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2002-09-07

I was a teacher aide for my favorite history teacher. She was out of the classroom making herself a snack.She had been gone for only a few minutes when she came rushing into the room; "we've been attacked" she said to me, "turn on the tv." So I ran to the TV still not understanding what as happening and turned it on. I watched in horror as the planes crhashed into the bulding, an the towers tumbled down.All day the students and staff at my high school sat and watched, some cried, some talked about it, and some just sat there watching terrified. Many of the studnets and teachers have loved ones that work in the nearby Wright Patterson airforce base, as you can imagine, the base was of full alert; all civilians could leave if they weren't misson essential, but my aunt and uncle were both still there. That was extremly scary for me... that on top of the whole day, was just extremly overwhelming. The week of septeber 11th was also the week of my homecoming, i'm varsiy cheerleader, and on friday night at our game we wore red white and blue ribbons in our hair, and we also observed a moment of silene for everyone who had lost their life. At the begining of the game,when we all rose to sing the National Anthem the whole stadium was filled with voices, everyone was singing, we put away our differences,and all rose as one united nation. September 11th changed my life,it was the most horriffic thing i've ever lived through, but it jut maks me prouder to say that i'm an American.