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2002-08-19

I was getting ready for work when my mom rushed in and told me to go to the nearest television. I watched as they showed over and over the planes hitting the towers. As that was happening a local station out here happened to be at the Pentagon and we watched live as the the reporter heard an explosion and saw construction workers running away. I also saw live the towers collapse. At this point I had to leave for work. It was the worst day I can possibly imagine. They closed work about 2 hours after I got there and allowed us to go home and spend it with our families. Even that first day I saw teenagers--no longer apethetic--standing along the road, waving flags; people take down the Confederate flags on their cars and put on American Flags; and banners hanging over highways. It was horrible, but it also brought out the best in our country. It gave me a new faith in America. God bless America and God bless all our soldiers fighting to defend it.