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2002-09-12

I was getting ready for work when my husband came in and told me of reports of a small plane crashing into the World Trade Center. We turned on the TV and were watching the coverage of the first Tower when we saw the second plane crash into the second Tower. We both looked at each other and said, "These aren't accidents!" I finished getting ready for work while trying to catch any news on what exactly was happening. I felt numb. When I got on the road,I noticed that everyone seemed to have the same look on their face. No one seemed to be in a hurry like they usually are. When I got to work I turned on my radio to try to keep up with what was going on. It was difficult to focus on my work. I kept thinking about the people on the airplanes and in the Towers. I can only hope that they didn't have time to feel anything. Then came the reports of a plane crashing into the Pentagon and into the ground in Pennsylvania. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Then came the sound of the first Tower going down. I sat in my office and cried. It just didn't seem real, but I knew it was. When the second Tower came down, I cried again. Our corporate office in Dallas put out the word that if people were too overcome by the events that we should go home. I stayed for the remainder of the day. I watched the news from the moment I got home until late that night. I just couldn't look away. The terrorists who did this are cowards and I fully support President Bush in his efforts. Yesterday, 9/11/02, I saw the list of names of the victims in our local paper. It brought back all of those same feelings from last year. It also made me see the magnitude of this horrific crime. So many innocent people lost their lives for nothing. They are all heroes in my eyes.