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2002-09-10

I had just woke up after flying back from Seattle, WA., the evening before. My father had died and I spent just over a week with my mother. I don't usually turn on the TV in the morning, but something compelled me to this day. I changed to the Network stations to hear that something had hit the World Trade Center. As I began to get caught up on the details, I saw the second plane look as if it were flying in the distance near the WTC. To my disbelief it crashed right into it. All I could think about was there would be some moms & Dads that wouldn't be going home that night. I had a bad feeling in my stomach and tears going down my face.
I have always had respect for life, but this put even more light on it because I had an unborn child that was two months away. That could have been me or mine in one of the planes or working in the WTC.
The other fact that will always have significance is that my wedding anniversary is on this day. Had I decided to leave the same day as this event, I would have unable to come home when the airports were shutdown.

I would like the world to know that this type of hate has less to do with religion or culture (Islam) as it does people being educated on the facts. It also does not help to follow a person or ideal and not question that which seems not to fit ideals or make sense within our "common sense."
I hope this ordeal has gone a long way to change the thoughts and actions of even our homegrown Milita groups.

We have the capacity to forgive, but should never forget.