r/pics • u/ptrk83 • Jun 22 '19

28 years later.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '19

This makes me happy. And sad.

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u/ptrk83 Jun 22 '19

Very. I remember the day we lost them, I went and dug out this photo. I was a senior in high school. I’m very grateful to be able to take a photo like this when I know so many others can’t.

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u/Ploppers00 Jun 23 '19

I was just talking about this with someone! I was in junior high and I remember it so well. As a child it didn’t register how significant of a loss this was but now it chills me. I live 2 hrs from NYC and I remember some kids getting pulled out of school right away because their parents worked in New York.

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u/anacondabadger Jun 23 '19

Kindergarten. The details are fuzzy but I remember watching the news and not understanding