Their heads are filled with awful memories: a husband shot and killed by police, a son set upon by a mob.

An awful memory, but you know how it goes.

At the awful memories this situation evoked by being unfairly similar.

Why in God's name couldn't he escape from that awful memory?

The trick to hearing awful memories is not to be horrified.

But it was still a terrible thing to live with, an awful memory to keep reliving.

The awful memory of Wilson's death weighed too heavily on everyone.

I suppose familiarity erodes even the most awful memories, though.

But I was afraid my words or actions might someday trigger that awful memory.

I don't pretend to know what you are going through or whether you will ever get over the awful memories of Sept. 11.