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2003-09-03

i was at work chatting and carrying on as usual in a days work when i received a phone call from my mother i spoke to her and she made me aware of the first attack and we were talking about this awful "accident" and all of those poor people on the plane and in the building. as i was talking to her and looking at the tv the second plane hit and immediately my stomach felt very sick and i knew this wasnt an accident that this was a very sick act of terrorism. i was stunned and hung the phone up and ran back in the kitchen at work and informed my coworkers and they didnt even believe me at first. we all ran out and began to stare at the tv and then the pentagon was struck and bush wanted all the planes down off the ground and then the pennsylvania plane was found out about and i remember just being so scared and feeling so helpless in wishing there was somthing-anything i could do. i can still remember a newscaster remarking about the people jumping out of the buildings that if they think its better by jumping imagine what it is like up there. i will never forget that day and the days that followed and i will never forget all the people that lost their lives and the families broken by this god bless all of you.