nmah5415.xml

nmah5415.xml

yes, i didn't need a terriorist attack to make me more patriotic. i flew before ans still flies today

i'm still as proud to be an American as i was before, but i think i'm more internal with my patriotism.

the black smoke rising against the deep blue sky

On the 11th, my soon to be wife and I were in Hawaii. we were woken up at
around 530 AM, by my mother who was screeming franticly on the phone.
I remember Barb jumping out of bed and turning on the t.v. within seconds,
she beagn to cry. as i walked into the front room of the hotel, i saw the
second building go down. I thought it was a movie. As the news started to
ramble on about what had and was happening, I got dressed and drove to the
closest bank I could find. There was a long line of people taking money out of
the ATM in fear that the banking system would shut down. we were all amazed
at what had happened. the last thing i remember of that day, were the surfers
on their boards. they were sitting in the middle of the Kehi harbor. i doubt that
they knew what was happening, but it looked so surreal to
see people surfing as the world as we knew it changed so suddenly.

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2003-01-22