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2002-08-19

I was driving to work that morning listing to the radio and singing along with a song that reminded me of my grandson. I had just pulled into the parking lot when the news came on. Afraid I would be late I turned off the car and figured I could get the news on my computer as I did every morning. As I entered the building a lady said "did you hear two planes hit a building in New York"? I thought "I don't think so". When I got to my desk I turned on my computer and went right to the MSNBC website. Oh my God! I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Tears just fell down my face. We ran to the other building just in time to see the second tower fall. I could not take my eyes off the tv a friend had brought in. This was the saddest day of my life. I prayed for all the people lost and missing. Weeks went by before I could even smile again. Such saddness I have never felt before. My son had already put a flag in our window by the time I got home that night. Patriotism seemed to be everywhere. We were all one with each other. A country united.