Comments on: For Thou Art With Us http://tomatonation.com/stories-true-and-otherwise/for-thou-art-with-us/ better red than dead Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: » 18/31: London River Pull Up A Chair http://tomatonation.com/stories-true-and-otherwise/for-thou-art-with-us/comment-page-2/#comment-78317 » 18/31: London River Pull Up A Chair Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:17:24 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=593#comment-78317 [...] hate, even toward those we might have reason to believe would be our enemies. It’s a lesson those of us who were there for 9/11 know well; it’s a film those who weren’t should [...] [...] hate, even toward those we might have reason to believe would be our enemies. It's a lesson those of us who were there for 9/11 know well; it's a film those who weren't should [...]

]]> By: Lisa http://tomatonation.com/stories-true-and-otherwise/for-thou-art-with-us/comment-page-2/#comment-75134 Lisa Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:38:21 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=593#comment-75134 Like others have said before, I seek out this entry every Sept. 11th. Every Sept. 11th, I check back to see if you've found Don. I truly hope that someday you do. Like others have said before, I seek out this entry every Sept. 11th. Every Sept. 11th, I check back to see if you've found Don. I truly hope that someday you do.

]]> By: Sarah D. Bunting http://tomatonation.com/stories-true-and-otherwise/for-thou-art-with-us/comment-page-2/#comment-75102 Sarah D. Bunting Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:18:03 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=593#comment-75102 Got an email from Bob in 2003 with a subject line along the lines of "didn't find Don but here's Bob." He's this guy: http://www.redibis.com/bob.html I've seen Omar Wasow described as "Oprah's internet guru." I think I got an email from the moderator at some point too. Got an email from Bob in 2003 with a subject line along the lines of "didn't find Don but here's Bob." He's this guy: http://www.redibis.com/bob.html I've seen Omar Wasow described as "Oprah's internet guru." I think I got an email from the moderator at some point too.

]]> By: Christina http://tomatonation.com/stories-true-and-otherwise/for-thou-art-with-us/comment-page-2/#comment-75100 Christina Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:39:31 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=593#comment-75100 Does anyone know what happened to Bob? Does anyone know what happened to Bob?

]]> By: Jed http://tomatonation.com/stories-true-and-otherwise/for-thou-art-with-us/comment-page-2/#comment-75090 Jed Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:33:07 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=593#comment-75090 I've made it a point to revisit this post every year. I may be far removed from NYC since I live in Dallas, but the poignancy of your story has etched itself into my memory. Your writing is brilliant. It's not wrought with sentimentality since it was written so soon after the tragedy, and your imagery is gut-wrenching. On this 10th anniversary, I am thankful, as ever, that you not only survived it but that you took the time to write it down. I can't finish this post without tears streaming down my face as I remember all the people lost in that horrible, tragic event and the human kindness that sprang forth all across the country during the aftermath. I know that the people of New York, Washington, D.C., and those close to the people lost in United flight 93 have much closer ties to this tragedy, but speaking for myself and many of my friends I'd like to say that this really was a national tragedy. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Sars. Ever a fan, Jed I've made it a point to revisit this post every year. I may be far removed from NYC since I live in Dallas, but the poignancy of your story has etched itself into my memory. Your writing is brilliant. It's not wrought with sentimentality since it was written so soon after the tragedy, and your imagery is gut-wrenching.
On this 10th anniversary, I am thankful, as ever, that you not only survived it but that you took the time to write it down.
I can't finish this post without tears streaming down my face as I remember all the people lost in that horrible, tragic event and the human kindness that sprang forth all across the country during the aftermath.
I know that the people of New York, Washington, D.C., and those close to the people lost in United flight 93 have much closer ties to this tragedy, but speaking for myself and many of my friends I'd like to say that this really was a national tragedy.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Sars.
Ever a fan,
Jed

]]> By: Lori http://tomatonation.com/stories-true-and-otherwise/for-thou-art-with-us/comment-page-2/#comment-75078 Lori Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:39:52 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=593#comment-75078 I just re-read all your 9-11 pieces in reverse order and ended here, where it all began. What can I say except ... thank you for sharing your heart with us. Your story is so much more than just paper, however easily burnt or blown away. I just re-read all your 9-11 pieces in reverse order and ended here, where it all began. What can I say except … thank you for sharing your heart with us. Your story is so much more than just paper, however easily burnt or blown away.

]]> By: Colleen2 http://tomatonation.com/stories-true-and-otherwise/for-thou-art-with-us/comment-page-2/#comment-75040 Colleen2 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:07:53 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=593#comment-75040 Happy birthday, Don. I can't imagine that he isn't also thinking about you, Sars. Every year I think about him and wonder if you've found him. I've been trying to avoid the wallowing in sentiment that often surrounds this anniversary, and your telling of that day does wonders to remind me of what we should be remembering. Happy birthday, Don. I can't imagine that he isn't also thinking about you, Sars. Every year I think about him and wonder if you've found him.

I've been trying to avoid the wallowing in sentiment that often surrounds this anniversary, and your telling of that day does wonders to remind me of what we should be remembering.

]]> By: tiggy http://tomatonation.com/stories-true-and-otherwise/for-thou-art-with-us/comment-page-2/#comment-75037 tiggy Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:43:43 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=593#comment-75037 ten years, Sars. seems unbelievable. i come here every year and re-read. also try to share this post with people who may not have seen it before. i hope you're well and i hope Don is having an amazing birthday. ten years, Sars. seems unbelievable. i come here every year and re-read. also try to share this post with people who may not have seen it before. i hope you're well and i hope Don is having an amazing birthday.

]]> By: Bo http://tomatonation.com/stories-true-and-otherwise/for-thou-art-with-us/comment-page-2/#comment-75036 Bo Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:50:21 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=593#comment-75036 Fighting against all the banal "REMEMBER" commands, I returned here. Of course we remember. We are human beings. And we remember. Thank you again, Sars, for this, when you posted it, and for it being here for us to return to it, and for each subsequent remembrance. Fighting against all the banal "REMEMBER" commands, I returned here. Of course we remember. We are human beings. And we remember. Thank you again, Sars, for this, when you posted it, and for it being here for us to return to it, and for each subsequent remembrance.

]]> By: What we lost « Blog on the Run: Reloaded http://tomatonation.com/stories-true-and-otherwise/for-thou-art-with-us/comment-page-2/#comment-75035 What we lost « Blog on the Run: Reloaded Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:19:47 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=593#comment-75035 [...] entirely but not ignore the occasion, then I cannot recommend highly enough Sarah Bunting’s “For thou art with us,”  an elegiac first-person account written just days after the attacks by a New Yorker who was in [...] [...] entirely but not ignore the occasion, then I cannot recommend highly enough Sarah Bunting's "For thou art with us,"  an elegiac first-person account written just days after the attacks by a New Yorker who was in [...]

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