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2002-09-11

I was on my normal routine of dropping my Son at school & driving to work. I had the radio on & heard that a plane had hit one of the twin towers. I immediately called my Mom to turn on the TV, because it just didn't sound right. Once I arrived at work, the entire building was crowded around the TV in the lunchroom. That's when I realized, this was no accident. The second tower had just been struck. We didn't get much work done that day as we all sat & cried.
From a $10 donation I purchased a tee shirt with an eagle, the date & the words you will not be forgotten on it. I wore it today, on the one year anniversary, attended a mass for peace & went to the cemetery to visit the graves of my parents. My Mom died this past March, ten years after my Dad. I placed red & white flowers & asked them to watch over us.
I will remember that day forever & hate the fact that my teenager was in fear today that something was going to happen again because of that awful event. I assured him all would be fine, but he could tell I wasn't very positive myself. To all that lost loved ones & to those left that live in fear, my prayers are with you.