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2002-09-11

My co-workers and I were at Famous Anthony's restaurant for breakfast which was a daily habit. We had placed our order and were watching "Good Morning America" when the footage was shown of the first crash. As we watched, the news crew trained the camera on the sky and the one hit building,then we saw another plane deliberately fly into the second tower. My whole family lives in NYC and it really hit me hardest of all the group-so many people. I still wonder how many people I knew who may have been injured or somehow directly affected by the tragedy. We all kept saying "Oh, My God, That was obviously deliberate-We're going to War"-it was awful. The hush that fell on the entire busy restaurant was instantly noticed, then replaced by panic.It really changed our lives, in that moment. Many patrons were in tears, and some started praying out loud. It was a nightmare-something normally we don't see here in this great country.