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story11442.xml

On the morning of September 11, I was homeschooling my son and youngest daughter. My eldest daughter called saying "Mom, turn on the tv quick." Before my eyes was a burning skyscraper. I couldn't believe it was the World Trade Center. Then I saw the second plane hit and was in disbelief. My daughter called back and told me the Pentagon was hit and there was a car bomb at the State Department(which proved not to be true). Now I was shaking, because my husband works at the State Department.

Fortunately my husband called and said the car bomb was a rumor but he definitely had to get out of D.C. He was going to take the subway to Springfield VA and I would pick him up. Well the subway dumped its passengers out at the Pentagon!

All of the subway's passengers had to walk farther into Virginia so would I meet him about 6 miles away.When I reached Springfield on I-95 North the State Police where blocking the road. I got off and found my way to him praying all the way, thankful and sorrowful at the same time.

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2005-06-10