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2002-09-11

I was home when I turned on the news. I thought it was just a fire at first. My husband and I watched as the day went on. I couldn't call family and friends because the phones were overloaded. I also have family in New York that I worried about( they were all fine.). My oldest daughter was in school and I wondered whether to pick her up early. My husband is a railroad engineer who works in Philadelphia. We didn't know if Philly was going to be a target, but he went to work that night. He knew in his small way he could help people get back home to their families ( his train meets the one coming from NY in New Jersey). I was also pregnant at the time and had a baby girl six weeks later. I can't help but think at times what a different world she was born into. My kindergarten daughter talked about heroes in school today(9/11/02). That's what everyone in this country is, those that died, those that survived to carry on, those that helped, and everyone who stands behind the fight for our way of life. The ability to live in freedom !!