Serving however we can
It's tempting to say I was not affected by 9/11 because I was in California - not NYC, DC or PA - and because I didn't know anyone who was killed. But that would be a lie. 9/11 was a community trauma and, if we were alive and old enough to understand the events as they unfolded, we were all affected.
We were in Lakeport, California this morning and attended a 9/11-themed church service there. Because assistance and search dogs were also killed that day in 2001, they were especially welcomed to attend the service today. Demi was there, of course, as were three puppies in training from Guide Dogs to the Blind. Imagine, four dogs in church and not a peep, uh, bark, out of any of them, ever.
We each give honor in our own way.
We were in Lakeport, California this morning and attended a 9/11-themed church service there. Because assistance and search dogs were also killed that day in 2001, they were especially welcomed to attend the service today. Demi was there, of course, as were three puppies in training from Guide Dogs to the Blind. Imagine, four dogs in church and not a peep, uh, bark, out of any of them, ever.
We each give honor in our own way.
Don't forget the rescue dogs that helped find survivors and sadly the bodies of the victims. I'm told that rescue dogs get depressed when they don't find live people, so that trainers will hide so the dogs can find a live person... giving the dog hope to look further. I too knew no one that was killed but was deeply affected by that day.
ReplyDeleteOf course, the SARS dogs were in my mind when I was writing.... - Barbara
ReplyDeleteI didn't know anyone neither.
ReplyDeleteBut my heart was broken for all the families that went thru it.
It was devastating.
Sunday I watched it on TV for hours and cried so many time.
The little kids are the ones who really pulled at my heart
Debbi