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<blockquote data-quote="mugsy" data-source="post: 1898086" data-attributes="member: 18914"><p>I do remember that day well - I was stationed at the Pentagon on the Air Staff at that time, however I was at an office in Crystal City that morning - ironically watching a broadcast of the Twin Towers attacks. My father had only recently retired from working for a company whose offices were in the World Trade Center around the 100th floor (a bit below Windows on the World restaurant). He was in the Tower during the '93 basement bombing and I was talking to him about the first plane crash. I remember that as soon as the second Twin Towers attack took place we knew we were at war - we just didn't know with whom...yet.</p><p></p><p>That was a particularly bad year for me as my wife was in the final stages of terminal cancer and died a few weeks later. At least we had the heroes of Flight 93 to inspire us out of all the carnage and death that day - as I still tell my children, the days of passengers meekly allowing "hijackers" to make them sit like sheep awaiting a slaughter ended with Flight 93.</p><p></p><p>May God have mercy on the souls of those killed that day, may He grant consolation to their survivors, and may He also bless those who have lost their lives during the subsequent Global War on Terror.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mugsy, post: 1898086, member: 18914"] I do remember that day well - I was stationed at the Pentagon on the Air Staff at that time, however I was at an office in Crystal City that morning - ironically watching a broadcast of the Twin Towers attacks. My father had only recently retired from working for a company whose offices were in the World Trade Center around the 100th floor (a bit below Windows on the World restaurant). He was in the Tower during the '93 basement bombing and I was talking to him about the first plane crash. I remember that as soon as the second Twin Towers attack took place we knew we were at war - we just didn't know with whom...yet. That was a particularly bad year for me as my wife was in the final stages of terminal cancer and died a few weeks later. At least we had the heroes of Flight 93 to inspire us out of all the carnage and death that day - as I still tell my children, the days of passengers meekly allowing "hijackers" to make them sit like sheep awaiting a slaughter ended with Flight 93. May God have mercy on the souls of those killed that day, may He grant consolation to their survivors, and may He also bless those who have lost their lives during the subsequent Global War on Terror. [/QUOTE]
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