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2002-09-11

I had just gotten into work at the Boeing WIng Responsibility center,in Auburn Washington. When one of the guy's at work said hey someone just flew a 767 into the world trade center. I didn't believe him I thought it was some shock jock playing war of the worlds or something because the guy that told me usually listens to Howard Stern and that type of stuff.A couple minutes later on of the former Marines at work said a second plane had crashed into the other tower then we heard the pentagonthen another crashed in a feild near a road.By this time everything passing for a radio was out and we were trying to hear what happend. because we take pride in our work and if somethings wrong with our planes we want to know about it!
When we had figured out what was going on was real we started thinking about all those people we all know how many people each plane carries roughly,and the thought of crashing into buildings full of people we figured had to be something wrong with the plane we had never even considered that some MORON would fly an airliner into a building on purpose.What kind of helium head would do that! It was a bad day at Boeing.And a bad day all over the country. You wouldn't think that something happening on the other side of the country would effect so many people but I believe it has strenghtend the resovle of everyone in this country.
If you think we don't think about it guess again I just recently visited an open house at the Everrot plant where one of the main displays there was the new Kevlar & Titanium cabin doors they are truely formidable We at Boeing remember Sept,11th.And no doubt will for the rest of our lives.
Thank you for your time Peter F Cardin