September 11, 2001:

15 Filipinos who died when the towers collapsed that day:

Grace Alegre-Cua, 40, Glen Rock, N.J.
Cesar A. Alviar, 60, Bloomfield, N.J.
Marlyn C. Bautista, 46, Iselin, N.J.
Cecile M. Caguicla, 55, Boonton, N.J.
Jayceryll M. de Chavez, 24, Carteret, N.J.

Benilda Pascua Domingo, 37, New York, N.Y.
Ramon Grijalvo, 58
Frederick Kuo, 53, Great Neck, N.Y.
Arnold A. Lim, 28, New York, N.Y.
Manuel L. Lopez, 54, Jersey City, N.J.

Carl Allen Peralta, 37, New York, N.Y.
Rufino Conrado F. (Roy) Santos, 37, New York, N.Y.
David Marc Sullins, 30, New York, N.Y.
Hilario Soriano (Larry) Sumaya, 42, New York, N.Y.
Hector Tamayo, 51, New York, N.Y.

I never personally knew any one of the victims, but just because I don’t know them doesn’t mean i can’t mourn for the way they left us …
What happened then shouldn’t be forgotten, since it should serve as a lesson to us all that terrorism shouldn’t be cuddled. Think of all the families affected that day … families located around the globe!

It happened around 5 years ago (going on 6 this year), but still … the wound still feels fresh. Nothing we say or do can ever make them come back to us. Paying tribute to those who passed away is my own way of dealing with the situation, as well as honoring those who died that day.

May they all rest in peace …
and may their deaths never be in vain.

(first saw this list on this site.)