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2004-05-11

On September 11th, I like many others was at work. I work at Henry County Medical Center in Paris, TN. I am in outpatient surgery. We had a busy schedule that day. One of my frllow workers came and told me that one of the twin towers were on fire. I truely did not think too much about it. We were busy and had several patients to take care of. Then she said a plane was involved. Every nutse was watching tv and attempting to keep up with the news. I was standing in front of a patients tv when the second plane hit, when the towers each fell and when all of the events unfolded. It was so tramatic, you could not move from the set. Every room had the news on. Surgery was calling and wanting to know the events since they had no tv in OR. It was devasting. I know just watching it was horrible. It totally consumed the day, week, months and the yeats that lay ahead, I will never forget where I was or even what room I was in that tragic day.

It makes me more aware of my family and the ones I love. I want to hold and trasure them and tell them how much I love them.

The honor and courage each passenger showed, especially Todd Beamer.Esch of those people gave thier lives for us. The Pittsburg plane saved so many lives.

Yes. Yes, it made ne more aware of my freedom and love for the USA. It reminds me of the ones who died trying to talk one last time to their loved ones while trying to save the lives of the unknown passenger sitting next to them or the people in their daily lives unaware of the events that was taking place.