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2003-09-11

My Nextel Phone went off and a good freind of mine said turn on the T.V. I was half asleep and aksed him why he said just do it. I turned on the T.V. the second I turned it on I saw the second hit the other tower. I remember my heart just went crazy I went from half asleep I ran downstairs and turned on the big screen yelling to my wife that we were at war.

My grandfather used to tell me about Pearl Harbor and the stories were interesting but something seemed cold and distant about it, this was live and on every channel this was real. People were dying I couldn't even hardly speak, I just stood jaw agape and in shock as to the horror of this.

I remember thinking of the power of hatred and how someone could do this to us what kind of hatred and lack of love for anything good and sacred a person would have to have to do this.

I held my children extra close that day and since out of this horrible tragedy has been a great reminder that life is a gift, and that must be defended.

I support our troops and pray for them to godspeed in ridding the world of hatemongers like the ones that did this to us.