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2002-09-11

I will never forget the morning that I woke up to see the news on the television. It was the second morning of my new job. I was fresh out of the Navy, and fresh in the Naval reserves. I sat glued to the Television as I tried to get ready, in disbelief. As I drove across the Dumbarton Bridge and then onto Palo Alto, I could not turn down the radio. I remember thinking, "Okay, it's time to go back active duty and fight for this wonderful country I live in. I remember at times it was difficult to see due to the tears streaming down my face. Although, no one I knew passed away, I grieved for those people who had lost their lives as well as the families of those people. I still grieve for those people, but feel that through all of this tradgedy and despair, we are becoming a stronger nation.