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2002-09-11

On September 10, 2001 my husband and I were on a red eye flight to St. Lucia for our honeymoon. My husband and I stopped for what was to be a short while to hop on a small plane to St. Lucia. Everyone at the airport was quickly escorted out and shuttled to near by hotels. I was very confused, as there was no explanation provided to us regarding why the airport was closing. We arrived at a beautiful hotel to sit in the lobby as we waited for a room. We all watched the coverage of the world trade center, in disbelief. We immediately tried to contact family and friends at home in California which took about 6 hours. My husband and I were unable to reach our destination for four days, however we were glued to the television for four days, as we waited to see if our flight was scheduled.
My heart goes out to all who have suffered, I feel extremely lucky to have not known a soul who was directly affected by this tragedy.
Gina Schellenberg, Hayward CA.