nmah6581.xml

nmah6581.xml

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2004-08-30

Hi my name is brian.it was 8:30am when i was crossing the manhattan bridge on the W train.just another day of work when i reached my destination uptown at 86th and lexington i knew something was wrong people where standing in the middle of the street looking towards lower manhattan..i can see smoke rising in the air i thought it was a small plane out of control hit the tower...as i went to my job sight and my co-workers was huddled around the radio.......then i was told another plane hit the other tower........ i knew something was terribly wrong....soon after that the first tower fell..i had to try to help so i left my job sight and tried to get down town but it was havock in the streets people were crying phones werent working...... I couldnt believe what i am seeing..it took two hours to get from 86th street to 14th street..as i got to canal street i was stoped my nypd officers i couldnt get any closer.....i wanted to help i was in shock... i couldnt believe what i was seeing....i was born in brooklyn and raised there all my life (34 years).i love my city..i used to work on the roof of the observation deck two years before this all i kept thinking was if i was still working on the observation its possible i would not be here right now...tears came down my face and chills were going through my body...i was angry that this happened also wondering if any of the people i used to work there with were all right to this day i dont know if they were in the tower..all i wanted to do was go to the towers and help....so as i relized i couldnt get close i should try to get home to my family...i walked over the manhattan bridge it was a very hot day and when i got to the brooklyn side there ,by this time it was 2:pm..there hundreds of people giving out water runing up to us and giving water juice whatever we needed thats when i broke down in tears.feeling the love from all those people...i would like to thank those peolple that helped us when we got over the bridge...Thank You.....i made it home around 4pm.......

Yes my life has changed i have more love towards my fellow americans,my neighbors,my family.knowing at any time some thing can happen...seeing all the flags on houses and cars and vigils.......it was comforting to know all these people care....i was afraid of middle eastern people..thinking they were all terrorist i was angry at them for awhile but as time went by i talked more to them and come to realize they were ashamed that that happened they were sad...i realized they were americans too.so to all my arab brothers and sisters i love you......

never forget the heroes of 9/11 ..the fire men police emts the people in the towers the people on the planes especialy flight 93...stop the plane from hitting there target.........what brave souls they were...thank you, and ill never forget any of them.....so everyone who sees this "NEVER FORGET "...

i still fly a flag on my house and my car.my feelings will never change for the flag...that is the symbol of my country... i love my flag and country.........american pride to my death.......