A Video Reflection on September 11th

I've spent a considerable amount of time today thinking about how to address the seventh anniversary.  After all, I've said my peace before... two years in a row, in fact:

Where were YOU on September 11? A Retrospective

Of course, if you turn on the television or open the average newspaper right now, they're filled with patriotic text, somber memorials, and multimedia-enriched content.  Not saying there's anything wrong with that, of course... an Associated Press picture of tear-streaked firemen in formation still says a thousand words.

But sometimes the lack of commentary, sountracks and staging is what's needed to tell the story.  With that, I found a video that's magnificent in it's simplicity:  just a family and their camera on Sep 11, 2001:

I'll leave two requests: First, the film is 26 minutes and 25 seconds long. Watch the whole film, but meditate on the portion between 19:41 and 21:41.  I certainly reflected.

Second, the question "where were you on September 11" remains open. Feel free to share your story in the comments.

Capt Mad Pigeon, US Air Force
Spc-Sgt, US Army, 1994-1999

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