9 years ago today, both towers in the World Trade Center in New York were brought down by cowards who flew hijacked commercial airliners into them. The total number of victims killed were 2973 (including the hijackers).
One of the victims in the South tower, Vice President of Aon Corporation Kevin Cosgrove, 46, made this emotional phone call to 911 in the last moments of his life.
*Please Note: This audio of a dying man’s last words may be too disturbing for some.
Conversations Of A Sistah 
7 years ago today, the World Trade Center in New York was brought down by cowards flying hijacked passenger jets
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YEAH THE GOVERMENT
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I was in the 9th grade when this happened. I live in Washignton, Dc. So many peoples parents worked at the Pentagon, when news first broke they let everyone out of school and no one really knew fully what was happening. kids wwere crying and trying to call there parents and couldn’t reach them. This is when they allowed cell phones to be on school grounds because it was so easy for kids to call their parents. That day is so clear in my head. May all rest in peace.
However I stil think this was from the Goverment. Can someone please tell me WHY THE HELL WE ARE IN IRAQ IF Osama Bin laden IS THE ONE WHO DID THIS????????? I’ve been confused for years.
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It Took all I had to watch that vid. I was damn near holding back, especially at the last part when the building started to collapse and he was screaming. Damn dat was f*cked up.
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I started crying after listening to this. This is so sad. I remember I was in Boston when this happened and I was downtown, scared to take the train because I thought something was going to happen, crying because my father worked near the towers and thinking the worst. I was harrassed and picked at for weeks after because of my last name (and got some jokes today from people…)
I agree with you, LovelyDay, the Government definitely had a hand in all of this. This is a perfect example of why this country needs change.
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God bless the families of those who were lost during that day. We know they need it more than us who survived.
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I dont even care to hear this video. This is 7 years old and there can not be anything new publicized about this event.
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OH my god truly disturbing i pray that his last moments were quick and easy you can tell he was tyring to calm everyone but there was nothing they could do he didnt stand a chance, and thats so sad. what touched me the most was he said he had told his wife he was ok and not to worry, how sad =[. The way humans treat one another is dusturbing
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I wouldn’t dare attempt to listen to this……I got emotional just during the moment of silence the local radio station did in rememberance of 9/11-I wouldn’t be able to get anything done at work today
I can recall this day all too vividly I was on my way to class and was running late and when I arrived everybody was on the internet, looking at what was happening-it was like a dream…….I heard them talking about something on the radio but I was too preoccupied with trying to get to class…
Very sad, very sad day, I wasn’t able to sleep well after repeatedly watching the news and them showing people jumping from the buildings, the plane that crashed threw it, and eventually the towers falling-I was horrified…..
God bless those who lost their lives and pray that God strengthens & comforts their family and friends….
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As a new yorker…..I can say, 7 years later, its seems like the anniversary takes me back. I get the same feeling i felt that I felt that day when I heard what was going on and the numbness i felt, when i rushed from school to see it on televison, just not being believing what i was seeing. it was surreal, i remember hearing fighter jets flying over head while me n my sister were trying to go to bed. I still have moments where i’m like….wow.
I won’t be watching the vid. I saw that movie that united flight 93, and honestly…..i wish i didnt’ watch it.
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And i really wish they’d stop playing the video of the plane flying into the building. Its really too much. It gives me the same feeling as it did the very first time i saw it.
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@starr my prayers go out to you and your family and all new yorkers……I believe repeatedly watching what happened traumatized all of us in some way. I live in upstate new york and I remember feeling very similar as to how you felt that day.
I really don’t think it’s beneficial to see any of those images from that day, I do believe that the memorials and biographies of those who lost their lives is meaningful because it helps us to never forget and keep their memory alive.
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I was just typing the same exact thing….
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I have watched this video so many times, and every time, it’s emotional, especially the part when he tells his wife he was leaving, and hadn’t left yet. Because of that, I stopped doing that at work saying that I left already and still be at my desk. I think about that phone call a lot. I just pray my soul is right when it’s my time to go.
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Sometimes, I can’t barely stand when this time comes around.I didn’t know anybody that died on 911, but I do symphathize.Today is my grandmother’s birthday/my uncle’s birthday (RIP to both of them born on the same day) and to remember that this happend on their birthday really sucks.
911 could been controlled by the government just because how did these men get a liscened in the United States to fly?
But we shouldn’t be sad today.We should celebrate and remember those who sacrificed themselves by this horrible act.It could of been one of us.I don’t think dwelling on it every year is good because it’s just too much, but it happened.Sad. 😦
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I’m always drawn to these things like a car crash. I don’t want to forget and I don’t want others to forget. I WANT to feel it just as much as the victim’s families. They can show those planes crashing all day every day as far as I am concerned. Those terrorists got people like you and I; working stiffs who got to work on time. It was an attack on the American way of life. I was severely traumatized that day and was in utter shock that my office didn’t close. I called the police to find out where bomb shelters were located and they laughed at me. I wanted to kill them. I had gone to my very first Michael Jackson concert the day before and I was so much in a daze that I had forgotten that fact for weeks even though I was wearing my Michael Jackson t-shirt at work when the planes hit. I still have it.
R.I.P. Victims of 9/11 and my prayers continue to go out to their family and all of us.
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My thoughts and prayers go out to all the families that were affected by this devastating event.
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Damn I know Luda hates this day(his b-day is today if i’m not mistaken) This is so disturbing..but it needs to be remembered…Unnecessary lives were lost…it’s a wake up call for us to never take anything or anyone for granted again…
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😦 😦 😦
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Okay this video f*cked me up…I was 5 months pregnant when this happen 7 years ago…I remember staying up watching the news all night and all the next day…just crying and praying.
My prayers and thoughts are with the victims familes.
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Why ya’ll keep saying “7” years it was 9 years ago today.
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And I can’t believe it’s been 9 years time fly by so fast 😦
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I work at a school and the students had a service this morning to remember 911. It was very emotional and the students really understood the importance of that day. I think we all had a false sense of security about the world we live in up until that day. We have enemies in this world who hate Americans and we all should be aware of that. The act of 911 lead to the war in Iraq and troops being sent to Afghanistan. I will never forget that day and my prayers are with every family that suffered a loss on that tragic day.
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My thoughts and prayers are with everyone who lost a love one on 9/11.
I can’t listen to the call. I’m too emotional as it is.
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For once…I’m glad to see the large white box. Don’t think I’m strong enough to hear it…would be sitting up here crying in my lil cubicle. I was in 11th grade, in physics class, and we were watching it on tv. I swear it was like watching a horrible movie. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Till this day, it’s a tragic event that has touched the hearts of everyone.
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I was in 11th grade, in physics class, and we were watching it on tv. I swear it was like watching a horrible movie
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I too was in the 11th grade, we watched the footage in my Accounting class… at that moment, it didnt set in on what was happening. However, when I finally made it home, and turned on the T.V. and it was the only thing on, it made me realize that we too are vulnerable like every other country… My prayers, and thoughts go out to the families of the victims…. It’s a day that will never be forgotten…..
OBAMA/BIDEN 08′ KIDS……..
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I was getting ready for work when it happened, I worked for the phone company….
I couldn’t sleep for days either after it happened; I had just got my first apt, by myself……
RIP to all of the victims and their families….
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watching the video…
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My Father worked for the Pentagon for Department of Defence for 23 years up until the time of his death.. This was a real situation that touched people in our everyday lives.. never want to forget this day that our people were attacked, the day they would never return home. And the day that changed N.Y and Washington for ever!!
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I was living in Va Beach .. and I was in such an emotional state .. My brother is a fire fighter not knowing where he was .. i actually ran and picked my son up wearing my night gown.
God Bless the families who have to relive this every year they “celebrate” the anniversary.
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On Necole Bitchie’s blog she has a video up, where a woman was in her apt. videotaping the first crash into tower 1 then like 15 minutes into the video tower2 was hit with another plane and she and her mom said it was a military plane !!!!
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That’s funny, because I saw the planes crash into the World Trade Centers on TV and they were two commercial airliners. So did millions of other people watching that day. But I guess that woman and her mama are aviation experts who saw something different from the rest of us huh? 😦
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When I watch this video that plane does not look like a commercial airliner to me.
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First off let me start off by saying RIP to all that were lost. There is no doubt in my very being that Bush knew and planned all this. I can go on for hours why I think this is so the evidence is out there. He works for the devil plain and simple. Anyone that can plan something so cruel on his own people of America so we can have a fake war over some dam oil is just down right an employee of the evil one. He lied his way to get in office and lied about 9/11 and so many other things. He may not be judged for his countless murders here that he caused but I know a judge that sits on a higher thrown that is the ulimate revenger and he will have his day.
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I AGREE WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMENTS. I DIDN’T EVEN CARE TO LISTEN TO THAT AUDIO.IT NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED IN MY OPINION. I HATE THAT EVERY 9/11 OLD WOUNDS ARE REOPENED. IT’S HARD FOR ME SO I KNOW IT’S TORTURE FOR THE VICTIMS’ FAMILIES.MAY HE AND THE OTHER PEOPLE REST IN PEACE WITH GOD.WE LOVE THEM ALL.
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rip everone the wades sends you all there love peace and hope ‘fly like an angel
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I heard they never found the plane that “hit the pentagon” and that it was really a missle from the gov. Now that I think about it…I don’t remember there being a plane at that site, just the plane that crashed in PA, and the two that hit the WTC’s. Am I wrong guys?
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i think this is why they wouldn’t release the 911 tapes. i remember EVERYTHING that happened that day. when one of the websites (usa today, i think) posted the profiles, i looked at all the black people. there was one girl, lashonda or something and her boyfriend wrote that she had just called/emailed him that morning. little did they know they would never speak again. my boyfriend calls me at work EVERY doggone morning and sometimes it’s a pain but i remember that girl and her boyfriend. we just never know when we walk out that door in the morning what is going to happen.
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That was a very sad day in American History…I’m sure everyone remembers exactly where they were when it happened. My prayers are with the victims and families. I haven’t listened to the audio just yet.
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i was a senior in highschool when this happened.:( RIP
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WOW!!
Takes me back to the exact feelings, the uncertainty, the fear, the numbness…the disbelief.
Condolescenes goes out everyone who lost a loveone, friends, family….and those who lived through it…cuz i know that day changed people whether they were affected directly or indirectly
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RIP to those who have lost their family & friends….
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Jesus Christ. I was at home when this happened. My phone kept ringing and ringing. I finally got up to see and it was the job calling me telling me not to come in, we’re shutting down for the day. I think the next two days we were off work here in Atlanta.
The things we have lived through and will be able to tell our kids or the next generation about it. Most of it, sadly, I’m nowhere near proud of.
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That was sooooooooo sad.
RIP and may GOD continue to bless the family and friends of everyone lost.
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I had been at my current job for alittle over 2 yrs when this happened. The weird thing is, I was never one to turn the tv on while getting ready for work. That was the first day that I did. I turned the tv on and the first thing I saw was the first plane hit and I could not believe my eyes. I knew something was not right and it never occured to me that it was just a terrible accident. Shortly after is when the second plane hit. Once I got to work I had the tv on all day. This is one of those things that will always remain raw to us. RIP to all.
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This is something else.
But what’s more amazing is, Tracy posting on a Saturday.
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Are my eyes bleeding or am I seeing Red!!!!
Please fix this font color its gross!
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Hello All. I live and work in DC, right by the Capitol. When the second airplane hit, we didn’t wait for our boss to tell us to leave our offices, my husband and I left immediately. Once we got outside, folks were running around, some crying, like it was the end of the world. Loud jets were taking off left and right and the sound was tremendous, making folks even more scared! We went right away to pick up my son at his school, located on a hill right across from Howard U. From there, you could see the fire billowing from the Pentagon. We went home and my husband drank 6 beers in 30 minutes and was knocked the fck out. (A little humor always helps.) God bless America, STILL the greatest country in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I was only twenty years old then. I was watching Maury and headed out around eight fifty that morning. I remember vividly just how GORGEOUS that day was….that day changed me forever.
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I wish I didn’t listen to this today!!!! This is all so sad at the 4.34 mark the Oh God was unlike any other… That’s the last thing this man said..
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that day changed me as well. till this day im so surprised at how those bulilding came tumbling down so easily
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I’m always very intrigued by what happens right before someone transitions. To actually hear someone’s last moments are so surreal and gut wrenching. I lost a cousin in the towers that day and I still wonder what those final moments were like for her. A rough time; but, I’m thankful for her life and what she gave to our family. God bless all those that perished… and God Bless America!
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Im so sorry for your loss.
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I am always praying for the families.
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RIP to all the people lost during this horrible day in history. It’s one of those days where many people know exactly where they were and what they were doing when the news hit. I thought my boss at the time was on the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania (Flight 93). I refuse to hear the audio or even see coverage today. I can only imagine how the families feel every year having to relive this nightmare all over again.
My heart goes out to all the victims, loved ones, and even the rescuers who lived thought this.
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Im so emotional right now.. the things we take for granted in life!! Bless this man and the other 2 men that were with him. Bless their families and Lord give them strength. Gone in a twinkle of an eye, pleading to be saved/rescued and then GOne. Give thanks people.
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To actually here a person last words, right before they die, is too much. You can hear, almost feel the pain and fear in his voice. God bless him and his family; god bless the woman who stayed on the line with him b/c I am willing to bet she knew he was about to die. They were too far up to be rescued. She was trying to calm him to no avail but that is too be expected.
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I hate this happened. But why did she not tell him to go down stairs, I would have died trying to save my life and not dying waiting on someone to save me.
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I too remember this day like it was yesterday. My husband worked CQ the following day so he was off. We got a call where he was ordered to get his things and report back to the company. He called me and told me to turn on the news and I was in shock. My husband had to deploy overseas and I remember looking at nothing but the news for weeks straight. My heart goes out to all the family members and RIP to the ones we lost. That video has me tore up all over again.
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I was ironing clothes in my dorm room when this happened. My sister called me from Dover, DE and kept asking me are you watching the news? She was in tears. I left my dorm room and walked through the student center and there were people huddled around the televisions in tears. It was surreal. The students from NY were in tears, trying to call everyone they knew.
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Tracy, thank you for posting this.
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This is VERY SAD!! I remember I was at work busy as ever when I noticed everbody was around the radio. Had no idea something so tragic was happening. God bless the victims.
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Living in nyc, i remember 9-11 like it was yesterday. It was a beautiful day…..just like TODAY. I remember every detail, where i was sitting in class, who my teacher was, what we learning, the fact that we had a firedrill that morning, kids parents coming to pick up, my friends mother waiting for us after school, everything. I remember being glued to the TV when I got home, I remember not being able to sleep that night. The sounds of fighter jets flying over the city. It was surreal.
I remember the next day just the same. The city (atleast where I was) was so quiet. Eerily quiet. Little traffic on our streets, and just the fact that it was really quiet. Looking back, i can prob say that we were all just in a state of shock. I know i woke up the next day, turned on the television, because part of me was hoping this wasn’t happening. Its day we wont’ ever forget.
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I was there that day and it was very scary.. Luckily I had good sense to get up and run for my life… RIP to all those that lost their lives on that day…
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I was at work and all the NYers were breaking down crying esp those who had fam and friends at or near the WTC it was very sad and heartbreaking.
Once 911 calls started being released of dying ones last words my mama told me NOT to call her if I was about to die.
I vote as well that the govt had a hand in 9-11 always felt that way and always will.
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I have my FLAG @ half mass. It’s blowing in the wind, but yet reminds me of that deadly day. I don’t know anyone who died in the “Attack”. I just know that I was/am affected by it. I did visit “Ground Zero” 5 yrs ago. It was so… balling my hands up and digging my nails in them. I can’t explain it. If our President does not want to go, what’s the problem. I know ppl who don’t go to the cemetery to visit a long lost loved one. I also know kids who will go to a cemetery w/balloons, and stuffed bears by the car loads to remember who they lost. Everyone is differnt and handle things their way.
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this hurts so bad..There arent enough words that can express this terrible situation.
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I was at ground zero today and took some twic pics. I am lucky to be here today the first time i was in Century 21 in 1993 and in 2001 i was on the E train that goes to the WTC my train just left the train station in time before all hell took place and everything was shut down and all planes were grounded. It took me hours to get home that day. I lost some patients and a few people i knew. There will never be closure for some. I never really watched the news after the attacks happened, i would get the information from the firemen and police officers that came in for breathing treatments and PFT while working over at ground zero. It was therapeutic for them to talk about it. I know if i was working in one of the towers i would have went back in to go help get people out. That is just the kind of person i am. There was a daycare center in one of the towers for the employees and i am glad that they got them children out and not think twice about doing it.
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I remember vividly lying in bed right after my nite shift 7p-7a. As a brand new nurse straight out of college, I was overwhelmed with work and then this happened. More so, I remember wondering how such a powerful government could allow this to happen. I dont believe that our government orchestrated this attack, but I sure believe they allowed it to happen.
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The Grand Ritual, orchestrated by the Elites and ex-president Bush. May God damn everyone of them to hell fire, who had a hand in this ritual.
If yall think 9-11 was something, wait till all the prophecies I’ve been trying to tell you start to fulfill itself…..
Without Christ, one is already dead. So sorry for that man, he did not even think to be praying. You have to be ready to die at anytime.
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Paging Tracy Bell, Paging Tracy Bell.
Where R U Ms. Bell?
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Yes I’m wondering where she is too.
Can we get a new post please? And Thank you.
9/11 is ova and I hate that the tragic event is relived every year anyway.
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Here’s Tamala Ya’ll.
Always harrasing blog queen for a new post.
*SIGHS*
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