My son was a hero on 9/11.

[CTyankee]

He was in Brooklyn Law School at the time and he had a day off. However, he saw the events of the day on TV and decided he had to go and do what he could to help. When he got to ground zero he asked first responders what he could do to help them. They said they needed bags of ice so they could reach those buried under burning rubble. So my son went to every bodego and convenience store, explained what he needed and, mostly, got the bags of ice, which he took to the site.

I asked him if anyone was saved and he said that the responders were able to get to several people who had been trapped.

I only found out about this a few years ago. Now I see 9/11 in a very different light.

You might remember my posting this here on DU last year and several years before that (I only found out a few years back as he didn''t talk about it much (if at all).

My son is now a prosecutor in the Brooklyn DA's office.

[SheltieLover]

1. Many thanks to him

You must be very proud of him!

[CTyankee]

4. Oh yes!

I only found out about this few years ago. He didn't brag about it. However, he was a child during the Vietnam War protests and remembers my passion against the war. I was against the war because I didn't want it to last so long it would swallow him up. There was a draft at that time and I felt passionate about protecting him, as any mom would. He says he remembers some of that!

[SheltieLover]

15. You're a great mom!

[malaise]

2. K & R for visibility

Decent humans are still among us.
Guess he’s like his mom.

[CTyankee]

5. thanks, but I felt I had no real choice.

He's a nice guy. You would like him!

[Walleye]

3. I lived in NYC over a decade. The people there have a very good community spirit.

In spite of the bad reputation, people generally look out for each other there. I wish I could say the same for the rest of the country and thank you to your son. That was a good move.

[CTyankee]

6. You would like him. He's a huge Mets fan and has been since the team was formed. I don't get it, but then I don't get

at all excited about sports.

[Walleye]

12. I was a Mets fan too. I was there in 86 when they were in the Series

Some legendary stars on that team. It was great. I would work in the evenings and hear the games on the radio.

[DaBronx]

18. The Mets

Posted a 9/11 video on their website today. www.mets.com.
Shea Stadium, as many will recall, was a staging area for supplies. The video is very moving and recounts how the Mets organization helped out and how the team and baseball helped responders and people to begin to heal. It is worthwhile to watch.

[electric_blue68]

36. As a NYC'r TY for your kind words. I've helped people, people have helped me.

👍

[Diamond_Dog]

7. You must be one proud mom!

[CTyankee]

8. Yep!

[StarryNite]

9. Your son sounds amazing.

Thank you for sharing.

[CTyankee]

10. You are welcome. I love bragging on my son!

[littlemissmartypants]

11. Well done son and dad. This is the first time I've seen this.

Thanks so much for sharing it. ❤️ 🙏

🇺🇸⚖️🗽⚖️🇺🇸

[spanone]

13. K&R

[Clouds Passing]

14. You taught him well CTyankee. A good son.

[hamsterjill]

16. You have every right to be proud of this young man.

Thank you for sharing this, and please send him my thanks for what he did. The world needs more CTyankee sons!!!!

[CTyankee]

17. My two daughters are pretty great, too!

If I do say so myself...

[hamsterjill]

21. I would expect nothing less!!!

Congrats on raising great human beings!!!

[CTyankee]

23. thank you, hamsterjill!

and they, like my son, are good liberal Dems. Thankfully, they are in MA and CA, respectively. I am in CT. All of my family are in blue states. However, my oldest granddaughter is in Austin, TX but she is active in the Texas Democratic Party. She will be an agent of change (and I say this as a 3rd generation Texan myself).

[hamsterjill]

24. Happy to have a fellow Texas Dem!

Appreciate the granddaughter's activity in Austin! There are so many young people, especially young women, in Texas who have bought the Republican spiel. I am grateful always to know there are sane ones out there carrying the torch and maintaining sanity.

Go, granddaughter!!!!

[CTyankee]

26. We had some fine Texas Dems in my family. They are part of a great heritage which I hope we can bring back!

[AllaN01Bear]

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[democrank]

20. Many thanks to your fine son

and thanks to you for sharing this.

[H2O Man]

22. Outstanding!

Recommended.

[newdeal2]

25. Really great story

I hope they are recording ordinary people’s stories as well for future generations. There’s already a whole bunch of younger people who were not around that day who need to know how it felt in the days, weeks, months, and years after.

[CTyankee]

27. I have to ask my son if he shared that story with his son, all these years later. He might not have...

[Stinky The Clown]

28. Heros are as heros do. My thanks to your son. And a HUGE hug to his proud mom

Ya done good!! As evidenced by him doing good.

[lucca18]

29. Yes, your son is a hero! Thank you for sharing his story.

You raised a wonderful son!

[livetohike]

30. He was so brave to go down there and help. You

raised a good human .

[calimary]

31. Yes. He's one of the heroes of 9/11.

And we all STILL feel grateful, to this very hour.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

32. Your son is truly a hero

Thank you for posting this story

[Irish_Dem]

33. Yes he is a hero. And he saved lives.

Doesn't ask for awards, rewards, praise or applause.
He just got up and did the right thing.

[BigMin28]

34. You raised

A fine and decent man. You should be very proud. Thank you and him. The world needs more people like both of you. ❤️

[CTyankee]

35. Well, the Vietnam War had a huge impact on me and my world view. I wasn't going to lose him to that war. It was as

simple as that, really. So I got active in the antiwar movement and so he was used to activism in his mom's life.

[electric_blue68]

37. Thank you's to your son.

[PittBlue]

38. You should be very proud.

Thanks for sharing this wonderful story.

[CTyankee]

39. I think he might be a bit embarrassed by my telling this story. He's not on DU so I'll keep this between us...