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2002-09-11

I WAS GETTING MY THREE GRANDCHILDREN READY FOR SCHOOL WHEN MY OLDER DAUGHTER CALLED AND SAID TO TURN ON THE TELEVISION BECAUSE WE WERE AT WAR. I WATCHED IN HORROR THE EVENTS GOING ON AND WONDERED WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO THE WORLD I FELTED WAS SAFE FOR MY 8 GRANDCHILDREN. MY HUSBAND AND I WHERE GLUED TO THE T.V. FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND DAYS THAT FOLLOWED. MY HUSBAND IS A RETIRED BERKELEY FIREMAN AND HE HAS BEEN THRU A DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE AND A OAKLAND HILLS FIRE. THIS WAS THE HARDEST THING FOR HIM AND I TO EXPERIENCE. TEARS AND PRAYERS WERE AND ARE STILL CONSTANT IN OUR HOME FOR ALL INVOLVED IN THIS TRAGEDY. I PERSONALLY DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY WORLD OR THE NOW OR FUTURE WORLD OF MY PRECIOUS GRANDCHILDREN. I PRAY CONSTANTLY AND I DO KNOW "GOD WILL BLESS AMERICA"