Not that you could get away from it if you tried. Rather than posting a big story about where I was or who was to blame, or how America has changed since 9/11/2001, I decided to limit this post to one man that died on September 11.
Kevin Cosgrove was a 46 year old claims vice president from Aon Corporation, which was located on the 105th floor of the World Trade Center, Building One. After calling several relatives, he called 911 for help.
Kevin was not a fireman, not a police officer. He was just a guy going to work. We all have devastating images burned into our memories from this day. But in the trial of Zacarius Moussaoui, Kevin’s 911 call was the audio that was played.
THIS is Kevin’s final call.
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thank you Shaun for posting for me today. Today is always one of ‘those’ days where you just don’t know what to day. You never forget, you’ll always remember this day.
I am glad we are taking Tyler and the kids to the bowling alley tonight…I’m glad we are not going to let this day overshadow Tyler’s 16th birthday.
LOL, I mean…you never know what to SAY not DAY. DAMN MEDICATION!! makes me even a worse speller!!
Thank you, Kristine
I can’t listen to it until I’m home, if I can handle it then…
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Thank you for posting that. We all read about what happened and saw it on tv, but that phone call put us there while it was happening. I have goosebumps. I don’t even know what to say, but it’s horrifying that those people had to endure. :-(
Oh wow……that was so bad.
One of the women I carpool to band practice with works for Aon here in Pennsylvania. A few weeks ago she mentioned several of her former co-workers who were killed on 9/11, and she definitely named Kevin. So when I saw this, I kind of did a double-take. I had no idea his was the call played during the Moussaoui trial. Thanks for posting this.
(PS: Happy birthday, Sept. 11 and 12 people!)
That is absolutely terrifying. My heart is just aching at the terror in his voice at the end of the call.
I went back and tried to listen to the last 7 seconds of the phone call (the video said it was 4:45 long and mine stopped early) when I realized…there was no more tape…there was no more connection.
God bless them all…
damn…that is terrifying…I’m not sure I can still even appreciate the events of that day…
glad y’all aren’t letting it affect Tyler’s 16th either…
I think I’m all out of tears today. I have dreaded the day and avoided the shows leading up to it. But, it is like having surgery or a shot – you dread it and then at some point, you just have to suck it up and endure it. I hate this day. I’m just eternally grateful that my son’s birthday is tomorrow and not today. I would hate for that cloud to loom on his birthday every year.
I let Shaun post today because I have been watching CNN all morning and I know there is no way I can pull it all together in my head to really post anything that wouldn’t sound like me being a blathering idiot.
I’m glad Tyler’s birthday is tomorrow too. We will celebrate tonight…and have a small get together with him tomorrow.
I really shouldn’t have listened to that.
May I just wish Tyler a happy birthday instead?
Have a wonderful birthday, Tyler!
I can’t listen.
I can’t..
I have to.
Thank you for posting this touching phone call.
Unfortunately I saw the tributes too late and didnt get a chance to make one before today.
PS: Happy birthday tyler!
That was seriously hard to listen to, but I’m glad I did. I needed to…It made a personal connection to something so enormous that it’s still hard for me to wrap my mind around it.
I think a little birthday celebration is exactly what is in order. It’s a celebration of life.
There are no words…
Wow. Just wow.
oh GOD Kristine, that was horrible, simply horrible. I just sat after it ended and cried, it was so horrible.
I know Teri. I have been watching CNN all day long and they interview people that were trapped and they said, “What was only seconds…felt like a whole life time. I just sat there and waited to die.”
that tape hurt my stomach….
That was way too sad. So real. Breaks my heart.
This is horrible.
Did you see Dateline?
Holy mother.
I am dying here.
I can’t take anymore…
that has completely haunted me. I’ve tried to avoid it today because it just hurts my stomach too much.
So instead, happy Birthday to Tyler. Sweet 16…
That’s very powerful, Kristine.
Happy 16th to Tyler! I’m glad you are doing normal family things today.
I’ve had to avoid it as much as possible it just upsets me too much, so i checked in to CNN.com thsi morning and tried to go about my day… it was hard. I live in DC and was here that day. if i think too much I’m scared to take the metro. so I avoid what I can.
Thanks Kristine. I love this blog – even though i just can’t listen to the link. It hurts too bad.
hold crap…i was expecting the line to go dead before i heard the end of that tape. i am sitting here in tears listening to the reading of the names, because the live feed went dead right about the time they read my 2996-er i paid tribute to, and i need to hear his name.
no wonder i didnt sleep at all last night. the heartbreak 5yrs later is so different, yet still the same…
god bless them all. whereever they all are, i pray all the terror they felt and saw is erased forever and they can peacefully watch over those they left behind.
Quick, go hug someone you love.
marie, that’s a great idea! also, i really can’t listen to it.
maybe tonight? we’ll see…
My stomach did a flip at the end of that phone call. It was really hard to listen to, but I’m thankful that it was played at the trial. How sad…
Oh. My. Gawd.
I am bawling.
Holy shit, guys.
I did five tributes. Read them when you can. :)
I have tears streaming down my face. I didn’t listen yesterday because I knew I’d loose it – and I thought today I could do it…my heart just breaks for his family, and his friends…
wow.
his family is in my thoughts, i can’t imagine listening to that call if i was a loved one.