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2002-09-11

September 11th 2001 was one of my days off work that week. As usual I slept a little late that morning. I awoke to a phone call from my sister telling me that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. I dismissed it as an accident. A few minutes later my thoughts were proven wrong when I turned on the television and watched as the second plane hit. I was totally horrified to see this happen live, and not too long after that watch the towers fall.
As with most people in my generation the only disasters that we have seen was the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah building in Oklahoma. This was just totally devastating. I could not believe this was happening to us.
As I watched the news and saw that two more planes had crashed at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania I was in a state of shock.
I was glued to the T.V. for weeks after this happened, wanting to know everything that was going on. I was moved to tears many times during the weeks that followed.
I can say that 9/11/2001 will forever be etched in my memory and that I will always display my country's colors with pride.
God Bless all that lost their lives on that day and the heroes that so selflessly risked their lives to save others.
GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA