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2003-09-06

I WAS ASLEEP WHEN THE FIRST PLANE HIT THE TOWER.I GOT UP FOR WORK NOT LONG AFTER, AND TURNED ON THE TV.I JUST GLANCED AT IT, AND THOUGHT IT WAS A SILO ON FIRE OR SOMETHING.THEN THEY STARTED TALKING ABOUT TERRIORISIM ON THE TWIN TOWERS IN NEW YORK CITY. THATS WHEN I SAT UP AND TOOK NOTICE. MY REACTION WAS ONE OF TOTAL DISBELIEF.NEVER IN MY LIFETIME HAD I EVER SEEN SUCH A DISREGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE.OR SUCH AN ACT.MY BRAIN WAS SHORTCIRCUTED FOR A WHILE, WHILE I GATHERED THE INFORMATION COMMING THROUGH ON MY SET. I DID END UP GOING TO WORK. THE STREETS WERE ALMOST TOTALLY VOID OF TRAFFIC.PEOPLE WERE AFRAID TO GO OUT.AND SO WAS I.WE LISTENED TO IT AT WORK ON THE RADIO.SCARED FOR OUR COUNTYMEN AND WOMEN.THE THIRD PLANE WE HEARD ABOUT, WAS COMMING OUR WAY,AND WE WERE PETRIFIED. WOMEN FROM WORK, WERE LEAVING TO PULL THEIR CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL.WHEN WE HAD HEARD THAT THE FLIGHT 93 HAD HIT JUST 45 MILES EAST OF WHERE WE WERE,IT WAS A REACTION OF UTTER TERROR. IT COULD HAVE JUST AS EASLY HIT US. I ENDED UP HAVING POST TRAMATIC STRESS DISORDER. AND MANY LONG SLEEPLESS NITES. MY FINAL PEACE CAME FOR MY SOUL, WHEN I WENT OUT TO VISIT THE SITE ON THE ONE YEAR ANNIVSARY,09-11-2001. IT WAS SOMETHING I THINK ALOT OF PEOPLE NEEDED,BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THERE.
I MADE A GOOD FRIEND IN ONE OF THE UNITED FLIGHT ATTENDENTS THERE AT THE CERMONEY. AND WE STILL STAY IN TOUCH.I PLAN TO GO TO THE MEMORIAL EVERY YEAR ON THAT DAY, TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE SOULS WHO LOST THIER LIVES THAT DAY. MAY THEY ALL REST IN PEACE...