I remember the day like it was yesterday. Just two weeks before, I was standing at the base of one of the World Trade Centers looking up at what I thought was one of the coolest things I have ever seen. I have a picture in my room of me and my mom at the Statue of Liberty with the World Trade Centers in the background. This memory has stuck with me ever since. I remember exactly where I was when I heard that the first plane had hit. Since my mom was in Washington D.C. at the time, my dad decided to take me to school. We were sitting in the White Hen parking lot so my dad could get coffee and just before he was about to leave the car the message was broadcasted over the radio. At the time I was 7 so I didnt think too much of it. But me and my dad were scheduled to fly out to Washington D.C to meet my mom and spend time there. But unfortunately I did not get to go to D.C. and my mom was stranded in D.C with no way out. I always think, what if my dad booked our flight a day earlier, how much my life would be different. I would say 9/11 changed my life a lot. I'm not afraid of flying, in fact flying is one of my favorite things to do. But it's made me appreciate my country moer and not take our rights and freedoms for granted. I have a strong sence of patriatism, in which I would like to serve my country one way or another.
The documentary that we watched was one of the most moving things I have ever seen. Most of the footage that I saw in the video I had never seen before. One of the scenes that really made an impact on me was when the fire fighters were in the lobby and you kept hearing this crashing noise and it was the bodies jumping from the top floors. The jumping of the bodies was shielded from the news because that was not something the people of America needed to see on such a horrific day. On this 9/11 the same documentary was aired and I recorded it and still watch it time to time. I believe that we should all have that reminder of what happened that day and never forget it. This documentary really shows and emphasizes the loss of all the first responders who lost their lives that fateful day. A lot of the news and documentary footage about 9/11 is all from the civilian's point of view. What was special about this one was that it was from the view of the fire fighters who were first on the scene. Remarkably everyone from Ladder 1 returned safely and unharmed. Unfortunately not everyone was so lucky. Over 135 fire fighters and 25 policemen died that day trying to save other peoples lives. If that's not a hero then I don't know what is. They will never be forgotten.
The article that I read talked about how America was impacted by 9/11 event 10 years later. Even after a decade, the affects of the attack are still present. The family members who lost loved ones still don't have their family members back. The families of the fallen soldiers still have that void from where their son or daughters used to be. The 9/11 attacks are something that should never be forgotten.
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