what to do or where to go. He lives with his widowed father who has been missing since Tuesday, when he was invited to the WTC to accept congratulations on a recent promotion. Many other students in the school are awaiting word on missing parents.

My son's girlfriend has two uncles missing; one a firefighter, the other a police officer, both presumed dead.

In the aftermath of a disaster of such major proportions, it is easy to lose sight of the tragic personal loss of so many innocent people. Too many people in areas in and around the metropolitan area are hoping and praying that they will somehow be reunited with their missing sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters.

As you go through your day, please take time to cherish the ones you love and to reflect on those whose lives are changed forever.

Regards,

posted 09-17-2001 02:41 PM ET (US)            

We have been under attack and our rights of freedom stolen away for decades and by whom? Our neighbors and fellow Americans. How many people go to the Ghetto and buy groceries, none of us. We cannot even go on our own soil because we are afraid. Afraid of kids with guns shooting up their schools. Gangs doing drive bys and killing innocent people. Convenient stores and gas stations robbed on a weekly basis. We are ready to start world war 3 over 5 or 6000 deaths, and rightfully so, but what about the thousands of people killed each year by our fellow citizens? How come we do not search and destroy them? We all feel invaded and hurt, I have felt that way for years. Until Tuesday, I was more worried about some whacko carjacking me than some towel head hijacking a plane. I was more worried about some nutcase bombing my office because he lost his life savings in the market than some nutcase bombing the Pentagon. We are outraged and ready to fight but why not last week or last year in our own back yards? Why because it didn’t happen to you, you stayed out of the ghetto. You did not live in Oklahoma or have your kids in Combine(sp) school. Until now it was not "your problem" it was the crazy gangs in Compton or the whackos in Waco. I hope you are awake now and I hope if nothing else happens that this tragedy will unite our country and stop the terrorism on our own streets and restore freedom to all. Why would this happen? Maybe because we just are NOT going to take it anymore. Maybe we want to keep our windows open and our doors unlocked while at work or sleeping. Maybe we want our freedom back, not because of middle easterners, because of Americans. Not sure about you but I have had enough. If we can kill innocent people in the pursuit of freedom in Afghanistan, why can't I kill the punk pointing a .38 at a convenient store clerk? Why can't I shoot the scumbag dealing drugs to the kids on the corner. Why can't I kill.....because this is America and criminals have more rights than us.

posted 09-19-2001 07:28 PM ET (US)            

The CEO of Delta stated that if a federal aid package does not come out by Friday, he will forced to take more drastic measures. All the new people are running scared, afraid of a lay off. The gloom and doom rumor mill is churning at full tilt.