nmah1728.xml

nmah1728.xml

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2002-09-09

I was at school and i had heard some one in the hall saying something about buildings falling down. i thought they had watched a movie or something in class. when i got to my fourth period class my history teacher told us whta was going one. I remembered that my dad was on a flight that morning for a bussiness trip. HIs flight was leaving newark at 8:00 the same time as the plane that hit the trade center left from newark. i didnt know what to think. Our teacher turned on the T.V. and let us watch the news. i was amazed i had no idea that it was to the extent that it was. i was worried that whole day but i knew my mom went out that moring to ride her horse so she wouldnt have heard any thing about it or any news from my dad. i called her later that day when i was in school she said that she had heard and all of our family and friends had heard as well and were callin. i was suprised at how quick the news traveled because our family and friends from england were callin to see if we were alright. My mom told me that my dad was ok and the plane had landed safely she toldme about his experance. He was on the plane and the pilot came over the speaker and said we will be landed the plane now because the U.S. goverment has said that all planes in the U.S. are to be grounded. He said that everyone just looked at each other like did he say what i think i he said. My dad said that everyone pulled out cell phones to see what happened and the news spread slowly throught the plane. It turned out that the plane that hit the trade center left right before they did. That there plane was next inline to take off. So my mom got done teliing me because my dad had called from his cell phone to let her know he wasalright. But i remember peole cryin in school because there parents worked in or around the trade center but tthankful no one i knew had died.

Well it has change by being more carefull when we life. I always seem to look for any thing or any one that doesnt look normal. I keep thinking that they may attack the U.S. again and if so if in New York will what they use harm the area around us. So i guess im just worried like every one else is as to what may hapen in the future

I think what we should remember is that America can be attacked and that we may not always be the strongest country. WE should appericate all the freedoms we have and that our country does not have battle on our land around our homes. That we have choices in our lives and to appericate what we have. Be happy that we have a home to go back to, to have choices that many other countries dont. To be happy to be an American.

We did not put up a flag but my feelings have changed since september 11. i use to think it a flag that i pledge to every morning but now i see the reall meaning of the flag i see that it truely is a symbolof our freedom. It helps our country remember how lucky we are to live in this day and age and the this country.