"And the rockets' red glare-"
anonymous
January 14 2010, 06:02:13 UTC
I was just on the Crowning Moments of Heartwarming page on TVTropes when this caught my eye in the "Real Life" section:
"* The British Royal Guards playing the "Star Spangled Banner" in Buckingham Palance the day after the September 11 attacks. If nations are people and anthems are their lullabies, then here was Mother England singing to her grieving American child.
* I'm frankly surprised there no Hetalia fanart of this, then. "
It's always struck me, hard, that last sentence. Because I can imagine England singing for America, and it breaks my heart.
And The Rockets' Red Glare
anonymous
January 14 2010, 20:02:27 UTC
I really did my best with this one, so I hope you all like it!He stared down at the guards through the giant window, standing on the lawn, instruments in hand
( ... )
Home of the Brave 1/?
anonymous
January 15 2010, 01:43:59 UTC
This was too delicious to pass up... Ah... I hope you don't mind a second fill
"Oh, say can you see..."
The thick smoke was blinding. Tears of hot ashes raining down upon the city. As frightened New Yorkers could do nothing but watch...
"By the dawn's early light..."
At 6:00 AM, it started. Aboard two unwitting flights, a plan began to unfold. A plan to rock the world, and bring arguably the strongest superpower to his very knees.
At 8:46 AM, the first plane crashed.
"What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming...?"It had been the tallest tower to date. He could distinctly remember the call, made at midnight of course. That annoying voice screeching loudly into his ear, so excited... so proud
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Home of the Brave End [Notes]
anonymous
January 15 2010, 02:29:20 UTC
1972- The WTC became the tallest building in the world. Ending the Empire building's reign.
The building bellied out in flames- Not an exact quote but close enough to an eyewitness who filmed the event
"Oh God... they were in the dust... we were breathing them in... our co-workers... our friends... they were in the dust..."- I went to a 9/11 museum/memorial and I remember distinctly reading this quote. It's not accurate but the meaning is still the same
"Lady, there's two of us in this office. We're not ready to die, but it's getting really bad."
"I understand sir. We're trying to get all the apparatuses there."
"Oh, please hurry."- A live phone call to 911. A man trapped on the 105th floor.
"* The British Royal Guards playing the "Star Spangled Banner" in Buckingham Palance the day after the September 11 attacks. If nations are people and anthems are their lullabies, then here was Mother England singing to her grieving American child.
* I'm frankly surprised there no Hetalia fanart of this, then. "
It's always struck me, hard, that last sentence. Because I can imagine England singing for America, and it breaks my heart.
So please, writers, artists... make me cry.
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This has the potential to be so wonderfully fluffy and cute...
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Beautiful.
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I think this is an appropriate 10000th comment to the meme.
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Q_Q
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"Oh, say can you see..."
The thick smoke was blinding. Tears of hot ashes raining down upon the city. As frightened New Yorkers could do nothing but watch...
"By the dawn's early light..."
At 6:00 AM, it started. Aboard two unwitting flights, a plan began to unfold. A plan to rock the world, and bring arguably the strongest superpower to his very knees.
At 8:46 AM, the first plane crashed.
"What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming...?"It had been the tallest tower to date. He could distinctly remember the call, made at midnight of course. That annoying voice screeching loudly into his ear, so excited... so proud ( ... )
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"And the rocket's red glare..."
A second plane crashed.
The building bellied out in flames. Still trapped in the hellfire, some leaped from their windows.
There was no hope either way.
"The bombs bursting in air..."
A river of smoke crawled down the length of the tower. Pillows of
ashes and dust rising into the air. Fallen clouds from heaven.
The tower collapsed.
"Oh God... they were in the dust... we were breathing them in...
our co-workers... our friends... they were in the dust..."
In the aftermath that followed, one man kneeled. As people rushed
about him, crying, screaming, dying... He sat frozen in his place.
His children. Oh god. His children.
There were mothers there.
There were fathers there.
Sons, daughters. Brothers, sisters.
They were his children.
"Lady, there's two of us in this office. We're not ready to die, but it's getting really bad."
"I understand sir. We're trying to get all the apparatuses there."
"Oh, please hurry."
And now they were gone.
"Gave proof through the night that our flag was ( ... )
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The building bellied out in flames- Not an exact quote but close enough to an eyewitness who filmed the event
"Oh God... they were in the dust... we were breathing them in...
our co-workers... our friends... they were in the dust..."- I went to a 9/11 museum/memorial and I remember distinctly reading this quote. It's not accurate but the meaning is still the same
"Lady, there's two of us in this office. We're not ready to die, but it's getting really bad."
"I understand sir. We're trying to get all the apparatuses there."
"Oh, please hurry."- A live phone call to 911. A man trapped on the 105th floor.
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"My brave, baby boy."
and I CHOKED. Oh, anon, you broke my heart.
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Very well done, author-anon.
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This fill was brilliant.
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