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A Day I Will Never Forget




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I Will Never Forget

I know where I was. I know what I was doing. I know that when I heard the news of the first plane hitting the tower I couldn’t process it fast enough. I watched in horror as the second plane hit. It was one of those OHMYGOD moments. As the wheels turned in my head, and I realised that this was no accident, no foul up at air traffic control, no pilot error.

I remember having a co-worker accident ask me if I thought the towers would survive. I replied in the affirmative. They had sustained a bombing some years ago. What didn’t kill us only makes us stronger. Was my reply arrogant? Absolutely! Unfortunately it was not to be. When the Pentagon was hit, my heart sank. For all the people that lost loved ones in New York, my strongest ties were in this nations capital city. I had family and friends that worked in nearby and strategic locations. My uncle was working at the Pentagon that day. That was my greatest concern. His safety. Thankfully, the most painful thing was sore feet after walking home.

What is most remarkable to me are the stories of those people I know that were delayed or diverted or protected from physical harm that day. I know that many people were not nor their families spared heartbreak over injuries and death. But it is remarkable that people within my circle of friends and family were spared. None of us that call this country home was spared the horror as it was played and replayed incessantly for days and weeks till Lorne asked Rudy if it was ok to be funny again.

No one should ever forget what it means when we are wounded as a nation to step up and be counted, to hold our heads up high, and for a moment realise that we live in the greatest nation, and those that lost their lives should never be forgotten. Their memories should not be forgotten or cast aside for higher TV ratings or political gain. They didn’t know that they would die that Tuesday morning.

I refuse to give in. I refuse to give up. I refuse to let them win. I refuse to forget.

I am shocked. I am grieved. I remember…

In Memoriam of Those Who Died Tuesday September 11th, 2001



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