WASHINGTON (Army News Service, 8. Sept. 2010)-nine years after 11. Sept 2001 terrorist attack in Washington, D.C., the Pentagon visitors come and day and night reflect built site Memorial of the victims.
Only the Ministry of Defence Headquarters, Memorial Park features 184 stainless steel benches, each victim of an attack is one of the West of each set was over the water of the pool.
Cynthia Koebeler and Abplanalp, colleagues and friends from Indianapolis, long-term IND. Brenda visited the Park Sept 7, only days before the attack of the 9th anniversary.
Warm days, the blue sky, and the looming in the background, large Pentagon Abplanalp Koebeler and wanted to discuss what they both agreed premises memorial for the victims of the attack.
"Below the lights to backward and forward," said Koebeler.-I think, in my opinion, is the lights means. This way you are using the reflecting--we thought we require the use of impervious to all this.But we get attacked, and it is similar to how many innocents are here. "
Koebeler said he is not in a long time--and was the capital of the nation, visit at the husband makes Abplanalp repeated trips to the city.
"It has been for a long time since I have been, D.C., and I just wanted to see 9/11 Memorial," said Koebeler."Early on, it was too raw. but now it seems--is only nine years--I want to see what was this monumental decision."
Abplanalp, said he was already at work, when he heard about the 9/11 terrorist attacks and said a lot of discussion between colleagues did not exist as they followed the news story elevator building their poorly televisions in the lobby.
"Someone said the bomb struck the World Trade Center--do not even know was on an airplane," he said. ", And in the same way as we went there, it is the case when both buildings came down. We were stunned and no one knew what to say or do. the only thing we had thought was our must get Home. "
Koebeler said he heard a car radio and was the attacks on the drag from the sense the road side.
"They do that is to say, Word attack," he said. " I thought that was odd. radio innostaja is considered to be something is wrong, that is, the level was hit and I went to the work of the building., the second hit for the whole of the Office while I was at work., only really quiet and we have collected around and too many words were exchanged. you do not know what to do it. "
Abplanalp said 9/11 terrorist attacks have made her Think more now what he does, that it has affected her life.
"This could happen at any time," he said. "It keeps you closer to your family.You can talk to people who do not have talked to in years.You do not know what happens. "
He said that he and his family have been discussed what would happen was an attack affected his family more directly charged nine years ago.
"We are talking about it--not always--but we are talking about, in particular, for me and my husband," she said.
Koebeler said he and his family is to discuss the possibilities of other attacks, which occurred on 9/11.
"I think you become tarkkaavaisen more, because you think: when they move again," he said. "New York, may have in place of the Miami. Or perhaps it is not even bombing. we are in the process of being speculated might be tainted information about water, or in any other way in the us.We do all our efforts at an airport, maybe they have switched strategies, and it is frightening for us.My children and to talk about that. "
9/11 After-effects is far-reaching, in particular those relating to the Iraq and Afghanistan. hers my friend at work Abplanalp said two people to serve in the armed forces, which are male.And he has seen the effects of the war to that family.
The son of his friend, he said, had taken control of his life and is now in the course of the introduction of the impact of this experience.
"He suffers from PTSD--that is to say, he has killed someone for the first time," he said. "I think that is the case when it became a real him. listen to talk about--I was crying because what happened to his son. I can only imagine if it is of my son. I am they fear and I hate when they have been there more than I can only imagine go. is the parent of a son or daughter and send them over the disease virus taking. "
Although not Koebeler and Abplanalp was aware of the 9/11 attacks victims in person, several employees of the company is either injured or the New York World Trade Center towers, the company was killed in the attack. ' Bureau.
They are in line with the terrorist attacks have changed, all of them.
"I do not like the loss of life," as a result of wars Koebeler say. "Every night on a local drive, and someone lost--which is sad. It has changed our world outlook. "
"It has been the world's edge," said Abplanalp. "It keeps your eyes open. "
Saturday is the memorial ceremony, Pentagon Memorial to remember 11.Sept 2001 Memorial wreath. for visitors is open 24 hours a day.
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