Cathy in the Wright

September 11...

I know there is little to no chance that anyone from the Buffalo, MN fire department reads this blog...but just in case.

THANK YOU.

Thursday, the boys and I were traveling down Hwy 25 in Buffalo and saw that the fire department had extended the ladder from one of their trucks over the highway, and an American flag was hanging down from the bucket at the end of the ladder. Thank you for doing that. Thank you for remembering September 11, 2001.

It was one of the best tributes I saw on Thursday. I didn't blog about 9/11 - I'd just sit here and tear up and think about that awful day, and I'd write sentences and delete them over and over again. Because nothing I could spit out could equal that flag.

I saw this post over at Insignificant Thoughts, and while I'm pretty sure he doesn't mean me (I don't think he's ever seen this site), it made me want to shout, "Hey, I didn't forget!"

So a couple days later, as I sit here with the Kleenex box at my elbow, I can write about 9/11. But only to say Thanks to the fire fighters in Buffalo and everyone else who didn't forget.

Posted by Cathy at September 13, 2003 09:29 AM