tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28282993.post7576192320630991844..comments2023-09-03T05:03:34.645-07:00Comments on Closet Canuck: Gander, Newfoundland pays tribute to its role in 9/11SUE FRAUSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01141477685727151236noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28282993.post-80669429694480831512011-09-12T14:06:11.914-07:002011-09-12T14:06:11.914-07:00Whoops, meant "speech" of course not &qu...Whoops, meant "speech" of course not "speach"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28282993.post-2287734273055994612011-09-11T11:58:14.930-07:002011-09-11T11:58:14.930-07:0010 years later and it still sends chills down my s...10 years later and it still sends chills down my spine when I think of that morning watching the horror on T.V. I remember speaking to my mother on the telephone as the first tower fell, I'll never forget her voice, almost a whisper, repeating " this is real, this is real". <br />The Gander story is a wonderful one and because of the size of the town compared to the amount of passengers gets all the attention. There were many other cities and towns that also took in planes and passengers, Vancouver actually had to deal with more passengers than Gander, but being a big city it was easier. Here an interesting CBC link, the interactive map near the end gives some details of passengers and planes landed.<br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/diverted-planes/<br /><br />Good people do good things because it's the right thing to do and don't expect thanks, but I still remember Bush's speach a few days after 9/11 where he thanked many people and countries by name, except Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com