Attack on America
September 11, 2001, a day that will be burned in the back of our minds for the rest of our lives. It was a day when all hell broke loose in New York City, and Washington D.C., and the worst possible things imaginable happened. When you left the house that morning, did you think that it would be an ordinary day? Probably, and so did 6,198 people who are now either confirmed dead or missing. The number might sound a little high but it is the truth, over 6,000 people are either missing or dead, when a group of terrorists rammed two planes into the WTC like a bull in a china shop, whereas nothing in the area is left whole. It was the beginning of a normal day in the life of the world's financial and business capitol. I got up out of bed as usual, showered, shaved, ate breakfast and kissed my wife and kids goodbye. It was 8:00 am and I was just leaving the house for the long daily hike towards the nearest subway station, almost 10 blocks south of home. At 8:30 am I stepped off the subway and into the Concourse level of World Trade Center 1, the North Tower. I got on the elevator and pressed the button for the 40th floor where my office was. Once I stepped off the elevator I went straight to my computer, logged onto the netw
I kept walking until all I could see was smoke to my left and to my right. It was like nothing I've ever felt before, the intense heat and the inability to breathe clearly. I will always remember the friends loved, and lost on that dreadful day September 11, 2001. It was different than any I have ever observed before. Before she could tell me either way I heard another rumbling and I saw that the south tower had started to implode on itself. I cry for him every night before I go to bed and every morning when I wake up in the mornings. He's one of the 6,000 people that are missing. I finally made it to Times Square and I stumbled into a building. On the way down firefighters were passing me going up, wearing gas masks and extremely heavy equipment. I was so scared, not only for my life but also for Betty's and my other colleagues. It just doesn't make any sense why somebody would want to do this to thousands of innocent people and I hope that the President hits them and hits them hard. I live in Canada now, but still being American I write so that my fellow Americans can understand what happened that day. I will always remember when the House of Representatives, bi-partisan as it is, became one party, Americans, and sang "America the Beautiful" on the steps of the Capital Building.
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