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2002-09-11

On the morning of Sept 11, 2001, I was on my way to fill-in for a pharmacist on vacation at Rite-Aid Pharmacy located in Galax, VA. On the way to work, I had an overwhelming sense of dread and depression for no apparent reason. When I reached the store, which opened at 9am, I shared my misgivings with my co-workers of the day. Within minutes of opening, a pharmacist from another store called and told us of the tragic event of the first tower. We all rushed to get a radio and listened as the second tower was hit. All of us were shocked and horrified that anyone would commit such an act of terrorism. Next, as we listened, we heard about Washington, D.C., and immediately I tried to call one of my friends that works for the FCC. The message that I received was that the phones were down due to a natural disaster, of which this definetly was not! Afterwards, we heard of the tragedy in Pennsylvania with the heroism of those on the plane saving our beloved country from certain disaster. How grateful we all should be of their selfless act of courage.
A year later, I am still shocked and horrified at this horrific act of terrorism to our country. My heart and prayers go out to all of the victims and families of 9-11-2001, their loss has caused all of us to rebond as one nation under GOD! May we continue to grow and become stronger as we learn to cope and survive this act of terrorism.