I will
always remember that morning in 2001; I was on a vacation day and was at
home in my apartment on Library Road when I actually saw the news cut
into whatever I was watching that morning.
They said a plane hit one of the towers in New York and that
terrorism was NOT suspected. Right then, my mother called and asked if I
knew what was going on.
For the next few hours of that day information slowly unfolded that
another plane hit the other tower, it was terrorism, a third plane hit
the pentagon and a fourth plane went down near Somerset (which is about 1
hour from where I live). I remember just wanting to make sure my family was okay. I have a second cousin that worked in the towers. Later in the day we found out she was fine - she went into work late that day; if she had not she would be probably be gone.
What a sad day of destruction. So many heroes stepped up during that
day and the days to follow and I simply remember a deep feeling of
gratitude for simply being alive!
Along with a memorial in NYC; a memorial in Shanksville, PA has been constructed since then and I have visited a few times to pay respects to those 40 heroes that saved so many lives by sacrificing their own! This year they have added a new tower called the Tower of Voices. You can check it out here. It is now open to the public although it is not completely done yet. I plan to go pay respects soon.
Never Forget!
