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2002-08-28

9-14-01 I am disgusted to point of nausea. My heart aches every night as I watch news until I get too tired to watch anymore. I watch the same things over and over but once I start watching it is as if I am in another world. I doubt that I knew or would have even ever met any of those people but I mourn their loss as if they were my family. After much thought I have come to the realization that this is so because they were and are part of my family. The family of common human experience. I never knew what my connection to this country meant to me until now, a time when my heart aches for people I don't even know. I now understand why my grandfathers gave up their innocence and some of the best years of their lives to defend this place that we live. It is not just where we live, it is part of the foundation of who we each are.
This whole event makes all of my troubles seem so trivial. I went to a memorial on campus today and ran into a girl name Jennifer that I graduated with. She was one of Jessica James', one of the girls who died at Heath High school, best friends. Just the sight of her made me cry. I gave her a hug and told her how good it was to see her. We didn't really have to say anything more because there was a mutual understanding between us that I can't even explain. I don't think that I really recognized how painful and awful an experience that was while it was happening. The only solace that I can find is that these poor souls are now in a better place where evil can never touch them again. Love Always Your Son, KW

9/14/02

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