A Crisp Late Summer Morning 4 Years ago........

[hunan]

i was coming back from vacation to brasil with my ex-wife. i believe that we were one of the last planes to leave newark and were in the air above or just outside new york when the first plane hit. got to providence and then heard the news from my very freaked out, crying mother. my good friend's cousin is a stewardess out of logan and she called in sick that morning. she was scheduled to be on one of those planes. seems no matter who you are or where you are from, you've got a story. what a shame.

[Hooper]

It is so important to remember how painful that day really was for all of us.

A coworker is now married to a woman whose husband was on the American Airline flight which hit the first tower. I cannot imagine how this poor woman dealt with such crushing grief. But, she did. Life has to go on somehow. In fact, she is now pregnant with their first child, who oddly enough, was due on September 11th. Coincidence?

BTW, I heard this on the G. Gordon Liddy show awhile back. Can we all refer to this event as September 11th, not 911? I agree, it shows more respect for the date and the event. nine eleven is a car by Porsche, 911 brings police and fire, September 11th is another day of infamy.

Mike P, thanks for the first hand account.