Today we remember all those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. It is hard to believe that it has already been 8 years! 8 years since kids last saw their parents, 8 years since people selflessly fought terror on their plane, 8 years since the world changed.
I, like the rest of the world, remember exactly where I was. I was in my room getting ready to go to work. I watched the Today show as they said a plane hit the World Trade Center. Then they said terrorism, and I remember thinking... not EVERYTHING is terrorism. Sometimes it is just an accident. Then they said another one hit... and I realized they were right. Terrorists robbed people of their lives, and stole freedom from those of us lucky enough to have survived. I went to work, and we all gathered in the conference room glued to the TV. Just then, we got a call from the "home office" in Detroit telling us to go home because Chicago would be the next city attacked and they did not want to be responsible for us. Are they really headed towards us next? Would I make it home safely? Luckily I did, as did most Americans, but over 3,000 people did not make it home that day. Today we remember them.
Terrorism is a sad fact of life. We know it will happen again. We do not know when or where, but we know that once again we hope to be one of the lucky ones.
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