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"We will never forget" 9/11

"We will never forget" means so many different things to many people. There is not much of history I have been apart of or too small to remember but as the quote says, I will never forget September 11, 2001. I worked at the airport and heard of the first tower crash on the radio as I approached the airport area, making it in to work to witness the second building being terrorized live on tv. We sat and watched with horror yet waiting to see what was next for the other plane off its course up in the air. Where would it hit, how many others were there? We started grounding all planes and I remember boarding air crafts full of people who sat in the plane on the ground for hours. The comments were so absolutely rude and selfish all about their time and comfort. I dont think I have ever looked at people the same since that moment as I stood there, a 21 year old single mom having the best paying job I had ever had for a high school drop out in absolute shock of what was happening i