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Something interesting indeed. Thanks for sharing that.
yimyammer
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cant believe that was 24 years ago, feels like last week
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It still hurts.
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yimyammer
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How did we go from this day to walking on eggshells for fear of offending muslims or being islamaphobic?
What a nightmare, RIP
Kevin Michael Cosgrove (January 6, 1955 – September 11, 2001) was an American insurance senior business executive who served as vice president at Aon Corporation. A victim of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, Cosgrove is notable for the 911 call he made during his final moments, which abruptly ended with him screaming from inside the South Tower as it collapsed. Cosgrove's last words made international headlines, and the recording was used during the prosecution of Zacarias Moussaoui (the only criminal trial to result from the attacks).
According to the 911 recording played during the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, Cosgrove was located in the northwest corner of the 105th floor in the South Tower, overlooking the World Financial Center when he called 911 at 9:53 am.
In the recording, Cosgrove tells 911 dispatchers that he is calling from survivor Jonathan 'Jon' Ostrau's office (Cosgrove misspelled it as John Ostaru) and that he has two other individuals with him (including fellow disaster victim Douglas Cherry). Cosgrove tells the operator "my wife thinks I'm all right; I called and said I was leaving the building and that I was fine, and then bang!"
A 911 operator later calls him back; he answers, "hello. We're looking in [...] we're overlooking the Financial Center. Three of us. Two broken windows." A rumbling sound is then heard as the tower begins to collapse, and Cosgrove is subsequently heard frantically crying out "Oh, God! Oh—!" before the call abruptly cuts off and ends as the South Tower collapses at 9:59 am
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What a sad, yet amazing story. And running into her photographer from her wedding, is so amazing.
Visited 9/11 Memorial & Museum a few years ago. It was very painfull to see. When going through the museum & seeing the pictures of almost all 2,977 lost souls on the wall was absolutely gut wrenching. There wasn't a dry eye among any visitors, including myself. Across from the display, was the melted firetruck. Many just stood there quietly in disbelief.
Last Sunday, 60 minutes had a segment about the ongoing process of still trying to identify lost loved ones to bring some closures to families. I personally was in awe knowing they're still doing this after 23 years.
The process was amazing. They literally sifted through all the debris by hand to find remains & still doing so to this day. What was so amazing? When government officers knocked on the door of Gordon Haberman. He's the father who lost his daughter, Andrea, in the 9/11 attacks. The officers had some of Andrea's remains and purse which they returned in person to Gordon Haberman.
Gordon Haberman still visits the museum. You see, in back of the wall that has the pictures of all the lost souls, is a secret room for only family members who lost loved ones on 9/11 can visit. It's a comfort room to where the families can feel close to who they've lost. The wall still has some blanks with no photos. They will not post the photos till ALL the victims have been identified.
Details about the recovery:
- Discovery: Andrea's purse was found in the wreckage at Ground Zero and turned over to the New York City Police Department (NYPD).
- Contents: Inside the purse, which was in an evidence bag, were Andrea's driver's license, pager, and the flip phone her family had desperately called that day.
- The father's experience: Gordon Haberman received the bag in 2004 but, fearing his wife's pain, locked it in a desk drawer for seven years. He finally opened it in 2011, before the family donated the items to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
- Identification of remains: In addition to the purse, the Haberman family has received multiple notifications over the years from the medical examiner about the identification of Andrea's remains.
R.I.P Sweetheart
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yimyammer
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Those neck punches HURT!
When I was in junior high, there were 16 and 17 year old losers who couldnt "graduate" out of 9th grade to move onto high school. I sat next to one of them in my English class. I thought he seemed pretty cool until one day, he asked me what I'd do if there was a fire.
Before I could answer, he looked up the ceiling and said I'd push that button. Of course being the idiot 8th grader I was, I looked up and the sombich karate chopped me right in the Adams apple, I could barely breath and was choking while in extreme pain. The teacher did nothing and I was helpless to do anything because he was like 6-1, 200 lbs and I was maybe a buck-twenty
I'll never forgot that bastard, I wonder if he ended up in prison or got his life turned around
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