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2002-09-12

September 11th was a stressful day and made me realize how small our world really is. At the time of the attack, I was getting ready for work at the Lake Forest Park Elementary school. I was a teacher's aide. Since then i have moved back to Ocean Shores to get away from the big city and anything that could possibly be a target. Besides that i love it here! My brother in law Klaus works at the Pentagon so of course we were so scared that he got killed. It took hours and hours to finally know that he was okay. But the thing that struck me the most besides the fear, was the fact that at the school i worked at, the gym teacher Mindy, had an aunt and uncle on the plane that crashed into the Pentagon.... here we were thousands of miles away and two families at the same school so deeply affected by the terrorists. I was lucky. My brother in law lived. Mindy was not. Her aunt and uncle died. I think about this every day. It affects me most because I am a mother and i worrry about how the world will be for my children. God Bless America!!!! My Prayers and Love go to all those who lost someone or even almost lost the ones they love. Sincerely Carol Hoehna