The images of 9/11 will forever replay in my mind, along with the sickening feeling, as we saw the attack upon our Country in progress.

I fear that many have already forgotten what was done to our People and to our Country that day. We need to remember, and make sure that our Children know, that we must must remain vigilant. For the sake of the innocent who perished that day, we must never forget. God Bless America and God Bless Southwest Airlines!

This is Southwest. We operated then as a family should, and we will continue doing so, in the Great Southwest Spirit. Fearing a situation is not a solution, doing something is. Fly today in confidence. This country was built so we would not have to live in fear. This company was built with LOVE. Your in good hands.

Allie, I'm actually flying Southwest tonight. There's nothing to be worried about. Brian is correct in saying that we will be in the good hands of the crew. Give your fears to God and enjoy the flight!

Allie...... I am a Southwest employee, my daughter is flying today. It's a day that we will never forget but we must not live in fear. No one can say that everything will be okay but we must continue with our lives and not let them have us live in constant fear. If I did not believe that everything would be fine I certainly would not have let my daughter board that airplane this morning.

Let us celebrate the lives of all the people lost 8 yrs ago today. Remember all of the men, woman and children, from all of the nations of the world! Remember that since then; men and woman have died to protect our freedom. Remember what this great country was founded on! Remember that we are Americans and nothing will stand in our way!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!! and may those who have died, rest in peace, God bless.

It is said that people are defined not by how they handle the good times, but rather how they react in bad times. As Americans, we define this country and our response to 9-11 shows nothing but strength, LUV, compassion, and bravery. Nothing more needs to be said about who we are as a nation. All we need to do is look at the people and organizations all over the country who were affected and how we responded in the face of this horrible, evil act:

Remembering those killed:
-The NYPD and NYFD and Port Authority that were killed in saving the 17,000+ people in the World Trade Center at the time of the attack.
-55 Military personnel killed in the Pentagon who had enlisted to protect us from harm.
-The passengers of Flights American 11, United 175, American 77, United 93 (Who refused to allow the terrorist to commit their act against humanity)
-The flight crews of Flights American 11, United 175, American 77, United 93
-The military men and women who have lost their lives defending against future attacks in the War against Terror.
-Finally, the 2998 citizens from all over the world working here in America to better themselves, their families, and this great country.

Recognition of American Strenth:
-The response of New York emergency responders saving thousands of lives at the expense of their own.
-The small business and large corporations that contributed millions to the 9-11 relief fund
-The numerous stories of the bravery of coworkers, friends, and strangers that pulled each other from the remains of the Pentagon and WTC.
-The amazing feat of Air Traffic Controller in landing EVERY plane in the air to protect the lives of millions more.
-The rapid response of the airlines in reaching out to the families affected as well as their response and dedication to improve safety and security.
-The US Government and President Bush (love him or hate him) for putting all their political divisions aside and uniting in the shadow of disaster to support and encourage America to get back on its feet.
-The international community for reach out to America to support us however possible.
-The charitable organizations like the American Red Cross for coordinating relief, blood drives, fund raising, and any other resources possible to ease the pain on America.
-Churches across the world held services to pray for those affected.

The greatest thing about Americans is that when disaster strikes, we band together and overcome whatever obstacles face us and move on to make our society a better, safer place while never forgetting those who have died before us. Fly those planes whether its Southwest,United, American, US Airways, etc. Fly because we don't back down from the threats of the world because we are Americans.

I'm mad at my school. Today we didn't do nothing about 9/11. No moment of scilence, no memorials nothing!

We will never forget. Well guess what, my school did.

Regards,
Jordan Skok

September 11th should be a national holiday.

As a former member of our armed forces who served as a combat medic during Desert Storm and as a search and rescue worker at ground zero immediately following 9/11/01, I am saddened by the lack of completion on the Freedom Tower. It has been 8 years since that dark day and still ground zero looks the same. Come on Americans, write your congressman or who ever you have to and lets get the Freedom Tower completed!! The Petagon and Flight#93 have their memorials, Those who lost their lives at ground zero deserve theirs!! I know you will never forget the date, please lets not forget the names of those who died?

I still remember what happened on the day that changed America forever, 9/11/01.

I took a trip down to Ft. Lauderdale from Tampa over the Labor Day weekend in 2001, flying back from FLL to TPA on Southwest. The weekend before 9/11/01, my sister and my nephew both took a trip to Ft. Lauderdale - ironically on Southwest as well!

Then came Tuesday, 9/11/01, which was like any other day. I was riding the bus to work as I was living in an apartment complex while I was getting my house ready to sell (it was my mother's, but I lost her in March 2000 and the house went to me; it was way too much maintenance for me to handle). Once I settled in to the office I went about my usual business of seeing to it that the filing was being done, among other things.

My co-worker came back from her break and told me the horrific news: A plane crashed into the World Trade Center in New York. I asked her, "are you serious?" I stepped aside to a conference room where there was a TV on and my fears were confirmed: Not one but two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, one on the north tower and another on the south tower. As I work in a 10-story municipal office building in St. Petersburg (and being surrounded by taller office buildings in the downtown St. Petersburg area), I was getting scared by the minute. Only after all US airspace was shut down to all commercial air traffic I started being relieved; I was concerned after what happened in New York, Washington and Shanksville PA - could it happen in Florida? That was in the back of my mind as the attack on America was taking place.

Right after I got home all the TV channels devoted coverage to what happened; you could not flip from channel to channel without watching what happened. What happened on 9/11/01 will remain etched in my mind as long as I live.

When I heard 9/11, firstly I couldn't believe how can this be possible with a well developed country like USA! But it really happened & now, I would like to salute our heroes who lost their life while protecting the country. God Bless Them!!