9/11 I'LL NEVER FORGET

I’LL NEVER FORGET…

I’ll never forget where I was the morning of 9/11.

I’ll never forget that empty, scared confused
feeling as fighter pilots flew over my high school
while escorting Air Force 1 back from the
Florida keys with the president.

I’ll never forget crying with my family in front
of the TV day and night.

I’ll never forget looking up at a plane in the sky
after that day and no longer having that
child-like innocence and curiosity as I watched
it fly by.

I’ll never forget that on a day like today, 17
years ago, many lost their loved ones, many
lost their innocence and many lost their mental
freedom by adopting a strong sense of fear.

But, through the years, with hard work we have
been able to shake off some of that fear and
gain back some of that mental freedom. 

I’ll never forget where I was on the morning of 9/11
and I’ll never forget that there are many serving
our country to protect it, to keep us safe and allow
our children to look up at the sky and smile with
curiosity.

–Me