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2002-09-11

When I first heard that the towers were hit I couldn't believe it. I thought who could do something so horrible? What did they have to gain? Why? As I was sitting at my desk listening to the news on the radio, I was in tears and didn't really notice until someone asked if I was ok. I was then instructed by my boss to lock the front doors in the lobby. I spent most of my day in a conference room watching the coverage. I just couldn't fathom the grief and pain that they were going through. Knowing that they would probably never see there family again. Wishing that they were running late and that their lives could have been spared. My heart was actually breaking for those that had lost their lives. Also for the people that had loved ones in there and not knowing if they were all right or even still alive. I was saying prayers for people that I didn't even know and knew that they were heard. I knew that beyond the grief there would be peace. I felt that. Knowing that they will indeed see their loved ones again brought me comfort. I have a friend who lives in New York City and not knowing how far away she was or if she was injured. Looking back on they past year it kind of makes me upset that it took something so tragic to bring the people of the United States together. to actually stop what we were doing and actually become one against something so bad. I just hope that as time goes by we can remember the people that died, the heroes, the families who have lost their loved ones and those children that will never get to know that relative that was lost. Let people know that they snuck up on us once but that it will never happen again. We are a united front that will not stand for this kind of destruction again. I know that in my heart of hearts we will infact get to see those people again and thank them for the way they lived and died. I will alway have a place in my heart for them.