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2002-10-02

I first heard about the 9/11 event at home before school. I turned the t.v on expecting morning cartoons, but instead I found myself viewing a live broadcast of a terrorist attack. I did not know what to think or feel but I did know that it was going to be a very different day. The news spread rapidly and the topic was discussed everywhere, especially at school. Despite the horrible scenes shown on t.v., heart breaking announcements made by the school principal, and the loss of civilian lives, it was heart warming to see the concern of Californians for the fellow American lives on the other side of the country.
The same weekend on the week of the attack i just got off work. I saw civillians waving the U.S. flag on the streets of Beach BVLD wearing "i love NY" shirts. I remember turning left onto Beach BLVD and saw a guy in the middle of the street with an American Flag. He waved it at me expecting a honk as a sign of patriotic acknowledgement, so I honked...he nodded..and turned to the car behind me. I drove off feeling patriotic and knew America is "still standing."