September 11th Two thousand one. Lives were lost, freedom was
challenged, and two symbols of liberty were left in ruins. On this very quiet
morning of this horrible day, the United States of America was caught off
guard. This was the day that changed us all forever. This caused millions of
Americans to stop and realize that we were not invincible like we had been
trained to think. This was the very day that I realized that there are more
important things than what I want. When I first heard that this had happened,
I was eating lunch outside. It was my friend that had told me what had
happened. And of course not realizing the situation... I went on with lunch
laughing and telling jokes as usual. It was little after that I was in for a pretty
awful surprise. When I walked into my third period class, I had seen the
pentagon burning on one half of the T.V screen and the World Trade Centers
which had fallen by this point, in ruins. My stomach had turned inside our
and I had a very awful feeling. By fourth period, I was very scared about
what else these dirty, evil people were capable of, and being so close to
White Sands Missile Range, and knowing that my dad was a State Police
officer, I knew that if something ever happened like that, he would be one of
the first ones there because that's the kind of man he is. And with that in my
head I felt nothing but worry and sorrow for the children whose fathers
were lost trying to save others. Till this very day, I still have very deep
feelings for those people and I really do wish them the best in life. I could
imagine what they have been through but I do know how it feels when your
freedom is challenged. And I hope I never have to feel it again. Everybody
who put their life on the line that day is considered a hero in my heart and I
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