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2003-04-17

When I first heard about the attacks of the World Trade Center, I was sitting in class. We quickly turned on the news and couldn't believe what we saw. School was left out early because of this. I immediatly went to my firehouse and jioned the group that had already formed. That night I had a meeting at the firehouse and the mayor of New York sent my company a letter asking for manpower. I quikly signed my name up to go. We talked about the event that occured that morning, and we all shared our thoughts on the whole thing. I guess it didn't really hit me until the next morning. I got up for school and went downstairs to watch the news. Every news channel was focusing on the towers. That was when I actuall realized what the hell actually happened. I tried to like nothing has happened, but every class I went to that day had it on the news. I couldn't stop thinking about the heros that died that day. And the 343 fellow firefighters that weren't going home to their families. Our firehouse started to have classes on terrism, and hazmat. Then when they started to come out with the songs in memory of Sept 11th, It made me think even more. The worst image that is still stuck in my head til thins day, is seeing the men and women jumping from the 80th floor. That had to be a difficult decision to make, but I guess I would have done the same thing. I read a book not to long ago called "Last Man Down". It was about one of the fire companies that were in the towers when they fell. AND SURVIVED!!!I still have the memories, and I will always be their for my country.