It's been 6 years since the 9/11 tragedy, what do you remember? Where were you?
As I was driving to work today, I heard the radio announcer tell everyone to turn their car lights on in remembrance of the attack on our country on 9/11. I immediately did and then during the moment of silence I got goosebumps thinking of all of those that died that day, and everyone who lost someone that day. We all were forever changed. A sense of innocence died within us and our children will always know what terrorism means.
I remember exactly where I was when the second plane hit the south tower at 9:02 a.m. I was with my son, who was a baby at the time at a coffee shop with a friend and her baby. I remember seeing a t.v. on and wondering why the first plane hit the building. Then I WATCHED in terror as the second one hit, like millions of others. It was completely devastating to realize what was happening. I immediately left and went to my daughter's school. She had just started kindergarten and I felt a surge of panic thinking something might happen to her there. Many other parents felt the same as they showed up to take their children home to safety.
After getting home, I sat and watched what was happening on t.v. and I felt numb. I had family in New York, living in the city, working near the twin towers, and I knew that they must be terrified. I couldn't think and I sat there in complete astonishment as I saw people leaping out of buildings, running down the streets screaming and the firefighters and police that were there trying to save whoever they could.
I want to remember everyone and keep their memory alive. God bless them all and their families who lost them. I am praying today for all of them and remembering how grateful I am for my family.
Please share your thoughts, your experiences and what you remember about that day.
How have we learned from this tragedy? How do we prevent it from ever happening on our soil again?
God Bless America (and the rest of the world)