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2002-09-25

I was at work and I work for the government.We have a couple locations and my location is off of the army base.Well we were working and someone came up to me and said a plane hit the World Trade Center well of course I thought well it was an accident.My coworkers daughter was working in the second building that was hit training someone to replace her or something like that.Well they had started evacuating the building and were told to return to their offices and she was on her way back up and got off the elevator at the 64th floor and started back down the steps.Well she did come out and made.My coworker did not find out until 7pm or so that her daughter was fine other than her legging hurting I think and of course her emotional state.Well my coworkers son-in-law didn't hear from her until 4pm and told her husband to pick her up in New Jersey where she had taken the ferry ride after evacuating NYC.Well my coworker of course that sad day went home and then the rest of us went home about 10:30 am.I will always remember that day because on the radio that morning they had said that it was 911 day in which we honor those who serve our community using this services.I believe that this day at first was meant to honor our policemen/policewomen,firemen,emt and whatever else we may use this service for.Now I know that this is truely their day and we should do anything we can to remember those that died,injured or had a relative that was effected.Please know that the people that day didn't die invane they died doing what they do on a daily basis and think nothing of it.My heart goes out to everyone and especially those children that were born in this world not knowing their father and how much he cared for his family.

Take Care and God Bless
STacey Cosgrove Baltimore,md