9/11/2001

[Joe T.]

This may be interesting, or maybe not - --

The wife and I celebrated our 42nd wedding anniversary today - 9/10/2018. (We had planned to take a Gyro Copter ride, but some mechanical problems prevented the ride.) This date is important to us because we celebrated our 25th anniversary on 9/10/2011 - - -

We went to Catalina Island, for the first time, on 9/9/2001. We went to celebrate our 25th anniversary - - -

When we got up early on the morning of 9/11/2001, I went to take some photos. I walked out on the long pier and took some shots of the Casino, boats anchored in the bay, etc.

There was this TV playing in the background at a café on the pier. It sounded like the 'War of the Worlds' radio program from the 30s. I stopped to listen. Then, I asked the café manager what it was. He told me - - -

I ran back to the hotel. Kathy and I turned on the TV just in time to see the second airplane hit the towers.

This happened on Catalina Island, a place I had heard about my whole life. The most tragic event of my lifetime happened while we were on Catalina island for a celebration - - - -

A memory burned into my brain that I will never forget - - -

Never Forget! Saudi Arabia was responsible for 15 of the 19 terrorists!

Regretfully,
Joe T.