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"When you save one person it is as if you have saved the whole world."

It has been 5 long, years since terriost attacks the World Trade Center and Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93. All of these events, occoured on the same day, will impact our furture for as long as we know. As I watch the news reports that where live on that horrific day, I see the second plane crash into the building, I see bodies, not knowing if they are alive or dead, fall from the buring, smoking, building. It left people with only 2 choices. Either to burn to death, or to jump and fall to their death.

I watch a program about Flight 93 and the brave men and woman who stood up for them and others to bring justice to the 4 men who hijacked the plane. As I listen to the phone calls that people left with their wives, husbands, children, and family. Most the calls ended in "I love you." Not just a word, but a feeling.

The lives or those who have sacrafised their all to save others. The brave firefighters who actually entered the building to save the men and woman trapped inside. Over 3,000 people perished the day.

A new threat has come to our minds because of this. People are now afraid of other people they have not met, keeping them from the outside world. We know think that we are not ever safe, and sometimes we are not. We never know. The passengers on the planes didn't know that they would soon see their last sight, breath their last breath or say another word to their families. We have become more aware and everyone is a suspect. There are countless sucirity monoters everywhere. As I look around in other places, not just in American, I realized the luxury that I have. Having a house, food, water, family, friends, education, and religion. Many others do not. I thank God for it all, and pray that others will not live in hate and poverty. I am glad I am where I am today.

As I, and many other Americans shed tears today and remember those who have died on that terrible day, we will never forget them and appreicate all that they did. We will never forget that day and American will not rest until we find those terrible people and bring them to justice. God blesses us everyday and I believe that it is faith. Faith for the brave heroes that day to die saving and helping others to live. Take time today to thank God and all the brave men and woman who lost thier lives that day. I thank God for the blessings I enocounter everyday, and I thank the soliders in the war fighting for our freedom and rights that we have as Americans today.