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2002-09-11

My story is a little different. I remember watching it as it unfolded on the news the first plane hitting the tower and than the second and the news of a third plane going down in Pennsylvania. I thought at first it was all a dream and that I was going to wake up. No government would dare do this sort of thing to the United States were to powerful and to strong and than I remembered Pearl Harbor. My brother travels alot so I even felt compelled to call him in California to make sure he was O.K. and not in New York. When it was brought up as an act of terrorism I realized this would only be the start of what was to come. Many lives were lost that fatefull day but we discovered how many heros we had, how people of all walks of life, all races, all ethnic orgins came to the aide of the person standing next to them and how each of us opened our hearts to those left behind in this tragic incident. I felt like I needed to do something so I prayed that everyone would be found be it dead or alive. Now it is one year to the day that this tragic incident that will live in infany occured and I find my thoughts going out to what is happening now and how we are handling the whole situation. President Bush has done a good job of trying to stamp out terrorism wether he is right or wrong on how he is doing it does not matter, what matters is he is doing it. But we must all remember what President Roosevelt said and quote "so, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself --- nameless,unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance". We should all remember that. We must not be afraid and we must stand together as one to show the world we still carry the biggest stick and we will use it if necessary. Lady Liberty still stands tall and proud as she always has. People stand stronger and taller and we look out a little bit more for our neighbor and fellow man on the street. September 11, 2001 made us stronger, it made us stand a little taller and it made us rethink how much we have to loose. But the terrorists that day were unable to take away our self respect, our freedom and our strength. We did stumble but we didn't fall, we caught ourselves and now we are standing taller and prouder than before. Our president is talking about going to war. Many have said it is wrong and yes it is as war never cures anything but if we must enter into a war to stamp out terrorism and those behind it let it be on their soil not on ours. Let us show them how strong we are and how we will not accept terrorism and those who terrorists hide behind. Our President must be willing to go all the way to do this which means sending the troops over seas but it also means not supporting them after it is over with. We were attacked first we should never rebuild what we will destroy if we must go to war. We are a nation of strong men and women who are willing to lay down their own lives so we can continue to live in a place where we do not have to be afraid, where terrorism is not tolerated and where every man woman and child should feel safe in their own homes. We call ourselves Americans a proud people, a free people but what we really our comes from within. The United States of America where we live under one flag. If you look at the words United States of America it says it all. We as a people are United, we are united against terrorism and those who back terrorists. States is just that our country is made up of states like our people are made up of differnt backgrounds. America land of the free, home of the brave, where each and everyone of us live, where we can express ourselves any way we want as long as it is not hurting those around us. We are a strong nation a proud nation, we are the melting pot of the world where those who want to live can live without persecution. September 11th changed a lot of things including the fact that it made us a stronger nation now more than ever. We are no longer divided by skin color or ethnic or religious background we are one people willing to defend our country and standing up for what is right. Terrorism must be stomped out at any cost and the men and women of our armed services are willing to do that. We are a nation under God and indivisble. Terrorists will not divide us nor will they defeat us. We will stand proud today, tommorrow and forever and in closing we must remeber 9/11/2001. When you think of the day it is ironic 911 the same numbers we as Americans can call when in trouble. May this never happen again and May God Bless each and every one of us, believers and non believers alike.