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 Adespota
I was at work when one of my coworkers got a call from
his wife who worked in a tall government building in Boston.
She told him what happened & that he needed to come
get her as they were being evacuated. We had no TV so we
went out on the web to CNNFN & started to follow what
happened. As it unraveled we were horrified by the events
of the day.
I tried calling my brother-in-law in New York as he often
has to go into the WTC for work - fortunately he was not
in New York that day. However, his best friend was &
unfortunately did not make it. He left behind a wife &
three children who were devastated.
As someone who flies out of Boston all the time (and particularly
on AA11 to LA) there was an added level of fear - I hate
flying anyway but I fly at least one week in 4 out of Boston.
On September 20 I was scheduled to fly on AA11 to go to
a meeting - many who were attending wanted to cancel the
meeting but I felt very strongly that if you allow terrorists
to change the way you behave & live your life (within
reason of course) then they have won & accomplished
what they were trying to. I decided to go anyway & I
still have a picture I took at sunrise at Logan airport
that day just before we left. At the same time my parents
were flying over from New Zealand to visit on September
20 - this was only their second ever trip on a plane &
I was amazed & impressed at their bravery in still coming.
During the weeks after September 11 I was incredibly touched
& impressed as the stories of bravery & tragedy
came out - the rescue workers, firemen & police were
incredible as were the rescue dogs & the many citizens
who banded together.
The WiredKids Director asked me if I would help with putting
the E-mail To America letters together - I was honored to
work on that team & the letters are amazing. Please
go read some of the letters
that people have written to President Bush, Mrs. Bush,
Servous the dog & all the rescue workers, firemen &
police. They are amazing & will touch you to your very
core.
Adespota
Deputy Director, WiredKids
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