I was in 8th grade during class at Edgemont Jr. Sr. High School. We were told the news of the first plane T'V’s were set up around the school all broadcasting the events, Many students were crying out of fear, some had parents and relatives that work at the Towers (I heard of no deaths from them but that doesn’t necessarily mean that nothing happened) The school was mostly silent that day and a couple days after. the rest of high school was essentially the same just minor grievance every anniversary but over all same old.
My dad had been in Brooklyn during the time and just happened to be outside when it happened, he couldn’t believe it. No one in New York could. a place we all had called home being attacked in such a violating way. Many lives were lost and homes became inhabitable due to all the dust, smoke, and general mess from the event.
Fast forward to 2010, 9 years later and the country has more or less gone back to normal, only thing that remains from that day is the giant emptiness in the middle of Manhattan’s skyline and airport security to prevent an event like from happening again.
Life goes on but we must never forget what had happened on that fateful day.
Never Forget
On a side note with the mosque building near the site. As a religious organization they have the right to build wherever they want to, but they should pay respects to those that are so strongly against it being so close to ground zero and try to find a place that would be comfortable with everyone. The Burning of the Quran would just prove to be futile and would enflame extremists which would just end bad for everyone.
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