nmah1548.xml

nmah1548.xml

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2002-09-08

When my mom left for work that morning she forgot to turn
off the TV. When my daughter and I woke up and went into
the living room The Today Show was on. I think it was some
interesting topic that day so I left it on while we ate our
breakfast and played puzzles on the floor. I remember Katie
and Matt were talking and all of a sudden everything was
sort of confusing and they switched to a view of the WTC
and it was smoking. I turned up the volume and heard them saying that
they had no idea what had just happened for sure but that a
plane had crashed into the WTC. The look on Katie Couric's
face was one I will never forget . It was a look I had never
before seen and have seen so many times since that day. I continued
to watch as the second plane crashed into the second tower
right before my eyes and as reports came from the Pentagon
and Pennsylvania of the other crashes. I don't think I have
ever watched so much news in my life. My eyes were glued to
the screen. I called all of my closest friends and family to
be sure that everyone was alright and to tell them that I
loved them. For me it was a day filled with many new
thoughts, worries, emotions, and fears.

Since September 11th I have had a whole new outlook on many things.
I have experienced for the first time in my adult life true
pride in my country. For that I am ashamed as well as proud
and I think I'm not alone in that. Don't get me wrong- I
have always been grateful for my freedom and for the
people who work every day to make our country a safe place
for us to live, but the severity of that respect and
gratitude has grown tremendously and with that I have learned
to love America.

Everything. Everyone's own experiences, stories, images,
feelings, just EVERYTHING.

Oh, without a doubt. I am so proud to see that flag wave.
I get tears in my eyes and chills on my arms just to imagine it.