Remembering 9/11

[Chico23231]

History Channel ran an absolutely brillant documentary-like show: 102 Minutes Which Change America over the weekend. It was released in 2008 and is presented with only amature footage and some local news coverage that occurs during the entire event on the streets on Manhatten. Narration is only by the people shooting from there phone or cameras along with emergency calls on 911 or emergency services radio. It was the first time I saw it and it was simply amazing. It should be a requirement in all modern american history class across the country.

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

History Channel ran an absolutely brillant documentary-like show: 102 Minutes Which Change America over the weekend. It was released in 2008 and is presented with only amature footage and some local news coverage that occurs during the entire event on the streets on Manhatten. Narration is only by the people shooting from there phone or cameras along with emergency calls on 911 or emergency services radio. It was the first time I saw it and it was simply amazing. It should be a requirement in all modern american history class across the country.

i dont know if i saw that particular documentary/video compilation. i saw one which was shot from personal video by firefighters in the tower after the first plane hit. it was heart wrenching and not at all for the faint of heart.

at one point (before the 2nd plane hit or towers collapsed), fiefighters where in like this first floor area kinda basement area, there was this constant but not rythmic thud sound happening. one guy asked what that sound was, another said that was bodies of people jumping. i couldnt watch much more after that.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

i dont know if i saw that particular documentary/video compilation. i saw one which was shot from personal video by firefighters in the tower after the first plane hit. it was heart wrenching and not at all for the faint of heart.

at one point (before the 2nd plane hit or towers collapsed), fiefighters where in like this first floor area kinda basement area, there was this constant but not rythmic thud sound happening. one guy asked what that sound was, another said that was bodies of people jumping. i couldnt watch much more after that.

The thing that always sticks in my mind about the jumpers is this. You go to work on a beautiful morning, just another day at the office, and a few hours later you are leaning out a window thinking that jumping 80 stories to your death is a better alternative than burning to death. And then actually doing it. Wow.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

History Channel ran an absolutely brillant documentary-like show: 102 Minutes Which Change America over the weekend. It was released in 2008 and is presented with only amature footage and some local news coverage that occurs during the entire event on the streets on Manhatten. Narration is only by the people shooting from there phone or cameras along with emergency calls on 911 or emergency services radio. It was the first time I saw it and it was simply amazing. It should be a requirement in all modern american history class across the country.

Saw some of it, very good but had to turn it off when they were playing the 911 calls. Those calls were just too tough to listen to.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Saw some of it, very good but had to turn it off when they were playing the 911 calls. Those calls were just too tough to listen to.

Those were very tough...I thought the video of the fireman and listening to the radio recordings were extremely hard to watch. Those guys were super brave, I mean, they must have known looking up that 1st tower wasnt gonna be up much longer and yet they suited and climbed 70+ floors to do what they could. Its just amazes to me. Justin Tuck running out of the tunnel with the NY firemen hat on the other day was f*ing awesome.