As we come to the fourteenth anniversary of the attacks of 9/11 I think it is important to take a moment to remember all of the heroes that we lost that day.
I am concerned the my freshmen college students are too young to truly remember that day.
I recently asked my college freshmen if they remembered 9/11 and some they said that they did, but they were only about 4 years old at the time.
Soon we will have a generation who does not remember the world before that day and it is important for those of us who do remember the pre-9/11 world to tell them what really happened that day.
I found out a few years ago that I had once met one of those heroes almost forty years ago while I was still in college.
He was the twin brother of one of my friends and I enjoyed a few beers and some laughs with him during a visit to Buffalo.
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Please take a minute to remember him and all of those who we lost on 9/11.
Geoffrey E. Guja
Age: 47
Hometown: Lindenhurst, N.Y., USA
Occupation: Firefighter, New York Fire Department
Location: Ground, World Trade Center
LINKS
http://www.911memorial.org/
http://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/geoffrey-e-guja/
http://longisland.newsday.com/911-anniversary/victims/Geoffrey-Guja
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/stltoday/Story.aspx?PersonID=94805&location=2
http://kapgar.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/09/did_you_ever_kn.html
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| Original 9/11 memorial in Brockport, NY |
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