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2003-04-24

On September 11, I did not so much see what happen, but experiences it all the same and my colleagues at work and I were just as much a part of it. Our Company had scheduled a National Meeting at our headquarters here on the west coast near Los Angeles. The morning of September 11th we had approximately 50-60 of our salespeople coming in from across the country that day for the meeting. Once we arrived that morning it fell to us, three senior adminstrators to tract down all our team and make sure none were on those planes and account for everyone. None ended up being on those planes that went down but it was scary and a close call, one of the salesman was scheduled for one of the flights that crashed and ended up changing his flight at the last minute. And due to the planes being grounded we had people all over the country. Plus all of them trying to get back home quickly to their families. We had people in Florida, Texas, Kansas all trying to get back to California, Maryland and Pennsylvania. And the salespeople that had come in the previous day were grounded - they all ended up renting cars and caravaning across country dropping guys off at their homes as they went, talking about making us a closer team.

It makes you realize what is truely important in the world. I know everyone says that, but these were people I only at first knew as a voice over the phone and now I had come to know them much better and closer. It also showed me even in a corporate atmosphere who truely the leaders were and who truely cared for their team.

We should remember the people who we lost but not in sadness, as if that is the case they only died in vain, but what and how it has changed and benefitted us and our lives and the way we now live our life after what has happened.

Yes, my family flew the American Flag after the events of September 11th. My feelings regading the American Flag have not ever changed.