Hello guys, this is a Reupload, because RUclips Age-restricted this video for no reason and I thought, it would be very fitting for the memorial day of 9/11 earlier this week. Because quite a few of you might know it already, it would be really helpful if you watch the full video and write a few comments to show the Algorithm that the video is good, thank you for that. See you soon in more videos 😊
I'm not sure how to show an algorithm anything but I am clueless as to why they would think this video is "age restricted", one assumes because of violence. On the day the event happened, teachers in schools in America very remote from New York, sat with classrooms full of kids watching it happen. I noticed you used the "s" word at the end. Sometimes I have found that just one such word can trigger RUclips's algorithms, at least in respect of comments (which is why I didn't use it).
Yes Chris, I share your frustration with this platform. YT is NO friend to free speech, freedom of expression, or ANY other civil right. They have a woke, socialist, left leaning point of view, and will curtial ANYONE'S rights whose values don't coincide with theirs. Their 'terms of service' is fluid on a seemingly daily basis ands bears NO consistency nor common sense whatsoever. Good luck with your channel here... you've got some good stuff.
One private Yatche "the Avante" got into action.. he was worried about fuel..and was told by the tug boats that if he reported to Gov Isle, they would get FREE FUEL to aid the boats to go back over and over again to get people out. The Captain of the Amberjack died in 2018 and many had respiratory cancers after 911 due to that dust cloud and being exposed to it over and over again. I was 22 , in South africa, only to find out that our JOBURG branch had staff from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley in the offices from those towers. They were sitting on a different continent, watching their own offices burn and trying to get calls into their offices to help their staff. I'm not sure if they made it out but i was lead to believe that one guy was in contact with a colleague doing a " last will and testement" just in case he didn't make it.. I could hear them on the phone when I called the offices. Peter (manager) said that they had opened the lines for international calls to facilitate it. I could hear them trying to calm down their collegues and alot of raised voices and swearing.. Needless to say.. I had to call up all my clients and explain that we weren't doing any investments in the USA markets like we were supposed to that day because of the events. MOST understood that but one client wanted to carry on with his dollar currency investment because ,apparently, he hadn't seen the news.. and was oblivious.. I'll never forget hearing grown men talking and hearing their voices crack while they tried not to cry..it was horrendous. I was so glad to not be in that office in Joburg because I don't think I wouldve been able to hold myself together.
@@BTinSFThe Tube is restricting words and images so that we eventually can't speak our minds--and/or we have to work harder to do so. They've already got people saying "unaliving" for "Chop Suey," which is another way to say...oh wait. I can't say it. To the channel owner: We're sorry...America will reload shortly...
Firefighter here, in the USA. The 9/11 firefighters who went down with the towers are an absolute legend to us still to this day, the number 343 (the number of firemen who died trying to save others to the very moment the towers collapsed) is essentially deified in the fire service. Every fire station, no matter how small, or rural, has some photos of the attacks on the wall. No one leaves this job the same way as they came in, but some of us don't come out at all. And I can assure, from having been in pitch black burning houses, overheating and hearing that low oxygen alarm go off on your tank and just praying you can can get out isn't a pleasant experience. Fun fact: The main cause of firefighter deaths isnt smoke, or fire. It's heart attacks from the extreme stress on scenes. PS: Chris, you should get a PO box so I can send you some stuff from the US.
You guys don't get the recognition you deserve, or the respect. I was a grunt for a long time, but you guys do death defying shit, to help other people, day in , day out. Good on ya!
Thank you. I lived next to one of the engine companies that was one of the first to reach the towers, and so many of them didnt return. Thank you for every you do.
Thank you for your service. My house burned and a firefighter almost fell through the floor in my bedroom to the basement floor below, fortunately before he fell completely he was grabbed and pulled up at the last minute. Good bless the fire fighters that helped us and all fire fighters all over. God bless you!
The man who was talking about don't ever say I should have done something. Died from having breathed in the dust from that day a while later. He was a true hero along with many others. An incredible story.
Yes, in 2018. A good friend of mine, his dad was a firefighter and a first responder there. He died around the same time. Those of us local, but farther away (Brooklyn, for instance) started getting sick between 5 and 10ish years ago. Cancers and other illnesses are taking us out by the thousands.
Vincent Ardolino, the hero in the red shirt, passed away in 2018. Also, I recommend the video, Operation Yellow Ribbon, about the residents of Gander, Newfoundland who came together to help stranded passengers during 9/11.
Oh yes! The story of Gander is incredible!! A must watch. Another video I always recommend is The Hero Dogs of 9/11. If you like dogs at all, it's a must watch. I don't think they get enough credit.
Hey Chris don't apologize for crying it just shows what kind of person you are. I was crying too. I've never heard about this boat lift before that was amazing! We as Americans can be divided for different rea sons but if something like 9/11 happens we unite to help one another. Our country is in a mess right now and I pray it doesn't take another large tradedy to bring us together again. Thanks for sharing
This is one of the most important documentaries to come out of 9/11. I'm so glad that each group of people who helped in any way have been documented and recognized. Thank you for your reaction to this. It's such a valuable thing to have attention brought to--for everyone.
There is an even more powerful quote than that my friend. "Societies grow great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never bask in."
Another story that deserves to be told is that of the Fireboat John J Harvey. She served as the main Fireboat for New York City from 1930 all the way till 1994. In 1999 she was sold to a private owners who kept her running. The Harvey was one of the many boats that came to assist during the boat lift on 9/11, however things would change for it.When the Twin Towers collapsed, it destroyed the water main for New York City. The fire boats that were currently active were overwhelmed. Seeing that the Harvey was part of the rescue efforts, FDNY contacted the boat and asked if their pumps were still working. Once being told that the pumps were in fact working, the Harvey dropped off the load it had and began assisting the fire fighting efforts for the rest of the day. Today, the John J Harvey is a museum in Manhattan, And is federally protected as part of the national register of historic places.
That thick smoke was full of tiny pieces of metal, glass, concrete, and plastic. More people have died from cancers and lung diseases since the attacks than died on September 11th. I know of a retired firefighter and police officer who volunteered to work at Ground Zero in the weeks after. Both got sick, only one survived. Of course, it is possible that there were other causes. It still angers me that those guys were allowed to work after the first day without breathing apparatus. The Environmental Protection Agency even lied that there was no danger. Overall, the government did a good job, but this should never have happened.
This is great. Might I suggest also looking at Gander airport in Newfoundland? They landed almost 40 aircraft. The town had less than 10,000 residents. The airport wasn't configured to handle the sheer amount of traffic. They lined up planes like cars in a parking lot. The citizens of the city opened their homes, the churches opened their doors, everyone came together to house and feed the stranded passengers.
Damn Chris, this was an emotional video reliving that horrible day in our country’s history. There were some amazingly beautiful people that helped out that day and since then and we’re a stronger nation for it.
There's a video here on YT called 9/11 as Events Unfold. It's the phone calls made by the victims. The people in the planes, maybe thinking they might land and possibly live through it, were pretty calm. The poor souls in the buildings were more panicked. It really brings the human side to this.
Thank you for this. 9/11 is often remembered here in the US as a time of horror, which it was, but we also remember the courage and love and self-sacrifice shown by those who raced to help. So many emergency personnel, but also civilians just helping wherever they could. Couageous people running into danger to rescue all they could, at great risk and loss to themselves.
You are so sweet, the epitome of german 🇩🇪 guys. Sweet, humble ( and sometimes not so confident due to the insecurities that unfairly is reminded to them Ww2) Still smart, knowledgeable, polite and open minded. Hugs from someone from Albania living in Italy ♥️
Great video Chris! I cant speak for all of us, but i know just about everyone in the U.S. would appriciate your solemn and meaningful attention to one of our country's greatest tradgedies. Its always comforting to know that other country's citizens do appriciate us and our struggles, nonetheless share in the sympathy over such catastrophe. With how many controversial actions we have done as a nation and the power our country has taken, its easy to forget that not every nation prays on our downfall.
Hi Chris. Appreciate your reaction, as always. Too bad there were those 2 blocks of sound that were missing. Speaking of the smoke, there was much more than just smoke particulates there, but pulverized particles of everything you can imagine that would have been in those buildings and aircraft. From concrete and steel, to other metals, plastic, paper, paint, wood, stone, fabric. . . and even the victims themselves. I had a good friend who was a police chaplain, who spent weeks at the scene and died much too young, as a result.
Thank you for watching this. I am a New Yorker and was in the Marines when this happened and was later sent to Iraq. I have seen my brothers die, my fellow Marines end their lives years after the war and I can tell you this with a straight face. But seeing the footage of 911 absolutely breaks me and o can’t hold back the tears. Nothing was ever the same again after this attack.
During those first hours, not knowing who had done this or why, many cities around the country took defensive action. I was living in Chicago and they evacuated portions of downtown in case there was an attack. I was sent home from work and spent the rest of the day trying to find my friends. We all felt so helpless. We joined a line at a blood donation center to see if we could donate blood in case it would be needed.
There's a quote that always gets me every time this year. There was never a worst day to be American then September 11th, but there was never a better one than September 12th. The way our entire country came together not just in the cities but even down to my tiny City thousands of miles away. There wasnt an American not trying to figure out how they could help in some way or another
A bus load of us decided to keep our reservations going to Niagara Falls, Canada, Buffalo NY, Watertown NY…. yes we were afraid but we decided if we didn’t go, the terriorists win, and we weren’t going to let them. Every one of us on the bus had three different types of identification…some had even more, for crossing into Canada & returning back to the USA. Just before I left for this trip, a truck driver delivered his load. He told us of his experiences on that day as he was supposed to be bringing in a load from New Jersey to Manhattan. In my home state, they evacuated some buildings and put refineries on lock down. In the middle of the U.S. we were expecting the worst…we had multiple refineries in the heart of the Twin Cities, The Federal Reserve, along with Federal Courthouses…. As far as we were from New York, we still felt fear & horror for them, for America, an lastly for ourselves. Back to the tour, we arrived in Watertown NY, where the manager of a large hotel, thanked us for us…and it was not just saying it. She had lost five full bus loads of tourists just that day. That trip brought home to us just how much we can & will do for each other- no matter how much we disagree with them. The power of the human spirit, our will to survive shown bright that day & the days following. You tube this should be allowed to play. It is a reminder of what happened. That it was real, and NOT a movie.
What a horrible event this was. IXXI NEVER FORGET, I know I never will. I worked in a Philadelphia hospital/trauma center at that time, every tall building was evacuated in town except us of course. We immediately began prepping for extreme casualties that never arrived. Philly is only about two hours south of Manhattan, quicker by helicopter medivac. Every bridge, tunnel, or train was halted and the island was sealed off for 4 days. We took the first train in on Saturday morning to work the debris pile as volunteers, treat wounded volunteers or whatever, anything really. The burning wreckage was incomprehensible for lack of any words, smoke, ash, dust & paper was inches deep. People had written on dirty windows with fingers messages their names & things like “I’m alive “ heartbreaking. There was literally nothing we could really do, the volunteers were already there in the hundreds and machines were working the pile. This was our generation’s Pearl Harbor moment. All 7WTC buildings had collapsed including towers 1&2, the Greek Orthodox Church was under the pile & the Deutsche Bank building had its facade torn off. The weight collapsed the subway tunnels under the plaza, anyone under this mess couldn’t be reached easily. The sights and smells will forever remain in my mind forever, I paused the video many times Many outlying train stations in NY, NJ, Long Island and Connecticut had vehicles parked there that were simply just towed away during the week. I usually don’t watch any 9/11 videos and still can’t attend memorial services on that day, hopefully someday I will. I still can’t believe it’s been 23 years.
What an amazing story. Not rescued by our amazing navy, but by everyone on a boat. Out of circumstances. Americans are great like that. Help your neighbors
I was a freshman walking to my second period class when I heard some people in the hall talking about the attack. I remember thinking that that couldn't be right, that if it was something that happened yesterday, we would have heard about it before now. Then I got to the class and my principal came on the intercom and made the announcement😢
Thank you for sharing. It was a tragedy created by the worst aspects of humanity yet in the midst of it, there are examples like this one of the best of humanity. I still feel the loss of so many lives mixed with pride as people pulled together to rescue and support the victims. We can never repay or honor enough those firefighters, police, and other first responders who risked (and gave) their lives by rushing to save people they had never met before. Never forget...
I’m 62yrs old from the US and only learned of this a couple of years ago by watching a reaction video to it. I’ve watched a few reaction videos to this and I don’t remember any of them being restricted … sorry this happened to you. It makes you feel really good knowing people can be AMAZING when others need help!
Thank you for watching this, and learning about the goodness that can happen, even on the darkest of days. Your tears simply show that you have compassion, and that is a beautiful attribute. As a native New Yorker, I can tell you that many New Yorkers never go on the water! LOL Idk why, but they use trains and bridges and cars, but rarely use boats. I'm sure there were many folks there that day who had never been on a boat before. Those rivers have very strong currents, and are known to be lethal if you fall in. That day, people jumped in. They just wanted to survive. If you haven't watched the actual events of Flight 93, that is spectacular. ❤ from 🇺🇸
I read the story of 2 men in their early 20s who worked on the 83rd floor of one of the towers. They were making their way down the stairs after the plane hit and when they got to the 68th floor they found a woman in a wheelchair who couldn’t get down. They carried her down 68 flights of stairs and saved her life. There were many hero’s that day.
I was in 9th grade when this happened. I was at school in the parking lot doing drills when I noticed f-16s flying overhead from the Air Force base down the road. Grew up on AFBs and knew something was off. Few minutes later, we got called in and watched the news. Saw the 2nd tower hit and heard about the Pentagon. We had so many students crying because some of their parents were there on work trips. Was heartbreaking taking turns to call home on the only landline in the band hall. My Dad didn't come home until late that night. The government pulled his retirement papers. My mom was so scared he'd be sent off to war. 9/11 is probably the reason why I'm desensitized to mutilated bodies. Unfortunately, I stumbled upon pictures of the bodies of the poor souls that jumped from the buildings. Very grateful they are not easily shown on the internet anymore. Shit traumatized me. Can't imagine how the surviving family members felt.
Please find the video narrated by Tom Brokow (a Canadian/US journalist) about how the small town of Gander, Newfoundland accommodated hundreds of airline passengers when US airspace was closed on 9/11. Planes bound for the US from Europe had to turn around and return or land in Canada. It is an amazing feat of logistics and a portrayal of regular humans at their best. You won't be sorry.
It’s something that I think we can be proud of. I stood in line for 3 hrs to donate blood. That’s how many people there were. Sometimes it’s the only way people can help.
I know it's a little thing, but one part of this video that I love is that it shows you an aspect of real life in America, and that is the regional accents of the many heroic people featured here. I'm from Boston, which of course has its OWN distinct accents, which are different, but being able to hear the similarity and the familiarity from visiting family in NYC my whole life added a layer of emption to this for me.
This is the America that the world knew. Caring, compassionate, does everything it can to help. I hope they remember who they used to be and become that beacon of good again when November comes.
As you can see and hear for yourself, there were our everyday, hardworking Americans already choosing and actively there picking up and helping the trapped people onto their boats, well before the U.S. coast guard put out the call for more boats to converge to also help. We do not sit around twiddling our thumbs and wait for permission/calls for help before we care enough for our fellow Americans to go immediately and help them. The same goes for helping those who have had tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, etc. damages.
Sometimes stories like this are needed to help uplift the spirits of this tragedy. Unfortunately this day is such an ominous and dark time for our country, I worry we haven’t properly dealt with it seeing as so many you people don’t understand the extent of this day. It’s a really hard topic to talk about, we’re a nation that likes to believe we can do the impossible, such as building skyscrapers to reach the skies, however this was a day that so many of us had so little control to the outcome. We lost so many good people, and their friends, families, and communities had to live life with a hole in their hearts. There are times it feels like we’ll never get closure from this haunting day, just seems to have been the point where it seems like our decline began.
"Is it uncommon to be on a boat in the US?" Not really. There are probably lots of people in the inland part of the US--the midwest, Southwest desert areas and so forth, who never have, but even in New York: When I was in school in Baltimore I met other students from New York who'd never been outside that city up to that point in their lives.
Yeah, tbf it’s the slowest mode of transportation compared to a train/vehicle. So in a city where everyone is in a rush, locals don’t really use them when there are faster alternatives. Unless you commute from Staten Island to Manhattan or work in the industry, they’re mainly a tourist thing!
@@nancyjanzen5676 Everything "depends". I wonder how many people born and raised in Kansas or Nebraska or Colorado or the Dakotas or Idaho or Montana have ever been in anything larger than a row boat or kayak if even one of those.
Yes, I think the statement in the video was meant to imply, "ever been on a ferry in New York." A small percentage of commuters do it every day, but the rest, almost never if at all. In 42 years of living in Manhattan and The Bronx, I don't think I took the SI Ferry more than once or twice, and our firm rented a party boat once. I knew every dip and sway and bump of the subway lines to and from work, and could ride them in my sleep. But I still would have needed to be told just where to go on the boats.
Back then I normally start my day listening to Howard Stern. But on 9/11 I did not and learned of the problem from a classmate on the bus but I was in disbelieve until we arrived at school. The sensation of worry, fear, and confusion.
I'm from New Jersey, could see the towers from my bedroom window and I didn't even know this. This is very American culturally, we tend to have a sense of responsibility and feel like its a duty to help.
I was in college when this happened and I had the same reaction as the first fellow in the documentary. My roomates had the television on and I saw what they were watching just as the second plane crashed into the tower. I thought they were watching a movie. I was shocked when ai realized they were watching live coverage on the news. Classes were canceled and everywhere I went, on or off campus, I could hear news playing on televisions and radios from just about every student apartment. It was devastating to experience. Even though I was across the country in the west, my heart was breaking in the east. I still get emotional seeing footage more than 20 years later. As terrible as this event was, it unified us and brought out the best in people everywhere. 💜
Going on a boat can be very pricey. It's just that not everyone can afford a boat, or to travel by boat. Also, most New Yorkers are more likely to walk, taxi, bike, drive or take a taxi. We don't necessarily have a reason to take a boat from place to place in the U.S.
Many people didn't know how bad the dust was that day, but people who volunteered and helped often ended up with cancer because of what was in the dust. Most Americans are lucky to afford one trip on sailing on a boat. Some schools try to teach low income kids about the water and boats if possible. But too often we are lucky to have this experience. I had it through wealthy friends and family.
Chris, many people in NYC get around via the subway system, others by busses. Also, with property so expensive there, there's no reasonably priced location to store a boat. Re. tour boats, the thought in many people's minds is probably either, "I'm not a tourist; I live here.", or "I'm too busy now. I'll do it some day.", but never get around to it. Pretty amazing stats: twice as many rescued in 9 hours there as were at Dunkirk in 9 days. Another video, related to this, that you should seek out is the story of the small town in Canada that took in the people from multiple jets on a moment's notice when the worldwide order to clear the skies was given.
In addition to reaction videos could you possibly make videos where you give travel tips, if someone wanted to visit, or where you talk about random things like food, interesting places and things to do or see. Love the channel so far.
I remember exactly where I was this day. It was like the entire US was silent. I love how we came together to help, I didn't know about the boats. Also this reminds me wth are we doing with such open borders??
Thank you for this reaction. Your honest emotion touched my heart. I had never heard about the boatlift before. Reactions such as yours remind those of us who don't live in NYC to never forget, never diminish, and always honor the souls lost, the traumatized witnesses and the amazing heroes of this tragic event.
I also thank you. Your honest emotion touched my heart. Every year as it’s close to 9/11, I watch the documentaries & save them. Some are new to me, some not. I save them because I remember that day so vividly, & because I don’t want it to ever be forgotten. To many of our children who were young, it’s a piece of history. To us, it was our Pearl Harbor.
Incredible... amazing... selfless... courageous... Yes, but this is what Americans do in a crisis. I love my country; I love my people. I'm so PROUD of them~!! And I loved watching your reaction~! Keep up the wonderful content. ❤
..Chris I Love You My Friend. ❤. The hardest part was seeing the Fear in the eyes of Hero's who risk their lives knowing they were going to die. I Thank You for sharing this My Beautiful Friend. 😉👍❤️❤️❤️😓. I Love and Care About You My Handsome Friend. Thank You for Remembering the worst Day for America 🇺🇸. I Love You My Friend ❤and I want you to come Florida. 😉👍❤️❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸
An amazing rescue during a horrible day. Great acts of heroism in NYC, Pentagon and in Pa. So many by everyday people.. people untrained. And this heroism spread into Canada, across the US. Around the world. No one knew if another insidious action would take place or where if it did.
I lived in NYC on 9/11. My neighborhood was one of the hardest hit in Brooklyn by that toxic cloud that flew at us, then settled and stayed for days. The ash, dust, and smell stayed for months. The fires burned for months. My birthday is 9/13 and it looked like it was snowing in the heat on my birthday. We were all covered in it, it filled our homes regardless of windows being closed. We were all choking on it, skin grey in your own bed, it got in our eyes, nose, mouth.. My stepdad has cancer, mom has neuropathy and other issues, and I have some crazy chronic illness they havent figured out yet. It's all due to 9/11. Almost if not all of the true heroes that were at Ground Zero are gone thanks to illnesses/cancers directly due to 9/11's toxic air. Thousands died that day. Many more thousands are still dying as a direct result of living or working too close to Ground Zero.
I was 24 on 9/11, nurse who worked right across the water in Astoria (Queens, NY) we all watched in horror that day from across the water and on TV that morning. We were so scared as we all had friends and family who worked in lower manhattan and specifically in the WTC. It was horrible. I was so scared but I was also so proud of how NY’er and others just came together to help each other.
I knew about boats bringing people over to the marina in Monmouth County in New Jersey a few weeks later. The Office of Emergency Management and RN from the Dept of Health went to the marina the Diector of OEM decided to bringcall the boats to a marina in one town. 10's of thousands ended up there. The Director of the Department of Health rsalized any other emergency like this would need a bigger response. A few weeks later Monmouth County srmtarted the first volunteer emergency response team of any Health Dept in the country. We mass over 1500 volunteers in a short period of time. Information was shared about what we were doing and a Public Health Professor at Harvard heard about us, came down to learn about our efforts. Wrote a paper on it and took it to the Fedrral government and from that the Medical Reserve Corps were born. Every County in every State in the USA now has a Medical Reserve Corp attached to the County Health Dept. Thiz stemmed from the bostlift.
My son was 12 he grew up to be a Marine,and a firefighter now,when he got out.Thanks my friend for the tribute.Thank You to the person who put the video up.
Dramatic events show you the pendulum of human nature. Having the terrorists show one extreme of their nature. Then all that ran to the event to help. Shows the other extreme.
I have seen this before and love the original video. Unfortunately, the sound wasn't working in 2 different areas of your video, which was disappointing. Thank you for your effort. It is appreciated. I thoroughly enjoy your channel. Please keep doing these. I hope you can get the video sound fixed.😊
Every time I see this video I cry at the time all we seen was people needed help and people helping others to safety we have differences but come together in times others are in need now that is what I love about humanity and America we didn’t see color or pronouns we seen humans who where scared and needed help it was beautiful I was only 3 but my dad still tells me the story when he took our boat who was named gods sailer it was a fishing boat but he helped people …. Out of all the fear we cared for one another
Chris as a American I Love and Thank You My Friend. I Remember Seeing the Fear in Their Eyes but they they walked up knowing they wasn't going to survive. Chris I Love ❤ and care about you my Handsome Friend and We are for Apart. 😉👍❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸
At that point of Manhattan, Staten Island is across the water. You can see the Staten Island Ferries among the many boats going to help. I was in Manhattan the weekend after this tragedy. It was eerily empty and covered in flyers posted by people trying to find friends and family who didn't come home from work at the Twin Towers that day.
GREAT video! I was living in Queens at the time and I could see the towers burning from my kitchen window. I lost a childhood friend, Brian Hickey, RIP. Sooo sad
Chris, there is no doubt in my mind you would be one of the brave rescuers if something like that ever happened around you. I can see you have that kind of heart.
As a New Yorker, suffering losses of friends that day, I just wanna say thanks, a big THANKS. Yes, when the shit hit the fan, no matter the squabbles and issues between us, we pull together.and pull together tight. The issues of race, creed, color, religion, sex, politics disappear and we act like humans again helping each other like the Lord God says we should. I am so lucky that on that day my brother decided not to go into work which would have been on one of the top floors. Everyone at his job except him and the owner died that day.
18:27 Don't u dare apologize for having feelings about the heroism of others! I still tear up !😢 It's because, as an American, I'm proud of our "regular people" just jumping in. As a child, I couldn't understand the Holo---st. I didn't understand why ppl in Germany didn't help their neighbors😢. As an adult, I understand more. FWIW, my Parasocial German Nephew? You'd have been one of the heroes who risked his own life to save a family back then. 💯 (PS I was near LA on the West Coast, 3 hrs behind, I watched it happen live, but NOBODY knew what was going on. I figured something was headed to us; military and population targets. I was 27 when it happened. So, I decided to commute an hour on a major freeway and go to work. Nothing got done that day, but we were all at work like a giant middle finger to whomever was taking us out. We didn't even know who the enemy was. Last thing: After this horrible election is over, u can bet your non-laderhosen 😂 butt, we'd pull together the exact same way. 😉 We're a crazy, loud, sometimes lacking sophisticated culture - sorry 🌎 world - but if you are here and in a jam, we're the obnoxious rebel cousins who will help. CHRIS: If you don't know the story of Todd Beamer, I'M BEGGING YOU to react to it. You won't be sorry. And, on that note, "Let's roll." The next time you're frightened, remember that quote. People tell me I'm brave. I have faced death more than the average. I tell ppl this paraphrased quote, which your Half-breed Parasocial US Auntie gives to you now: Courage is not the absence of fear. It's being afraid and doing it anyway. Let me know when ur ready for Coachella 😅. ❤ - 🌴 Cynical Gen-Xer in Palm Springs 🌴 California desert USA Earth 🌎✌️❤️ (Oh, I've been on boats all my life. My guess is that in NYC, it wasn't necessary or done as recreation as we do here(?) I was surprised to hear that part, too. They use public transportation normally, I think. Some New Yorker will correct me!😂) Take care. Much love from California ❤
This was a great video Chris! That’s who we are as Americans. First as human beings really! I’m honored to be an American! We would welcome you with open arms in this Nation should you ever decide to come here and live! Or to come here and visit! Mark in Iowa USA.
Even 23 years on watching anything to do with 9/11 tears me up, it always will I think. I had just graduated high school when it happened, I was at a mall putting in applications for jobs...the mall had a small news station in it and there was a crowd around the windows, people crying and freaking out and when I went to see what was up I was just frozen. My mother called and told me to get home right away, because at the time no one had any idea if the attacks were over or just beginning and she wanted us all home, together just in case. Nowadays I see people making jokes and memes about 9/11 and it infuriates me...but I have to remind myself that the people doing it are most likely kids that didn't live through it and so don't have the same weight of grief as the rest of us over it. It still infuriates me though.
love your reactions. love you were as emotional as we were . a good thing to share our feelings. suggestion to watch is a Bud Abbott and Lou Castello "Who's On First" . It is a classic comedy routine from the 1950's about baseball. I would love to see how this humor translates into German humor thank you for being you
I was 36 yrs old, living in the Dallas/Ft Worth area. I had 1 ch8ld who was in the first grade, i had just taken him to school. My husband was a Dallas Police officer. We were about to have breakfast when I turned on the morning news. After about an hour of watching in horror my husband got a called that EVERY officer had to go to work. I was really upset for many reasons, but living in the DFW area with a large international hub airport only 15 minutes away was sobering.
Hello guys, this is a Reupload, because RUclips Age-restricted this video for no reason and I thought, it would be very fitting for the memorial day of 9/11 earlier this week. Because quite a few of you might know it already, it would be really helpful if you watch the full video and write a few comments to show the Algorithm that the video is good, thank you for that. See you soon in more videos 😊
I'm not sure how to show an algorithm anything but I am clueless as to why they would think this video is "age restricted", one assumes because of violence. On the day the event happened, teachers in schools in America very remote from New York, sat with classrooms full of kids watching it happen. I noticed you used the "s" word at the end. Sometimes I have found that just one such word can trigger RUclips's algorithms, at least in respect of comments (which is why I didn't use it).
Hallo Chris I am from Syria but I live in USA I want you to know that there is a conspiracy theory that the Israeli mossads did it
Yes Chris, I share your frustration with this platform. YT is NO friend to free speech, freedom of expression, or ANY other civil right. They have a woke, socialist, left leaning point of view, and will curtial ANYONE'S rights whose values don't coincide with theirs. Their 'terms of service' is fluid on a seemingly daily basis ands bears NO consistency nor common sense whatsoever. Good luck with your channel here... you've got some good stuff.
One private Yatche "the Avante" got into action.. he was worried about fuel..and was told by the tug boats that if he reported to Gov Isle, they would get FREE FUEL to aid the boats to go back over and over again to get people out. The Captain of the Amberjack died in 2018 and many had respiratory cancers after 911 due to that dust cloud and being exposed to it over and over again. I was 22 , in South africa, only to find out that our JOBURG branch had staff from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley in the offices from those towers. They were sitting on a different continent, watching their own offices burn and trying to get calls into their offices to help their staff. I'm not sure if they made it out but i was lead to believe that one guy was in contact with a colleague doing a " last will and testement" just in case he didn't make it.. I could hear them on the phone when I called the offices. Peter (manager) said that they had opened the lines for international calls to facilitate it. I could hear them trying to calm down their collegues and alot of raised voices and swearing.. Needless to say.. I had to call up all my clients and explain that we weren't doing any investments in the USA markets like we were supposed to that day because of the events. MOST understood that but one client wanted to carry on with his dollar currency investment because ,apparently, he hadn't seen the news.. and was oblivious.. I'll never forget hearing grown men talking and hearing their voices crack while they tried not to cry..it was horrendous. I was so glad to not be in that office in Joburg because I don't think I wouldve been able to hold myself together.
@@BTinSFThe Tube is restricting words and images so that we eventually can't speak our minds--and/or we have to work harder to do so. They've already got people saying "unaliving" for "Chop Suey," which is another way to say...oh wait. I can't say it.
To the channel owner: We're sorry...America will reload shortly...
Firefighter here, in the USA. The 9/11 firefighters who went down with the towers are an absolute legend to us still to this day, the number 343 (the number of firemen who died trying to save others to the very moment the towers collapsed) is essentially deified in the fire service. Every fire station, no matter how small, or rural, has some photos of the attacks on the wall. No one leaves this job the same way as they came in, but some of us don't come out at all. And I can assure, from having been in pitch black burning houses, overheating and hearing that low oxygen alarm go off on your tank and just praying you can can get out isn't a pleasant experience.
Fun fact: The main cause of firefighter deaths isnt smoke, or fire. It's heart attacks from the extreme stress on scenes.
PS: Chris, you should get a PO box so I can send you some stuff from the US.
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You guys don't get the recognition you deserve, or the respect. I was a grunt for a long time, but you guys do death defying shit, to help other people, day in , day out. Good on ya!
Thank you. I lived next to one of the engine companies that was one of the first to reach the towers, and so many of them didnt return. Thank you for every you do.
Thank you for your service. My house burned and a firefighter almost fell through the floor in my bedroom to the basement floor below, fortunately before he fell completely he was grabbed and pulled up at the last minute. Good bless the fire fighters that helped us and all fire fighters all over. God bless you!
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The man who was talking about don't ever say I should have done something. Died from having breathed in the dust from that day a while later. He was a true hero along with many others. An incredible story.
Omg I didn't know that how sad😢
I haven't seen a cause of death listed for him anywhere.
Although it is a good possibility that it was due to exposure that day.
That is so sad
Yes, in 2018. A good friend of mine, his dad was a firefighter and a first responder there. He died around the same time.
Those of us local, but farther away (Brooklyn, for instance) started getting sick between 5 and 10ish years ago. Cancers and other illnesses are taking us out by the thousands.
Vincent Ardolino, the hero in the red shirt, passed away in 2018. Also, I recommend the video, Operation Yellow Ribbon, about the residents of Gander, Newfoundland who came together to help stranded passengers during 9/11.
Oh yes! The story of Gander is incredible!! A must watch.
Another video I always recommend is The Hero Dogs of 9/11. If you like dogs at all, it's a must watch. I don't think they get enough credit.
Great dude. Also I just took a radar class with his son a couple weeks ago.
Hey Chris don't apologize for crying it just shows what kind of person you are. I was crying too. I've never heard about this boat lift before that was amazing! We as Americans can be divided for different rea sons but if something like 9/11 happens we unite to help one another. Our country is in a mess right now and I pray it doesn't take another large tradedy to bring us together again. Thanks for sharing
This is one of the most important documentaries to come out of 9/11. I'm so glad that each group of people who helped in any way have been documented and recognized. Thank you for your reaction to this. It's such a valuable thing to have attention brought to--for everyone.
There's another powerful quote. Evil happens when good men do nothing
There is an even more powerful quote than that my friend.
"Societies grow great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never bask in."
Another story that deserves to be told is that of the Fireboat John J Harvey. She served as the main Fireboat for New York City from 1930 all the way till 1994. In 1999 she was sold to a private owners who kept her running. The Harvey was one of the many boats that came to assist during the boat lift on 9/11, however things would change for it.When the Twin Towers collapsed, it destroyed the water main for New York City. The fire boats that were currently active were overwhelmed. Seeing that the Harvey was part of the rescue efforts, FDNY contacted the boat and asked if their pumps were still working. Once being told that the pumps were in fact working, the Harvey dropped off the load it had and began assisting the fire fighting efforts for the rest of the day. Today, the John J Harvey is a museum in Manhattan, And is federally protected as part of the national register of historic places.
That thick smoke was full of tiny pieces of metal, glass, concrete, and plastic. More people have died from cancers and lung diseases since the attacks than died on September 11th. I know of a retired firefighter and police officer who volunteered to work at Ground Zero in the weeks after. Both got sick, only one survived. Of course, it is possible that there were other causes. It still angers me that those guys were allowed to work after the first day without breathing apparatus. The Environmental Protection Agency even lied that there was no danger. Overall, the government did a good job, but this should never have happened.
Not to forget asbestos, fiberglass, mercury and organic matter as well.
This is great. Might I suggest also looking at Gander airport in Newfoundland? They landed almost 40 aircraft. The town had less than 10,000 residents. The airport wasn't configured to handle the sheer amount of traffic. They lined up planes like cars in a parking lot. The citizens of the city opened their homes, the churches opened their doors, everyone came together to house and feed the stranded passengers.
Damn Chris, this was an emotional video reliving that horrible day in our country’s history. There were some amazingly beautiful people that helped out that day and since then and we’re a stronger nation for it.
23 years ago and I still cry watching this.
There's a video here on YT called 9/11 as Events Unfold. It's the phone calls made by the victims. The people in the planes, maybe thinking they might land and possibly live through it, were pretty calm. The poor souls in the buildings were more panicked. It really brings the human side to this.
Thank you for this. 9/11 is often remembered here in the US as a time of horror, which it was, but we also remember the courage and love and self-sacrifice shown by those who raced to help. So many emergency personnel, but also civilians just helping wherever they could. Couageous people running into danger to rescue all they could, at great risk and loss to themselves.
I had never heard of this boatlift until just a few years ago. I love the humanity that was shown by these men on the water! God bless them all!
You are so sweet, the epitome of german 🇩🇪 guys. Sweet, humble ( and sometimes not so confident due to the insecurities that unfairly is reminded to them Ww2) Still smart, knowledgeable, polite and open minded. Hugs from someone from Albania living in Italy ♥️
Great video Chris! I cant speak for all of us, but i know just about everyone in the U.S. would appriciate your solemn and meaningful attention to one of our country's greatest tradgedies. Its always comforting to know that other country's citizens do appriciate us and our struggles, nonetheless share in the sympathy over such catastrophe. With how many controversial actions we have done as a nation and the power our country has taken, its easy to forget that not every nation prays on our downfall.
it is a very moving documentary, don't worry about not making comments throughout the video, Chris, it is emotional
Hi Chris. Appreciate your reaction, as always. Too bad there were those 2 blocks of sound that were missing. Speaking of the smoke, there was much more than just smoke particulates there, but pulverized particles of everything you can imagine that would have been in those buildings and aircraft. From concrete and steel, to other metals, plastic, paper, paint, wood, stone, fabric. . . and even the victims themselves. I had a good friend who was a police chaplain, who spent weeks at the scene and died much too young, as a result.
Im glad you covered this, as an American i who lives through this i never even heard of this. Crazy.
I cried watching you cry. It was a very humbling moment in our lives.
Thanks for covering this Chris it was a horrible day for the entire country.
Thank you for watching this. I am a New Yorker and was in the Marines when this happened and was later sent to Iraq. I have seen my brothers die, my fellow Marines end their lives years after the war and I can tell you this with a straight face. But seeing the footage of 911 absolutely breaks me and o can’t hold back the tears. Nothing was ever the same again after this attack.
Another one is Operation Yellow Ribbon. Our friends in Canada stepped up big time too
Their airspace was closed as well, but they allowed the planes to land. The people of Gander & other town showed such kindness & generosity.
During those first hours, not knowing who had done this or why, many cities around the country took defensive action. I was living in Chicago and they evacuated portions of downtown in case there was an attack. I was sent home from work and spent the rest of the day trying to find my friends. We all felt so helpless. We joined a line at a blood donation center to see if we could donate blood in case it would be needed.
There's a quote that always gets me every time this year. There was never a worst day to be American then September 11th, but there was never a better one than September 12th. The way our entire country came together not just in the cities but even down to my tiny City thousands of miles away. There wasnt an American not trying to figure out how they could help in some way or another
A bus load of us decided to keep our reservations going to Niagara Falls, Canada, Buffalo NY, Watertown NY…. yes we were afraid but we decided if we didn’t go, the terriorists win, and we weren’t going to let them. Every one of us on the bus had three different types of identification…some had even more, for crossing into Canada & returning back to the USA. Just before I left for this trip, a truck driver delivered his load. He told us of his experiences on that day as he was supposed to be bringing in a load from New Jersey to Manhattan. In my home state, they evacuated some buildings and put refineries on lock down. In the middle of the U.S. we were expecting the worst…we had multiple refineries in the heart of the Twin Cities, The Federal Reserve, along with Federal Courthouses…. As far as we were from New York, we still felt fear & horror for them, for America, an lastly for ourselves. Back to the tour, we arrived in Watertown NY, where the manager of a large hotel, thanked us for us…and it was not just saying it. She had lost five full bus loads of tourists just that day. That trip brought home to us just how much we can & will do for each other- no matter how much we disagree with them. The power of the human spirit, our will to survive shown bright that day & the days following.
You tube this should be allowed to play. It is a reminder of what happened. That it was real, and NOT a movie.
What a horrible event this was. IXXI NEVER FORGET, I know I never will. I worked in a Philadelphia hospital/trauma center at that time, every tall building was evacuated in town except us of course. We immediately began prepping for extreme casualties that never arrived. Philly is only about two hours south of Manhattan, quicker by helicopter medivac. Every bridge, tunnel, or train was halted and the island was sealed off for 4 days. We took the first train in on Saturday morning to work the debris pile as volunteers, treat wounded volunteers or whatever, anything really. The burning wreckage was incomprehensible for lack of any words, smoke, ash, dust & paper was inches deep. People had written on dirty windows with fingers messages their names & things like “I’m alive “ heartbreaking. There was literally nothing we could really do, the volunteers were already there in the hundreds and machines were working the pile. This was our generation’s Pearl Harbor moment.
All 7WTC buildings had collapsed including towers 1&2, the Greek Orthodox Church was under the pile & the Deutsche Bank building had its facade torn off. The weight collapsed the subway tunnels under the plaza, anyone under this mess couldn’t be reached easily.
The sights and smells will forever remain in my mind forever, I paused the video many times
Many outlying train stations in NY, NJ, Long Island and Connecticut had vehicles parked there that were simply just towed away during the week. I usually don’t watch any 9/11 videos and still can’t attend memorial services on that day, hopefully someday I will.
I still can’t believe it’s been 23 years.
So many powerful stories from that time.
What an amazing story. Not rescued by our amazing navy, but by everyone on a boat. Out of circumstances. Americans are great like that. Help your neighbors
Awesome reaction, thank you.
Never Forget!!! I was a freshman in HS in 1st period Algebra when we found out. We didn't do anything the whole day
I was a freshman walking to my second period class when I heard some people in the hall talking about the attack. I remember thinking that that couldn't be right, that if it was something that happened yesterday, we would have heard about it before now. Then I got to the class and my principal came on the intercom and made the announcement😢
I was 11, getting ready to go to school. I saw the first plane hit the tower and called my mom. We didn’t go to school that day.
Thank you for sharing. It was a tragedy created by the worst aspects of humanity yet in the midst of it, there are examples like this one of the best of humanity. I still feel the loss of so many lives mixed with pride as people pulled together to rescue and support the victims. We can never repay or honor enough those firefighters, police, and other first responders who risked (and gave) their lives by rushing to save people they had never met before.
Never forget...
I’m 62yrs old from the US and only learned of this a couple of years ago by watching a reaction video to it. I’ve watched a few reaction videos to this and I don’t remember any of them being restricted … sorry this happened to you. It makes you feel really good knowing people can be AMAZING when others need help!
Thank you for watching this, and learning about the goodness that can happen, even on the darkest of days. Your tears simply show that you have compassion, and that is a beautiful attribute. As a native New Yorker, I can tell you that many New Yorkers never go on the water! LOL Idk why, but they use trains and bridges and cars, but rarely use boats. I'm sure there were many folks there that day who had never been on a boat before. Those rivers have very strong currents, and are known to be lethal if you fall in. That day, people jumped in. They just wanted to survive. If you haven't watched the actual events of Flight 93, that is spectacular. ❤ from 🇺🇸
This is a lovely tribute to all the heroes of the Boatlift. Tom Hanks provided a perfect narration and I appreciate your reaction ❤️
I have never seen this before.
My heart is full of happiness also sadness.
Thank you for sharing ❤
I read the story of 2 men in their early 20s who worked on the 83rd floor of one of the towers. They were making their way down the stairs after the plane hit and when they got to the 68th floor they found a woman in a wheelchair who couldn’t get down. They carried her down 68 flights of stairs and saved her life. There were many hero’s that day.
Us Americans fight and get angry with ourselves alot, much like siblings, but when others mess with us we pull together real fast.
I was in 9th grade when this happened. I was at school in the parking lot doing drills when I noticed f-16s flying overhead from the Air Force base down the road. Grew up on AFBs and knew something was off. Few minutes later, we got called in and watched the news. Saw the 2nd tower hit and heard about the Pentagon. We had so many students crying because some of their parents were there on work trips. Was heartbreaking taking turns to call home on the only landline in the band hall.
My Dad didn't come home until late that night. The government pulled his retirement papers. My mom was so scared he'd be sent off to war.
9/11 is probably the reason why I'm desensitized to mutilated bodies. Unfortunately, I stumbled upon pictures of the bodies of the poor souls that jumped from the buildings. Very grateful they are not easily shown on the internet anymore. Shit traumatized me. Can't imagine how the surviving family members felt.
Please find the video narrated by Tom Brokow (a Canadian/US journalist) about how the small town of Gander, Newfoundland accommodated hundreds of airline passengers when US airspace was closed on 9/11. Planes bound for the US from Europe had to turn around and return or land in Canada. It is an amazing feat of logistics and a portrayal of regular humans at their best. You won't be sorry.
I am always amazed by the bravery of the American people. We fight and bicker with ourselves, but help whomever in need.
It’s something that I think we can be proud of. I stood in line for 3 hrs to donate blood. That’s how many people there were. Sometimes it’s the only way people can help.
I know it's a little thing, but one part of this video that I love is that it shows you an aspect of real life in America, and that is the regional accents of the many heroic people featured here. I'm from Boston, which of course has its OWN distinct accents, which are different, but being able to hear the similarity and the familiarity from visiting family in NYC my whole life added a layer of emption to this for me.
This is the America that the world knew. Caring, compassionate, does everything it can to help. I hope they remember who they used to be and become that beacon of good again when November comes.
Chris that was very sad day when it happen. I cried when I saw it happen on TV. Don't be ashamed to cry. I am a proud American. Take care Chris❤
As you can see and hear for yourself, there were our everyday, hardworking Americans already choosing and actively there picking up and helping the trapped people onto their boats, well before the U.S. coast guard put out the call for more boats to converge to also help. We do not sit around twiddling our thumbs and wait for permission/calls for help before we care enough for our fellow Americans to go immediately and help them. The same goes for helping those who have had tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, etc. damages.
Sometimes stories like this are needed to help uplift the spirits of this tragedy. Unfortunately this day is such an ominous and dark time for our country, I worry we haven’t properly dealt with it seeing as so many you people don’t understand the extent of this day. It’s a really hard topic to talk about, we’re a nation that likes to believe we can do the impossible, such as building skyscrapers to reach the skies, however this was a day that so many of us had so little control to the outcome. We lost so many good people, and their friends, families, and communities had to live life with a hole in their hearts. There are times it feels like we’ll never get closure from this haunting day, just seems to have been the point where it seems like our decline began.
"Is it uncommon to be on a boat in the US?" Not really. There are probably lots of people in the inland part of the US--the midwest, Southwest desert areas and so forth, who never have, but even in New York: When I was in school in Baltimore I met other students from New York who'd never been outside that city up to that point in their lives.
Yeah, tbf it’s the slowest mode of transportation compared to a train/vehicle. So in a city where everyone is in a rush, locals don’t really use them when there are faster alternatives. Unless you commute from Staten Island to Manhattan or work in the industry, they’re mainly a tourist thing!
Depends I grew up in Milwaukee on the shore of Lake Michigan. And the state has a lot of lakes and rivers.
@@nancyjanzen5676 Everything "depends". I wonder how many people born and raised in Kansas or Nebraska or Colorado or the Dakotas or Idaho or Montana have ever been in anything larger than a row boat or kayak if even one of those.
Yes, I think the statement in the video was meant to imply, "ever been on a ferry in New York." A small percentage of commuters do it every day, but the rest, almost never if at all. In 42 years of living in Manhattan and The Bronx, I don't think I took the SI Ferry more than once or twice, and our firm rented a party boat once. I knew every dip and sway and bump of the subway lines to and from work, and could ride them in my sleep. But I still would have needed to be told just where to go on the boats.
Back then I normally start my day listening to Howard Stern. But on 9/11 I did not and learned of the problem from a classmate on the bus but I was in disbelieve until we arrived at school. The sensation of worry, fear, and confusion.
I'm from New Jersey, could see the towers from my bedroom window and I didn't even know this. This is very American culturally, we tend to have a sense of responsibility and feel like its a duty to help.
I was in college when this happened and I had the same reaction as the first fellow in the documentary. My roomates had the television on and I saw what they were watching just as the second plane crashed into the tower. I thought they were watching a movie. I was shocked when ai realized they were watching live coverage on the news. Classes were canceled and everywhere I went, on or off campus, I could hear news playing on televisions and radios from just about every student apartment. It was devastating to experience. Even though I was across the country in the west, my heart was breaking in the east. I still get emotional seeing footage more than 20 years later.
As terrible as this event was, it unified us and brought out the best in people everywhere. 💜
Everyone is different, but we are the same where it counts and when it counts. Examples are shown throughout history. We will never forget.
Going on a boat can be very pricey. It's just that not everyone can afford a boat, or to travel by boat. Also, most New Yorkers are more likely to walk, taxi, bike, drive or take a taxi. We don't necessarily have a reason to take a boat from place to place in the U.S.
Many people didn't know how bad the dust was that day, but people who volunteered and helped often ended up with cancer because of what was in the dust.
Most Americans are lucky to afford one trip on sailing on a boat. Some schools try to teach low income kids about the water and boats if possible. But too often we are lucky to have this experience. I had it through wealthy friends and family.
I see compassion in your eyes at the end ❤️
Thank you for making sure no one ever forgets the tragedy and the beautiful people who put aside all thoughts of ME to help US.
The video you were watching the sound went out.
United we stand, divided we fall. I wish those running for office in this election coming up has caused such division. I am heartbroken.
During the worst of times the best in human nature comes out!
It’s uncommon to not have been on a boat but there are New Yorkers who never leave the Island. Everything is there for them.
Chris, many people in NYC get around via the subway system, others by busses. Also, with property so expensive there, there's no reasonably priced location to store a boat. Re. tour boats, the thought in many people's minds is probably either, "I'm not a tourist; I live here.", or "I'm too busy now. I'll do it some day.", but never get around to it.
Pretty amazing stats: twice as many rescued in 9 hours there as were at Dunkirk in 9 days.
Another video, related to this, that you should seek out is the story of the small town in Canada that took in the people from multiple jets on a moment's notice when the worldwide order to clear the skies was given.
In addition to reaction videos could you possibly make videos where you give travel tips, if someone wanted to visit, or where you talk about random things like food, interesting places and things to do or see. Love the channel so far.
I remember exactly where I was this day. It was like the entire US was silent. I love how we came together to help, I didn't know about the boats. Also this reminds me wth are we doing with such open borders??
Thank you for this reaction. Your honest emotion touched my heart. I had never heard about the boatlift before. Reactions such as yours remind those of us who don't live in NYC to never forget, never diminish, and always honor the souls lost, the traumatized witnesses and the amazing heroes of this tragic event.
I also thank you. Your honest emotion touched my heart. Every year as it’s close to 9/11, I watch the documentaries & save them. Some are new to me, some not. I save them because I remember that day so vividly, & because I don’t want it to ever be forgotten. To many of our children who were young, it’s a piece of history. To us, it was our Pearl Harbor.
Incredible... amazing... selfless... courageous... Yes, but this is what Americans do in a crisis. I love my country; I love my people. I'm so PROUD of them~!! And I loved watching your reaction~! Keep up the wonderful content. ❤
..Chris I Love You My Friend. ❤. The hardest part was seeing the Fear in the eyes of Hero's who risk their lives knowing they were going to die. I Thank You for sharing this My Beautiful Friend. 😉👍❤️❤️❤️😓. I Love and Care About You My Handsome Friend. Thank You for Remembering the worst Day for America 🇺🇸. I Love You My Friend ❤and I want you to come Florida. 😉👍❤️❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸
An amazing rescue during a horrible day. Great acts of heroism in NYC, Pentagon and in Pa. So many by everyday people.. people untrained. And this heroism spread into Canada, across the US. Around the world. No one knew if another insidious action would take place or where if it did.
This is a good video and I appreciate you.
I’ve seen this video before, and it’s so moving; I was glad to watch it again. Thanks for posting it.
I lived in NYC on 9/11. My neighborhood was one of the hardest hit in Brooklyn by that toxic cloud that flew at us, then settled and stayed for days. The ash, dust, and smell stayed for months. The fires burned for months. My birthday is 9/13 and it looked like it was snowing in the heat on my birthday. We were all covered in it, it filled our homes regardless of windows being closed. We were all choking on it, skin grey in your own bed, it got in our eyes, nose, mouth.. My stepdad has cancer, mom has neuropathy and other issues, and I have some crazy chronic illness they havent figured out yet. It's all due to 9/11.
Almost if not all of the true heroes that were at Ground Zero are gone thanks to illnesses/cancers directly due to 9/11's toxic air.
Thousands died that day. Many more thousands are still dying as a direct result of living or working too close to Ground Zero.
Subways were shut down... they closed all the tunnels and bridges. When the buildings fell, it also destroyed the subway lines.
Americans will always have their differences, but in a time of crisis, we always come together.
I was 24 on 9/11, nurse who worked right across the water in Astoria (Queens, NY) we all watched in horror that day from across the water and on TV that morning. We were so scared as we all had friends and family who worked in lower manhattan and specifically in the WTC. It was horrible. I was so scared but I was also so proud of how NY’er and others just came together to help each other.
I knew about boats bringing people over to the marina in Monmouth County in New Jersey a few weeks later. The Office of Emergency Management and RN from the Dept of Health went to the marina the Diector of OEM decided to bringcall the boats to a marina in one town. 10's of thousands ended up there. The Director of the Department of Health rsalized any other emergency like this would need a bigger response. A few weeks later Monmouth County srmtarted the first volunteer emergency response team of any Health Dept in the country. We mass over 1500 volunteers in a short period of time. Information was shared about what we were doing and a Public Health Professor at Harvard heard about us, came down to learn about our efforts. Wrote a paper on it and took it to the Fedrral government and from that the Medical Reserve Corps were born. Every County in every State in the USA now has a Medical Reserve Corp attached to the County Health Dept. Thiz stemmed from the bostlift.
Wow. Didn't know this. Thank you
Thanks for sharing
My son was 12 he grew up to be a Marine,and a firefighter now,when he got out.Thanks my friend for the tribute.Thank You to the person who put the video up.
Back when we were still Americans. Now, we're strangers passing in the night. 😢
Dramatic events show you the pendulum of human nature. Having the terrorists show one extreme of their nature. Then all that ran to the event to help. Shows the other extreme.
I have seen this before and love the original video. Unfortunately, the sound wasn't working in 2 different areas of your video, which was disappointing. Thank you for your effort. It is appreciated. I thoroughly enjoy your channel. Please keep doing these. I hope you can get the video sound fixed.😊
Every time I see this video I cry at the time all we seen was people needed help and people helping others to safety we have differences but come together in times others are in need now that is what I love about humanity and America we didn’t see color or pronouns we seen humans who where scared and needed help it was beautiful I was only 3 but my dad still tells me the story when he took our boat who was named gods sailer it was a fishing boat but he helped people …. Out of all the fear we cared for one another
Chris I've always enjoyed your videos, they are often quite funny, but today I saw another side of you, a side I respect very much.
Great video, Chris!
Chris as a American I Love and Thank You My Friend. I Remember Seeing the Fear in Their Eyes but they they walked up knowing they wasn't going to survive. Chris I Love ❤ and care about you my Handsome Friend and We are for Apart. 😉👍❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸
It's not only their courage but for thr love of a fellow American.
At that point of Manhattan, Staten Island is across the water. You can see the Staten Island Ferries among the many boats going to help. I was in Manhattan the weekend after this tragedy. It was eerily empty and covered in flyers posted by people trying to find friends and family who didn't come home from work at the Twin Towers that day.
I Love You Chris I hope someday you will come to America 🇺🇸. I am Sending You Love from Pensacola Beach Florida USA 🇺🇸. ❤❤❤
Thank You she’ll shock for your service and all the first responders everywhere.Never forget.
💖💖💖 I love this and always appreciate your opinion on USA
GREAT video! I was living in Queens at the time and I could see the towers burning from my kitchen window. I lost a childhood friend, Brian Hickey, RIP. Sooo sad
I think about the 9/11 boat lift every time I hear a politician from some other part of the country disparage New York City. Thanks for sharing.
Chris, there is no doubt in my mind you would be one of the brave rescuers if something like that ever happened around you. I can see you have that kind of heart.
As a New Yorker, suffering losses of friends that day, I just wanna say thanks, a big THANKS.
Yes, when the shit hit the fan, no matter the squabbles and issues between us, we pull together.and pull together tight. The issues of race, creed, color, religion, sex, politics disappear and we act like humans again helping each other like the Lord God says we should.
I am so lucky that on that day my brother decided not to go into work which would have been on one of the top floors. Everyone at his job except him and the owner died that day.
18:27 Don't u dare apologize for having feelings about the heroism of others! I still tear up !😢 It's because, as an American, I'm proud of our "regular people" just jumping in. As a child, I couldn't understand the Holo---st. I didn't understand why ppl in Germany didn't help their neighbors😢. As an adult, I understand more.
FWIW, my Parasocial German Nephew?
You'd have been one of the heroes who risked his own life to save a family back then. 💯
(PS I was near LA on the West Coast, 3 hrs behind, I watched it happen live, but NOBODY knew what was going on. I figured something was headed to us; military and population targets. I was 27 when it happened. So, I decided to commute an hour on a major freeway and go to work. Nothing got done that day, but we were all at work like a giant middle finger to whomever was taking us out. We didn't even know who the enemy was.
Last thing: After this horrible election is over, u can bet your non-laderhosen 😂 butt, we'd pull together the exact same way. 😉 We're a crazy, loud, sometimes lacking sophisticated culture - sorry 🌎 world - but if you are here and in a jam, we're the obnoxious rebel cousins who will help.
CHRIS: If you don't know the story of Todd Beamer, I'M BEGGING YOU to react to it. You won't be sorry.
And, on that note, "Let's roll."
The next time you're frightened, remember that quote.
People tell me I'm brave. I have faced death more than the average. I tell ppl this paraphrased quote, which your Half-breed Parasocial US Auntie gives to you now:
Courage is not the absence of fear. It's being afraid and doing it anyway.
Let me know when ur ready for Coachella 😅. ❤ - 🌴 Cynical Gen-Xer in Palm Springs 🌴 California desert USA Earth 🌎✌️❤️ (Oh, I've been on boats all my life. My guess is that in NYC, it wasn't necessary or done as recreation as we do here(?) I was surprised to hear that part, too. They use public transportation normally, I think. Some New Yorker will correct me!😂) Take care. Much love from California ❤
Your an amazing guy Chris.
Chris, you have a good heart.
The Captain of the Amber Jack 5 passed away a few years later.
This was a great video Chris! That’s who we are as Americans. First as human beings really! I’m honored to be an American! We would welcome you with open arms in this Nation should you ever decide to come here and live! Or to come here and visit! Mark in Iowa USA.
Even 23 years on watching anything to do with 9/11 tears me up, it always will I think. I had just graduated high school when it happened, I was at a mall putting in applications for jobs...the mall had a small news station in it and there was a crowd around the windows, people crying and freaking out and when I went to see what was up I was just frozen. My mother called and told me to get home right away, because at the time no one had any idea if the attacks were over or just beginning and she wanted us all home, together just in case. Nowadays I see people making jokes and memes about 9/11 and it infuriates me...but I have to remind myself that the people doing it are most likely kids that didn't live through it and so don't have the same weight of grief as the rest of us over it. It still infuriates me though.
love your reactions. love you were as emotional as we were . a good thing to share our feelings.
suggestion to watch is a
Bud Abbott and Lou Castello "Who's On First" . It is a classic comedy routine from the 1950's about baseball. I would love to see how this humor translates into German humor
thank you for being you
People are still passing away from 911.
I was 36 yrs old, living in the Dallas/Ft Worth area. I had 1 ch8ld who was in the first grade, i had just taken him to school. My husband was a Dallas Police officer. We were about to have breakfast when I turned on the morning news. After about an hour of watching in horror my husband got a called that EVERY officer had to go to work. I was really upset for many reasons, but living in the DFW area with a large international hub airport only 15 minutes away was sobering.