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nmah2909.xml

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2002-09-10

When I first heard about the tragedy that had occured on september 11th, I was sitting in a class room, it was the early morning, I'm not exaxtly sure what time it was, but I was sitting in English class with a teacher, who has since then passed away. I remember just sitting there and feeling this overwhelming feeling come over me, that it wasn't possible. For some reason I just didn't think it was possible, we had a prayer for all those who were on the plane and in the world trade center at the time it happened. Then we carried on with class. Then I went on to the other classes of the day and there were many rumors about hijacked planes flying around all the major cities and some of the being gunned down by the air force. My mother worked at logan airport and I was a bit worried about her. However, close to the end of the day when I was in the science lab, one of the members of the faculty, came up to me, and said that my mother had just called from the house and said that everything was alright. That lifted a great bruden off my shoulders. It wasn't until I got home and watched the news that I got the whole story, that both world trade center towers had fallen down after being struck by hijacked planes, and that a hijacked plane crashed somewhere in pennsylvannia, and another plane was flown into part of the pentagon. When I found out about all these tragedies I was struck with disbelief and amazment, I've talked to alot of people about what happened, but I think its just one of those things in life that are just too hard, or even impossible to put into words.

My mother who worked for U.S. air lost her job, and there is also just that feeling that will never leave you, about what happened.

I think everything should be remembered.However, most importantly I think the courage of the people who saved many lives, the stories that were told about a man saving an elevator full of people, or men and women who went back into the building to help their fellow co-workers and such stories like that of true courage and bravery should be remembered. I also think that the people who parished in the tragedies should be remembered and not only them, but their loved ones who it affected the most.

I got the american flag sticker for my car, and I flew a flag off of the back of my boat. I would defiantly say that I have much more respect for the flag, and I take alot more pride in it. It is also a constant reminder of the people not on in the september 11th tragedies, but others who have died for freedom, for this country.