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2002-09-10

I was at home in Clearwater, Florida. I didn't have
the tv or radio on at the time so I didn't know that two Commercial Jet planes had crashed into the World Trade
Center until my daughter stopped by and yelled, "A plane
crashed into the World Trade Center"!! I turned on the
tv immediately and there, live, was the World Trade Center
with thick black smoke and flames billowing from the
windows. By the time I turned the tv on, both towers had
been hit, but someone caught the second plane as it hit
tower two, on film, and that particular segment was shown
over again, several times. I remember thinking, "Those
poor people"!! I have flown a few times and I don't know
why, but I've always flown United, and when I learned that
one of the planes that flew into one of the towers was
a United Airlines Jet, I remember thinking that I could
have been on that plane. That was a scarey thought. And
the same words kept running through my head, "Those poor
people, those poor people".
I was glued to the tv, horrified at what I was seeing,
but still having to watch. I shed a lot of tears during that time, thinking of all those innocent people who died
a horrible death all because some crazed maniac thought he
was doing God's will. Still today, as we approach the
one year anniversary of that horrible tragedy, the tears
fall as I think of all the survivors and the loved ones
they will never see on earth again. Never can they hold
them, kiss them, or talk to them. Never again can they say,
"I love you". GOD BLESS THEM AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!

The tragic events of 9/11 have changed my life most
definitely. I am much more patriotic. The "National
Anthem" and other patriotic songs, such as "America The
Beautiful", "God Bless The USA", and others, have much
more meaning to me than before.
Close friends and family are even more important. And
I just want to tell the world, tell your loved ones you
love them, now. You may not get the chance tomorrow.

I think September 11th should be remembered for how
it has fostered more pride in America and has united
Americans as never before. It has caused us to have more
compassion for our fellow man.

Yes, I flew the flag after what happened on 9/11 and it still flies today, on the eve of the first anniversary.
And, as a result of 9/11, I value, more, what the flag
symbolizes--freedom and democracy.