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2002-08-18

Our remembrances of 9/11 is that we were traveling up the east coast and had only a few days earlier toured the Naval Base in Norfolk, Va. We had an uneasiness on 9/10 and decided to head for home (Lou.Ky) We spent the night in Va. and around 8:30 on 9/11 headed for home. We stopped at the Va., WVA., welcoming center to use the facilities...that is how we found out we had been attacked. We were frantic to get home. Our grown kids were calling us,wanting us home. All we had was the radio to inform us and the images we had in our minds was horrifying. While in the mountains of W.Va. we saw planes overhead after hearing that none were supposed to be there! We drove straight through without stopping except for gas where we heard that Camp David had been hit. We finally got home around 5:00 pm. Since then we have found it hard to travel anywhere as we are so fearful of not being home should we be attacked again.
Thanks for the opportunity to express my memories of that terrible day and to express my gratitude for our family and all our countrymen, but most of all to our God.
The Augustines,
Louisville, Ky