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2002-08-19

I live in Dallas, Texas. On 9/11, I had just brought my son to day-care. I was on my way to buy my sister-in-law a Christmas gift when everything started to unfold. I vividly remember being stopped at a red light, and started to pay attention to the local radio station that pre-empted their Oldies music with a flash that a Plane hit the WTC. Nothing was confirmed at that time (type of plane, extent of injuries etc.). I shrugged it off, thinking somebody got lost in the sky while piloting their Cessna. Being a Native New Yorker, I literally grew up with the towers. My father worked at Federal Plaza in Manhattan and would take me to work with him once or twice a year. I remember going to the city and watching the towers grow from a barren area to the sprawling edifices they became. By the time I left the store (and was unsuccessful purchasing the gift), the radio news came on with the announcement of the 2nd tower being hit. Like others, I then took notice that this was not just an accident. I immediately pick-up my son from daycare and we went to my friends' parents house to watch the entire morning unfold. I can only give thanks that my son was too young to understand what was happening in front of our eyes. I was always an advocate of the towers and spent a great deal of time down there while I grew up. I have hundreds of pictures from the top of Tower 2 and recently, when I took my wife to NYC, I brought her to the top of the WTC and not the ESB. In short, it was as if I lost a member of my family. Being from NY, and with all the relationships I still have with family & friends there, it's a miracle that nobody I knew was hurt in the attacks. My families hearts still reach out for those who lost a friend, family member or even an acquaintance that horrifying day. God Bless America!

Yes. Like the great amount of others, I was unemployed at the time due to the Telecom carnage. That day made matters even worse when it came to looking for employment, but also gave me a different persepctive on life - emphasizing how family is more important then the small things (such as employment).

All Americans!

We flew our flag proudly for 3 months after the attacks. We never had any bad feelings about the flag, so no feelings really changed.