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2004-12-14

September 11th, 2001 was a tragic day for all citizens of the United States, and especially for the victims of the appalling events that encompassed it. The collapsing of the Twin Towers in New York, the partial destruction of the Pentagon in Washington D.C., the plane crash in Pennsylvania; three horrific, terrorist led events that marked a ?date that will live in infamy.? The citizens of the United States will never forget the tragic events that occurred September 11, 2001.
In my own mind, it is hard to recall the day of September 11, 2001. I had gone to school, just like any other day; and I had gone to all my classes, just as I would any other day. Yet in-between one of my classes, I had heard rumors that some buildings had been bombed in New York and in D.C. I had not really thought much of it until I had gone to one of my classes towards the end of the day. That was when I found out the rumors I had heard were somewhat true. During that last class, I had found out from a teacher that the famous Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon in D.C. had been destroyed. Immediately, I was overcome with great fear, as I knew that my mom was working in a building that was located very close to the Pentagon. For the rest of the day, until I had gotten home, I was terrified of the thought that my mom might have been injured. However, when I got home, my dad told me that she had just called, and that everything was okay. In spite of this, everything was not okay! A multitude of people were either killed or injured from the terrorist attacks that occurred that day, and all that was going through my mind was, ?What will happen next??
Many thoughts have crossed my mind both before and after the 9/11 attacks. As I previously stated, my initial thoughts and reactions to the event(s) were taken dispassionately, as I was completely ignorant and oblivious of what had really occurred. I did not think that it was that big of a deal. However, when I found out what really happened, and that some of our country?s most treasured/significant edifices were battered down to rubble, I quickly became aware of the situation and was overwhelmed with both hatred and fear; hatred for those who caused the occurrences, and fear that these tragic events were only the beginning to a horrifying war of some sort.
The tragic events of the 9/11 attacks will always be remembered in our nation?s history. They affected [and still affect] the citizens of our country. To this very day, many are still trying to recover from the after-effects of the horrifying events that took place that day, as many had lost close friends and family members. Yet, not all things resulting from the 9/11 were negative. A prime exemplification of this is how our nation huddled up together and became united/unified once again; the events encompassing that day seemed to set everyone?s attention on the bigger picture, and cause our country to unite itself. Nevertheless, the citizens of our country will remember the day of September 11, 2001, and the tragic events that embrace that date in infamy, for generations to come.