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2002-09-12

I went to work as usual on that day, and seconds after the first plane hit, a co-worker received a phone call telling her that a plane had just hit the WTC. My manager and I immediately went to our breakroom area and turned on a T.V. that is only used for training tapes. It wasn't coming in as clearly as we wanted it to, so as other co-workers were coming into this small room, they found some coat hangers and made an antenna so that we could see what was happening. At first we thought it was just an accident, but as the events unfolded before our eyes we could clearly see that this was a horrible attack on the USA. We stood in awe as the other plane hit and then as the towers came down. There was silence in the room. Many of us began to cry, recognizing the pain of the victims who perished. No one could hardly work that day. It was as if we were in a bad dream and it really didn't happen. But it did happen and it will live in the minds of all of us forever. However; this tragedy has brought this country back to the realization that we need God in our lives everyday. We need God in our schools and on our jobs. We need God because he is all-knowing, he is everywhere and he is the only one we can put our trust in!
Susan Tyner Lassiter