This day 5 years ago...

[reah03]

I was on my way to Psychology class, went in and sat down. The TV was on the news watching the first flaming building speculating whether it was an accident or not. No one was paying particular attention to it except me, it seemed, because when I saw the second plane fly into the second tower, I shouted to the rest of the class what I had seen. Everyone was like, "what?!" Then they were all intrigued and terrified. I didn't go to Governor's school. My dad told me to come home. He was let off early for fear of another attack on any base in the area. My dad was affraid I would be in the middle of something if I had gone to Norfolk that day. When I got home, I noticed how beautiful the weather was (clear, blue skies) for something so horrible to have taken place. But I stayed home and watched the news the entire day hoping to find out who did this and what we were going to do about it. I didn't want to go to sleep that night, though I had an ealy morning the next day. I started a journal, like Anne Frank, to record the events of the war and everything that happened to me. Never in my life had I wanted to take action like I did after that. I felt so patriotic and wanted to join the army and fight for the freedoms I took so for granted.

Well, the journal writing died quickly and my patriotism slowly deminished, but not disappeared. My support for the war has died as well, with the shift of focus from the main man who did this to another man who had nothing to do with it. Also with the departure of my loved ones to that unfocused war. I still love America and am more thankful now, than ever, that I live here and enjoy the things I do. 9/11 changed my life as I know it did everyone else's in America and hope that I never fall back into apathy about this incredible country.