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2004-03-10

I was at work, answering the phone; telling customers how to repair their computers - heard reports from fellow workers that a plane had hit the first tower. At my first break I went to the lobby and witnessed the first tower collapsing and thousands of people losing their lives right in FRONT of me. I was in tears, but couldn't let anybody know it as I am a man and we are not to cry. I have never liked the media showing anybody being killed on TV....not to mention thousands during a 10 second period. I called my beautiful wife and tried to talk to her; she was in tears and could not speak .... all she could mumble is "...we're at war.." and hung up. I feared I would no longer see her again (she is my high-school sweetie) as I heard of other planes smacking into other buildings and I thought we WERE at war. All I could do is sit here and suffer - communication links broke down and it was impossible to call or email anybody....

I am constantly depressed after seeing literally thousands of innocent lives just like mine lost in a mere blink of an eye...

The innocent victims