911 -- The Seaborne Evacuation of Lower Manhattan

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Originally Posted by The Corporate Guy

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Amid all the carnage, there was a truly remarkable collective of New Yorkers that stepped up in many manner of ways. While the first responders have rightfully gained recognition, countless numbers of regular Joes and Janes responded admirably.

One simple memory, and one of the more positive ones from that day, is a pick-up truck heading south scooping up regular people along the way. Working guys, suits and ties, shop keepers and guys who looked like they probably never had a legit job piling in or hanging on vehicles heading to ground zero. How much they were actually able to help is not as important as the unsolicited, spontaneous response from people of all walks of life to run towards danger.

I couldn't agree more.