When it happened Ireland shut all schools & many businesses for 3 days to show respect, solidarity & mourning for America. They held vigils, church & prayer services & put American flags everywhere, on their homes, cars, stores, streets. We will never forget that day. Seems like it was yesterday. The horror & shock the whole world felt watching it unfold. The world stood still that day. Ireland stands with America. Never Forger. God Bless USA
Wow. That is surprising. Where do you live in Ireland? I never heard that. I have family in the North and in Dublin area. “Oym a part of Dooblin in the rare oul toyms”!!!
Did you write this comment on every 9/11 story? Get over yourself Ireland. The whole world empathized with us when it happened. Ireland wasn’t some super country that stood above the others by showing the most support. Ireland prolly just has more relatives in the NYPD then others. Lotta north east coast cops are Irish for some reason.
@@barbiecrocker7420 I have watched a bunch of these videos and this person has commented multiple times this same claim about how much Ireland did to honor 9/11. Once or twice, ok. But several times just comes off as a bit braggy and self indulgent. Thats all.
I personally know Billy Martin as I work with him 2 to 3 times per month. Never knew that he served in such great capacity. Most men with high egos would have continually talked about their heroism. But not one word from Billy. So thankful that I was Blessed to hear his story today. I saw God's hand on him and others as Billy shared his story . And now God is using Billy to encourage others to surrender their lives to Christ. What the devil meant for harm God made it for good. I salute you Billy and commend you for your bravery! Shout out to all who assisted with the tragedy on 9/11; Thank You! May God continue to give you all peace and comfort as we reflect on 9/11.
God bless your dear heart, son. Please know, us older folks cried like babies many a day with you from afar, and will never, ever forget. 9/11 will always be a sacred day of mourning in my heart, from NC. My sister, brother and his wife and I drove up to NYC some years back to pay our respects at the memorial fountain. It was just before the museum was ready to open so we missed out on that, but Lord willing, we will go once more to visit there one day. My prayers are ever with you all, as a retired nurse, I know the health issues are a plague on survivors of the clean up crews.
I’ve seen so much 9/11 footage of after the towers fell and I had no idea that those alarm were alarms attached to firefighters. Thats just awful. First responders are heroes❤️🩹
Mr Martin we will never forget 911! But now we know a little bit more about the tragedy, and what all the brave first responders faced. So, please keep telling your story. We are listening.
His last statement was one of the most poignant things he said… ‘I’m here so everyone doesn’t forget, because I think we have’… I’ve talked to many of my nieces and nephews about 9/11 and recently I’ve stressed more about the aftermath and the feeling of unity in our country. We’ve sadly lost that
A spiritual warrior. His account is riveting with all the nuances, details. Excellent articulate storyteller. I can follow in my mind, as if watching Spielberg direct a Grisham novel. May Life always be kind to you and your loved ones, Billy Martin.
Billy, people didn’t forget. I don’t have any NY connections, but I’m here to listen to as many 9/11 stories as I can. I assure you people living on the other side of the country are thinking of you. Those who remember are from all walks of life. I watched the terror attacks unfold on TV. I am horrified and saddened by the loss of life. I will never forget! Bless you, and thank you for your sacrifices!
I admit that I am one of the ones who “forgot”….. years can go by without me thinking of 9/11. The day comes or it passes and I am briefly reminded and I take it for granted. I was in 11th grade when it happened. I was disturbed and traumatized by the events then, but as the years went by, I distanced myself from it. The last few days, something compelled me to start searching up the story of survivors and here I am listening to this story. I am sorry to have been one of the ones who forgot, but I am thankful that many have not stopped telling their stories. Their experiences are valuable and need to be preserved so that we never take for granted what we have. So that we never forget the beauty of the human spirit. So that we never forget the pain and suffering of innocent lives and the void left in their families and friends. I will remember. And I will share my memory, their memories, and the memory of that horrific day on 9/11/2001.
Most of us do not appreciate enough of what these Firefighters do for us...They were walking TOWARD the obliterated Buildings and going into them and UP many floors into the Smoke and Fire to Rescue people...We all know how BAD this situation was and going IN those burning buildings was a DEATH TRAP...Yet they all went IN anyway...Courage
When he said, "why send someone compromised. Just send me," it reminds me of how parents feel for their children. It is that caregiver mentality. I have PTSD for different reasons, and I understand the drive of wanting to do more. We always want to believe we can give more. You gave so much and it is appreciated.
When my husband called me from down there as a cop and he called me to check in, I heard those fireman alarms.it was unsettling for my husband his coworkers and myself to hear those alarms.
The dust that was like sand. It was so horrible. Glad your schoolmate didn't listen and lived. Glad you lived too. I hope you all get real justice for this travesty.
You FDNY guys are studs! You always were, are, and always will be champions and heroes!! Admiration and respect from San Francisco Bay Area!!!!!!!! p.s. with a name like Billy Martin it is ironic you are not a Yankee fan 😉
Its ironic when u said it was a complete accident that y'all didn't go where y'all were suppose to that fateful day, but I think y'all were EXACTLY where y'all were supposed to be!! God bless you and everyone one that day for doing what y'all do, you guys are all true HEROS!!
I can't tell you how many stories I've heard like that. I high school friend that I've known Even longer than that worked in the world trade center. He told me how he needed to go to the registry For weeks but just kept putting it off. On September 11 he started heading into work and literally stopped and said, "I'm going to go to the registry today.". He haven't thought about it or planned it. It just struck him And off he went. And from where his office was it literally saved his life. But sadly, I know if stories that went the other direction. 2 friends of mine we're on the second plane into the towers. They were working together now. Both flying on September 11 from Boston to LA. One was booked for that flight and 1 was booked for a later flight. So the 1 on the earlier flight convinced the 1 on the later flight to move up and fly with him. If only it had been vice versa 😭😭
I agree. You have to be really careful and think about what you are saying. Some people literally say things like God protected me that day or it wasn't his will that I die that day because he has something else for me to do. That is so upsetting to me when people talk like that. It's literally all just Chance. Everyone is going to be somewhere at any given time. We all make decisions. Sometimes it works in our favor and sometimes it doesn't. Please don't say it's God because it's not. He isn't micro-managing people's lives in this current dispensation of grace.
If people want to believe it’s God, let them have their reasoning. I hope one day you can find your own answer and not get caught up in feeling negative when people have better coping mechanisms than you. Because that all it is, a coping mechanism.
What a sweetheart you are Billy Martin, so happy you were spared, it's good to talk about it Billy and get it out of your system. Blessings and health to you and your family
Thank you for sharing. I'm in tears. I'm at a loss for words right now. Just know I will never forget. I'm 60 years old now. It seems like it was yesterday. Thank you for your service. God bless all you fireman and police officers. Thanks again🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲✌️🧑🚒🧑🚒👮👮🚒🚒🚓🚓🚑🚑🚔🚔
Bless your heart Billy Martin! You are an important person to the Lord to have made it out of that terrible day! Don't ever feel badly that you survived! You are doing a VERY important work-especially today because kids born today don't have a CLUE about what really happened! WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOUR SERVICE!!!
Thanks for sharing your story Billy and for all the work you and the others did during this unbelievably difficult time surrounding 9/11. Thank God you're alive. It's an honor to be able to call you a friend. -- John Murphy
Billy, I want to tell you thank you for your service. I feel strongly that God spared you that horrible day so you can tell your story and I believe sharing will help others. There is a reason for everything in life and we need to accept Gods will. Please continue being a great husband and father and know you are in my prayers. I will never forget all of the people who passed and for the ones who helped in any way that they could. God bless you always and forever✝️❤️
I watched the TV coverage from a small mining village in South Africa. I could not get my head around it. Just unreal. May the victims of the day and the victims of post 9/11 all Rest In Peace. Rescuers and many more heroes were made on the day.
Thankyou for your service, your story, your courage, your humility, and your self deprecating attitude. I apologize for the hideously negative and abhorrently ignorant comments. Blessings.
I can't fathom what You and so many others endured that day. God Bless All The Brave Firemen that were lost that day. Also thoughts and prayers with everyone suffering illness to this day. God Bless You.❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️
I am a decided atheist, but I don’t begrudge others for their faiths, provided their their faiths are humane. I just don’t understand the need to comment negatively about his experience and beliefs.
Atheism has by far been the most in-humane system of beliefs. Communism, the only atheistic ideology that has come to rule entire nations killed more than two hundred million souls. Making Hitler look like a choir boy frankly!
@@oscarwilde6649 False. The worst religious wars in Europe have resulted in less than one hundred thousand deaths. The Inquisition killed around 30,000 people in FOUR CENTURIES. Pol Pot, in the name of atheistic communism, killed two million in less than a decade! Castro killed a good 50,000. And of course Stalin: AT LEAST 100 MILLION. All casualties of all religious wars since prehistoric times don't amount to even ONE-TENTH of the casualties from communism during its 70-year tenure. These are HARD FACTS.
@UCiHJTk8b1yxdmHSC7yEi4Xw And since you care for LGBTQ, the only regimes to have sent gays to labour camps are the Nazis and the communists. Again, two thoroughly atheistic, and anti-Christian, ideologies!
Huge respect and admiration to you sir, Mr. Martin. Huge respect and admiration to all of you firefighters and first responders, but especially the firefighters. What you all did was beyond comprehension - and not just on that day, but the following weeks, months and years. *Salutes
Thank you for sharing your story. You’re a hero like so many others. The last part of the story you told really hurt. I can’t imagine what you went through and saw that day. God bless you and we will never forget!!!
God bless you sweet brave man. Yes Devine intervention that your Capt did not look at that ticket at first. You are in my prayers. I pray for love and continued good health for you. We will never forget. Thank you for sharing your story of that day.
Billy, thank you for sharing your story with us. You embody the selfless good will and big hearted desire to leave a positive footprint. Your story has a huge ripple effect on all of us. Thank you for your dedication, honor, courage, and willingness to help others. ❤ If only everyone could hear your story and others like it, our country would be a different place today.
Thank you for telling your story and for letting the school kids know about that day, as it's part of our country's history that we all must remember. God bless you all and your families💖
@BillyMartin Renewing my vow to NEVER forget. I would be ashamed to tell my story of the pain it caused me next to yours, as the comparison is the ant to the molehill. I'm so sorry for your pain and so proud of your bravery for humanity for all of us. Thank you so much for sharing and what you continue to do. Your a very special person.
God bless you Mr. Martin and all of the first responders who sacrificed so much on that day. I suspect I speak for many when I say your story and your heroism still, 20 years later, mean so much to all of us who watched the rigs go south that morning as we walked north. And congrats on your sobriety. There is the hand of something bigger than all of us at play when I hear some of the stories and after-effects that came out of that day, life and hope affirming cases like yours that sprang from the most unimaginable tragedy any of us have, God willing, ever experienced. Bless you and thank you.
Somehow, with time, one forgets 9/11. This series has impacted me more than during previous years. Maybe it's because I have so much time to mull over this, me being permanently at home now, with time on my hands. My heart goes out to this precious man, and all the other survivors. May they all find comfort somehow.
I hope that others who believe in "divine intervention" will realize that those who passed away from these events, were still under that same umbrella of the Divine. Christ blessed many to live, and to those who did not, He welcomed them home. I pray that those who experienced this ffirst hand receive the peace of the Lord. And I pray the rest of us will strive ever more for peace, within our own attitudes/choices!
Please Lord, protect all the brave firefighters and policemen. Keep them safe and heal their minds and bodies from any trauma they experienced that awful day. Let them live in peace and happiness. No more heartache. Amen.
I'm struggling to find the words to express my gratitude for you sharing your experiences and for the station documenting it for the future - we must never forget. With not forgetting, we can join Billy in accepting our own survival that has brought us to the present, to the intersection of here & nor, and ask our higher power: God, what now, next would you have me do now, today? Billy's story reminds me that my # 1 job in this life is to love another human being. To connect with human beings & ask - how can i help you today? I'm here, 2 years post this recording, reminded of the extreme tragedies of 9/11, the evil of hatred and the unfathomable actions murderers did and can still take. What Billy shows us is how much more powerful and impactful is the actions of good. Thank you for inspiring me to direct my thinking and actions towards helping others today. You are a hero AND a living warrior angel in our TODAY. God bless you
Thank you for sharing. I never forget. I was in Indiana in high school, watching it all happen on the TV. When the towers fell, it broke my heart. It still does. It is just hard to wrap my brain around the fact that the world watched as thousands of people were murdered. I felt helpless because there was nothing anyone could do to stop it. It was awful. I tell my kids about it. I hope they can help make the world a better place to live.
William, thank you for sharing your story and reliving some painful memories. I appreciate all you do and in my eyes your are a hero sometimes we focus on what we could have done, but think about what you did do. You are a hero!! Thank you! I know in my heart and my mind, I will not forget!
Thank you William Martin! For your service, courage, & the little things of thoughfulness to help others! I for one am super proud of you and what you endured! Im sooo glad your alive to tell!! Lov 💘 Kenny from Ann arbor, Michigan! ✌🤗🌹🌃🚨🚒 god bless!!!
These stories are so important thank you for sharing it's heartbreaking that people made it out and end up sick. everyone that day are hero's god bless you all and ones that didn't make it I will never forget that day ever ❤️🌹
It is so great that you are giving these hero’s the platform to tell their story! The perspective of each individual person is nothing short of amazing! God bless!
The entire interview was very measured and pointed. Then came the end... WOW...pure raw emotion, that you'd have to be non human to not shed a tear for and with this man. The sacrifices and heroism of all who worked tirelessly to try to save people, under the most hopeless of circumstances, is truly remarkable. Thank you for your courage and for sharing Bill, God Bless! I will certainly "never forget." 🌹9/11/01🌹
Thank-you William Martin. It is beyond moving, to listen to you. I am grateful to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Whose picture is displayed in your home (behind your right shoulder), as you speak- giving Him all the credit- for you being spared, as it is.
Thank you for sharing. It's awful how the government and healthcare has given many of the people who has gotten sick such a hard time with insurance. Hopefully they aren't going through all that B.S .still. All that helped should not have to go through hell with insurance when the insurance companies know what is going on. My condolences to all that lost loved ones .
I Will never forget. Those that gave their lives for others and the scale of the disaster... RIP 💜💜 and thanks from the bottom of my heart for your sacrifice. You're all heroes alive or dead. 💜💜
God you were young going through all that, what a rude awakening to true adulthood and personal mortality at such an age. You look so young now too. Thank you for telling your personal story. You are a true hero even to this day 9/2023. God bless you, your famiy,, and brothers/sisters for your heroic deeds. God holds tight those you knew and didn't for their heroic duty to help those in need. I truly wish you all the best. I will never forget, and you telling your story will make sure others don't as well. I wish you health and happiness.
A slightly if anything absurd fact that could come out of 911 is that disobedient actually benefitted someone in the workplace, albeit he wasnt compensated for leaving the office while others stayed... It shows that its not wise to trust those in charge when a crisis is in occurance especially if those in charge own the building that is threatening to collapse on itself.
Not only that, the lazy also there were so many people especially Men that were late for appointments, interviews and seminars and even one guy that forgot his I.D. survived and saved someone else that came down from his office to vouch for him. It's almost like the losers survived that day, the ones that didn't care or worried if they were late or haphazard. Guess, that men don't care if they piss off their boss when they're late. Or they don't care about being perfect and getting there on time. The ones that were perfect and did everything right got screwed.
You were SO YOUNG !! Thank God you survived it as you know so many of your brothers went home that day . They are your guardian angels now protecting you through out your lifes journey. Keep sharing your experience with the young ones who weren't there . This is the first time in our nations history that we have live testimony to a historical event. Thankyou BILLY for not only your service. But for your reflection on something so personal. Yes a public tragedy that belings to AMERICA. This is your personal memories and thoughts and feelings your experience. FOREVER A HERO devine intervention God says you still have work to do on earth. Part of that is keeping the story going . God bless you always Billy. You are so strong and to see you break down at the end there retelling that part of it ...the young widows i cried right along with you . Im in recovery 18 yrs of recovery from heroin. Enjoy each day of recovery its precious
I appreciate the interviewer letting this man speak, but she needs to realize, some humans -- especially firemen -- do not experience "fear" like most other humans... When if comes to fight or flight, there are a number of people whose only instinct is FIGHT. Or die trying. Pyrrhic victory.
NEVER FORGOTTEN THE ONES WE LOST AND UNFORTUNATELY 23 YEARS LATER WE CONTINUE TO LOSE 🙏❤️
I personally know this guy. He's a very kind and inspiring individual.
When it happened Ireland shut all schools & many businesses for 3 days to show respect, solidarity & mourning for America. They held vigils, church & prayer services & put American flags everywhere, on their homes, cars, stores, streets. We will never forget that day. Seems like it was yesterday. The horror & shock the whole world felt watching it unfold. The world stood still that day. Ireland stands with America. Never Forger. God Bless USA
Wow. That is surprising. Where do you live in Ireland? I never heard that. I have family in the North and in Dublin area. “Oym a part of Dooblin in the rare oul toyms”!!!
Did you write this comment on every 9/11 story? Get over yourself Ireland. The whole world empathized with us when it happened. Ireland wasn’t some super country that stood above the others by showing the most support. Ireland prolly just has more relatives in the NYPD then others. Lotta north east coast cops are Irish for some reason.
Get over yourself Ireland? I’m sure the comment wasn’t to one up anyone or any other country.
@@barbiecrocker7420 I have watched a bunch of these videos and this person has commented multiple times this same claim about how much Ireland did to honor 9/11. Once or twice, ok. But several times just comes off as a bit braggy and self indulgent. Thats all.
Thank you, Ireland!!!!! Love and hugs from the USA. We'll never forget.
I personally know Billy Martin as I work with him 2 to 3 times per month. Never knew that he served in such great capacity. Most men with high egos would have continually talked about their heroism. But not one word from Billy. So thankful that I was Blessed to hear his story today. I saw God's hand on him and others as Billy shared his story . And now God is using Billy to encourage others to surrender their lives to Christ. What the devil meant for harm God made it for good. I salute you Billy and commend you for your bravery!
Shout out to all who assisted with the tragedy on 9/11; Thank You! May God continue to give you all peace and comfort as we reflect on 9/11.
He said he does talks at schools and stuff so he does talk about his experience all the time.
Thank-you.
@@Goldrefinedthrufire but not brag, I think she meant......tks
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God bless your dear heart, son. Please know, us older folks cried like babies many a day with you from afar, and will never, ever forget. 9/11 will always be a sacred day of mourning in my heart, from NC. My sister, brother and his wife and I drove up to NYC some years back to pay our respects at the memorial fountain. It was just before the museum was ready to open so we missed out on that, but Lord willing, we will go once more to visit there one day. My prayers are ever with you all, as a retired nurse, I know the health issues are a plague on survivors of the clean up crews.
I’ve seen so much 9/11 footage of after the towers fell and I had no idea that those alarm were alarms attached to firefighters. Thats just awful. First responders are heroes❤️🩹
Mr Martin we will never forget 911! But now we know a little bit more about the tragedy, and what all the brave first responders faced. So, please keep telling your story. We are listening.
His last statement was one of the most poignant things he said… ‘I’m here so everyone doesn’t forget, because I think we have’… I’ve talked to many of my nieces and nephews about 9/11 and recently I’ve stressed more about the aftermath and the feeling of unity in our country. We’ve sadly lost that
Very emotional story. Thank you for sharing. We will never forget 9/11.
A spiritual warrior. His account is riveting with all the nuances, details. Excellent articulate storyteller. I can follow in my mind, as if watching Spielberg direct a Grisham novel. May Life always be kind to you and your loved ones, Billy Martin.
Every year since, I mourn with many others who will never forget. God bless 🇺🇸
Billy, people didn’t forget. I don’t have any NY connections, but I’m here to listen to as many 9/11 stories as I can. I assure you people living on the other side of the country are thinking of you. Those who remember are from all walks of life. I watched the terror attacks unfold on TV. I am horrified and saddened by the loss of life. I will never forget! Bless you, and thank you for your sacrifices!
How was he 27 then and only looks 37? Thank you for all you did that day and continued/continue to do. Thank you.
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I admit that I am one of the ones who “forgot”….. years can go by without me thinking of 9/11. The day comes or it passes and I am briefly reminded and I take it for granted. I was in 11th grade when it happened. I was disturbed and traumatized by the events then, but as the years went by, I distanced myself from it. The last few days, something compelled me to start searching up the story of survivors and here I am listening to this story. I am sorry to have been one of the ones who forgot, but I am thankful that many have not stopped telling their stories. Their experiences are valuable and need to be preserved so that we never take for granted what we have. So that we never forget the beauty of the human spirit. So that we never forget the pain and suffering of innocent lives and the void left in their families and friends. I will remember. And I will share my memory, their memories, and the memory of that horrific day on 9/11/2001.
Most of us do not appreciate enough of what these Firefighters do for us...They were walking TOWARD the obliterated Buildings and going into them and UP many floors into the Smoke and Fire to Rescue people...We all know how BAD this situation was and going IN those burning buildings was a DEATH TRAP...Yet they all went IN anyway...Courage
When he started crying 💔💔💔 I’m so sorry for what you endured
My mother jumped to her death from the 96th floor
@@DOOMSDAYD-KILLS-EVERYONE I’m so very sorry for your loss 💔
I cried too, you can feel his pain and deep sorrow, such a wholesome man.
When he said, "why send someone compromised. Just send me," it reminds me of how parents feel for their children. It is that caregiver mentality. I have PTSD for different reasons, and I understand the drive of wanting to do more. We always want to believe we can give more. You gave so much and it is appreciated.
When my husband called me from down there as a cop and he called me to check in, I heard those fireman alarms.it was unsettling for my husband his coworkers and myself to hear those alarms.
MrMartin are you married with children if so how old are they?
Mr Martin what is the cause of divine intervention? How do you believe that works
That’s.Iike self sacrifice
Mr Martin do you know Jim Battalion?
The dust that was like sand. It was so horrible. Glad your schoolmate didn't listen and lived. Glad you lived too. I hope you all get real justice for this travesty.
You FDNY guys are studs! You always were, are, and always will be champions and heroes!! Admiration and respect from San Francisco Bay Area!!!!!!!! p.s. with a name like Billy Martin it is ironic you are not a Yankee fan 😉
Its ironic when u said it was a complete accident that y'all didn't go where y'all were suppose to that fateful day, but I think y'all were EXACTLY where y'all were supposed to be!! God bless you and everyone one that day for doing what y'all do, you guys are all true HEROS!!
I can't tell you how many stories I've heard like that. I high school friend that I've known Even longer than that worked in the world trade center. He told me how he needed to go to the registry For weeks but just kept putting it off. On September 11 he started heading into work and literally stopped and said, "I'm going to go to the registry today.". He haven't thought about it or planned it. It just struck him And off he went. And from where his office was it literally saved his life.
But sadly, I know if stories that went the other direction. 2 friends of mine we're on the second plane into the towers. They were working together now. Both flying on September 11 from Boston to LA. One was booked for that flight and 1 was booked for a later flight. So the 1 on the earlier flight convinced the 1 on the later flight to move up and fly with him. If only it had been vice versa 😭😭
But how do you explain that for all who perished ?
I agree. You have to be really careful and think about what you are saying. Some people literally say things like God protected me that day or it wasn't his will that I die that day because he has something else for me to do. That is so upsetting to me when people talk like that. It's literally all just Chance. Everyone is going to be somewhere at any given time. We all make decisions. Sometimes it works in our favor and sometimes it doesn't. Please don't say it's God because it's not. He isn't micro-managing people's lives in this current dispensation of grace.
If people want to believe it’s God, let them have their reasoning. I hope one day you can find your own answer and not get caught up in feeling negative when people have better coping mechanisms than you. Because that all it is, a coping mechanism.
Thank you Mr. Martin! I come from a military family and if things go wrong it’s nice to know there’s guys like you on the way…God bless.
What a sweetheart you are Billy Martin, so happy you were spared, it's good to talk about it Billy and get it out of your system. Blessings and health to you and your family
Thank you for sharing. I'm in tears. I'm at a loss for words right now. Just know I will never forget. I'm 60 years old now. It seems like it was yesterday. Thank you for your service. God bless all you fireman and police officers. Thanks again🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲✌️🧑🚒🧑🚒👮👮🚒🚒🚓🚓🚑🚑🚔🚔
Bless your heart Billy Martin! You are an important person to the Lord to have made it out of that terrible day! Don't ever feel badly that you survived! You are doing a VERY important work-especially today because kids born today don't have a CLUE about what really happened! WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOUR SERVICE!!!
Thanks for sharing your story Billy and for all the work you and the others did during this unbelievably difficult time surrounding 9/11. Thank God you're alive. It's an honor to be able to call you a friend. -- John Murphy
I promise you we haven’t forgotten in England xxxx
I will never forget. God Bless America! God was with you on that horrible day. Thank you Billy for your service!❤
Billy, I want to tell you thank you for your service. I feel strongly that God spared you that horrible day so you can tell your story and I believe sharing will help others. There is a reason for everything in life and we need to accept Gods will. Please continue being a great husband and father and know you are in my prayers. I will never forget all of the people who passed and for the ones who helped in any way that they could. God bless you always and forever✝️❤️
THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR SHAREING IM GOING SHARE ALL IVE SAVED WITH MY GRAND KIDS
He didn't care about the danger.
He just needed to help.
Everything a fireman
should be.
Thank you so much for your account of that day. God Bless all our firefighters. ❤️
My mother jumped to her death from the 96th floor
@@DOOMSDAYD-KILLS-EVERYONE OMG I'm so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine how you must feel. May she rest in peace.
Such a lovely guy , great looking too . God bless him xx💖💖
Thank you William for sharing your story. I promise you, I will Never Forget…ever! God bless you 🇺🇸🎈🎗
I watched the TV coverage from a small mining village in South Africa. I could not get my head around it. Just unreal. May the victims of the day and the victims of post 9/11 all Rest In Peace. Rescuers and many more heroes were made on the day.
Thankyou for your service, your story, your courage, your humility, and your self deprecating attitude. I apologize for the hideously negative and abhorrently ignorant comments. Blessings.
I can't fathom what You and so many others endured that day. God Bless All The Brave Firemen that were lost that day. Also thoughts and prayers with everyone suffering illness to this day. God Bless You.❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️
Incredible story. Thank you for telling it and may God bless you. We will NEVER forget.
I am a decided atheist, but I don’t begrudge others for their faiths, provided their their faiths are humane. I just don’t understand the need to comment negatively about his experience and beliefs.
Well said Carol
The reason is that they are angry at God, for whatever reason.
Atheism has by far been the most in-humane system of beliefs. Communism, the only atheistic ideology that has come to rule entire nations killed more than two hundred million souls. Making Hitler look like a choir boy frankly!
@@oscarwilde6649 False. The worst religious wars in Europe have resulted in less than one hundred thousand deaths. The Inquisition killed around 30,000 people in FOUR CENTURIES. Pol Pot, in the name of atheistic communism, killed two million in less than a decade! Castro killed a good 50,000. And of course Stalin: AT LEAST 100 MILLION. All casualties of all religious wars since prehistoric times don't amount to even ONE-TENTH of the casualties from communism during its 70-year tenure. These are HARD FACTS.
@UCiHJTk8b1yxdmHSC7yEi4Xw And since you care for LGBTQ, the only regimes to have sent gays to labour camps are the Nazis and the communists. Again, two thoroughly atheistic, and anti-Christian, ideologies!
Huge respect and admiration to you sir, Mr. Martin. Huge respect and admiration to all of you firefighters and first responders, but especially the firefighters. What you all did was beyond comprehension - and not just on that day, but the following weeks, months and years. *Salutes
Thank you for sharing your story. You’re a hero like so many others. The last part of the story you told really hurt. I can’t imagine what you went through and saw that day. God bless you and we will never forget!!!
Thank you for ur service
Thank you William!
God bless you sweet brave man. Yes Devine intervention that your Capt did not look at that ticket at first. You are in my prayers. I pray for love and continued good health for you. We will never forget. Thank you for sharing your story of that day.
Billy, thank you for sharing your story with us. You embody the selfless good will and big hearted desire to leave a positive footprint. Your story has a huge ripple effect on all of us. Thank you for your dedication, honor, courage, and willingness to help others. ❤ If only everyone could hear your story and others like it, our country would be a different place today.
School buses had governors when I was in school... thanks for sharing your story and for your courage and dedication.
Thank you for telling your story and for letting the school kids know about that day, as it's part of our country's history that we all must remember. God bless you all and your families💖
GREAT Story William!!...Thanks for sharing
@BillyMartin Renewing my vow to NEVER forget. I would be ashamed to tell my story of the pain it caused me next to yours, as the comparison is the ant to the molehill. I'm so sorry for your pain and so proud of your bravery for humanity for all of us. Thank you so much for sharing and what you continue to do. Your a very special person.
God bless you Mr. Martin and all of the first responders who sacrificed so much on that day. I suspect I speak for many when I say your story and your heroism still, 20 years later, mean so much to all of us who watched the rigs go south that morning as we walked north. And congrats on your sobriety. There is the hand of something bigger than all of us at play when I hear some of the stories and after-effects that came out of that day, life and hope affirming cases like yours that sprang from the most unimaginable tragedy any of us have, God willing, ever experienced. Bless you and thank you.
Somehow, with time, one forgets 9/11. This series has impacted me more than during previous years. Maybe it's because I have so much time to mull over this, me being permanently at home now, with time on my hands. My heart goes out to this precious man, and all the other survivors. May they all find comfort somehow.
I don’t know anyone who is forgetting 9/11. Perhaps those w/ dementia?
Oh shutup and stop being rude , I agree with the comment . Why you in this comments being nasty with everyone
God bless all American firefighters that tragic day .. Everyone one of them an American Hero that will be forever etched in History xx💖💖🥰🥰
Thanks for sharing shipmate.
Thank you for sharing and for all you did, God bless you
Thank for your service and for sharing your story. It was so incredibly poignant.
I hope that others who believe in "divine intervention" will realize that those who passed away from these events, were still under that same umbrella of the Divine. Christ blessed many to live, and to those who did not, He welcomed them home. I pray that those who experienced this ffirst hand receive the peace of the Lord. And I pray the rest of us will strive ever more for peace, within our own attitudes/choices!
stop making it about God..
@@stevendilworth1040 no need to comment
Well said.
Aaww what a beautiful man, thank you for sharing you’re story….sending much love to you and all the magnificent colleagues♥️🇦🇺
Please Lord, protect all the brave firefighters and policemen. Keep them safe and heal their minds and bodies from any trauma they experienced that awful day. Let them live in peace and happiness. No more heartache. Amen.
What a brave man.❤
Thank you William for sharing your story love to you and your family ..thank you for all you do then and every day ❤️🙏
I'm struggling to find the words to express my gratitude for you sharing your experiences and for the station documenting it for the future - we must never forget. With not forgetting, we can join Billy in accepting our own survival that has brought us to the present, to the intersection of here & nor, and ask our higher power: God, what now, next would you have me do now, today? Billy's story reminds me that my # 1 job in this life is to love another human being. To connect with human beings & ask - how can i help you today? I'm here, 2 years post this recording, reminded of the extreme tragedies of 9/11, the evil of hatred and the unfathomable actions murderers did and can still take. What Billy shows us is how much more powerful and impactful is the actions of good. Thank you for inspiring me to direct my thinking and actions towards helping others today. You are a hero AND a living warrior angel in our TODAY. God bless you
I've always asked the same questions about the governor on a fire truck. I had a captain tell me once, " Well.....because of firefighters"
that i believe....we are our own worst enemy!!!!
Everyone should see this ❤
Thank you for sharing. I never forget. I was in Indiana in high school, watching it all happen on the TV. When the towers fell, it broke my heart. It still does. It is just hard to wrap my brain around the fact that the world watched as thousands of people were murdered. I felt helpless because there was nothing anyone could do to stop it. It was awful. I tell my kids about it. I hope they can help make the world a better place to live.
I was working @ a southern IN dental office & my twin sis called me & said 'turn on the tv'....I will never forget!
God Bless all of you for not only the work you did that day… but every single time you went in! U are all hero’s thank u for sharing your story ❤️❤️❤️
My mother jumped to her death from the 96th floor
Precious and excruciating. I for one will never forget; I have the images of those jumpers burnished in my mind.
Me2. I forgot to talk about it....
William, thank you for sharing your story and reliving some painful memories. I appreciate all you do and in my eyes your are a hero sometimes we focus on what we could have done, but think about what you did do. You are a hero!! Thank you! I know in my heart and my mind, I will not forget!
Wow! I’ve never heard about the people who were trapped alive in the elevator, calling dispatch and then dying before they were found :(
My mother jumped to her death from the 96th floor
@@DOOMSDAYD-KILLS-EVERYONE I am so sorry for your loss.
my heart -- and millions of Americans' hearts -- goes out to you K Turby
@@DOOMSDAYD-KILLS-EVERYONE 😟
@@DOOMSDAYD-KILLS-EVERYONE prayers 😢
Thank you William Martin! For your service, courage, & the little things of thoughfulness to help others! I for one am super proud of you and what you endured! Im sooo glad your alive to tell!! Lov 💘 Kenny from Ann arbor, Michigan! ✌🤗🌹🌃🚨🚒 god bless!!!
These stories are so important thank you for sharing it's heartbreaking that people made it out and end up sick. everyone that day are hero's god bless you all and ones that didn't make it I will never forget that day ever ❤️🌹
Thank you for your story & your service! I'm glad that you survived & that you're still healthy! #NeverFoget!
So many tears. So many empty arms.
The end really hit me hard. 😢😢
Thank you so much for sharing...
It is so great that you are giving these hero’s the platform to tell their story! The perspective of each individual person is nothing short of amazing! God bless!
Bless your heat Billy Martin xxx #Hero
So tragic. Ty for ur service and sacrifices. God bless u for eternity.
Thank you!! I’m a second generation Irish girl 😊
Thankyou for sharing your story .. its important we always rememeber.❤
Now these are real heros.
I'll never forget.
So true about the Mets. Die hard fan and I do remember that much from the week before 9/11 etc
Trust I never forget and never will. I hope you all find true resolution and justice.
Thank you for sharing your story. #neverforget
I'm proud of you brother, Never forgive, Never Forget!
My mother jumped to her death from the 96th floor
She flied ❤️🔥
Stop@@DOOMSDAYD-KILLS-EVERYONE
The entire interview was very measured and pointed. Then came the end... WOW...pure raw emotion, that you'd have to be non human to not shed a tear for and with this man. The sacrifices and heroism of all who worked tirelessly to try to save people, under the most hopeless of circumstances, is truly remarkable.
Thank you for your courage and for sharing Bill,
God Bless!
I will certainly "never forget." 🌹9/11/01🌹
We haven't forgotten
Thank-you William Martin. It is beyond moving, to listen to you. I am grateful to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Whose picture is displayed in your home (behind your right shoulder), as you speak- giving Him all the credit- for you being spared, as it is.
Thank you!👏👏👏👏🙏
Thank you for sharing. It's awful how the government and healthcare has given many of the people who has gotten sick such a hard time with insurance. Hopefully they aren't going through all that B.S .still. All that helped should not have to go through hell with insurance when the insurance companies know what is going on. My condolences to all that lost loved ones .
💓 💓💓 No words -- so I'll just use hearts. 💓💓💓
I Will never forget. Those that gave their lives for others and the scale of the disaster... RIP 💜💜 and thanks from the bottom of my heart for your sacrifice. You're all heroes alive or dead. 💜💜
I’m 21, not from America with any American connections and I wasn’t even born when the this happened. We won’t forget ❤
God you were young going through all that, what a rude awakening to true adulthood and personal mortality at such an age. You look so young now too. Thank you for telling your personal story. You are a true hero even to this day 9/2023. God bless you, your famiy,, and brothers/sisters for your heroic deeds. God holds tight those you knew and didn't for their heroic duty to help those in need. I truly wish you all the best. I will never forget, and you telling your story will make sure others don't as well. I wish you health and happiness.
Sweet man.
A slightly if anything absurd fact that could come out of 911 is that disobedient actually benefitted someone in the workplace, albeit he wasnt compensated for leaving the office while others stayed... It shows that its not wise to trust those in charge when a crisis is in occurance especially if those in charge own the building that is threatening to collapse on itself.
Not only that, the lazy also there were so many people especially Men that were late for appointments, interviews and seminars and even one guy that forgot his I.D. survived and saved someone else that came down from his office to vouch for him.
It's almost like the losers survived that day, the ones that didn't care or worried if they were late or haphazard.
Guess, that men don't care if they piss off their boss when they're late. Or they don't care about being perfect and getting there on time. The ones that were perfect and did everything right got screwed.
I noticed he said at the beginning something about “Carolina blue skies” I’m in NC! I wonder if he lives in NC or SC now?
He definitely has a NY accent. He probably vacationed there or he may have family there.
He lives in SC now. He is my sister’s neighbor. Lovely family.
@@umadadania9521 Small world.
You were SO YOUNG !! Thank God you survived it as you know so many of your brothers went home that day . They are your guardian angels now protecting you through out your lifes journey. Keep sharing your experience with the young ones who weren't there . This is the first time in our nations history that we have live testimony to a historical event. Thankyou BILLY for not only your service. But for your reflection on something so personal. Yes a public tragedy that belings to AMERICA. This is your personal memories and thoughts and feelings your experience. FOREVER A HERO devine intervention God says you still have work to do on earth. Part of that is keeping the story going . God bless you always Billy. You are so strong and to see you break down at the end there retelling that part of it ...the young widows i cried right along with you . Im in recovery 18 yrs of recovery from heroin. Enjoy each day of recovery its precious
Ps. I agree. “We” have forgotten.
I appreciate the interviewer letting this man speak, but she needs to realize, some humans -- especially firemen -- do not experience "fear" like most other humans... When if comes to fight or flight, there are a number of people whose only instinct is FIGHT. Or die trying. Pyrrhic victory.
Cette homme m’a ému.....et bien sûr monsieur que nous ne vous oublions pas ....soyez heureux ,vous, votre famille ....