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2002-09-12

I was awaken by my niece asking if my grandson was all right at the Air Force Academy. I told her I had not heard of any problem and she said, "turn on your tv and listen to the news." I was shocked at the terrorist attack on our native soil. I immediately called my Grandson and found out he was all right. Later, I started trying to find out if the father of my niece and nephew was injured. He worked in the Pentagon building and after searching the names on the Internet and not finding out anything, I remembered I had the children's e-mail address and e-mailed them to find out if Mike was all right. Mike e-mailed me back that night and I was thrilled to learn that he survived the ordeal. He was in the building at the time of the attack and said he had to run to make it out. The children had recently lost their mother and I thank God that He spared them from losing their father. My prayers and love are still with the many who lost loved ones or had loved ones injured. I had a niece's husband who went to New York and furnished listening devices during the rescue work and helped with the rescue work. Mrs. Pat Waller