Thankful

Today 9-11 is a day for America to once again mourn.
To look back on the horror inflicted on us and innocent people, but times of mourning always should come to an end and lessen.
This morning I was thinking about a friend, one that I met on the internet, he and I have been though good times and bad times, happiness when each of us found our soul mates and married them. We have never met in person but I feel very close to him.
He was in tower 1 when the plane hit. He got out and away. Many other people got out and away that day. We should be really thankful for those lives.

At the same time I remember the ones that didn't get out. And send up prayers for their families.

Also being in the profession I'm in, I remember the men and women of law enforcement and the firefighters that ran into these buildings trying to save people and that never came out. There is a hole in my heart for them and for their families, I can't even imagine losing one of my guys or gals, it would be devastating. I just wish people remembered how they treated the police and firefighters for several weeks after 9-11 and continued to be as thankful for them today as they were then. They still do the same job, they still run into buildings where everyone is running out of trying to save lives and property.

I am thankful for the men and women who still do the job today even though they are treated with less then respect.