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nmah3534.xml

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2002-09-11

I am John Mason-Smith. I go to Thompson high in Alabama.
Durring scond period, in Ms. Molan's class, I was simply
doing my work when an annoucment came on. It was Mr. Spears,
my principal. "Please do not turn on your telivisions
untill this event is over. Thank you." Everyone startedto
talk. What did he mean? What was going on?
As soon as the bell rung, everyone started to talk
and rumers were spreading. Was it true? Did two planes
run into the Twin Towers? I didn't belive it at first.
It is still hard to belive. Of course, as soon as our
principal said not to turn on out T.V.'s, every teacher
in the intire school did. In the next class we all watched
the events unfold. It was unbelivable.
I would say the moment it became the most realalistic
would be when my mom left. My mother, Donna Mason-Smith,
got the call to go to New York. My mother is a fire fighter,
a parametic, and works with DMAT. DMAT is the Disaster
Medical Alert Team. They go to any place were extra help
is needed. My mother when to New York to give medical
assistance to the workers. The pain and missery that she
saw and told of was unbeliveable, but so was the dedication,
determination, pride, and honor of working for America.
When my mother came home, she broght back alot.
She brought back wisdom, understanding, hope, and tears.
She had gone through an unbelivable stressful event which
she will never forget, nor will I. She has a piece of the
Twin Towers from the rubble. A chunk of marble, filled with
hopes and dreams, memories and loses.
Everyone was affected by this event, and it is hard
for me to tell in words how much this effected my family.
I am only a 14 year old boy with little experiances, but I
will try to offer the world my little experiance and
knowledge I have. God Bless America.

I now have more respect for america. This freedom is so
perfect and wonderful that terrorists try at anything to
take it away from us. They kill themselves to kill us. No
mater how hard they try,they can never take our freedom
away.

We should remember those who were lost in this horrible
attack. They pain and loss we now have should make us bind
together as Americans and serve justice to those who go
unpunished. They can try to scare us, and they might
succeed, but they can never win in the end.

The flag means more now, it seems. We didn't seem to
appriciate our freedom untill someone attempted to take it
away. Like a child with a toy, it seemed to get old. To
start to seem less and less important and neat. This attempt
to take it away has greatly increased our respect and want
of this freedom that we fight for.