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2002-08-19

As a senior at Wright State University in the Education program, I was in my final quarter of my college experience. I was student teaching at a junior high school and was in the middle of the "bump and grind" of the normal Tuesday morning routine. Then, suddenly, my proverbial rug was pulled out from under me. A colleague abruptly opened my door and informed me of the bad news. I was immediately floored... in America? The fear and disbelief that I was feeling was overwhelming and I began to cry. As the river of tears began to flow down my cheeks, I witnessed President George W. Bush begin to curb my anxiety. I was enraged that this tragedy could and had taken place on my home soil. Bush made the promise that he would find these terrible people who had carried out these horrific events and punish them appropriately... I was encompassed my the overwhelming feeling of faith and belief that I had in this phenomenal country that I call home.

I believe that we, as a society, should remember all of those who lost their lives on that terrible day and those who work on a daily basis to protect our safety and freedom!

I fly a flag every day. I believe that I will continue to do so until the day that I die. For me, the flag has a tremendous amount of meaning. It stands for all of those who have died throughout history to protect this wonderful democracy that we live in on a daily basis. Not only this, it also represents all of those people who have died for simply being an American. I cannot express how much this symbol has changed my outlook on life. When I see this amazing creation, I now think about the image of the firemen lifting the flag that once stood on the roof of the World Trade Center... throughout all of that disaster, the red, white, and blue survive and will continue to fly no matter what!