Patriot Day (September 11)

Everyone knows where they were on September 11, 2001. I had an 8am piano class. It was only my second day as a student at Otterbein College. I went back to my room and turned on "All in the Family". It was the one where Archie's wife was raped and it was pretty upsetting. When my roommate ran in and asked me to turn the channel, I wasn't happy about it. I wanted to see the end of my show. I turned the channel, and watched in horror. Moments later the second plane hit the second tower and I watched it live. I couldn't believe it. I called my parents. My dad answered, but he didn't have any answers. I thought this was it. War on America soil. Things would never be the same. The rest of the day, and or a couple of days after, I stayed glued to the news channels. Three years later, to the day, the world is a bit different. Bush used it as an excuse to go to Iraq where over 1,000 US soldiers have been killed, 800 of them since we were told it 'was over'. And it still isn't over. We are no longer so worried about an attack to our homeland, and yet it is still in the back of our minds. The government brings it up fairly often just to keep us scared and make sure we'll support their war efforts. This is my opinion, and frankly it makes me sick. Get that damn Bush out of office so we can possibly put an end to the useless death. September 11 was tragic. Why are we forced to continue tradgedy three years later? But I am getting off the point. We can argue about that tomorrow. Today, there is something more important.

Please, share your thoughts and memories from September 11. Take a moment of silence to mourn those who died that day.