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2002-09-11

It was a cool crisp day that fateful day in September and I was sitting on my screened in porch sketching. It felt like any other day with not a care or scare in my life. Then my mother came out on the porch and told me that a plane had just hit the World Trade Center. I asked her if it was a small plane? She said she weren't sure. I went in the house then to watch the news report. My heart sank to my feet when I saw that second fly into the other tower. Tears filled my eyes as I looked at my mom and said, "That's an attack of terrorist." I was at first in shock, disbelief, then when the reality of that day hit me, I realized all the lives that were so tragically lost that day. I hugged my mother and we wept for the great loss of life. My life was forever changed that day. All day long I sat gluded to my television hopping that sooner or later I would wake up and all of this would be a bad dream. I sat down at my computer and wrote a letter to the editor of my local newspaper (which was printed on September 14th.) In my letter I talked about how proud Lady Liberty stood in the New York Harbor and sent out a warm greeting to all of the people who were coming to America to start a whole new life. I talked about how sad she must be as she stood errect and watched the rising sun come over the skyline of New York. I was devistated by the events of that day and they have forever changed my life. My freedom was not won by a handshake. It was won by the bloodshed of many brave soldiers that died on the battlefields of this country. As I sat and watched the news reports the days that followed I felt so proud to be an American and as the other countries told President Bush that they would fight with beside of us I felt as if God had reached down from Heaven and put his arms around all of us here in America. I didn't loose any close friends or relatives but I felt deep inside of me that I had lost brothers and sisters of this free country. I'll never forget that day in September and I feel as if that day was America's day of reconing. September 11, 2001 was AMERICA'S NEW INDEPENDENT DAY. LET FREEDOM RING FROM THIS DAY FORWARD. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GOD SPED ALL THOSE INNOCENT LIVES THAT WERE LOST THAT DAY.