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2002-09-11

I was siting at my deskin my office. I am a case manager for the dept of mental health. A co -worker who was listening to her radio yelled "Oh my God" the tower has been hit. My office mate had a small tv on her desk.We all where standing there watching. I remember looking an then I remember saying," look at that other plane it's banking straight into the side of the other tower. It wsn't until a few minutes later we looked at each other and we all had tears in our eyes. My father was a fireman many years ago in Mass. I was the first female firefighter at the same station when I was old enough. I watched in pain as I saw the firefights go into the building knowing after the colapse that many woud not come out. Once home I was "glued" to the TV hoping for good news,I called each of my children and my mom to tell them I loved them. You see my eldest son is a part time police officer in Okla. and his safety is always on my mind. It has been one year today,my flag is still flying on my home,my flag is still hanging from my car mirroe and to this day every serviceman and servicewoman,every police officer and firefight I see I salute them and personally tell them "Thank you" There is another bombing of a building I remember as if it were yeterday,a bombing were I lost 5 friends and like today I think about them also. Like New Yor City,Oklahoma City will always be a reminder of the bravery everyone demostrated that day and continues to to so today.We are Americans,we are free and through the grace of God and the men,women and children of this nation we will sty strong and we will not be held down we will not live in fear but in strenght.