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2002-09-11

As my husband and I sat checking our email with our three month old something caught his eye and he went running to the TV. Yelling for my to follow I questioned him what was going on. "We're under attack!" is all he said. "Who's under attack" I said. "The US" was his response. As we turned on the TV just in time to see the second plane hit the towers. We sat in silence holding each other and our daughter. A few hours later the was one of the hardest moments of that day I sat in our bedroom watching my husband put on his uniform. He is an Officer in the United States Navy.
As he Left for work that day I sat eyes glued to the TV and crying for those all over the country that didn't know if there loved ones were ok.
Living on the Naval Weapons Station in South Carolina Everything was already closed. Barricades, watch booths, machine guns, car checks all being set up. With in two hours of my husband leaving I got a call from him he told my to get the baby ready because we were going into town to get food and supplies. Upon returning we had a two hour wait to get on base and once on base, we had two complete car checks. I had no problem with the wait or extra checks, it's the price I'm willing to pay for my FREEDOM and safety. A Few days later I discovered that The Weapons station was one of the top five targeted locations due to the Nuclear reactors on base, and yet under the circumstances I have never felt more safe in my life.
September 11, 2001 the day we all cried, the day we will NEVER forget.