The Victors

It is a great article. The jumpers are probably the toughest part of that day to think about, but very important. Their choice best illustrates the environment inside the towers.*

Posted on September 11, 2026 at 09:53:43 AM by BBA

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• Every year on this day I read the New Yorker piece on Rick Rescorla - VP of Security for Morgan Stanley who died innthe towers. - By Alpo September 11, 2026 at 09:13:02 AM
  • Lieutenant Colonel Wilder Dwight, 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Mortally Wounded at Antietam, September 17, 1862 - Letter to his mother - By Cutter September 11, 2026 at 12:40:16 PM
  • I know his name. Saw the worst of the IA Drang Valley. thought of him earlier today as well.* - By kccambo September 11, 2026 at 11:02:32 AM
  • I try to read this one every year - The Falling Man (link) - By danny September 11, 2026 at 09:26:16 AM
    • It is a great article. The jumpers are probably the toughest part of that day to think about, but very important. Their choice best illustrates the environment inside the towers.* - By BBA September 11, 2026 at 09:53:43 AM
      • The video of the firefighters and their responses as they hear people hit the ground is hard to watch and brings home the impact of the day* - By CBusBlue September 11, 2026 at 09:56:24 AM
        • It's brutal. It's mind-numbing.* - By kccambo September 11, 2026 at 11:26:00 AM
  • Ukraine every single day* - By Lodz September 11, 2026 at 09:18:01 AM

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