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2002-09-11

On September 11th 2001, I was asleep in my bed after spending a long night painting. I had only been asleep for 3 hours when my fiance woke me up while getting ready for work. He said wake up, the Pentagon and World Trade center have been attacked. I thought he was joking. No way would the Pentagon and World Trade Center be attacked. Our military would have stopped any attack dead in it's tracks I thought. I ran to the television and my worst fears were confirmed. The twin towers had gaping holes as black as night with smoke billowing out. I didn't say a word. I was in complete shock. As I watched the horror it then became worse when I saw the towers collapse on live t.v. After the events unfolded I called my loved ones on the east coast and began donating money to those who needed it more. I prayed for the victims safe return home. I am still in grief about those tragic events. The people in my family will NEVER forget what those terrorists did to the helpless victims September 11th 2001.