Commemorating 9/11
 

Among other things my co-workers and I are doing to honor the fallen at the 10 year mark.

We began wearing these badges instead of our regualr ones on September 1st, and we will wear them for 72 days to honor the 72 police officers who lost their lives helping others on 9/11.

We will also participate in a walk and service with our fire department on Sunday to honor the 343 firefighters who gave their lives trying to save others'.

Also not forgotten are the almost 3000 innocent civilians and military personnel who were also taken from their families, including the heroes on Flight 93, heroes at the Pentagon, and heroes who died trying to help others at the WTC.

Never, ever forget.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/badge.jpg

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Very cool, Tom!

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Very respectful, honorable and touching, Tom. Thanks.

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Very nice Tom, I remember 9/11 vividly as most do, what a surreal day, let's never forget our brothers in Blue and our fellow Firefighter brothers, and the guys who are still fighting.

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Never forget!!!!

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I will never forget :usa

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Very nice Tom :tu

God Bless the USA :usa

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:usa:usa

So awesome, Tom.

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That is great Tom. I will be participating in a 5k down here. My first one, but I am walking.

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Great stuff Tom. :salute: :salute:

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Awesome badge idea!!!

I visited the tower site shortly after that horrible event. One of the things that I still remember vividly was the letters "NYPD" that was spray painted over the Burger King store front where they had established a satelite office. There were surrounding buildings leaning with broken windows and huge tarps to keep the glass from falling. It was a war zone. A truly sad event and I will never forget the lives that were taken that day, law enforcement and civillians alike.

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Nice idea with wearing the shield. I will be attending a service with my fire department.

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That's good stuff Tom. Impossible for me to forget that day. My brother was a consultant for an engineering firm that had a small office in one of the towers and another office in Jersey. I got home from work and turned on the TV in the morning to the news and ended up watching CNN all day for news and trying to get a hold of him on his cell. Turned out he was at the Jersey office that morning, but the fear and shock over what was happening have that day burned into my memory forever.

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That is an awesome way to remeber our brothers Tom.

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Tom that is top notch. God bless those we lost!

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:usa:usa:usa:usa:usa

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Nicely done!

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A very nice way to recognize and memorialize your brothers, Tom.

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Will never forget :usa

Thats awesome, Tom!

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That's very cool Tom! You and your fellow officers should be very proud of this display of honor!

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I am not going to commemorate 9/11. I think about 9/11 almost every day, so why do I need to give it even more attention? It's such a hollow feeling thinking about what happened and the lack of justice.

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Very neat Badges Tom Great Way to remember, We have 911 operation flags for all boats on water patrols for the month, Duty for me on 911:usa:usa

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Very cool Tom. Glad you are remembering the NY officers. Thank you for protecting me and the town that I live in.

Never Forget!!

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nice badge. Our Agency made special 9/11 badges but unfortunately we are not authorized to wear them, we can only purchase them as a commemorative item.

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Very cool Tom. That day still seems like a bad dream. As I watch the coverage on History channel I get a rush of emotion. I feel so badly for all those who lost loved ones and I get so angry at a group of people who would kill so indiscriminately.

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Well, I choose to honor the brave men and women from protective services who gave their lives trying to save others. To each his own, I guess. :sh

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I don't mean that one should not, but there's just too many reminders of 9/11 around me all the time, so it's like guilding the lilly. I feel worst about all the passengers and people who worked in the buildings destroyed. They are the most innocent of them all. The families shattered... Just so horrible and I will never foget.

F&P really herald the call of duty and many paid the highest price. It is inherent of the dedication those careers demand.

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Nice badge Tom..wear it with pride and honor.

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Well done Tom. Bravo Zulu to you and the Palatine PD & FD!:tu

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Nice Tom!...and very non-douchebagian....the design on the badge is top notch

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:usa

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Very nice looking badge, and even better sentiment behind it. God bless.

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Great gesture Tom, way to go!!!

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Understood, Moses. :)

Thanks for all the kind words, I am really proud to have it on my uniform for 72 days.

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:usa:usa

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Looks awesome Tom!

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:salute::salute:

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Bravo, Tom.
Kudos to you and your fellow Palatine LEOs.

:salute:

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on September 11, 2001 in the blink of an eye i became a witness, a survivor and a responder to the attacks in NYC. For several weeks i served as a coordinator for search and rescue/recovery operations. Later on I moved into a logistics and operations support role. In all I spent 9 months working at Ground Zero.
Without question, it was the hardest thing I've ever done. On that day, my wife and I lost at least 100 people we knew...worked with, drank with and walked with.
I find it hard to realize that it is 10 years later. because for me it is not a "memory". It's something i relive every single day.

So i want to really, really thank all of you who remember what happened that day and give the honor and respect to those that served and those that made the ultimate sacrifice.

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Those badges are awsome. I love the idea and design.

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Thanks for posting Tom, I'm humbled the more I think about the events that took place.

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Found out from "Yes Dear" that a friend of hers who used to be a flight attendant (and was on a plane behind the 1st one) She said a friend and coworker was the 1st casualty, a flight attendant when they took control of the plane.


Not to thread jack but something for us common folks to do for the kids of those that paid the ultimate price, wouldn't it be great if they sold out!

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=48947

Stay alert it is up to all of us to keep our eyes and ears open
Tom and all the others here that put it all on the line.
Thanks Rob