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2003-09-10

As tomorrow is the 2nd anniversary of 9/11/01, I feel so many feelings inside me. Hope, fear, sorrow,and still in complete awe! How could a nation so strong, so powerful fall so quickly in one day? On 9/11/01...I had been on summer vacation from college so I decided it was a day to sleep in, no work, no nothing for the whole day. Only my plans had been changed for me. Laying in bed dreaming away my phone rang, it was odd that someone who knew I was on break would call me at 9am.. (thats early for me). I picked up the phone and my friend Russ from Pennsylvania was on the other line. "are you watching tv" he said , I responded "no i'm sleeping is this something important or can i go back to bed?" "turn on the tv" he said.."what channel?" "IT DOESN MATTER TURN IT ON" so i casually turned on the tv...just in time to see the second plane crash into the WTC. I was scared and immediately burst into tears. Wondering how something like this could happen. My friend was interning for Congress..I didnt know where he was..could he have been in the pentagon? The plane that crashed in Pennsylvania was only 3 miles from where Russ lived..is he ok? So many thoughts so many prayers! The rest of that day and for days to come I laid in bed, mourned for those who lost their lives and prayed for EVERYONE in the country. I had so many unanswered questions running through my head. And its funny, I remember that day like it was yesterday. Those planes so vivid in my mind, watching those towers seemingly so indestructable crash down into the ground. There are so many days since then that I still have to take a few moments and cry. It hurts me to think of all those families who were hurt that day, of how vulnerable our country was that day. I was lucky, I no one I knew was directly related to 9/11, yet so many other families had been shattered that day. I picked my brother up from school and the authorities there told me since I wasn't his mother I could not legally take him out. I was so frustrated I snapped and told her to call the police! I wanted my whole family together that day, I didnt want to lose sight of a single one of my brothers and sisters afraid of what could happen. At each passing day since then I still pray for those families, and I will NEVER forget that day. Being 22, this is the first major tragedy that I can remember happening, and it will remain with me forever. With all the political battles goin on, I try not to lose sight of the cause of this war, our troops over there defending our right to freedom and democracy. I only wish that those troops come back safe and truely know that America is grateful for their service...without them where would we be? So I tell everyone remember those who have fallen, their families, the courage all those people had, and thank God that every day we can still wake up and carry out our days. I pray that my nieces and nephews and other young children do not have to live in fear, wondering if another attack will take place. God Bless the U.S.A