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2002-08-26

On this beautiful clear fall day, I was working at the offices of Arthur Andersen Office of Government Services in downtown DC, when I heard that, an airplane had flown into the first tower in New York City. It was unbelievable -- everyone rushed to the wide screen in our conference room which was used for videoconferencing -- the news was on and broadcasting the attacks as they occurred. As I looked at the screen, it did not seem real, almost like a movie and just unbelievable. When I heard that the second airplane hit the tower and that the Pentagon was also hit, I really thought we were being invaded and there was no where to go. I tried to stay calm and take things moment by moment. I commute to DC from Woodbridge, VA in a van pool and we decided to wait until later inthe day to leave the city,since the city traffic was in gridlock and there was no where to really go. We made it home safely, however, I still cannot believe this happened. I cried on this day because, America will never be the same because of these terrible attacks by terrorists! It is very sad that this happened to America and our people. God Bless America!!!!