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2002-09-11

I remeber I was at work and as I was walking out to go to break, one of the guys I work with said the Twin Towers had been hit by a Plane, I figured it was a terrible accident and when I came in people were standing staring at their radios and some were on the internet looking at the news. They said a secound plane hit the other tower and that America was under attack. I went and turned on my radio in time to hear the Pentagon had been hit also I was just in shock and disbelief, who would do something like this to us? We are the country who always helps people and welcomes people with open arms. Then came the news of the other plan that had been highjacked and they were not sure where it was at the time. Then the sad news of it crashing into a field. It was just to much to comprehend. I was scared and crying and just wanted to leave and go home and get my daughter from school. I called my Fiance' he works construction so I figured he hadn't heard about it yet, but they had and he was telling me to settle down that our daughter would be allright and not to panic. I called the School and they said they were keeping the news from the children at that time and they didn't want to scare them and they didn't want a rush of Parents comming to the school and getting their children because of panic for the children that would be left there. So, I decided to wait awhile and see how things were going. When I left work on the way home I cried for the Mommies and Daddies and the Children who would be left alone. I cried for all the people lost and hurt and confussed when I got to the corner by my house the Gas station was at a near panic cars were lined up into the road getting gas and the gas staions were jumping there prices to 2 dollars a gallon it was awfull. When I got to my daughter I grabed her and held her so tight I didn't want to ever let her go. We watched in horror that night on the television of all the days events. I still can't believe that something this horrible could ever have been done to us. It's been a year to the day, and I still cry for all the victims those dead and those left behind to try and pick up the pieces to regain thier lives back. But, how can you regain the lost of a loved one? There are still people who are unaccounted for who's family's will never be able to lay them to rest. It breaks my heart. I watched a special on T.V. about one woman who's husband was on the plane that went down into the field she said her husband called her 4 times and the last time he called is when they tried to regain the plane from these monsters and then she said the phone went blank. She held onto that phone for 3 hours untill his battery on his cell phone went dead just waiting....... This is my story of how I remember September 11,2001. Catherine Collins.A proud United States Citizen. May God rest all their souls and be in the Hearts of those left behind.