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2002-09-13

On this tragic day in History, I was on my way to school. I remember hearing everything on the radio. I was a few minutes late for class but the professor had not arrived yet. After sitting there in class a few minutes a friend of mine came in and said that a second plane had hit the World Trade Center Towers. All I could think of was the people in the building and their families. What would happen to the children whose parents did not recover from this awful tragedy? What about the mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, grandmothers, and grandfathers?
Later that afternoon my mother called me at work to tell me that my brother and sister-in-law were fine. I said, "What?" not knowing that they had planned a trip to Manhattan after visiting Niagra Falls. This was their 2nd or 3rd yr anniversary September 11, 2001. They had planned to go to the towers on this particular day but for some reason, only God may know why, they decided to stay around the Niagra Falls area. I thank God that they were not there. Someone was really watching out for them that day. As for the friends and families of the individuals who did not make it, may God look over them all the days of their lives. I also pray for the sick individuals who did this to our nation. May there be peace in the Middle East and throughout the world.
Morgan E. Faulkenberry 20 years old
Junior, University of South Carolina
9-13-02