9/11 10th Anniversary Candle Memorial

[LoriO]

Just before the first anniversary of 9/11 I wrote the following letter to local papers and the New York newspapers.

"With the anniversary of 9/11/01 drawing fast upon us, I would like to propose an idea for a tribute to all that lost their lives on that fateful day.

I suggest that on 9/11/02 at dusk that everyone should light 3 candles outside their homes (similar to what was done those first couple of nights after the attack). Each of the candles should be a different color, red, white and blue:

RED: for the FDNY firefighters and EMS workers
BLUE: for the NYPD and PAPD officers and Military
WHITE: for all the citizens that were lost that day.

I remember how moved I felt driving down the street and seeing all the lit candles in front of all my neighbor's homes. There are no words that can describe the loss and pain of that day, so let our actions speak for us!! Light your candles to show the world we will never forget September 11th, show the survivors that we still are thinking about them and to all that lost loved ones that we still grieve with them!!

Please, pass this email on to all your friends and let's see those candles burning bright in memory and honor of all on September 11th, 2002."


With the 10th anniversary of this day coming up this year, I again propose this simple way to remember all that were lost on that tragic day. Please help me spread the word around the country and around the world!!


You have my permission to copy the above and to forward it on to others!

For those on Facebook you can see the scheduled event at :
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188415507886095

And the Facebook page for the Candle Memorial at:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/911-1...296766?sk=wall

[Selkie]

This is a nice idea.

Please don't forget those at the Pentagon or the flight that went down in Pennsylvania.

[LoriO]

The candle memorial is for ALL that were lost on 9/11. The blue candle is dedicated to Law Enforcement officers and Military that we lost that day, and the white candle is for all the civilians. We lost way to many people that day.