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It was a day where "good morning" greetings quickly disappeared into shock.
September 11, 2001 was not a good morning. It was the worst morning for American citizens perhaps ever.
That was the day terrorists crashed two planes into the Twin Towers in New York, one into the Pentagon and another on the way to further destruction was crashed thanks to heroism of the passengers.
Thousands died a needless death that day. Thousands are still mourned. And, heroism among the survivors is still honored.
As a news person, I knew that the impact of the terrorist attack would affect our reading area. I knew I had to follow it.
But, as I watched the tragedy unfold on the news channels, all I wanted to do was hug my family and make sure they were safe.
As the weeks went by, we covered what would soon be known as the 9/11 attack and put it in perspective for our area. All the stories had their own touch of sadness.
I know my thought was, we were attacked on our own soil. My feeling was, how did this happen?
Since the attack, our country has retaliated and after many years, killed the person who ordered it. unfortunately that did not kill the terrorist movement. The danger of further actions by what has become our enemy is still out there.
Can we stop them?
Hopefully we can. But no matter what, we have to be strong. We have to trust the measures our country has taken to keep us safe, work.
September 11 is Sunday. There are events planned in our area to commemorate 9/11, 2001.
I will be at a baseball game. I will stand tall when the National Anthem is played. I will remember how great it is to be an American and be proud I once wore our country's uniform.
I will call my kids who are living away from here and hug the ones who I see.
I will do that for me and for the ones who perished in that terrible attack who can't be here to do the same with their children.
God Bless America