Charger Opinion

I’ll never forget...

Holley Roberts, Charger Staff

I remember the morning the World Trade Center fell. On my way to class someone asked, “Have you heard? A plane just crashed into the World Trade Center!” Unsure of his meaning, I hurried down the hall to see for myself. Everyone was glued to the TV, dumbfounded by what they saw. I joined them to find that the impossible was, in fact, true. For the remainder of the day, no one spoke at all. No one knew what to say.
In the ensuing days and weeks, news coverage was constant. Each new day brought hope that someone would make it out of the wreckage alive. Some said, “Maybe there is an air pocket; maybe more people are still alive down there.” As time wore on, optimism turned to frustration. Everyone prepared for the rebuilding process, the most difficult stage of all. A year later, the pain of memory lingers.

September 11 was a direct attack on innocent civilians. This fact made it different than any tragedy before it. The attack changed our lives by penetrating the very soul of our nation.

In the face of it all, the will to survive prevailed. The people of this country did what any compassionate beings would have done. They made sacrifices. The bravery and selflessness exhibited by those who fought the tears and wreckage was worthy of all the praise we at home had to give.

I will never forget September 11. The pain of its memory may subside, but never will it fade from its place in my heart.

Article prepared for web by Joy Wheeler