I have so many emotions going through my head during this time. I like to reflect back upon this picture though, for some reason...this is what I like to think of when I think of that awful day. To me it shows the true American spirit. I was in my first week of classes as a freshman at Carolina....sitting in some awful elective class, when some guy yelled out that we must turn the tv on immediately. I remember being so confused. Our teacher dismissed us and we all ran back to our dorms. I can vividly remember my roommate and I staring, bawling at the tv for hours on end. To be honest, I was 17; I had no idea the full ramifications of this...only over the next several months did I start to truly understand what this meant for our country.
Most of us will NEVER understand the hatred that some people feel for our beloved country, I most certainly will not. I will NEVER EVER understand the need to attack innocent people. What I do understand is that these people who were responsible for this unimaginable tragedy are sick, disturbed people and deserve to be punished. Is war the answer? I don't know. Who does? I do know that we will never know if we hadn't gone to war whether we would have been attacked again by now. Are we in a better, safer place than we were 10 years ago? I don't know that either. All I know is the incredible sense of pride I feel for my country, the absolute heartache I felt on this day 10 years ago, and the want I have to get justice for those that gave their lives on that day.
I, of course, have been glued to the tv all week. It hurts so much to re-watch everything, and see all the people that were truly affected; I hope that our country learns from this, I pray that we continue to work together and stay strong. I pray (every day) for the men and women who fight for and protect our country, and I especially pray this week for those brave souls who lost everything on this day 10 years ago.
We will never forget you.
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