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2002-09-11

It was a horrific day, our office scrambled through passenger records to see if we had any traveler's on the ill-fated flights. We did have one executive. We worked in a vacuum, trying to help stranded clients find a way home, some drove rental cars from Texas to Boston...the need to be with family was so strong. Three days later, the company I was employed with tearfully laid-off 54 of its 108 employees. It was a matter of survival, and understandable.
It was frightening to be in a state of depression and confusion and jobless. The industy I loved and worked in for so many years was forever changed. In February I returned to school, updated my office skills and returned to the workforce as an administrative assistant in a corporate travel dept. at a biotech company. The road was filled with challanges, but in the true American Spirit I prevailed, as have others. Today, one year later, I cried as a moment of silence was observed, and the pain of that day returned. It will forever be painful, time the only healer. I am so very proud to be an American and Pray to God that we can make this world a safer place for all who believe in Freedom. God Bless You All...