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2002-09-30

I Remember

September 11th, 2002 everybody remembers exactly where and when they were when it happened; when the 1st airplane slammed into the first twin tower, when the 2nd plane crashed into the side of the Pentagon, when the 3rd hijacked airliner flew into the 2nd Twin Tower, and then the infamous moment when the towers fell. All hope was lost at that moment, all peace in our country was forgotten, and any sense of security we once had as a nation was lost. It appeared that the enemy, whoever it was, had won, until that 4th plane until the crew of American Airlines Flight 93 realized the chaos that had been going down and realized what they had to do to prevent any more innocent lives from being lost - until the now famous Todd Beamer said those two words, LETS ROLL! And ever since then, we have been doing exactly that.

I remember near the end of my first block class, General Drafting with Mr. Cassady, when the one of the juniors from across the hall ran into our room exclaiming, Weve been attacked, weve been attacked! I remember when he first turned on the television. I remember when the first images of the attacks flashed across the screen. I remember when I saw the second hijacked plane slam into the second Twin Tower. I clearly remember exactly what it looked like, and I play the image over and over in my head even until this day. I remember watching, waiting to see what else was going to happen. I remember a new sense of patriotism. I remember after finding out who did it that I immediately wanted to in-list in the armed forces. I remember wanting revenge for the innocent lives that had been taken. I remember everything.

I remember everything about all of the events that happened, except for anything we did school related. My mind was lost all day, I could focus on only one thing, the fact the we, The United States Of America, were not as invincible as I once thought.

The following weeks, much less months, were very hard for me. I just couldnt soak up all that had happened what seemed so long ago. People all around me were the same way; nobody knew just how to react to these attacks, even months after it all went down. The only real way our nation knew to react was through a new-found sense of patriotism- the sense of patriotism that can only be found in America, the sense of patriotism that sends chills up our spines every time we watch some video that commemorates September 11th, the sense of patriotism that only the greatest nation in the world can posses.

And to this day, not a day passes when the horrible day runs over and over in my mind, and I will always remember. But then again, I would like to find someone who wouldnt remember, because we are the greatest nation, and we will NEVER FORGET!