I was working on the computer in the morning, and across the internet one of my buddies said that the World Trade Center had been hit by an airplane. I immediately thought a Piper or Cessna went off course and hit one of the towers. We quickly turned on the TV and the recorder started too. One of my very best friends (a licensed pilot) called me from the 45th floor of another Manhattan building when he said something was wrong as he described a commercial jet coming in. I heard him scream on the phone when he realized what was happening and then I watched the 2nd jet hit on TV. At that instant, the reality of what was happening hit. He mumbled a few things and we got off the phone right after that. Just like everyone else, it went from disbelief, to sorrow, to concern, to anger with some fear mixed in. In know in my case, a feeling of helplessness hit too. But we did what we could from where we were to help out.
We will never forget, nor should we forget that day. Our very livelihood and freedom depends on not forgetting.
God Bless all of those who perished as a result of 9/11 and to the men and women who did all they could to save them.
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