9/11

Can you believe its been 9 years?? This is one of those events that you just remember no matter what. You remember where you were, what you were doing, and how you reacted. I was 20, almost 21, and I was at work that morning. I remember going into the breakroom to have breakfast and watch tv. The show was interrupted by the news saying that a plane had run into one of the World Trade center buildings. My first reaction, as I rolled my eyes, was that another drunk pilot had crashed his plane into a building. Then a few minutes later another plane crashed into the other building..."wow thats weird" I was thinking. So I went back to work and about 15 minutes later, one of our coworkers came onto the production floor saying that this was a major serious situation and that America had just been attacked. "What? Who in the heck would have the balls to do that?" After awhile our site started sending people home because this was more than just planes running into buildings.
When I got home, I turned on the news just to see what was going on. Well by that time, CNN knew that this was a terrorist attack on our nation, and that there were 2 more planes they hijacked as well! One crashed into the Pentagon, and one crashed in a field in rural Pennsylvania. That one, we found out later, was destined for the White House and because of a few brave men and women on that plane, that plot was diverted. I remember crying alot that day. Crying for the lives lost and the utter shock of someone that had the cajones to attack our nation! Stupid terrorists! For the next few weeks, like most Americans, I was glued to CNN. I found out more about the lives lost, the people who took those lives, and the heroic actions by the firefighters and police officers who had to respond to the scene of a very horrific crime.
In nine years I still remember the awful events of this day in 2001, and I know I will never forget. Its etched in my brain, and the brain of those who witnessed it, forever. So tonight before you go to bed, say a prayer, or have a moment of silence, to remember those lives lost and think about what our brave men and women do each day to prevent this from happening again.