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September 11

September and Remembering

September 12, 2018 by Alison Miller Leave a Comment

My body felt September 11 approaching, even before my mind became aware of it. This morning, September 11, I woke up and could feel the nerves edging along my skin. The feeling only intensified as I watched snippets of remembrances on TV. Why, you might ask, would I put myself through watching something more when my heart was already hurting? To…

Filed Under: Widowed Emotions Tagged With: worry, alison miller, September 11, Safety

Patriot’s Day

September 11, 2018 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Seventeen years ago, today, I was driving back from the base medical office to my shop after receiving some vaccines.  It was a beautiful morning in North Carolina. Slightly on the muggy side, but the sun was shining and the temperature was perfect.   As was common at the time, I tuned to Howard Stern on the radio, and after a few minutes, he…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Veteran, Terminology, widower, Mike Welker, widower with children, Remembrance, September 11, Patriot Day

15 Years Later

September 13, 2016 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Before I was a widower, father, husband, or IT manager, I was a Marine.  15 years ago, I was driving into my platoon’s shop, listening to Howard Stern, as I did every morning, when he suddenly stopped his usual schtick, and said that a plane had  hit the World Trade Center.  They bantered on a bit about it, and, at the time, no one really knew…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Memories, Military Widowed Tagged With: Allegories, widower, Mike Welker, remembering, military, September 11

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