September 12, 2019

BOATLIFT, An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience



More people were evacuated from Lower Manhattan than were evacuated from  dunkirk.  To View this full screen, click on the video twice.  To return the video to this format, push escape.

10 comments:

  1. I like the tale of the town in another country that took in all the people who flying back to NYC and had nowhere to stay while they waited for the airlines to get back on schedule.

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  2. Thanks for reminding me of this. ;-)

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  3. That was so powerful and something I wasn't really aware of. Thank you for showing us this clip. Makes me proud to be an American.

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  4. Great story. The boats of Manhattan did well! People step up when it matters.

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  5. I have heard a number of stories today that did not get the news at the time.

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  6. Thanks, Mage. This was a one line news item when it happened. Good to remember.

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  7. This was sooo fantastic. I get goosebumps every time I watch it. Thinking of you today!!!!

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  8. Checking in to see if there's a post from G or (better yet) you. Thinking of you and hoping you're doing o.k. Love you... T

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  9. Wow! What any amazing documentary. I loved that last guy saying you don't want to go through life saying, "I should have." They are all heroes.

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